Cookie Policy

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device when you visit our website. They help us provide you with a better experience by remembering your preferences and enabling certain functionality.

2. How We Use Cookies

EliteGraders uses cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:

2.1 Essential Cookies

These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly and cannot be disabled:

• Authentication and session management
• Security and fraud prevention
• Load balancing and site functionality
• Shopping cart and payment processing

2.2 Functional Cookies

These cookies enhance your experience by remembering your preferences:

• Language and region preferences
• Currency selection
• Dark/light mode settings
• Notification preferences

2.3 Analytics Cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors use our site:

• Page views and navigation patterns
• Time spent on pages
• Error tracking and performance monitoring
• User interaction with features

2.4 Marketing Cookies

These cookies help us deliver relevant content and advertisements:

• Tracking user interests and behavior
• Personalizing content and offers
• Measuring advertising effectiveness
• Social media integration

3. Types of Cookies We Use

3.1 First-Party Cookies

These are set directly by EliteGraders and include:

3.2 Third-Party Cookies

We use services from trusted partners that may set their own cookies:

• Stripe: Payment processing and fraud prevention
• Google Analytics: Website analytics and performance monitoring
• Vercel: Content delivery and performance optimization

4. Managing Your Cookie Preferences

4.1 Browser Settings

You can control cookies through your browser settings:

• Block all cookies
• Allow only first-party cookies
• Delete existing cookies
• Set cookies to expire when you close your browser

4.2 Browser-Specific Instructions

4.3 Our Cookie Preferences

You can manage your cookie preferences for our site specifically:

5. Impact of Disabling Cookies

Disabling cookies may affect your experience on our platform:

• Essential Cookies: Site may not function properly, login issues may occur
• Functional Cookies: Settings won't be remembered, reduced personalization
• Analytics Cookies: We can't improve our services based on usage data
• Marketing Cookies: You may see less relevant content and advertisements

6. Mobile Applications

Our mobile applications may use similar technologies to cookies, including:

• Local storage and session storage
• Device identifiers
• App usage analytics
• Push notification tokens

7. International Transfers

Some of our service providers may be located outside your country. When you use our services, your information may be transferred to these providers in accordance with applicable data protection laws and our Privacy Policy.

8. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or applicable laws. We will notify you of significant changes by updating the "Last updated" date at the top of this policy.