Cookie Policy

This Cookie Policy explains how UpSkill uses cookies and similar technologies to recognise you when you visit our platform. It explains what these technologies are, why we use them, and your rights to control our use of them.

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and provide information to the owners of the site. Cookies do not typically contain any information that personally identifies a user, but personal information that we store about you may be linked to the information stored in and obtained from cookies.

2. Why We Use Cookies

We use cookies for several purposes, including:

• Essential / Strictly Necessary Cookies: These cookies are required for the platform to function. They enable you to log in, navigate, and use core features such as accessing your dashboard, generating roadmaps, and saving your progress.
• Functional Cookies: These cookies remember your preferences (e.g., language, region) and enhance your experience by personalising content.
• Analytics & Performance Cookies: We use these cookies to understand how visitors interact with our platform, measure traffic, and identify areas for improvement. We use tools like Google Analytics and Vercel Analytics.
• Marketing Cookies: These cookies track your activity across websites to deliver relevant advertisements and measure the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns.

3. Third‑Party Cookies

In addition to our own cookies, we may also use various third‑party cookies to report usage statistics, deliver advertisements, and process payments. These cookies are set by domains other than our own. Third parties we work with include:

• Google Analytics (analytics)
• Vercel (performance & analytics)
• Razorpay (payment processing – these cookies are essential for completing transactions)

4. How to Control Cookies

You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can exercise your cookie preferences by:

• Browser Settings: Most web browsers allow you to manage cookies through their settings. You can block or delete cookies, but please note that disabling essential cookies may affect the functionality of the platform.
• Cookie Consent Banner: When you first visit our platform, we display a banner that allows you to accept or decline non‑essential cookies. You can change your preferences at any time by clicking the "Cookie Settings" link in the footer of our website.
• Opt‑out Tools: You can opt out of Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics Opt‑out Browser Add‑on.

5. Duration of Storage

Cookies can be either "session cookies" or "persistent cookies". Session cookies are deleted automatically when you close your browser, while persistent cookies remain on your device until they expire or you delete them. We use both types. The specific duration of each cookie is detailed in our Cookie Consent Manager.

6. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for legal, operational, or regulatory reasons. We encourage you to review this page periodically. The "Effective" date at the top indicates when this policy was last revised.

7. Contact Us

If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this policy, please contact us at:
contact@siddheshdev.com