Cookies Policy
1. Introduction
This Cookies Policy explains what cookies and similar technologies are, which ones Mind and Soul Institute Corp ("Company", "we", "us") uses on https://mindandsoul.institute/ (the "Website"), and the choices you have. Information collected via cookies may be linked to personal data we hold about you; for how we handle personal data, see our Privacy Policy. We do not store passwords or full payment details in cookies.
2. What Cookies Are
Cookies are small files placed on your device by a website. "Session" cookies are deleted when you close your browser; "persistent" cookies remain for a set period. We also use similar technologies such as pixels and web beacons (small elements that let us or third parties recognize your device and measure activity); in this Policy we refer to all of these as "cookies".
3. Cookies We Use
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Necessary / Essential
Set by us and our platform provider (GetCourse) and by Stripe during checkout. Purpose: login, account security, shopping cart, payment processing, fraud prevention, and remembering your cookie choices. These cannot be switched off, as the Website cannot function without them. Duration: session to 12 months.
Functionality
Set by us. Purpose: remembering your preferences (such as language or display settings) so you do not have to re-enter them. Duration: up to 12 months.
Analytics and Performance
Set by third parties (Google Analytics). Purpose: understanding how visitors use the Website — pages visited, navigation paths, errors — so we can improve it. Data is aggregated for analysis. Duration: up to 24 months. Set only with your consent where consent is required.
Advertising
Set by third parties (Meta Pixel, Google Ads). Purpose: measuring the effectiveness of our advertising, limiting ad frequency, and showing you relevant ads for our services on other platforms, including retargeting based on your visits to the Website. The use of these cookies may constitute "sharing" of personal data for cross-context behavioral advertising under California law; see Section 5 of the Privacy Policy and Section 5 below for your opt-out choices. Duration: up to 12 months. Set only with your consent where consent is required.
Social Media
Set by third parties (e.g., Meta, Google) when you use social login or embedded social features. These providers may link the collected information to your account with them and track your activity across websites in accordance with their own policies. Duration: up to 12 months. Set only with your consent where consent is required.
4. Consent Banner
We manage cookie consent through a consent management platform. On your first visit (and again after your choice expires or the cookie list materially changes), a banner asks for your consent to non-essential cookies, with options to Accept All, Reject All (only essential cookies are set), or Manage Preferences by category. Analytics, advertising, and social media cookies are not set, and the related tags do not fire, until you give consent to the relevant category. Your choice is stored and applied on subsequent visits. You can change or withdraw your consent at any time via the cookie settings link in the Website footer or the CMP icon; withdrawing consent stops further collection but does not affect processing that occurred before withdrawal.
5. Your Choices
In addition to the banner and settings link, you can: (a) delete or block cookies in your browser settings (see your browser’s help pages for Chrome, Firefox, Safari, or Edge); (b) opt out of Google Analytics via Google’s browser add-on; (c) manage ad preferences in your Google and Meta account settings; and (d) enable the Global Privacy Control (GPC) signal in your browser — we honor GPC as an opt-out of the "sharing" of personal data for that browser. Blocking essential cookies will prevent core features such as login and checkout from working.
6. More Information
To learn more about cookies generally, visit https://www.allaboutcookies.org/.
Questions about this Policy:
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