Cookie Policy
Last Updated: April 28, 2025
1. Introduction
This Cookie Policy explains how CypNet Academy ("we", "us", or "our") uses cookies and similar technologies on our website. It explains what these technologies are and why we use them, as well as your rights to control our use of them.
Cookies are small data files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. Cookies are widely used by website owners to make their websites work, or to work more efficiently, as well as to provide reporting information.
2. Types of Cookies We Use
We use different types of cookies for various purposes. The cookies we use can be classified into the following categories:
Necessary Cookies
These cookies are essential for the website to function properly. They enable core functionality such as security, network management, and accessibility. You may disable these by changing your browser settings, but this may affect how the website functions.
Examples:
- Authentication cookies that identify you when you log into our website
- Security cookies that help prevent cross-site request forgery
- User interface customization cookies that remember your preferences
Performance and Analytics Cookies
These cookies collect information about how visitors use our website, for instance which pages visitors go to most often. These cookies don't collect information that identifies a visitor. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. We use these cookies to measure and analyze how our website is used, detect errors, and improve our services.
Examples:
- Web analytics service cookies that count page visits and traffic sources
- Performance monitoring cookies that record loading times
- Cookies that help us understand which content is most engaging
Functional Cookies
These cookies allow the website to provide enhanced functionality and personalization. They may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we have added to our pages. If you do not allow these cookies, then some or all of these services may not function properly.
Examples:
- Cookies that remember your language preferences
- Cookies that remember your chosen location
- Cookies that help with form completion by remembering previous entries
Targeting or 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 an advertising campaign. They remember that you have visited a website and this information is shared with other organizations such as advertisers.
Examples:
- Cookies used to show you relevant advertisements based on your interests
- Cookies that measure the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns
- Third-party advertising cookies that track your browsing habits to deliver targeted advertising
3. Third-Party Cookies
In addition to our own cookies, we may also use various third-party cookies to report usage statistics of the website, deliver advertisements on and through the website, and so on.
Analytics Providers
These providers help us understand how users interact with our website by collecting and analyzing data about your activities.
Cookie duration: Up to 2 years
Advertising Networks
These companies collect data to display personalized advertisements based on your interests and online behavior.
Cookie duration: Up to 13 months
Social Media Platforms
These cookies are set by social media services that we have added to the site to enable you to share our content with your friends and networks.
Cookie duration: Up to 2 years
Content Delivery Networks
These services help deliver our content efficiently to you, such as images, videos, and other files.
Cookie duration: Session to 1 year
4. Cookie Management
You can control and manage cookies in various ways. Please keep in mind that removing or blocking cookies can negatively impact your user experience and parts of our website may no longer be fully accessible.
Browser Controls
Most browsers allow you to view, manage, delete and block cookies for a website. Be aware that if you delete all cookies, then any preferences controlled by those cookies, including advertising preferences, will be reset and you may need to explicitly re-opt out of cookie collection.
Chrome
Settings → Privacy and Security → Cookies and other site data
Firefox
Options → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data
Safari
Preferences → Privacy → Cookies and website data
Edge
Settings → Cookies and site permissions → Cookies and site data
Our Cookie Management Tool
When you first visit our website, you will be presented with a cookie banner that allows you to accept or decline different types of cookies. You can change your preferences at any time by clicking on the "Cookie Preferences" link in the footer of our website.
Your current cookie preferences are saved in a cookie itself. If you delete this cookie or use a different browser or device, you will need to set your preferences again.
Do Not Track
Some browsers have a "Do Not Track" feature that lets you tell websites that you do not want to have your online activities tracked. These features are not yet uniform across browsers, so we are currently not set up to respond to those signals.
5. Cookies We Use
Below is a detailed list of the cookies we use on our website:
| Cookie Name | Type | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| cookieConsent | Necessary | Saves your cookie consent preferences | 1 year |
| session | Necessary | Maintains your session state | Session |
| analytics_id | Analytics | Collects information about how visitors use our website | 2 years |
| _utm_campaign | Analytics | Tracks campaign performance | 90 days |
| userPreferences | Functional | Remembers your site preferences | 1 year |
| language | Functional | Remembers your language preference | 1 year |
| ad_id | Advertising | Used to deliver targeted advertising | 13 months |
| social_share | Advertising | Enables social media sharing functionality | 1 month |
6. How Long Do Cookies Stay on My Device?
The length of time a cookie remains on your computer or mobile device depends on whether it is a "persistent" or "session" cookie. Session cookies last until you stop browsing, and persistent cookies last until they expire or are deleted. Most of the cookies we use are persistent and will expire between 30 days and 2 years from the date they are downloaded to your device.
You can delete cookies at any time using your browser's cookie management tools.
7. Legal Basis for Processing
We process your personal information for the purposes listed in this Cookie Policy, based on the following legal grounds:
Consent
When you accept non-essential cookies through our cookie consent banner, you are giving us your consent to process your personal data collected through these cookies.
Legitimate Interests
We may process your data when it is reasonably necessary to achieve our legitimate business interests, such as analyzing how our website is used to improve its functionality and security.
Performance of a Contract
Processing your personal information may be necessary to perform our obligations under a contract with you, such as our Terms of Service.
Legal Obligation
We may be legally required to process your personal information for certain purposes, such as reporting to regulatory authorities.
8. Changes to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to the cookies we use or for other operational, legal or regulatory reasons. Please therefore re-visit this Cookie Policy regularly to stay informed about our use of cookies and related technologies.
The date at the top of this Cookie Policy indicates when it was last updated.
9. More Information
If you have any questions about our use of cookies, please refer to our Privacy Policy for more information on how we collect and use your personal data.