Cookie Policy

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile) when you visit a website. They help websites remember information about your visit — for example, your preferred language, login state, or theme. Cookies can be either “first-party” (set directly by LearnLumina) or “third-party” (set by external services we use, such as Google Analytics or Google AdSense).

Cookies can also be classified by lifespan: session cookies are temporary and disappear when you close your browser, while persistent cookies remain on your device for a defined period or until you manually delete them.

2. How We Use Cookies

We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:

• Strictly necessary cookies: Required for the website to function. These cookies enable core features such as user authentication, secure access to your account, and protection against fraud. They cannot be disabled without breaking site functionality.
• Preference cookies: Remember choices you make to enhance your experience — such as your selected theme (light/dark), preferred currency, and saved articles or stories.
• Analytics cookies: Help us understand how visitors interact with the site. We use Google Analytics to collect aggregated data such as page views, bounce rate, and traffic sources. This helps us improve content and navigation.
• Advertising cookies: Used by Google AdSense and its partners to deliver advertisements that may be relevant to you, measure the effectiveness of ads, and prevent the same ad from being shown repeatedly.

3. Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies are placed by third-party services that appear on our pages. We work with these services to provide functionality (analytics, advertising, embedded media) and they may set their own cookies. The main third parties used by LearnLumina include:

• Google Analytics — site analytics. See Google’s Privacy Policy.
• Google AdSense — advertising. See Google’s Advertising Policy.
• YouTube — embedded videos. May set cookies when video players are loaded.

We do not control these third-party cookies and recommend reviewing the privacy and cookie policies of each service.

4. Managing & Disabling Cookies

You can control and delete cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to:

• See which cookies are stored on your device.
• Delete some or all cookies.
• Block cookies from a specific site or all sites.
• Be notified before a cookie is stored.

Please note that disabling cookies may prevent certain features of LearnLumina from functioning properly. Essential cookies (such as those used for authentication) cannot be disabled without losing the ability to log in.

For specific browser instructions:

• Google Chrome
• Mozilla Firefox
• Safari
• Microsoft Edge

5. Opting Out of Personalised Advertising

You can opt out of personalised advertising from Google and many of its partners through the following resources:

• Google Ad Settings — manage personalised Google ads.
• Digital Advertising Alliance (US)
• Your Online Choices (EU)
• Google Analytics Opt-Out

6. Do Not Track

Some browsers offer a “Do Not Track” (DNT) signal. Because there is no industry-wide standard for how to interpret DNT signals, LearnLumina does not currently respond to DNT signals. We do, however, honour the more specific opt-out mechanisms described above.

7. Changes to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, applicable laws, or our use of cookies. The “Last updated” date at the top of this page indicates when the policy was last revised. We encourage you to review this page periodically.

8. Contact Us

If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact us via the support page on our site.