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Cookies Policy

Overview

A cookie is a file containing an identifier (a string of letters and numbers) that is sent by a web server to a web browser and is stored by the browser. The identifier is then sent back to the server each time the browser requests a page from the server.

Cookies may be either “persistent” cookies or “session” cookies: a persistent cookie will be stored by a web browser and will remain valid until its set expiry date, unless deleted by the user before the expiry date; a session cookie, on the other hand, will expire at the end of the user session, when the web browser is closed.

Cookies do not typically contain any information that personally identifies a user, but personal information that we store about you may be linked to the information stored in and obtained from cookies.

You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. Declining cookies may prevent you from taking full advantage of the Scholarcy Website, Scholarcy Library, and the Scholarcy Extension.

Scholarcy may change this Cookie Policy from time to time by updating this page. You should check this page from time to time to ensure that you are happy with any changes. This policy is effective from 25 May 2018.

Cookies that we use

We use cookies for the following purposes:

  • Authentication – we use cookies to identify you when you visit our website and as you navigate our website.
  • Status – we use cookies to help us to determine if you are logged into our services.
  • Security – we use cookies as an element of the security measures used to protect user accounts, including preventing fraudulent use of login credentials, and to protect our website and services generally.
  • Analytics – to gather anonymised statistics on the features that are being used (or not being used), to help us prioritise improvements to the service.

See below for a list of Cookies and Tracking Technologies we use. Any service that stores Cookies or Collects Data is listed. You can click on each Service Provider, to see their Privacy Policy page.

Further, to verify that we are not omitting any cookies, you can navigate to CookieServe and type in the URL of this Website, to see a list of cookies our website uses. You can also go to BuiltWith, and see a public list of technologies used on our Website. Please note that at times there may be inconsistencies (i.e., if we have not updated our cookie policy for some time).

Category of use
Description
Services
Essential cookies

These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our Websites and to use some of its features, such as access to secure areas.

User Identification (cookies ensure that you remain signed in and have seamless access to the content you require).

Security Measures (These help safeguard your account, deterring unauthorised access and potential threats).

Finsweet Attributes (for keyword search functionality on our website – not Scholarcy Library)

Payment Processing

These cookies are used to enhance the ecommerce experience of our Websites.

Postmark (for transactional emails, such as confirming your email address or resetting your password, if you subscribe to the Scholarcy Library service).

Stripe (for processing your subscription payments if you take out a subscription to the Scholarcy Library service).

Data Processing

These cookies are used to capture form data, and improve the overall experience of filling out forms. (e.g., autofilling form data, saving form data in your browser so it’s not all lost if the page refreshes.)

Zendesk (for processing support and contact emails if you contact us for help and support).

Google GSuite
(for processing direct emails that you send us and our replies to you).

Webflow (form submissions)

Preferences and functionality

These cookies are used to enhance the performance and functionality of our Websites but are non-essential to their use. However, without these cookies, certain functionality (like videos) may become unavailable.

Vimeo (video hosting)

Advertising, Social networking cookies

These cookies are used to make advertising messages more relevant to you. They perform functions like preventing the same ad from continuously reappearing, ensuring that ads are properly displayed for advertisers, and in some cases selecting advertisements that are based on your interests.

Active Campaign (if you subscribe to our mailing list or to Scholarcy Library).

Facebook Pixel and Remarketing Service (ads).

Research, performance, and analytics

These cookies collect information that is used either in aggregate form to help us understand how our Websites are being used or how effective our marketing campaigns are, or to help us customize our Websites for you.

Google Analytics (usage analytics to measure page views, conversions etc).

Google Tag Manager (usage analytics to measure page views, conversions etc).

Appzi (for user feedback).

Mixpanel (usage analytics to measure page views, conversions etc).

Cookies used by our service providers

Our service providers use cookies and those cookies may be stored on your computer when you visit our website.

We use Google Analytics to analyse the use of the Scholarcy Website, Scholarcy Library, and the Scholarcy Extension. None of this data is shared and we do not use this data for marketing or advertising purposes.

Google Analytics gathers information about service use by means of cookies. The information gathered is used to create reports about the use of the Scholarcy Website, Scholarcy Library, and the Scholarcy Extension. Google’s privacy policy is available here.

Anonymised, aggregated Google Analytics data on Scholarcy Website, Scholarcy Library, and the Scholarcy Extension page views are retained for 14 months and then deleted.

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