Cookie Policy

1. What Are Cookies

Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. They allow the website to remember your actions and preferences over time. AEAIC uses cookies and similar technologies (including local storage and pixel tags) to provide and improve our services.

2. Types of Cookies We Use

AEAIC uses the following categories of cookies, consistent with Google Consent Mode v2:

• Essential cookies: required for the website to function correctly. These enable core features such as authentication, security, and session management. They cannot be disabled.
• Authentication and session cookies: maintain your login state and secure your account while you use the platform.
• Preference cookies: remember your settings such as language, theme (light/dark), and display preferences.
• Analytics cookies: measure visits, page views, and user behavior to help us understand and improve the website. These are denied by default and only activated with your consent.
• Advertising cookies: if advertising is activated, these cookies allow advertising partners (such as Google AdSense) to serve relevant ads. These are denied by default and only activated with your consent.
• Ad user data cookies: allow sharing of data with advertising partners for measurement purposes. Denied by default, activated only with your consent.
• Ad personalization cookies: enable personalized advertising based on your activity. Denied by default, activated only with your consent.

3. Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies are set by third-party services that AEAIC uses:

• Google Analytics: collects anonymous usage data to help us understand how visitors use the website. IP addresses are anonymized.
• Google AdSense: if advertising is activated on public content pages, Google AdSense may set cookies to serve and measure ads. Advertising cookies only activate with your consent.
• Payment providers: KKiaPay and other payment processors may set cookies during payment transactions for security and fraud prevention.
• Video and live classroom services: Agora may set cookies for live video functionality.

4. Cookie Consent

When you first visit AEAIC, you will see a cookie consent banner. This banner allows you to:

• Accept all cookies, including analytics and advertising cookies.
• Reject all non-essential cookies, keeping only essential and security cookies.
• Manage individual preferences, choosing which categories of cookies to allow.

5. Managing Your Preferences

You can change your cookie preferences at any time by clearing your browser's local storage and revisiting our site to see the consent banner again. You can also manage cookies directly through your browser settings.

Most browsers allow you to refuse cookies or alert you when cookies are being sent. Disabling essential cookies may affect website functionality.

6. Cookie List

The following table describes the main cookies and technologies used on AEAIC:

• aeaic-consent-v1 (localStorage): Stores your cookie consent preferences.
• sb-auth-token (cookie/localStorage): Maintains your authentication session.
• Theme preference (localStorage): Remembers your light/dark theme choice.
• Language preference (localStorage): Remembers your selected language.
• _ga (cookie): Google Analytics visitor tracking (consent-gated).
• Consent Mode v2 parameters: Control Google advertising and analytics behavior based on your choices.

7. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy as new features are added or as regulations change. Updates will be posted on this page with an updated date.

8. Contact

Questions about cookies can be sent to legal@aeaic.org.