What Are Cookies and Tracking Technologies?

Cookies are small text files that get stored on your device when you visit websites. Think of them as digital sticky notes that help websites remember things about your visit.

We also use similar technologies like web beacons, pixels, and local storage. They all serve the same basic purpose - helping us understand how people interact with our 3D modeling courses and platform features.

How These Technologies Work

When you land on our site, your browser receives instructions to store these small files. They contain information like your preferences, which pages you visited, or whether you're logged into your student account. Next time you return, your browser sends this information back to us so we can personalize your experience.

Some tracking elements expire when you close your browser. Others stick around longer to remember your settings between visits.

Types of Tracking We Use

Essential Tracking

These are the non-negotiables. Without them, you wouldn't be able to log into your student portal, enroll in courses, or submit project files. They handle authentication, security verification, and basic navigation functionality.

Functional Tracking

These remember your choices - like your preferred language settings, whether you want tutorial videos to autoplay, or how you've customized your dashboard layout. They make the platform feel more yours each time you visit.

Analytical Tracking

We use these to see which course pages get the most attention, where students tend to get stuck in tutorials, or which resources are most helpful. This data guides us in improving our 3D modeling curriculum and platform design.

For example, if we notice many students rewatching a particular modeling technique video, we might create supplementary materials or break that concept into smaller lessons.

Performance Tracking

These monitor technical aspects - page load speeds, error messages, or issues with video streaming quality. When something breaks, these help us figure out what went wrong and fix it faster.

What We Track and Why

• Your login status and student account information so you don't have to sign in repeatedly
• Course progress and completion status to show you where you left off
• Platform preferences like theme settings or notification choices
• Device and browser information to ensure compatibility with our 3D software demos
• Page navigation patterns to understand which learning paths work best
• Form submissions and error messages to improve user experience
• Video interaction data to see which tutorials resonate most with students

Managing Your Tracking Preferences

You have control over how tracking works on your device. Most browsers let you view, delete, or block cookies entirely. But heads up - blocking essential cookies will prevent some parts of our platform from working properly.

Browser-Specific Instructions

On mobile devices, check your browser settings or device privacy controls. iOS and Android both offer system-wide tracking preferences that affect how websites can monitor your activity.

Third-Party Services

We work with a few external services that set their own tracking elements:

• Video hosting platforms for streaming course content
• Analytics services to understand overall site performance
• Payment processors for secure course enrollment transactions
• Content delivery networks to serve files faster across Egypt and globally

These third parties have their own privacy policies and tracking practices. When you interact with embedded content or external links, their policies apply. We choose partners who respect user privacy, but we can't control their data practices directly.

Data Retention

Different tracking elements expire at different times. Session cookies disappear when you close your browser. Persistent cookies might last anywhere from a few weeks to two years, depending on their purpose.

Analytical data gets aggregated and anonymized after six months. We keep it in summary form to spot long-term trends in course effectiveness but can't trace it back to individual students.

If you clear your browser data or use private browsing mode, most tracking elements won't persist between sessions. Your authenticated account data remains in our system according to our main privacy policy, but browser-level tracking resets.

Updates to This Policy

We review this policy periodically and update it when we add new tracking technologies or change how we use existing ones. The date at the top shows when we last revised it.

Significant changes will be announced through email to enrolled students or a notice on our platform. We won't reduce your privacy rights without giving you a chance to review the changes first.