Cookie policy

1.1 This Cookie Policy (“Policy”) describes how Acast Stories Ltd, its affiliates (“Acast”, “us”, “we” or “our”), partners and service providers uses cookies and similar technologies such as scripts, SDKs, web beacons, tracking pixels, plugins and other similar technologies (collectively, “Cookies”) on acast-ads-academy.com and any subdomains of this site (the “Website”). Through this Policy, we aim to explain which Cookies we use, for what purposes and, most importantly, what choices you have for managing your Cookie settings.

1.2 It is important for you to understand that by using the Website you agree to the terms of this Policy and consent to the use of Cookies by Acast in accordance with the terms of the Policy. Consequently, if you do not agree to these terms, we ask you to not use the Website.

2. What are cookies and similar technologies?

2.1 A Cookie is a small text file downloaded onto your device (such as your computer, mobile phone, tablet or other similar device) when you visit a website and use its functions, or use an app. Cookies allow to recognize your device and are used by website owners to operate their website and services more efficiently.  

2.2 Cookies are widely used to understand how the website or service is being used by you, to help you navigate between pages more efficiently, to help you remember your preferences, such as language preferences or login information, to ensure that ads you see online are relevant to you and your interests, and more generally to improve your online browsing experience.  

2.3 Cookies may also be used to collect information that is personal to you. In such cases, the Acast Privacy Policy (GDPR or ROW, as applicable) will apply in addition to this Policy.

3. How do we use Cookies?

3.1 Acast uses both first-party and third-party cookies. First-party cookies are set by us and are associated with the domain of our website acast-ads-academy.com. Third-party cookies are set by our partners and service providers on our behalf and are associated with a domain different from the domain of the website you are visiting. Such Cookies enable third-party features and functionalities, such as delivering personalised advertisements and content or performing ad measurement analytics, to be provided through the Services and/or Websites. 
 

3.2 A Cookie can be either a session Cookie or a persistent Cookie. A persistent Cookie is stored until it reaches a defined expiration date (which can be minutes, days or several years in the future). A session Cookie has no expiration timestamp assigned to it and is stored until your login session is no longer active in your web browser.

3.3 All Cookies used by and on our Website are used in accordance with current Cookie Law. We may use some or all of the following types of Cookie:

A Cookie falls into this category (usually first-party cookies) if it is essential to the operation of our Website as without them we cannot provide the functionality that you need to use this website. For example, essential cookies help remember your preferences as you navigate through the online school, also support functions such as logging in, and payment transactions.

Functional Cookies allow our Website to remember choices you make, e.g. your user name, log in details and language preferences and any customizations you make to pages during your visit. They are necessary to provide features and services specific to individual users.

It is important for us to understand how you use our Website, for example, how efficiently you are able to navigate around it, and what features you use. Analytics Cookies enable us to gather this information, helping us to improve our Website and your experience of it.

It is important for us to know when and how often you visit our Website, and which parts of it you have used (including which pages you have visited and which links you have visited). As with analytics Cookies, this information helps us to better understand you and, in turn, to make our Website and advertising more relevant to your interests. Some information gathered by targeting Cookies may also be shared with third parties.

Third-party Cookies are not placed by us; instead, they are placed by third parties that provide services to us and/or to you. Third-party Cookies may be used by advertising services to serve up tailored advertising to you on our Website, or by third parties providing analytics services to us (these Cookies will work in the same way as analytics Cookies described above).

Any of the above types of Cookie may be a persistent Cookie. Persistent Cookies are those which remain on your computer or device for a predetermined period and are activated each time you visit our Website.

Any of the above types of Cookie may be a session Cookie. Session Cookies are temporary and only remain on your computer or device from the point at which you visit our Website until you close your browser. Session Cookies are deleted when you close your browser.

3.4 Cookies on our Website are not permanent and will expire as indicated in the table below.

3.5 For more details of the personal data that we collect and use, the measures we have in place to protect personal data, your legal rights, and our legal obligations, please refer to our Privacy Policy

3.6 For more specific details of the Cookies that we use, please refer to the table below.