Cookies Settings

Effective date: January 13, 2026

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They help websites function correctly, improve reliability and security, and remember user preferences.

Cookies do not give us access to your device or personal files.

2. How We Use Cookies

SmartSec Academy uses cookies only where necessary to support:

  • Core website and platform functionality
  • Security and operational reliability
  • Basic performance and usage insights

We do not use cookies for intrusive tracking, behavioural advertising, or data resale.

3. Types of Cookies We Use

3.1 Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for the website and platform to function properly.
They enable features such as:

  • Secure login sessions
  • Page navigation and access control
  • Protection against unauthorised access or misuse

These cookies cannot be disabled, as the site will not function correctly without them.

3.2 Functional Cookies

Functional cookies help improve usability by remembering limited preferences, such as:

  • Language or region selection
  • Session continuity

These cookies do not track behaviour across websites.

3.3 Analytics / Performance Cookies (Limited)

We may use minimal analytics cookies to understand:

  • How the website is used
  • Which pages are accessed most often
  • Whether the platform is operating reliably

Analytics data is used only in aggregated form and does not identify individual users.

4. What We Do Not Use

SmartSec Academy does not use cookies for:

  • Targeted or personalised advertising
  • Cross-site behavioural tracking
  • Profiling or marketing automation

5. Managing Cookie Preferences

You can manage or restrict cookies through:

  • Your browser settings (block, delete, or limit cookies)
  • Any cookie preference controls provided on our website

Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect site functionality or access to secure areas.

6. Third-Party Cookies

Where third-party services are used (such as hosting or basic analytics), cookies may be set by those providers under strict contractual and confidentiality controls.

We do not permit third parties to use cookies for their own marketing purposes on our platform.

7. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Cookies Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, legal requirements, or platform operations. The most current version will always be available on our website.