Cookie Policy
Last updated: TODO — e.g. 1 January 2027
This policy explains the cookies and similar technologies LinkedStudy uses, and how to control them. It forms part of our Privacy Policy.
1. What these are
Cookies are small text files stored on your device by your browser. We also use closely related technologies, including local storage, session storage and mobile device identifiers, and we refer to all of them as "cookies" here.
2. What we use, and why
Strictly necessary, always on
These are required for the Platform to work. They cannot be switched off and do not require your consent.
| Cookie | Purpose | Lifetime |
|---|---|---|
| Session | Keeps you signed in. HttpOnly, Secure, SameSite. | 30 days |
| CSRF token | Prevents cross-site request forgery on forms and requests. | Session |
| Load balancing | Sends your requests to a healthy server. | Session |
| Consent record | Remembers your cookie choices so we do not ask again. | 12 months |
Functional, consent required where law requires it
| Cookie | Purpose | Lifetime |
|---|---|---|
Referral (ref) |
Affiliate referral attribution. Records which affiliate referred you, so that if you later join a paid community the correct person is credited with commission. | 30 days |
| Theme | Remembers light or dark mode. | 12 months |
| UI preferences | Remembers collapsed sections, chosen filters and tabs. | 12 months |
The referral cookie is set when you arrive via a link containing a referral code. It stores only that code, not your identity, your browsing elsewhere, or anything about you.
Analytics, consent required
Counting visits, measuring which features are used, and finding errors and slow pages, so we can improve the Platform. Data is aggregated and we do not use it to build advertising profiles. Retained up to 13 months.
What we do not use
We do not use advertising cookies, retargeting pixels, cross-site tracking, data brokers, or fingerprinting to identify you across other websites.
Note for Creators: a Creator may enable their own tracking integration, such as a Meta Pixel or Google Ads tag, on their community's public About page. Those are the Creator's tools, set by them and governed by their own privacy policy and that provider's terms. Where you have not consented to non-essential cookies, these are not loaded.
3. Your choices
We do not yet show an in-product consent banner for visitors in regions where one is required, such as the EEA and the UK; until it ships, we rely on the controls below and on keeping non-essential cookies to the minimum described above.
3.1 Your browser. You can block or delete cookies in your browser settings. Blocking strictly necessary cookies will stop you being able to sign in.
3.2 Global Privacy Control. We honour the Global Privacy Control (GPC) signal as an opt-out of non-essential cookies where applicable law requires it.
3.3 Mobile apps. The apps use device storage for sign-in and preferences, and a push notification token if you enable notifications. You can reset advertising identifiers and revoke notification permission in your device settings.
4. If you decline non-essential cookies
The Platform works normally. You will still be signed in, still see your communities, and still be able to post and buy. You may need to reselect preferences such as theme, and affiliate referrals will not be attributed, which means the person who referred you will not be credited.
5. Changes
We will update this page when our use of cookies changes, and will re-request consent where the change requires it.
Questions: [email protected]