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Cookie Policy

Last updated: 7 September 2026

This Cookie Policy explains how Examo uses cookies and similar technologies when you visit our website or use our study platform. It should be read together with our Privacy Policy.

Optional analytics are off unless you choose them in Cookie settings or Dashboard Settings. Google Analytics measures general page and feature visits without course content, account identifiers or URL queries. We do not enable advertising personalization. Microsoft Clarity uses masked session recordings and heatmaps to help us improve navigation and usability. Page text and inputs are masked, and we do not use Clarity for advertising tracking. Examo's Friction Radar records a limited sequence of feature actions under a temporary pseudonymous session key, without study content, typed text, identity or full URLs. Raw events expire after 30 days. It follows the same optional analytics choice and adult-only restriction. Essential cookies remain active because the platform cannot provide login, account security, checkout, referral discounts, or saved preferences without them.

Optional tracking additionally requires an 18+ age declaration. It stays off for accounts aged 17 or younger and for users whose adult status is unknown, even if analytics cookies are accepted. Parent or guardian consent does not enable optional tracking.

Category
Status
Purpose
Examples
Strictly necessary
Always on
Login, security, checkout, fraud prevention, session continuity, and saving your cookie choices.
Authentication cookies, session cookies, CSRF/security tokens, and cookie preference storage.
Analytics
Optional / default off
Helps us understand which product areas work well and where students get stuck.
Google Analytics page and feature measurement (_ga cookies), Microsoft Clarity masked recordings and heatmaps (_clck and _clsk), and Examo's temporary pseudonymous Friction Radar session key. Available only to signed-in users who confirm they are 18 or older and accept analytics. Admin pages are excluded.
First-party referral attribution
Always on
Remembers the referral link used to join Examo so we can attribute the signup and apply any eligible first-payment discount.
Examo referral code and visitor key stored in browser storage. No third-party referral script is loaded.

How to change your choices

On public pages, use the cookie banner or Cookie settings button to allow or reject optional analytics. When signed in, open Dashboard Settings to manage cookie choices. You can also change the preference or clear cookies through your browser.

Error diagnostics

Sentry receives technical error reports to help us repair faults. It does not use session replay or advertising tracking in Examo. These operational diagnostics are separate from the optional analytics preference. See our Privacy Policy for the data categories, safeguards, and your rights.

What is stored, and where

A cookie is a small value that a website asks your browser to store and return with later requests. Examo also uses comparable first-party browser storage for choices such as cookie consent and referral attribution. Some values last only for the current browser session; others remain until they expire, are replaced, or you remove them. Clearing site data can sign you out, remove saved preferences, and end referral attribution that has not yet been attached to an account.

Essential values are limited to operating and protecting the service. They can identify a session or account, but they are not used to build an advertising profile. Referral attribution records the Examo referral code or shared-course source needed to validate eligibility; it does not load a third-party advertising pixel.

What happens when analytics are disabled

Rejecting analytics does not block account creation, course access, study tools, checkout, or support. The optional analytics script is not loaded, and Examo continues using only the storage required for security, authentication, payments, preferences, and the first-party referral programme. If you later re-enable analytics, collection resumes from that point; the earlier disabled period is not collected retroactively.

Browser-level blocking or automatic deletion may override the choice saved inside Examo. Private-browsing modes and some privacy extensions can also remove storage when a window closes. If a required value is unavailable, you may need to sign in again or repeat a preference, but optional analytics remains optional.

Browser controls and account settings do different jobs

Deleting browser storage removes values held on that device; it does not delete an Examo account, cancel a paid subscription, erase server-side course data, or complete a privacy request. Use Dashboard Settings for account and billing controls, and contact Examo when a verified data-rights request is required. If you use more than one browser or device, each can hold its own cookie choice, so you may need to repeat the preference.

Blocking every cookie can prevent sign-in and other protected workflows because the browser cannot return the security value that connects one request to the next. You can still reject optional analytics without disabling the essential storage needed to operate the service safely.

Cookie names, expiry periods, and providers can change when the service or a security dependency changes. The categories and purposes on this page describe the controlling use. If Examo introduces a new optional purpose, it must remain off until the relevant consent is obtained.

Contact

Questions about cookies or privacy can be sent through our secure contact page.