Cookies Policy
At Elevate Academy, we are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring a transparent experience when you visit our website. This Cookies Policy explains how we use cookies and similar technologies to recognize you when you visit our website, what these technologies are, why we use them, and your rights to control our use of them.
What are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site. Cookies are designed to hold a modest amount of data specific to a particular client and website, and can be accessed either by the web server or the client computer. This allows the server to deliver a page tailored to a particular user, or the page itself can contain some script which is aware of the data in the cookie and so is able to carry information from one visit to the website (or related site) to the next.
Think of cookies as a website's memory, allowing it to remember you and your preferences when you return. They can remember your login details, language preferences, shopping cart items, and more.
How We Use Cookies
Elevate Academy uses cookies for several reasons, including:
- Essential Cookies: These cookies are necessary for the operation of our website. They enable you to navigate the site and use its features, such as accessing secure areas. Without these cookies, services you have asked for, like shopping baskets or e-billing, cannot be provided.
- Performance Cookies: These cookies collect information about how visitors use our website, such as which pages are visited most often and if they receive error messages from web pages. These cookies help us to improve the performance of our website. For example, we use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use our website, so we can identify areas for improvement.
- Functionality Cookies: These cookies allow our website to remember choices you make (such as your user name, language, or the region you are in) and provide enhanced, more personal features. For instance, a website may be able to provide you with local weather reports or traffic news by storing in a cookie the region in which you are currently located.
- Advertising Cookies: These cookies are used to deliver advertisements more relevant to you and your interests. They are also used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement as well as help measure the effectiveness of the advertising campaigns. They are usually placed by advertising networks with the website operator’s permission. They remember that you have visited a website and this information is shared with other organizations such as advertisers.
We strive to use cookies responsibly and ethically, always prioritizing the user experience and data privacy.
Types of Cookies We Use
Here is a more detailed explanation of the types of cookies we use on Elevate Academy:
- Strictly Necessary Cookies: These cookies are essential for the website to function properly. They ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website. Examples include cookies that enable you to log into secure areas of our website or use a shopping cart.
- Analytical/Performance Cookies: These cookies allow us to recognize and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around our website when they are using it. This helps us to improve the way our website works, for example, by ensuring that users are finding what they are looking for easily. These cookies may be provided by third-party analytics providers, such as Google Analytics.
- Functionality Cookies: These are used to recognize you when you return to our website. This enables us to personalize our content for you, greet you by name, and remember your preferences (for example, your choice of language or region).
- Targeting Cookies: These cookies record your visit to our website, the pages you have visited, and the links you have followed. We will use this information to make our website and the advertising displayed on it more relevant to your interests. We may also share this information with third parties for this purpose.
- Session Cookies: These cookies are temporary and are erased when you close your browser. They are used to track your activity during a single browsing session.
- Persistent Cookies: These cookies remain on your device for a set period of time, even after you close your browser. They are used to remember your preferences or actions across multiple browsing sessions.
Managing Cookies
You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can exercise your cookie preferences by adjusting the settings in your web browser.
- Browser Controls: Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings preferences. You can typically find these settings in the "Options" or "Preferences" menu of your browser. You can usually configure your browser to block all cookies, accept only certain types of cookies, or prompt you each time a cookie is offered.
- Third-Party Tools: Some third-party tools and browser extensions can help you manage cookies and protect your privacy. These tools may offer features such as blocking tracking cookies or deleting cookies automatically.
Please note that if you choose to disable cookies, some features of our website may not function properly. For example, you may not be able to log in, access certain content, or use a shopping cart.
For more information on how to manage cookies in your browser, please consult the documentation for your browser. Some popular browsers include:
By continuing to use our website, you consent to the use of cookies as described in this Cookies Policy.
Updates to this Cookies Policy
We may update this Cookies Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. We will post any changes to this Cookies Policy on our website and update the "Last Updated" date at the top of this policy. We encourage you to review this Cookies Policy periodically to stay informed about how we use cookies.
Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about our Cookies Policy, please contact us at:
Elevate Academy
42 Innovation Drive
Techville, CA 91234
Phone: (555) 123-4567
Email: support@elevateacademy.com
We are committed to addressing your concerns and protecting your privacy.
This Cookies Policy is effective as of January 1, 2025, and applies to all users of the Elevate Academy website.
Authored by: Amelia Stone, Privacy Officer