Cookie policy

1. What are cookies

Cookies are small data files stored on your browser when you visit a website. They help the site remember information about your visit — such as your preferred language or whether you have accepted cookies — so your next visit is easier and the site more useful to you.

2. Types of cookies we use

Strictly necessary cookies

These cookies are essential for the website to function. They enable core features like page navigation, secure access, and remembering your cookie consent choice. They cannot be disabled.

• treeada_cookie_consent — Stores your cookie consent preference (accepted or declined). Duration: 1 year. Set by: Treeada.

Analytics cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information. They are only activated after you consent via our cookie banner. We use the following analytics services:

• Google Analytics (Google LLC) — Collects anonymized data about page views, session duration, traffic sources, and user interactions. Cookies set include _ga (duration: 2 years), _ga_* (duration: 2 years), and _gid (duration: 24 hours). Privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy
• Microsoft Clarity (Microsoft Corporation) — Records anonymized session replays and heatmaps to help us understand how users navigate the site. Cookies set include _clck (duration: 1 year) and _clsk (duration: 1 day). Privacy policy: https://privacy.microsoft.com/privacystatement
• Vercel Analytics (Vercel Inc.) — Collects aggregated, privacy-respecting web performance metrics. No personally identifiable information is stored.

3. Third-party cookies

Some cookies may be set by third-party services embedded in our pages. We do not control these cookies. The main third-party services are:

• YouTube (Google LLC) — Sets cookies when embedded video lessons are loaded. These may include cookies for playback preferences and view counts. Privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy
• Stripe (Stripe Inc.) — Sets cookies during payment sessions for fraud prevention and session management. Privacy policy: https://stripe.com/privacy

4. How to manage your cookie preferences

You have full control over which non-essential cookies are active:

• Cookie banner — When you first visit our site, a banner asks for your consent before any analytics cookies are activated. You can accept or decline.
• Cookie settings — You can change your preference at any time by clicking "Cookie settings" in the footer of any page. This will reopen the consent banner.
• Browser settings — Most browsers allow you to block or delete cookies. Note that blocking strictly necessary cookies may prevent parts of the website from functioning correctly.
• Opt-out links — You can opt out of Google Analytics across all websites by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on (https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout). You can opt out of Microsoft Clarity at https://choice.microsoft.com/.

5. Data transfers

Some of our analytics providers (Google, Microsoft) are based in the United States. When you consent to analytics cookies, data collected by these services may be transferred to and processed in the United States or other countries. These transfers rely on Standard Contractual Clauses or equivalent safeguards recognized under applicable data protection laws.

6. Changes to this policy

We may update this cookie policy to reflect changes in the cookies we use or for legal, regulatory, or operational reasons. When we make changes, we will update the "last updated" date at the top of this page. If we add new categories of non-essential cookies, we will request your consent again.