In our website we use cookies and other similar tools in order to improve the performance and for enhanced user experience. The policy detailed below explains how we do this.
So what are cookies?
Cookies are basically a type of mechanism to both store and retrieve information when one visits a website or simply put they are small text files which a website uses to function correctly and give best user experience possible. Cookies are stored on your computer, tablet or a mobile device when you first visit a site or page.
Some web pages in a website and HTML based emails may also contain a small snippet of code called a Web Beacon. Simply put, Web Beacons allow a website to transfer or collect information through a graphic image request. Websites use Web Beacons and cookies for many purposes, including site usage analytics, auditing advertisement investment and reporting, content and target audience personalisation.
In our cookie policy we use the term “cookies” in this policy to refer to all files that collect information in this way including Web Beacons.
Some cookies focus on personalization and giving better user experience, for example when a user clicks “remember me” when logging in, a cookie will store username. Most cookies do not collect information that identifies you. They collect general information such as how a users arrived at the websites, or a user’s general location.
What sort of cookies does Cosmic Soul Academy and its associate websites use?
Generally, our cookies perform up to four different functions:
First-party cookies (cookies set by us)
1. Essential cookies
These are cookies which are essential for the operation of our website. These may allow us to identify subscribers and ensure they can access the subscription only pages. The subscriber of course has the choice to disable these cookies following which the user will not be able to access all of the content that a subscription entitles them to.
2. Performance Cookies
Our website uses other cookies to analyze and monitor performance which in turn provides a better user experience. With the analysis and monitoring of our website performance we can offer better experience to our customers in the future such as optimizing the pages, links and forms on the website.
3. Functionality Cookies
Our website uses functionality cookies to allow us to remember your preferences. As an example, these cookies save you the trouble of typing in your username every time you access our website, or recall your customization preferences, provide you with enhanced services such as allowing you to watch a video, comment on a blog etc.
4. Behaviourally Targeted Advertising Cookies
Cosmic Soul Academy, with its associate websites and our advertisers use cookies to serve you with advertisements that we believe are relevant to you and your interests. For example, if you read a number of articles on motoring on Positive Change Academy site or on other sites, a car manufacturer might infer you are interested in this topic and serve you with its car advertisements. You might see these advertisements on Positive Change Academy and on other sites that you visit. However, we do not tell our advertisers who you are.
Third-parties cookies
Some cookies are served by an external service when you use a page on our site, known as ‘third-party’ cookies.
As an example on our website we use ‘plug ins’ or embedded media such as YouTube videos. These cookies are specific to the third-party site domain and the data stored in them can be seen and managed by the third party only and not by us. It is also not always possible to identify precisely the information that the cookies store although these cookies cannot be used to identify an individual; they can only be used for statistical purposes and analysis purposes.
The third party companies that generate these cookies have their own, privacy policies and opt out policy but we don’t have access to these cookies. Therefore, other than using the third party “plugins” or advertisements we are allowing them to be served but have no role to play in these cookies at all.
If you would like to disable “third party” cookies you can turn them off by going to the third party’s website and request them to generate a one-time “no thanks” cookie that will stop any further cookies being written to your machine.
You can also visit the professional bodies representing these advertising companies for more information on how to opt out of these cookies or by clicking (external link) http://youronlinechoices.com/
Please follow the links to some of the third party advertising platforms for your information (external links)
We use Google Analytics to help us monitor our website traffic. We may also use third party cookies to help us with improving site functionality, do market research, revenue tracking, and monitoring compliance with our terms and conditions and copyright policy.
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Please visit Google Analytics on this link to get further information (external link) – https://developers.google.com/analytics/resources/concepts/gaConceptsCookies
Social Media Cookies
The purpose is to allow you to subscribe to our social media channels or share our content via Facebook, Twitter, Linkdin, Pintrest, Youtube. These cookies track registration effectiveness by recording how the user came to the aforesaid social media sites and are set when the browser is either not social media user or is not logged in to any social media sites.
Please visit following sites to disable cookies set by social media providers (external links) –
Our contains links to other websites operated by third parties. The privacy policy detailed here only applies to the personal data that we collect through this website. We cannot be responsible for personal data that third parties may collect, store and use through their website. You are advised to always read the privacy policy of each website you visit carefully.
Also the advertisers sometimes use their own cookies so as to provide you with targeted advertising. If you are in the European Union and would like to learn more about how advertisers use these types of cookies or to choose not to receive them, please visit www.youronlinechoices.eu. If you are based in the United States and would like to learn more, please visit http://www.aboutads.info/choices/.
Can a website user block cookies?
As we’ve explained above, cookies help you to get the most out of our websites.
The first time you accessed our website you should have seen information which explained clearly that by continuing to access our site, you are consenting to our use of cookies.
If you changed your mind and wish to disable the cookies please follow the “How to Manage Cookies” page for detailed instructions.
Kindly remember that if you do choose to disable cookies, you may find that certain sections of this website may not function properly.
Do we track whether users open our emails?
Some of our emails may contain a unique “web beacon pixel”. This will inform us if the emails are read or opened, and verify any clicks through to links or advertisements within the email.
This helps to determine which email campaign is useful so that we can target our future email more effectively. To avoid this you may choose to receive only text email rather than HTML based emails.
For more information
To get more information on how an online business uses cookies you can search online for informational resources or read books for in-depth information.
How to disable cookies?
Our Cookie Policy details how cookies help you to get the most out of our websites. Therefore, if you do disable our cookies or third party cookies you may find that certain sections of our website do not work.
Disabling behaviourally targeted advertising cookies
If you are concerned about behaviourally targeted advertising cookies which serve you advertisements based on your use of www.positivechangeacademy.com and wish to disable these and opt out, please visit (external sites) –http://www.youronlinechoices.eu (if you are based in the EU)http://www.aboutads.info/choices/ (if you are based in the US)
The stated websites are external links and are not Positive Change Academy sites and we are not responsible for their content.
How to enable and disable cookies using your browser (below is the list of major search engines)
Google Chrome
Click the wrench icon on the browser toolbarSelect SettingsClick ‘Show advanced settings’In the “Privacy” section, click the ‘Content settings’ buttonTo enable cookies in the “Cookies” section, pick ‘Allow local data to be set’, this will enable both first-party and third-party cookies. To allow only first-party cookies pick ‘Block all third-party cookies without exception’To disable cookies, in the “Cookies” section, pick ‘Block sites from setting any data’
Please note that there are various levels of disablement in Google Chrome. For more information on other cookie settings offered in Google Chrome, kindly refer to the following page from Google (external link)- http://support.google.com/chrome/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=95647
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0, 7.0, 8.0
Click on ‘Tools’ at the top of your browser window and select ‘Internet Options’In the options window navigate to the ‘Privacy’ tabTo enable cookies: Set the slider to ‘Medium’ or belowTo disable cookies: Move the slider to the top to block all cookies
Please note that there are various levels of cookie disablement in Microsoft Internet Explorer. For more information on other cookie settings offered in Microsoft Internet Explorer, kindly refer to the following page from Microsoft (external link) – http://windows.microsoft.com/en-GB/windows-vista/Block-or-allow-cookies
Mozilla Firefox
Click on ‘Tools’ at the browser menu and select ‘Options’Select the Privacy panelTo enable cookies click Check ‘Accept cookies for sites’To disable cookies click Uncheck ‘Accept cookies for sites’
Please note there are various levels of cookie disablement in Firefox. For more information, refer to the following page from Mozilla (external link) – http://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/Enabling%20and%20disabling%20cookies
Opera
Click on ‘Setting’ at the browser menu and select ‘Settings’Select ‘Quick Preferences’Choose to disable cookies.
Please read Opera privacy policy (external link) – http://www.opera.com/privacy/
For all other browsers not listed above
Please look for a “help” function in the browser or contact the provider of your browser.
