Cookie Policy

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed 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.

Cookies allow websites to recognize your device and store some information about your preferences or past actions to improve your browsing experience.

2. How We Use Cookies

BrightWhisper Edu uses cookies on our website brightwhisper-edu.com to:

• Ensure our website functions properly
• Remember your preferences and settings
• Analyze how visitors use our website
• Improve our website performance and user experience
• Provide personalized content and recommendations
• Remember your consent choices

3. Types of Cookies We Use

3.1 Essential Cookies

These cookies are necessary for our website to function properly. They enable basic functions like page navigation, access to secure areas, and remember your cookie consent choices.

3.2 Analytics Cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. This helps us improve our website and services.

3.3 Functional Cookies

These cookies enable enhanced functionality and personalization, such as remembering your preferences and providing customized content.

3.4 Marketing Cookies

These cookies track your browsing habits to provide relevant advertisements and measure the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns.

4. Third-Party Cookies

Our website may also use third-party cookies from trusted partners to enhance your experience:

4.1 Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics to analyze website traffic and usage patterns. Google Analytics uses cookies to collect information about how visitors use our site.

• Data collected is anonymous and aggregated
• Helps us improve our website and services
• You can opt out using Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on

4.2 Social Media Platforms

We may use cookies from social media platforms to enable content sharing and social media integration:

• Facebook, Instagram, Twitter integration
• Social sharing buttons
• Embedded social media content

5. Your Cookie Choices

5.1 Cookie Consent Banner

When you first visit our website, you'll see a cookie consent banner allowing you to:

• Accept All: Allow all cookies for the best experience
• Necessary Only: Accept only essential cookies
• Custom Settings: Choose specific cookie categories

5.2 Managing Your Cookie Preferences

You can change your cookie preferences at any time by:

• Clicking the "Cookie Settings" link in our website footer
• Using your browser's cookie management settings
• Clearing your browser's cookies and data

6. Browser Cookie Controls

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. Here's how to manage cookies in popular browsers:

6.1 Google Chrome

1. Click Settings > Privacy and security > Cookies and other site data
2. Choose your preferred cookie settings
3. Manage exceptions for specific sites

6.2 Mozilla Firefox

1. Click Settings > Privacy & Security
2. Under Cookies and Site Data, choose your settings
3. Click "Manage Exceptions" for site-specific settings

6.3 Safari

1. Click Safari > Preferences > Privacy
2. Choose your cookie and website data settings
3. Use "Manage Website Data" for specific controls

6.4 Microsoft Edge

1. Click Settings > Cookies and site permissions
2. Choose your cookie settings
3. Manage site-specific permissions

7. Mobile Device Cookie Controls

7.1 iOS (Safari)

1. Go to Settings > Safari
2. Choose "Block All Cookies" or other preferences
3. Clear cookies using "Clear History and Website Data"

7.2 Android (Chrome)

1. Open Chrome app > Menu > Settings
2. Tap Site Settings > Cookies
3. Choose your cookie preferences

8. Impact of Disabling Cookies

Disabling certain cookies may affect your experience on our website:

8.1 Essential Cookies

If you disable essential cookies:

• Some website features may not work properly
• You may need to re-enter information repeatedly
• Security features may be compromised

8.2 Analytics Cookies

If you disable analytics cookies:

• Your browsing activity won't be tracked
• We can't improve our website based on usage data
• No impact on website functionality

8.3 Marketing Cookies

If you disable marketing cookies:

• You may see less relevant advertisements
• Social media integration may be limited
• Marketing campaign effectiveness can't be measured

9. Other Tracking Technologies

9.1 Web Beacons

We may use web beacons (also known as pixel tags) in our emails to track:

• Email open rates
• Click-through rates
• Email campaign effectiveness

9.2 Local Storage

Our website may use local storage technologies to:

• Store user preferences
• Cache website data for faster loading
• Remember form data

10. Cookie Policy Updates

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect:

• Changes in our cookie usage
• New legal requirements
• Technology updates
• User feedback and preferences

We will notify you of significant changes by updating the "Last updated" date at the top of this policy and, where appropriate, by providing additional notice on our website.

11. Contact Us About Cookies

If you have questions about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact us:

12. Related Policies

This Cookie Policy should be read together with our:

• Privacy Policy - How we handle your personal information
• Terms of Service - Conditions for using our services