1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and to provide information to website owners.
At Stramriedu, we use cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance your browsing experience, analyze website traffic, and deliver personalized content.
2. How We Use Cookies
We use cookies for several purposes:
- Essential Website Functions: To enable core website functionality
- User Preferences: To remember your settings and preferences
- Analytics: To understand how visitors interact with our website
- Marketing: To deliver relevant content and advertisements
- Security: To protect against fraud and enhance security
3. Types of Cookies We Use
3.1 Essential Cookies
These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. They cannot be disabled without affecting the basic functionality of our website.
| Cookie Name |
Purpose |
Duration |
| session_id |
Maintains your session while browsing |
Session |
| cookie_consent |
Remembers your cookie preferences |
1 year |
| csrf_token |
Security protection against cross-site request forgery |
Session |
3.2 Analytics Cookies
These cookies help us understand how visitors use our website, which pages are most popular, and how users navigate through the site.
| Cookie Name |
Purpose |
Duration |
| _ga |
Google Analytics - distinguishes unique users |
2 years |
| _gid |
Google Analytics - distinguishes unique users |
24 hours |
| _gat |
Google Analytics - throttles request rate |
1 minute |
3.3 Marketing Cookies
These cookies are used to deliver advertisements that are relevant to your interests and to measure the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns.
| Cookie Name |
Purpose |
Duration |
| fb_pixel |
Facebook pixel for advertising and analytics |
3 months |
| linkedin_insight |
LinkedIn Insight Tag for professional advertising |
30 days |
3.4 Functional Cookies
These cookies enable enhanced functionality and personalization, such as remembering your preferences and settings.
| Cookie Name |
Purpose |
Duration |
| user_preferences |
Stores your website preferences |
6 months |
| newsletter_popup |
Remembers if you've dismissed the newsletter popup |
30 days |
4. Third-Party Cookies
We may also use third-party services that set their own cookies. These include:
- Google Analytics: For website analytics and performance monitoring
- Facebook Pixel: For social media advertising and retargeting
- LinkedIn Insight Tag: For professional network advertising
- YouTube: For embedded video content
These third parties have their own privacy policies and cookie policies, which we recommend you review.
5. Managing Your Cookie Preferences
5.1 Cookie Banner
When you first visit our website, you'll see a cookie banner that allows you to:
- Accept all cookies
- Accept only necessary cookies
- Customize your cookie preferences
5.2 Browser Settings
You can also manage cookies through your browser settings:
- Chrome: Settings > Privacy and Security > Cookies and other site data
- Firefox: Options > Privacy & Security > Cookies and Site Data
- Safari: Preferences > Privacy > Manage Website Data
- Edge: Settings > Cookies and site permissions > Cookies and site data
5.3 Opt-Out Links
You can opt out of certain third-party cookies:
6. Cookie Consent for Minors
Since our services are designed for teenagers, we take special care regarding cookie consent:
- For users under 16, we require parental consent for non-essential cookies
- We provide clear information about what cookies do and why we use them
- We regularly review and minimize our use of cookies
- We provide easy ways for parents and minors to withdraw consent
7. Impact of Disabling Cookies
If you choose to disable certain cookies, some features of our website may not function properly:
- Essential Cookies: Disabling these may prevent you from using basic website features
- Analytics Cookies: We won't be able to improve our website based on usage data
- Marketing Cookies: You may see less relevant advertisements
- Functional Cookies: Your preferences won't be saved between visits
8. Data Retention
We retain cookie data for different periods depending on the type:
- Session Cookies: Deleted when you close your browser
- Persistent Cookies: Stored for the duration specified in the cookie table above
- Analytics Data: Aggregated and anonymized after 26 months
- Marketing Data: Retained as per third-party provider policies
9. Updates to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for legal reasons. We will notify you of any significant changes by:
- Posting the updated policy on our website
- Updating the "Last updated" date
- Sending email notifications to newsletter subscribers
- Displaying a notice on our website
10. Contact Us About Cookies
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact us:
11. Your Rights
Under applicable data protection laws, you have the right to:
- Know what personal data is collected through cookies
- Access the personal data collected about you
- Correct any inaccurate personal data
- Delete personal data in certain circumstances
- Object to the processing of your personal data
- Withdraw consent at any time
To exercise these rights, please contact us using the information provided above.