InvestSmart Academy: Cookies Policy
This Cookies Policy explains how InvestSmart Academy uses cookies and similar technologies to recognize you when you visit our website, including any other media form, media channel, mobile website, or mobile application related or connected thereto (collectively, the "Website"). It explains what these technologies are and why we use them, as well as 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, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site. Cookies help websites to remember information about your visit, like your preferred language and other settings. This can make your next visit easier and the site more useful to you.
Why Do We Use Cookies?
We use cookies for several reasons. Some cookies are required for technical reasons in order for our Website to operate, and we refer to these as "essential" or "strictly necessary" cookies. Other cookies also enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance the experience on our Online Properties. We use cookies for:
- Essential Website Operation: To provide you with services available through our Website and to use some of its features, such as access to secure areas.
- Personalization: To remember your preferences and settings, such as your language preference or your login information. This helps us personalize your experience on our Website.
- Analytics: To understand how visitors use our Website. This involves collecting information about the number of visitors, the pages they visit, and the time they spend on our Website. We use this information to improve the performance and design of our Website.
- Marketing: To deliver targeted advertisements that are relevant to your interests. We may use cookies to track your browsing habits across different websites and to show you ads based on your interests.
Types of Cookies We Use
We use the following types of cookies on our Website:
- First-Party Cookies: These are cookies that are set by InvestSmart Academy. They are used to provide basic website functionality and to remember your preferences.
- Third-Party Cookies: These are cookies that are set by third-party websites or services. We use third-party cookies for analytics and marketing purposes. Examples of third-party cookies we use include Google Analytics and advertising cookies.
- Session Cookies: These cookies are temporary and are deleted from your device when you close your browser. We use session cookies to track your activity on our Website during a single browsing session.
- Persistent Cookies: These cookies remain on your device for a longer period of time. We use persistent cookies to remember your preferences and settings over multiple browsing sessions.
Specific Cookies Used
Here’s a more detailed list of the cookies we may use and their purposes:
- Google Analytics: This cookie allows us to track website traffic and user behavior. The information collected is used to improve the performance and design of our Website.
- Advertising Cookies (e.g., DoubleClick): These cookies are used to deliver targeted advertisements based on your browsing history and interests.
- Session Management Cookies: These essential cookies are necessary for the proper functioning of our Website, allowing you to navigate pages and access secure areas.
- Preference Cookies: These cookies remember your preferences and settings, such as your language preference and login information.
How Can You Manage Cookies?
You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can exercise your cookie preferences by:
- Browser Settings: You can set or amend your web browser controls to accept or refuse cookies. If you choose to reject cookies, you may still use our website though your access to some functionality and areas of our website may be restricted. As the means by which you can refuse cookies through your web browser controls vary from browser-to-browser, you should visit your browser's help menu for more information.
- Cookie Consent Tool: We may provide a cookie consent tool that allows you to manage your cookie preferences directly on our Website. This tool will allow you to accept or reject different categories of cookies.
More Information
For more information about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set on your device and how to manage and delete them, visit www.allaboutcookies.org.
Updates to this Cookies Policy
We may update this Cookies Policy from time to time in order to reflect changes to our practices or for other operational, legal or regulatory reasons. Please re-visit this Cookie Policy regularly to stay informed about our use of cookies and related technologies.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this Cookies Policy, please contact us at Contact Page.
Your privacy and the security of your data are important to us. By using our website, you consent to the use of cookies as described in this Cookies Policy.
This Cookies Policy is effective as of January 1, 2025.