Cookie Policy
This policy explains what cookies are, how we use them, and how you can manage your preferences.
Last Updated: January 1, 2025 | Effective Date: January 1, 2025
This Cookie Policy explains how Provora ("Provora," "we," "us," or "our") uses cookies and similar tracking technologies when you visit our website or use the Provora Platform. This policy should be read alongside our Privacy Policy, which provides more information about how we handle personal data generally.
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device (computer, smartphone, or tablet) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, to remember your preferences, and to provide information to website owners about how their site is being used.
Similar technologies include web beacons (also known as pixel tags or clear GIFs), local storage, and session storage. For the purposes of this policy, we use the term "cookies" to refer to all of these technologies collectively.
2. How We Use Cookies
We use cookies for the following purposes:
2.1 Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are essential for the Platform to function properly. They enable core functionality such as security, session management, and authentication. Without these cookies, services you have requested cannot be provided. These cookies cannot be disabled.
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
provora_session |
Maintains your authenticated session on the Platform | Session |
provora_csrf |
Protects against Cross-Site Request Forgery attacks | Session |
provora_cookie_consent |
Stores your cookie consent preferences | 1 year |
2.2 Functional Cookies
These cookies allow the Platform to remember choices you make (such as your language preference or the last course you were viewing) and provide enhanced, more personalized features. They may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we have added to our pages.
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
provora_lang |
Remembers your language preference | 1 year |
provora_last_course |
Remembers the last course you were viewing for resume functionality | 30 days |
2.3 Analytics Cookies
These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website and Platform by collecting and reporting information anonymously. This information helps us improve the Platform and your experience. We use analytics cookies only with your consent.
| Cookie Name | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
_ga |
Google Analytics | Distinguishes unique users and tracks sessions | 2 years |
_ga_* |
Google Analytics | Maintains session state across page requests | 2 years |
_gid |
Google Analytics | Distinguishes users within a 24-hour period | 24 hours |
2.4 Marketing Cookies
These cookies are used to track visitors across websites. The intention is to display ads that are relevant and engaging for the individual user. We use marketing cookies only with your consent.
| Cookie Name | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
_fbp |
Meta (Facebook) | Used by Facebook to deliver advertisements | 3 months |
li_fat_id |
Used for LinkedIn advertising and conversion tracking | 30 days |
3. Managing Your Cookie Preferences
When you first visit our website, you will be presented with a cookie banner that allows you to accept or decline non-essential cookies. You can change your preferences at any time by clearing your browser's cookies and revisiting our site, at which point the cookie banner will reappear.
You can also control cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to:
- View the cookies stored on your device and delete them individually or all at once;
- Block third-party cookies;
- Block cookies from specific sites;
- Block all cookies from being set;
- Delete all cookies when you close your browser.
Please note that if you choose to block or delete cookies, some features of the Platform may not function correctly. Strictly necessary cookies cannot be disabled as they are essential for the Platform to operate.
For more information about managing cookies in specific browsers, please visit:
4. Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies on our website are placed by third parties, such as Google Analytics, Meta, and LinkedIn. These third parties may use cookies, web beacons, and similar technologies to collect information about your use of our website and other websites. This information may be used to provide measurement services and target advertisements. We do not control these third-party cookies and their use is governed by the respective third parties' privacy policies.
5. Do Not Track
Some browsers include a "Do Not Track" (DNT) feature that signals to websites that you do not want your online activity tracked. Currently, there is no industry-standard response to DNT signals, and we do not currently respond to DNT signals. We will continue to monitor developments in this area and update our practices accordingly.
6. Changes to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our use of cookies or applicable law. We will notify you of material changes by posting the updated policy on our website. Your continued use of the Platform after the effective date of any changes constitutes your acceptance of the revised policy.
7. Contact Us
If you have any questions about our use of cookies, please contact us at:
Provora — Privacy Team
Email: privacy@provora.com
Website: Contact Form