Last updated: September 24, 2026
Skillzy Young Scholars ("we", "our", or "us") uses cookies and similar technologies to operate our website, secure our LMS learning portal, and support our academic and competitive exam programs.
By continuing to use our website or learning platform, you agree to the use of cookies as described in this policy.
1. WHAT ARE COOKIES?
- Cookies are small text files stored on your computer, tablet, or mobile device when you visit a website.
- Cookies help websites recognize users, remember preferences, maintain secure login sessions, and improve overall performance.
- Cookies used on our platform do not store sensitive personal information such as credit card numbers or passwords in plain text.
2. HOW WE USE COOKIES
Skillzy Young Scholars uses cookies only to:
- Enable core website functionality and user authentication.
- Maintain active, encrypted login sessions on our LMS portal.
- Remember user preferences, time zone settings, and interface choices.
- Prevent fraudulent login attempts and enhance overall platform security.
- If and when we use website analytics, understand in aggregate how our website is used so we can improve it.
3. TYPES OF COOKIES WE USE
- Essential / Strict Cookies: Necessary for account login, platform navigation, and secure access to enrolled courses and exam prep modules. Disabling these prevents platform access.
- Functional & Preference Cookies: Save user settings (such as time zone, language, and interface choices) to ensure a smooth learning experience.
- Security & Authentication Cookies: Help detect unauthorized account access, prevent session hijacking, and protect student data.
- Performance & Analytics Cookies: If we enable analytics on our public website, they will collect only aggregated usage information (such as pages visited and load speed). We will update this policy before doing so.
- NO Advertising Cookies: We do not use advertising cookies, remarketing pixels, or commercial tracking tags.
4. SESSION VS. PERSISTENT COOKIES
- Session Cookies: Temporary cookies that expire as soon as you close your web browser or log out of the LMS.
- Persistent Cookies: Remain on your device for a set duration or until you delete them, to remember returning-user preferences.
5. THIRD-PARTY SERVICES
Some third-party partners may set functional cookies or receive technical information (such as your IP address) when you use integrated tools:
- Skillzy Young Scholars LMS: Manages student sessions, assignment submissions, quiz attempts, and progress tracking.
- Google Workspace / Drive: Facilitates class materials, document sharing, and live educational resources.
- Google Fonts: Our website loads its typeface from Google Fonts, which means your browser connects to Google's servers to fetch the font files.
- Hosting & Security Providers: Ensure site stability and SSL security protection.
- Payment Providers (such as Wise): When you pay, you are taken to the provider's own page, which uses its own cookies under its own policy.
6. MANAGING & DISABLING COOKIES
You can control or disable cookies through your browser settings (Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Edge). Please note that blocking essential cookies will prevent you from logging into the LMS student portal.
7. CHILDREN'S PRIVACY & COOKIE USE
In line with COPPA and other privacy laws, cookies used during student sessions are limited to operational, security, and educational management purposes. We do not track children across other websites or use their data for advertising.
8. CHANGES TO THIS POLICY
We may update this Cookie Policy as our website or tools change. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page shows the current version.
9. CONTACT INFORMATION
For questions regarding this Cookie Policy, please contact: