Cookie Policy

Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a site. They help remember preferences, keep sessions secure, and show whether pages load correctly. Similar technologies include local storage entries and session tokens set by our learning portals. This policy uses “cookies” to include those technologies when they act like cookies.

We use cookies to keep you signed in to classroom portals, remember timezone selections, and store consent choices. Without essential cookies, some forms and downloads may fail during live sessions.

On your first visit, we show a banner explaining functional and analytics cookies. You can accept, decline non-essential cookies, or open settings. Essential cookies remain active to preserve security. You can change your mind anytime via the Cookie Preferences link in the footer, which clears non-essential cookies where technically possible.

We store a lightweight consent flag in local storage with a timestamp. This helps us avoid repeatedly prompting you while honoring your choice during subsequent sessions.

Embedded video or map providers may set their own cookies when you interact with their frames. We minimize embeds and prefer privacy-preserving configurations. Analytics cookies, if enabled, help us understand aggregate traffic patterns. They do not need to know your name if configured in a privacy-preserving mode.

Our site may link to partner universities or venues. Their cookie practices are governed by their own policies. Review those notices before submitting personal data.

Email welcome@join-netcore.one with “Cookie inquiry” in the subject line. Describe your browser and the page where you saw unexpected prompts so we can reproduce the issue.

We aim to acknowledge cookie-related questions within five business days and resolve straightforward cases within fifteen business days. Complex investigations involving vendors may take longer, and we will keep you updated.

Major browsers let you block third-party cookies, delete existing cookies, or alert you before storage. These controls are usually under Privacy or Security settings. Blocking all cookies may break classroom login flows. If that happens, allow first-party cookies for join-netcore.one while keeping broader blocking elsewhere.

There is no uniform standard for DNT headers. We prioritize the explicit choice you make in our banner and settings panel over ambiguous signals.

Essential: session security, consent storage, form state. Functional: remembers theme selection or reduced-motion preference when you opt in. Analytics: optional, aggregate visit metrics.

tf_consent_meta — stores banner decisions — 180 days — TraceFoundry Academy. tf_theme — stores light/dark preference when enabled — 365 days — TraceFoundry Academy. class_session — keeps portal continuity during a lesson — session — TraceFoundry Academy. Analytics identifiers vary by provider; we only load them after opt-in and list active names in quarterly reviews available on request.