What Are Cookies

Cookies are tiny text files that websites place on your computer or mobile device. They help websites remember your preferences, keep you logged in, and understand how you interact with content. Most modern websites use them because they make your browsing experience smoother.

When you come back to lernoraflow.com, these files tell us if you've been here before. They remember things like your language preference, course progress, and which tutorials you've bookmarked. Without cookies, you'd need to set your preferences every single time you visit.

Types of Cookies We Use

How We Use Cookie Data

The information from cookies helps us build a better educational platform. We track completion rates to see which teaching methods work best. If students consistently finish hands-on projects faster than video lectures, that's valuable feedback.

• Course Progress: Remember where you left off in multi-part tutorials so you can pick up right where you stopped.
• Performance Optimization: Load resources faster by caching frequently accessed code examples and 3D models.
• Content Recommendations: Suggest related lessons based on your learning path through game engine fundamentals.
• Platform Improvements: Identify technical issues like slow-loading AR demos or broken Unity asset links.
• Security Monitoring: Detect unusual login patterns that might indicate unauthorized account access.

Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies come from external services we integrate with. YouTube embeds for VR development tutorials set their own cookies. GitHub authentication for code repositories creates session tokens. Analytics tools like Plausible or Fathom track aggregate usage data.

We carefully select third-party services that respect user privacy. We don't work with platforms that sell personal data or use aggressive tracking methods. Each external service serves a specific educational purpose.

Managing Your Cookie Preferences

You control what data gets collected through your browser settings. Most browsers let you block all cookies, though this might break some website features. You can also delete existing cookies whenever you want.

If you're using private browsing mode, cookies get deleted automatically when you close the window. Some browsers offer enhanced tracking protection that blocks third-party analytics by default.

Data Retention

Different cookies have different lifespans. Session cookies disappear when you close your browser. Persistent cookies might stick around for months or even a year, depending on their purpose. We regularly review and delete outdated tracking data.

Course progress cookies last for 12 months because students often take breaks between lessons. Analytics cookies expire after 90 days since we only need recent usage patterns. Authentication tokens refresh every 30 days for security reasons.

Updates to This Policy

We update this policy when we add new features or change how we handle data. Major changes get announced through email notifications to active students. Minor clarifications just update the "Last modified" date at the top of this page.

If we start using cookies in significantly different ways, we'll ask for your consent again. You won't suddenly find new tracking without knowing about it first.