Cookies Policy

Last updated: January 2025

1. 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 and provide a better user experience.

Cookies allow websites to remember your actions and preferences (such as login status, language preference, and other display settings) over a period of time, so you don't have to keep re-entering them whenever you return to the site or browse from one page to another.

This Cookies Policy explains how Griddljgie uses cookies and similar tracking technologies on our website and platform.

2. How We Use Cookies

We use cookies for various purposes to enhance your experience on our platform:

  • Essential Functionality: Enable core features like account access, course navigation, and secure transactions
  • User Preferences: Remember your settings, language preferences, and display options
  • Performance: Track course progress, completion status, and learning patterns
  • Analytics: Understand how users interact with our Services to improve user experience
  • Security: Detect and prevent fraudulent activity and enhance platform security
  • Marketing: Deliver relevant content and measure the effectiveness of our campaigns

3. Types of Cookies We Use

3.1 Essential Cookies

These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. They enable basic functions like page navigation, account access, and secure area authentication. The website cannot function properly without these cookies.

3.2 Functional Cookies

Functional cookies enable the website to remember choices you make (such as your username, language, or the region you are in) and provide enhanced, personalized features. These cookies may also be used to remember changes you have made to text size, fonts, and other customizable parts of web pages.

3.3 Analytics Cookies

Analytics cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. This data helps us improve our Services and understand which content is most valuable to our users.

3.4 Marketing Cookies

Marketing cookies are used to track visitors across websites. The intention is to display ads that are relevant and engaging for individual users and thereby more valuable for publishers and third-party advertisers.

4. Detailed Cookie Information

Below is a comprehensive list of cookies used on our website:

Name Provider Type Purpose Term
cookieConsent Griddljgie Essential Stores user's cookie consent preferences 1 year
session_id Griddljgie Essential Maintains user session across pages Session
user_token Griddljgie Essential Authenticates logged-in users 30 days
language_pref Griddljgie Functional Remembers language selection 1 year
course_progress Griddljgie Functional Tracks course completion and progress 1 year
display_settings Griddljgie Functional Stores user interface preferences 6 months
_ga Google Analytics Analytics Distinguishes unique users and sessions 2 years
_gid Google Analytics Analytics Distinguishes users for analytics 24 hours
_gat Google Analytics Analytics Throttles request rate 1 minute
visitor_id Griddljgie Analytics Tracks visitor behavior and patterns 1 year
utm_source Griddljgie Marketing Tracks traffic source for campaigns 30 days
referral_id Griddljgie Marketing Tracks referral program effectiveness 90 days
ad_campaign Griddljgie Marketing Measures advertising campaign performance 30 days

5. Third-Party Cookies

In addition to our own cookies, we may also use various third-party cookies to report usage statistics of our Services and deliver advertisements on and through our platform.

Third-party services we work with include:

  • Google Analytics: For website analytics and user behavior tracking
  • Payment Processors: For secure payment processing and fraud prevention
  • Social Media Platforms: For social sharing features and social login options
  • Email Service Providers: For email delivery and engagement tracking

These third parties have their own privacy policies and cookie policies that govern their use of your information.

6. Managing Your Cookie Preferences

6.1 Browser Settings

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings preferences. You can set your browser to:

  • Accept all cookies
  • Notify you when a cookie is set
  • Reject all cookies
  • Delete cookies after you leave a website

Please note that if you choose to block or delete cookies, some features of our Services may not function properly, and you may not be able to access certain areas or features.

6.2 Our Cookie Consent Tool

When you first visit our website, you will be presented with a cookie consent banner. You can choose to accept or decline non-essential cookies. You can change your cookie preferences at any time by clicking the cookie settings link in our footer.

6.3 Opt-Out Options

For analytics and advertising cookies, you can opt out through the following services:

7. Other Tracking Technologies

In addition to cookies, we may use other tracking technologies:

  • Web Beacons: Small graphic images (also known as pixel tags) that allow us to monitor user activity and site traffic patterns
  • Local Storage: HTML5 local storage that allows us to store information locally on your browser
  • Session Storage: Temporary storage that is cleared when you close your browser
  • Log Files: Records of your activity on our platform including IP address, browser type, and pages visited

8. Updates to This Cookies Policy

We may update this Cookies Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology, or legal requirements. We will notify you of any material changes by updating 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 and similar technologies.

9. More Information

For more information about how we protect your privacy and handle your personal data, please read our Privacy Policy.

If you have any questions about our use of cookies or other tracking technologies, please contact us at:

Email: [email protected]
Phone: +351 912 345 678
Location: Portugal