1. What Are Cookies
Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. They help the website remember your preferences and improve your browsing experience. Similar technologies include local storage and session storage.
2. How We Use Cookies
Skolmind uses cookies for the following purposes:
2.1 Essential Cookies
These cookies are strictly necessary for the Platform to function correctly. They cannot be disabled. Essential cookies include:
- Session cookies - maintain your authenticated session while using the Platform
- CSRF tokens - protect against cross-site request forgery attacks
- Cookie consent - remember your cookie preference choice
- Theme preference - remember your light or dark mode selection
- Language preference - remember your selected display language
2.2 Analytics Cookies
We may use analytics cookies to understand how visitors interact with our website. These cookies collect anonymised, aggregated data about page views, scroll depth, and navigation patterns. No personally identifiable information is collected through analytics cookies. You can opt out of analytics cookies through the cookie consent banner.
2.3 Performance Cookies
Performance cookies help us measure and improve the reliability of our Platform by tracking page load times, error rates, and resource usage. This data is used exclusively for internal performance monitoring.
3. Third-Party Cookies
We do not use third-party advertising or tracking cookies. The only third-party service that may set cookies on our domain is:
- Cloudflare - sets a security cookie (
__cf_bm) for bot detection and DDoS protection. This cookie is classified as strictly necessary.
4. Managing Cookies
When you first visit our website, you will see a cookie consent banner with the following options:
- Accept All - enables all cookie categories including analytics and performance
- Reject Non-Essential - only essential cookies are used; analytics and performance cookies are disabled
You can change your cookie preferences at any time by clearing your browser cookies and revisiting the site. You can also manage cookies directly through your browser settings. Please note that disabling essential cookies may impair the functionality of the Platform.
5. Cookie Retention
| Cookie Type | Duration | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Session cookies | Browser session | Authentication & security |
| Cookie consent | 12 months | Remember your preference |
| Theme preference | 12 months | Light/dark mode choice |
| Language preference | 12 months | Display language |
| Analytics cookies | Up to 24 months | Anonymised usage data |
| Cloudflare security | 30 minutes | Bot detection |
6. Updates to This Policy
We may update this Cookies Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology or applicable regulations. Material changes will be communicated via the cookie consent banner and the “last updated” date will be revised.
7. Contact
For questions about our use of cookies, contact us at: privacy@skolmind.app