1. What Are Cookies
Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. They help the website remember your actions and preferences over time.
At Futurapt, we use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better, more personalized experience on our career guidance platform.
2. How We Use Cookies
We use cookies to:
- Keep you signed in and maintain your session securely
- Remember your preferences such as theme and language
- Understand how you interact with our platform to improve our services
- Deliver relevant content and career recommendations
- Ensure the security and performance of our platform
3. Types of Cookies We Use
We categorize the cookies we use into the following types:
- Essential cookies: Required for the platform to function properly.
- Functional cookies: Remember your preferences and settings.
- Analytics cookies: Help us understand usage patterns and improve our services.
- Third-party cookies: Set by external services we use.
4. Essential Cookies
These cookies are strictly necessary for the platform to function. They cannot be disabled.
- Session cookies: Maintain your logged-in state and secure your account.
- Security tokens: Protect against cross-site request forgery (CSRF) and other security threats.
- Load balancing: Ensure consistent performance across our infrastructure.
5. Functional Cookies
These cookies enable enhanced functionality and personalization:
- Theme: Remember your light/dark mode preference.
- Saved items: Persist your saved careers, courses, and universities.
- Onboarding progress: Track your self-discovery assessment progress across sessions.
6. Analytics Cookies
We use analytics cookies to collect information about how visitors use our platform. This data is aggregated and anonymized.
- Page views: Which pages you visit and how long you spend on them.
- Feature usage: Which features you interact with most frequently.
- Navigation paths: How you move through the platform to identify improvement areas.
- Error tracking: Identify and fix technical issues quickly.
Analytics cookies are only set with your consent. You can opt out at any time.
7. Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies are set by third-party services integrated into our platform:
- Authentication providers: Google and GitHub OAuth cookies for sign-in functionality.
- Email delivery: Tracking pixels for email open rates (only in marketing emails you have opted into).
These third parties have their own privacy and cookie policies. We encourage you to review them.
8. Managing Cookies
You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can manage your cookie preferences in the following ways:
- Browser settings: Most browsers allow you to block or delete cookies through their settings. Check your browser’s help section for instructions.
- Opt-out tools: Use industry opt-out tools such as the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page.
- Do Not Track: If your browser sends a Do Not Track signal, we respect this preference for analytics cookies.
Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of the platform. Essential cookies cannot be disabled as they are necessary for the platform to operate.
9. Updates to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time. When we do:
- The “Last updated” date at the top of this page will reflect the most recent revision.
- Material changes will be communicated via email and platform notification at least 14 days before taking effect.
- Continued use of the platform after changes take effect constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.
For questions about our use of cookies, please contact us: