Cookie Policy

1. What Are Cookies?

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 in order to make their websites work, or to work more efficiently, as well as to provide reporting information. Cookies set by the website owner are called "first party cookies". Cookies set by parties other than the website owner are called "third party cookies".

2. Why Do We Use Cookies?

We use first party and third party 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 platform.

3. Types of Cookies We Use

Essential Cookies

These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our website and to use some of its features:

• Authentication cookies: Keep you logged in during your session
• Security cookies: Protect against cross-site request forgery and other security threats
• Session cookies: Remember your preferences during your visit
• Load balancing cookies: Ensure optimal website performance

Functional Cookies

These cookies enable the website to provide enhanced functionality and personalization:

• Preference cookies: Remember your language and region preferences
• Theme cookies: Store your display preferences (dark/light mode)
• Feature cookies: Remember your settings for interactive features

Analytics Cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously:

• Usage analytics: Track which pages are visited most frequently
• Performance analytics: Monitor website loading times and errors
• User journey analytics: Understand how users navigate through our site

4. Third-Party Cookies

In addition to our own cookies, we may also use various third-party cookies to report usage statistics of the service and deliver advertisements on and through the service. These third-party services include:

• Google Analytics: For website analytics and performance monitoring
• Payment processors: For secure payment processing (Stripe, Razorpay)
• Content delivery networks: For faster content delivery

5. How Can You Control Cookies?

You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can exercise your cookie rights by setting your preferences in the Cookie Consent Manager or through your browser settings:

Browser Settings

• Chrome: Settings > Privacy and Security > Cookies and other site data
• Firefox: Options > Privacy & Security > Cookies and Site Data
• Safari: Preferences > Privacy > Manage Website Data
• Edge: Settings > Cookies and site permissions > Cookies and site data

Cookie Consent Manager

When you first visit our website, you will see a cookie consent banner that allows you to choose which types of cookies you want to accept. You can change your preferences at any time by accessing the cookie settings in your account dashboard.

6. What Happens If You Disable Cookies?

7. Cookie Retention

Different cookies have different retention periods:

• Session cookies: Deleted when you close your browser
• Persistent cookies: Remain for a set period (typically 1-24 months)
• Authentication cookies: Usually expire after 30 days of inactivity
• Preference cookies: Typically last for 1 year

8. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time in order to reflect 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.

9. Contact Us

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