NovaLearn Cookies Policy

This Cookies Policy explains how NovaLearn ("we," "us," or "our") uses cookies and similar technologies on our website, NovaLearn.com (the "Website"). By using our Website, you consent to the use of cookies as described in this policy.

What are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site. Cookies can be "persistent" or "session" cookies. Persistent cookies remain on your computer after you close your browser and are used to remember your preferences and settings for future visits. Session cookies are temporary and are deleted when you close your browser.

How We Use Cookies

We use cookies for the following purposes:

• Essential Cookies: These cookies are necessary for the operation of our Website. They include, for example, cookies that enable you to log into secure areas of our Website, use a shopping cart, or make use of e-billing services. Without these cookies, services you have asked for, like shopping baskets or e-billing, cannot be provided.
• Analytics Cookies: These cookies allow us to recognize and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around our Website when they are using it. This helps us to improve the way our Website works, for example, by ensuring that users are finding what they are looking for easily. We use Google Analytics for this purpose, which uses cookies to collect anonymous data about your use of our Website.
• Functionality Cookies: These cookies are used to recognize you when you return to our Website. This enables us to personalize our content for you, greet you by name, and remember your preferences (for example, your choice of language or region).
• Targeting Cookies: These cookies record your visit to our Website, the pages you have visited, and the links you have followed. We will use this information to make our Website and the advertising displayed on it more relevant to your interests. We may also share this information with third parties for this purpose.
• 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 the advertising campaign. They are usually placed by advertising networks with the website operator’s permission. They remember that you have visited a website and this information is shared with other organizations such as advertisers. Quite often targeting or advertising cookies will be linked to site functionality provided by the other organization.

Specifically, we use the following cookies:

• _ga: Used by Google Analytics to distinguish users. Expires after 2 years.
• _gid: Used by Google Analytics to distinguish users. Expires after 24 hours.
• _gat: Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate. Expires after 1 minute.
• NovaLearn_session: Used to maintain user session information. Expires when the browser is closed.
• preferences: Used to remember user preferences, such as language and currency. Expires after 1 year.

Managing Cookies

You can control and manage cookies in several ways:

• Browser Settings: Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings preferences. You can set your browser to block all cookies, accept only first-party cookies, or delete cookies when you close your browser. However, please note that if you block all cookies, some features of our Website may not function properly.
• Cookie Consent Tool: Our Website may provide a cookie consent tool that allows you to customize your cookie preferences.
• Third-Party Tools: You can use third-party browser extensions or websites to manage cookies and online tracking.

To learn more about cookies and how to manage them, you can visit the following websites:

• All About Cookies
• Your Online Choices

Specific Cookie Examples and Their Purposes

To provide a more detailed understanding of how we utilize cookies, here are some specific examples and explanations:

• User Authentication Cookies: When you log into your NovaLearn account, we use cookies to authenticate your identity and ensure that you are the person authorized to access the account. These cookies are essential for maintaining the security of your account and preventing unauthorized access. For example, the cookie might store an encrypted version of your login credentials that is verified each time you access a protected area of the site.
• Session Management Cookies: Once you're logged in, session cookies help us to remember your actions as you navigate the site, such as which courses you've viewed or which pages you've added to your cart. These cookies are temporary and are deleted once you close your browser, ensuring that your session information is not stored unnecessarily.
• Personalization Cookies: NovaLearn strives to provide a personalized learning experience. We use cookies to remember your preferences, such as your preferred language, currency, and course recommendations based on your past activity. These cookies help to make your experience more efficient and tailored to your individual needs.
• Performance and Analytics Cookies: We use cookies provided by Google Analytics to understand how users interact with our site. This includes information such as which pages are visited most frequently, how long users spend on each page, and where users are located geographically. This data helps us to identify areas for improvement and optimize the site for a better user experience. The data collected is anonymized and aggregated.
• Advertising Cookies: NovaLearn may display advertisements for relevant products or services on our site or third-party sites. Advertising cookies help us to ensure that these advertisements are relevant to your interests. For example, if you have shown interest in web development courses, you might see advertisements for web development tools or resources. These cookies may also be used to limit the number of times you see a particular advertisement.
• Social Media Cookies: If you interact with social media features on our site, such as sharing a course on Facebook or Twitter, social media cookies may be placed on your device. These cookies allow the social media platform to track your activity and personalize your experience on their site. They may also be used to display relevant advertisements based on your activity on NovaLearn.
• Functional Cookies: These are used to provide services or to remember settings to improve your visit. For instance, remembering if you’ve already been asked to fill in a survey so you aren’t asked each time you visit the website.

Changes to This Cookies Policy

We may update this Cookies Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or to comply with legal requirements. We will post any changes to this policy on our Website, and we encourage you to review it periodically.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Cookies Policy, please contact us at: NovaLearn Data Protection Officer, 555 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94105 or email [email protected]. You can also call us at (415) 555-0123.

This Cookie Policy was last updated by Evelyn Dubois, Data Protection Officer, on October 26, 2025.