Cookies Policy - Journalism Academy

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, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the website. Cookies allow websites to recognize your device and remember information about your visit (e.g. your preferred language, font size, and other preferences) over a period of time. This can make your next visit easier and the site more useful to you.

Why Do We Use Cookies?

We use cookies for several reasons, including:

Essential Cookies: These cookies are necessary for our website to function properly. They enable you to navigate the site and use its features, such as accessing secure areas.
Performance Cookies: These cookies collect information about how visitors use our website, such as which pages they visit most often and if they get error messages from web pages. We use this information to improve how our website works.
Functionality Cookies: These cookies allow our website to remember choices you make (such as your user name, language, or the region you are in) and provide enhanced, more personal features.
Advertising Cookies: These cookies are used to deliver advertisements that are 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 advertising campaigns.
Analytics Cookies: We use these cookies to understand and analyze how visitors use our website. This helps us improve our website, tailor our marketing efforts, and personalize your experience. We use tools like Google Analytics to collect this information.

By using cookies, we aim to provide you with a better, more personalized experience on our website. This includes showing you relevant content, improving website performance, and ensuring the website functions correctly.

Types of Cookies We Use

Here's a more detailed breakdown of the types of cookies we use:

Session Cookies: These cookies are temporary and are erased from your device when you close your browser. They are used to track your activity during a single browsing session.
Persistent Cookies: These cookies remain on your device for a set period of time, even after you close your browser. They are used to remember your preferences and settings for future visits.
First-Party Cookies: These cookies are set by our website directly. We use them to collect data for our own use and to provide you with a better user experience.
Third-Party Cookies: These cookies are set by a domain other than our website. They are often used for advertising and tracking purposes. For example, social media platforms may use cookies to track your activity on our website if you are logged into their platform.

How to Control Cookies

You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can exercise your cookie preferences by using the cookie consent tool provided on our website or by setting or amending your web browser controls to accept or refuse cookies. If you choose to reject cookies, you may still use our website, though your access to some functionality and areas of our website may be restricted.

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings preferences. These settings can usually be found in the "options" or "preferences" menu of your browser. In order to understand these settings, the following links to popular browser cookie setting options may be helpful:

You can also opt-out of targeted advertising by visiting these resources:

Please note that if you delete your cookies or use a different browser or device, you may need to reset your cookie preferences.

Changes to This Cookies Policy

We may update this Cookies Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We encourage you to review this policy periodically for any changes. The date of the latest revision will be indicated at the top of this policy. Changes are effective when they are posted on this page.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this Cookies Policy, please contact us at Contact Us.