Cookie Policy

Last Updated: February 14, 2026

What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile) when you visit a website. They help websites remember your preferences, understand how you use the site, and improve your experience.

This Cookie Policy explains how Professional Project Management License ("PML," "we," "us," or "our") uses cookies and similar technologies on our website and services.

Types of Cookies We Use
We use different types of cookies for different purposes

Essential Cookies (Required)

These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. You cannot disable them in our systems.

Examples:

  • Authentication cookies: Keep you logged in as you navigate the site
  • Security cookies: Protect against fraud and unauthorized access
  • Session cookies: Remember your course progress and exam state
  • Load balancing: Distribute traffic across servers for better performance

Cookie names: next-auth.session-token, next-auth.csrf-token, __Secure-next-auth.callback-url

Duration: Session (deleted when you close browser) or up to 30 days

Functional Cookies (Optional)

These cookies enable enhanced functionality and personalization. They may be set by us or by third-party providers.

Examples:

  • Preference cookies: Remember your language, theme, or display settings
  • Video player cookies: Remember playback position and quality settings
  • Auto-save cookies: Save your exam answers locally for recovery

Duration: Up to 1 year

Analytics Cookies (Optional)

These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously.

What we collect:

  • Pages visited and time spent on each page
  • How you arrived at our site (referral source)
  • Browser and device information
  • General location (country/city level, not precise)
  • Actions taken (buttons clicked, videos watched, lessons completed)

Providers: Vercel Analytics

Duration: Up to 2 years

Third-Party Cookies
Cookies set by external services we use

We use trusted third-party services that may set their own cookies:

Stripe (Payment Processing)

  • Purpose: Secure payment processing and fraud prevention
  • Cookies: __stripe_mid, __stripe_sid
  • Privacy Policy: stripe.com/privacy

Google OAuth (Authentication)

  • Purpose: Allow you to sign in with your Google account
  • Cookies: CONSENT, SOCS, SID, HSID, SSID, APISID, SAPISID
  • Privacy Policy: policies.google.com/privacy

Vercel (Hosting & Analytics)

How to Manage Cookies
You have control over which cookies you accept

Browser Settings

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can:

  • View what cookies are stored and delete them individually
  • Block third-party cookies
  • Block all cookies from specific websites
  • Block all cookies from being set
  • Delete all cookies when you close your browser

How to access cookie settings in popular browsers:

⚠️ Important: Blocking essential cookies will prevent you from using key features of our website, including logging in, taking exams, and accessing course materials.

Local Storage & Similar Technologies
Other ways we store data on your device

In addition to cookies, we use similar technologies to store data locally on your device:

Local Storage

We use HTML5 local storage to:

  • Save your exam answers as you work (auto-save functionality)
  • Remember your course progress and last watched position in videos
  • Store UI preferences (theme, sidebar state)

Note: Local storage data persists until you clear it manually or we delete it programmatically. It's not sent to our servers automatically.

Session Storage

We use session storage for temporary data that's deleted when you close your browser tab:

  • Exam timer state
  • Form data recovery
  • Navigation state
Updates to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology, legal requirements, or other factors. We will post the updated policy on this page with a new "Last Updated" date.

We encourage you to review this Cookie Policy periodically to stay informed about how we use cookies.

Questions About Cookies?

If you have questions about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact us:

Email: privacy@projectmanagementlicense.com

Privacy Policy: View our full Privacy Policy