Cookie & Data Usage Policy
Understanding how Kephyr uses cookies and tracking technologies to enhance your learning experience
What Are Cookies and How Do We Use Them?
Cookies are small text files that websites store on your device when you visit them. At Kephyr, we use various types of cookies and tracking technologies to make your experience smoother and more personalized. Think of them as digital breadcrumbs that help us remember your preferences and understand how you interact with our journalism ethics courses.
When you browse through our learning materials or register for upcoming programs, these technologies work quietly in the background. They help us remember whether you prefer video lessons over reading materials, which topics interest you most, and where you left off in your coursework.
Types of Tracking Technologies We Use
Essential Cookies
These keep our website running properly. They handle your login sessions, remember items in your course cart, and maintain security features. We can't disable these because they're necessary for basic site functionality.
Performance Analytics
We track how students navigate through course materials, which lessons are most engaging, and where people might be getting stuck. This helps us improve our educational content and user experience.
Functional Preferences
These remember your personal settings like preferred language, notification preferences, and customized dashboard layouts. They make your return visits more convenient and tailored to your needs.
Marketing & Outreach
We use these to show you relevant information about upcoming journalism ethics workshops, new course releases, and educational content that matches your interests and learning history.
Manage Your Cookie Preferences
You have control over which cookies we use on your device. While essential cookies must remain active for the site to function, you can opt out of all other tracking technologies.
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How Cookies Enhance Your Learning Experience
Our tracking system helps create a more personalized educational journey. For instance, if you frequently access articles about investigative reporting ethics, we might suggest related webinars or highlight relevant discussions in our community forums.
When you're working through our journalism ethics curriculum, cookies remember your progress across different devices. You can start a lesson on your laptop during lunch break and continue seamlessly on your phone during your commute home.
We also use this data to understand learning patterns. If many students struggle with a particular concept in media law, we can create additional resources or adjust our teaching approach for future cohorts.
Data Retention and Your Control
Different types of data stick around for different periods. Essential cookies typically expire when you close your browser or after 24 hours. Performance analytics data gets aggregated and anonymized after 26 months. Personal preference cookies can last up to 2 years so you don't have to reset your preferences frequently.
You can clear all cookies at any time through your browser settings. Keep in mind that doing this will reset your preferences and might require you to log in again to access your course materials.
Browser-Specific Cookie Management
- Chrome: Settings → Privacy and Security → Cookies and other site data → See all site data and permissions
- Firefox: Options → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data → Manage Data
- Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Manage Website Data
- Edge: Settings → Site Permissions → Cookies and Site Data → See all cookies and site data
Questions about our cookie policy? Contact our team at [email protected] or visit our GLS Campus office in Ahmedabad for in-person assistance.
This cookie policy was last updated in March 2025 and reflects our current data handling practices for the Kephyr journalism ethics platform.