Last Updated: May 15, 2025
Introduction
Welcome to PostalPrep Academy's Cookies Policy. This policy explains how we use cookies and similar technologies to recognize you when you visit our website at https://www.postalprepacademy.in. It explains what these technologies are and why we use them, as well as your rights to control our use of them.
In some cases, we may use cookies to collect personal information, or information that becomes personal information if we combine it with other information. In such cases, our Privacy Policy will apply in addition to this Cookies Policy.
What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small data files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. Cookies are widely used by website owners to make their websites work, or to work more efficiently, as well as to provide reporting information.
Cookies set by the website owner (in this case, PostalPrep Academy) are called "first-party cookies." Cookies set by parties other than the website owner are called "third-party cookies." Third-party cookies enable third-party features or functionality to be provided on or through the website (e.g., advertising, interactive content, and analytics).
How We Use Cookies
We use cookies for several reasons, described in more detail below. Unfortunately, in most cases, there are no industry standard options for disabling cookies without completely disabling the functionality and features they add to our site. It is recommended that you leave on all cookies if you are not sure whether you need them or not, in case they are used to provide a service that you use.
Disabling Cookies
You can prevent the setting of cookies by adjusting the settings on your browser (see your browser's "Help" section for how to do this). Be aware that disabling cookies will affect the functionality of this and many other websites that you visit.
Types of Cookies We Use
The specific types of first- and third-party cookies served through our website and the purposes they perform are described in the table below:
| Cookie Type |
Purpose |
Duration |
| Essential Cookies |
These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in, or filling in forms. |
Session or persistent |
| Performance Cookies |
These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. They help us know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site. |
Up to 2 years |
| Functionality Cookies |
These cookies enable the website to provide enhanced functionality and personalization. They may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we have added to our pages. |
Up to 1 year |
| Targeting Cookies |
These cookies may be set through our site by our advertising partners. They may be used by those companies to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant advertisements on other sites. |
Up to 1 year |
Third-Party Cookies
In addition to our own cookies, we may also use various third-party cookies to report usage statistics of the service, deliver advertisements on and through the service, and so on. These include:
- Google Analytics: We use Google Analytics to collect information about how visitors use our website. The cookies collect information in an anonymous form, including the number of visitors, where visitors have come from, and the pages they visited.
- Social Media Cookies: These cookies are set by social media services that we've added to our site to enable you to share our content with your friends and networks.
- Payment Processing Cookies: These cookies are necessary for processing payments for our courses and mock tests.
Managing Cookies
Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings preferences. However, if you limit the ability of websites to set cookies, you may worsen your overall user experience, as it will no longer be personalized to you. It may also stop you from saving customized settings like login information.
Browser Controls
You can set or amend your web browser controls to accept or refuse cookies. If you choose to reject cookies, you may still use our website though your access to some functionality and areas of our website may be restricted. The methods for doing so vary from browser to browser, and from version to version.
Cookie Consent
When you first visit our website, you will be presented with a cookie banner asking for your consent to use non-essential cookies. You can change your cookie preferences at any time by clicking on the "Cookie Settings" link in the footer of our website.
Other Tracking Technologies
In addition to cookies, we may use other similar technologies to track your activities on our website:
- Web Beacons: Small graphic images placed on website pages or in our emails that allow us to determine whether you have performed a specific action.
- Local Storage: HTML5 local storage used to store information about your activities on our website, such as progress in courses or mock tests.
- Session Storage: Similar to local storage but limited to a single browsing session.
Policy Updates
We may update this Cookies Policy from time to time to reflect changes to the cookies we use or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Please revisit this Cookies Policy regularly to stay informed about our use of cookies and related technologies.
The date at the top of this Cookies Policy indicates when it was last updated. Your continued use of our website after any changes to this policy will constitute your acceptance of such changes.
