Cookie Policy

Cookies are small text files that websites place on your device when you visit them. Think of them as digital sticky notes that help websites remember information about your visit. At Designova Academy, we use various tracking technologies including cookies, web beacons, and local storage to improve your experience on our platform.

These technologies serve several purposes – they help us remember your preferences, keep you logged in, understand how you navigate our courses, and provide personalized content recommendations. Without cookies, you'd have to re-enter your information every time you visit, and we couldn't offer the seamless learning experience you expect.

We also use tracking pixels and similar technologies that collect information about your interactions with our emails and course materials. This helps us understand which content resonates most with our community of learners and improve our educational offerings accordingly.

Our platform employs several categories of tracking technologies, each serving specific purposes in your learning journey:

Each type of cookie serves a specific purpose in creating a more meaningful and effective learning environment. We regularly review and update our tracking practices to ensure they align with your privacy expectations and our educational mission.

Our tracking technologies work behind the scenes to create a more intuitive and personalized learning experience. When you're halfway through a meditation session and need to step away, cookies remember exactly where you left off. They also track your progress through our Christian meditation courses, ensuring you can pick up right where you stopped.

The analytical data we collect helps us understand learning patterns across our community. For instance, if many students find a particular meditation technique challenging, we can create additional supportive content or adjust our teaching approach. This collective insight benefits everyone in our learning community.

Marketing cookies enable us to recommend courses and resources that genuinely match your spiritual interests and learning style. Instead of showing you random content, we can suggest meditation practices that complement your current studies or introduce you to new aspects of Christian contemplative tradition that align with your journey.

These technologies also help us maintain the security and integrity of your account. We can detect unusual login patterns or suspicious activity, helping protect your personal information and course progress from unauthorized access.

You have complete control over how tracking technologies interact with your device. Most web browsers allow you to manage cookie settings through their preferences or settings menu. Here's how you can adjust these settings in popular browsers:

Keep in mind that disabling certain cookies might affect your experience on our platform. Essential cookies are necessary for basic functionality, so blocking them could prevent you from accessing your courses or maintaining your login session.

We also respect browser-based "Do Not Track" signals where possible, though the implementation of these signals isn't standardized across all platforms yet. If you have specific privacy concerns or need assistance with cookie settings, our support team is happy to help you find the right balance between functionality and privacy.

We retain tracking data for different periods depending on its purpose and type. Session cookies are automatically deleted when you close your browser, while persistent cookies remain on your device for predetermined periods – typically ranging from 30 days to 2 years, depending on their function.

Analytical data is generally kept in aggregated, anonymized form to help us improve our educational offerings over time. This data helps us understand long-term trends in learning preferences and spiritual development within our community, but it can't be traced back to individual users.

You have the right to request information about what tracking data we've collected about you, and you can ask us to delete this information if you prefer. You can also object to certain types of tracking or request that we modify how we process your data.

If you decide to delete your Designova Academy account, we'll remove your personal data and associated tracking information according to our data retention schedule. Some anonymized data might be retained for analytical purposes, but this won't be personally identifiable.

Our platform integrates with several third-party services that may also use tracking technologies. These include analytics providers, payment processors, and educational content delivery networks. Each of these services operates under their own privacy policies and cookie practices.

When you interact with embedded content from external sources – such as YouTube videos for guided meditations or external articles we reference – those platforms may also place their own cookies on your device. We recommend reviewing the privacy policies of these services if you have concerns about their tracking practices.

We carefully select our third-party partners based on their commitment to user privacy and data protection. However, we can't control their tracking practices entirely, so we encourage you to familiarize yourself with their policies as well.

Some of our courses include links to external Christian meditation resources, spiritual reading materials, or community forums. When you visit these external sites, they operate under their own privacy and cookie policies, which may differ from ours.

We periodically review and update this Cookie Policy to reflect changes in our tracking practices, new technologies, or evolving privacy regulations. When we make significant changes, we'll notify you through email or by posting a prominent notice on our platform.

Minor updates – such as clarifications or small technical adjustments – may be made without individual notification, but we'll always update the "Last Modified" date at the top of this document. We encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed about how we use tracking technologies.

If new regulations or privacy laws affect how we handle cookies and tracking data, we'll implement necessary changes and update this policy accordingly. Your continued use of our platform after policy updates indicates your acceptance of the revised terms.

We're committed to maintaining transparency about our data practices and welcome your questions or feedback about this policy. Our approach to tracking and privacy continues to evolve as we learn more about best practices in educational technology and user privacy protection.