Cookies Policy

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, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site. Cookies enable the website to remember your actions and preferences (such as login, language, font size and other display preferences) over a period of time, so you don't have to keep re-entering them whenever you come back to the site or browse from one page to another.

Think of cookies like little helpers that assist websites in providing you with a more personalized and seamless browsing experience. They are not programs and cannot execute code or carry viruses. The information stored in a cookie is used to improve user experience, gather analytics, and provide targeted advertising, depending on the type and purpose of the cookie.

Types of Cookies We Use at Apex Academy

Apex Academy uses several types of cookies to improve your experience on our website. These cookies fall into different categories based on their function and lifespan:

• Strictly Necessary Cookies: These cookies are essential for you to browse the website and use its features, such as accessing secure areas of the site. Without these cookies, services you have asked for, like shopping baskets or e-billing, cannot be provided. These cookies are typically session cookies, meaning they expire when you close your browser.
• Performance Cookies: These cookies collect information about how visitors use our website, for instance, which pages visitors go to most often, and if they get error messages from web pages. These cookies don't collect information that identifies a visitor. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. It is only used to improve how our website works. We use tools like Google Analytics to analyze this data.
• Functionality Cookies: These cookies allow the website to remember choices you make (such as your user name, language or the region you are in) and provide enhanced, more personal features. For instance, a website may be able to provide you with local weather reports or traffic news by storing in a cookie the region in which you are currently located. Functionality cookies can also be used to remember changes you have made to text size, fonts and other parts of web pages that you can customize. The information these cookies collect may be anonymized and they cannot track your browsing activity on other websites.
• Targeting/Advertising Cookies: These cookies are used to deliver advertisements more relevant to you and your interests. They are also used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement as well as help measure the effectiveness of the advertising campaign. They are usually placed by advertising networks with the website operator’s permission. They remember that you have visited a website and this information is shared with other organizations such as advertisers. Quite often targeting or advertising cookies will be linked to site functionality provided by the other organization. Currently, Apex Academy does not directly use targeting or advertising cookies, but this may change in the future, and we will update this policy accordingly.
• Session Cookies: These are temporary cookies that expire when you close your browser. They are used to track your activity on a single visit to our website.
• Persistent Cookies: These cookies remain on your device for a longer period or until you delete them. They are used to remember your preferences and settings for future visits.

How to Manage Cookies

You have the right to choose whether or not to accept cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website. You can typically find these settings in the "Options" or "Preferences" menu of your browser.

Here are some links to instructions on how to manage cookies in popular web browsers:

• Google Chrome
• Mozilla Firefox
• Safari
• Microsoft Edge

Please note that disabling cookies may affect your experience on the Apex Academy website. For example, you may need to re-enter your login information each time you visit, and some features may not function properly.

Third-Party Cookies

In addition to our own cookies, we may also use third-party cookies on our website. These cookies are placed by other companies, such as analytics providers (like Google Analytics) and advertising networks. We use these cookies to understand how our website is used, to improve its performance, and to provide you with relevant content and advertisements.

We carefully select our third-party partners to ensure that they respect your privacy. However, we do not have direct control over their cookies, and we encourage you to review their privacy policies to learn more about their data collection practices.

Contact Information

If you have any questions or concerns about our Cookies Policy, please contact us at:

Apex Academy
555 Market Street, Suite 1700
San Francisco, CA 94105
Phone: (415) 555-APEX (2739)
Email: [email protected]

This Cookies Policy was last updated on October 26, 2024. We may update this policy from time to time, so please check back regularly for any changes. We will notify you of any material changes by posting a notice on our website or by sending you an email.

At Apex Academy, privacy is paramount. We are committed to protecting your personal information and ensuring transparency in our data practices. This Cookies Policy supplements our Privacy Policy, which provides more detailed information about how we collect, use, and protect your data.