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 enable the website to remember your actions and preferences (such as login, language, font size, and other display preferences) over a period of time, so you don’t have to keep re-entering them whenever you come back to the site or browse from one page to another.
Cookies can be "persistent" or "session" cookies. Persistent cookies remain on your personal computer or mobile device even when you go offline, while session cookies are deleted as soon as you close your web browser.
How InvestWise Academy Uses Cookies
At InvestWise Academy, we use cookies to improve your experience on our website, personalize content, analyze website traffic, and provide targeted advertising. Specifically, we use cookies for the following purposes:
- Essential Cookies: These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. 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, for instance which pages visitors go to most often, and if they get error messages from web pages. These cookies don’t collect information that identifies a visitor. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. It is only used to improve how our website works.
- Functionality Cookies: These cookies allow the 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. Functionality cookies can also be used to remember changes you have made to text size, fonts and other parts of web pages that you can customize. They may also be used to provide services you have asked for such as watching a video or commenting on a blog. The information these cookies collect may be anonymized and they cannot track your browsing activity on other websites.
- Targeting or Advertising Cookies: These cookies are used to deliver adverts 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 campaign. 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. Quite often targeting or advertising cookies will be linked to site functionality provided by the other organization.
Types of Cookies We Use
Here is a more detailed breakdown of the types of cookies we use on InvestWise Academy:
- Google Analytics: We use Google Analytics to collect information about how visitors use our website. This information helps us understand how to improve our site and provide a better user experience. Google Analytics uses cookies to track visitor behavior and gather data such as page views, time spent on site, and bounce rate. The data collected is anonymous and aggregated.
- Session Cookies: These cookies are essential for the proper functioning of our website. They allow you to navigate our site, access secure areas, and use essential features. Session cookies are deleted when you close your browser.
- Persistent Cookies: We use persistent cookies to remember your preferences and settings, such as your language preference or login information. These cookies remain on your device until they expire or you delete them.
- Third-Party Cookies: We may also use third-party cookies on our website. These cookies are placed by third-party service providers, such as advertising networks or social media platforms. We use these cookies to deliver targeted advertising, track user behavior across different websites, and enable social media sharing.
Managing Your Cookie Preferences
You have the right to control the cookies that are placed on your device. You can manage your cookie preferences by adjusting the settings in your web browser. Most web browsers allow you to block or delete cookies, or to receive a warning before a cookie is stored. Please note that blocking or deleting cookies may affect your ability to use certain features of our website.
Here are some resources that provide instructions on how to manage cookies in popular web browsers:
You can also use third-party tools to manage your cookie preferences, such as browser extensions or privacy-focused search engines. These tools can help you block tracking cookies and protect your privacy online.
Consequences of Blocking Cookies
Please be aware that if you choose to block or delete cookies, you may not be able to access certain features of our website. For example, you may not be able to log in to your account, personalize your experience, or view targeted advertising. Blocking cookies may also affect the performance and functionality of our website.
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 we encourage you to review this policy periodically. Your continued use of our website after we post any changes to this Cookies Policy constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.
Contact Us
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