Cookie Policy

Last updated: 15th January 2026

What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device (computer, smartphone, or tablet) when you visit our website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and to provide information to website owners about how users interact with their sites.

Cookies contain information that is transferred to your device's hard drive. They help us recognise your device and store some information about your preferences or past actions on our website. This allows us to provide you with a better, more personalised experience when you browse our educational platform solutions and services.

Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser settings to decline cookies if you prefer. However, this may prevent you from taking full advantage of our website's functionality and may affect your user experience.

Why We Use Cookies

We use cookies for several important purposes that enhance your experience on our website and help us improve our educational subscription platform services. Our use of cookies is designed to provide you with relevant content, improve website functionality, and help us understand how our services can better meet your needs.

Essential Website Functionality

Some cookies are essential for our website to function properly. These necessary cookies enable basic functions like page navigation, access to secure areas of the website, and remembering your cookie preferences. Without these cookies, we cannot provide many of the services you have asked for.

Analytics and Performance

We use analytics cookies to understand how visitors interact with our website. This information helps us improve our content, user experience, and educational platform offerings. Analytics cookies collect information about which pages are visited most often, how long users spend on different pages, and what content is most relevant to our audience.

Marketing and Advertising

We may use marketing cookies to deliver relevant advertisements and measure the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns. These cookies help us show you information about our educational subscription platform solutions that may be of interest to you, both on our website and on other websites you visit.

Types of Cookies We Use

We use different types of cookies for various purposes. Understanding these categories will help you make informed decisions about your cookie preferences and privacy settings.

Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for our website to function properly and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you which amount to a request for services, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in, or filling in forms.

  • Cookie consent preferences
  • Website security and authentication
  • Basic website functionality
  • Session management

Analytics Cookies

These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our website. They help us understand which pages are most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site.

  • Google Analytics for website usage statistics
  • Page view tracking and user journey analysis
  • Performance monitoring and optimisation
  • Content effectiveness measurement

Functional Cookies

These cookies enable the website to provide enhanced functionality and personalisation. They may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we have added to our pages.

  • Language and region preferences
  • User interface customisation
  • Remember your choices and settings
  • Enhanced user experience features

Marketing and Advertising Cookies

These cookies may be set through our site by our advertising partners. They may be used to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant adverts on other sites.

  • Google Ads for targeted advertising
  • Remarketing and retargeting campaigns
  • Advertising effectiveness measurement
  • Cross-platform advertising coordination

Detailed Cookie Information

Below is a comprehensive list of the specific cookies used on our website, including their names, purposes, and duration. This information helps you understand exactly what data is being collected and how long it is stored.

Cookie Name Purpose Duration Type
cookie_consent Stores your cookie preferences and consent choices 1 year Necessary
_ga Google Analytics - distinguishes unique users 2 years Analytics
_gid Google Analytics - distinguishes users for 24 hours 24 hours Analytics
_gat Google Analytics - throttles request rate 1 minute Analytics
_gcl_au Google Ads - stores conversion tracking information 90 days Marketing
_gcl_aw Google Ads - conversion tracking and attribution 90 days Marketing
IDE Google Ads - advertising personalisation and measurement 390 days Marketing
user_preferences Stores user interface and language preferences 6 months Functional

Third-Party Cookies

Our website uses services provided by third-party companies, which may set their own cookies on your device. These third-party cookies are governed by the respective companies' privacy policies and cookie policies.

Google Services

We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use our website and Google Ads for advertising and remarketing purposes. Google may use cookies to collect information about your visits to this and other websites in order to provide relevant advertisements about goods and services that may be of interest to you.

  • Google Analytics: Provides website usage statistics and user behaviour insights
  • Google Ads: Enables targeted advertising and conversion tracking
  • Google Fonts: Delivers web fonts for consistent typography across devices

Third-Party Privacy Policies

For more information about how these third parties use cookies and handle your data, please refer to their respective privacy policies:

Managing Your Cookie Preferences

You have several options for managing cookies on our website. We respect your privacy choices and provide multiple ways for you to control how cookies are used during your visit to our site.

Cookie Consent Banner

When you first visit our website, you'll see a cookie consent banner that allows you to accept all cookies, reject non-essential cookies, or customise your preferences. You can access these settings at any time by clicking on the cookie preferences link in our website footer.

Browser Settings

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings preferences. You can set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies, or to alert you when cookies are being sent. However, if you disable or refuse cookies, please note that some parts of our website may become inaccessible or not function properly.

Opt-Out Options

For advertising cookies, you can opt out of personalised advertising by visiting the following links:

Update Your Preferences

You can change your cookie preferences at any time by using our cookie consent banner or by clearing your browser cookies and revisiting our website.

Google Consent Mode v2

Our website implements Google Consent Mode v2, which allows us to adjust how Google services behave based on your consent preferences. This technology ensures that your privacy choices are respected whilst still allowing us to measure website performance and improve our services.

When you choose to reject marketing cookies, Google Consent Mode v2 automatically adjusts the behaviour of Google Analytics and Google Ads to respect your preferences. This means that while basic website functionality is maintained, personalised advertising and detailed user tracking are disabled.

This implementation ensures compliance with privacy regulations whilst providing you with granular control over your data and privacy preferences during your visit to our educational platform website.

Changes to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our use of cookies, changes in applicable laws, or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. When we make material changes to this policy, we will notify you by updating the "Last updated" date at the top of this page.

We encourage you to review this Cookie Policy periodically to stay informed about our use of cookies and related technologies. Your continued use of our website after any changes indicates your acceptance of the updated Cookie Policy.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please don't hesitate to contact us. We're committed to transparency and are happy to provide additional information about our privacy practices.

Contact Information

sharpzenorium AG

Graben 56, 9553 Villach, Carinthia, Austria

Email: privacy@sharpzenorium.top

Phone: +43 4241 292377

For more information about how we handle your personal data, please see our Privacy Policy.