Cookie Policy
Last updated: May 26, 2025
This Cookie Policy explains how Gulskav ("we", "us", or "our") uses cookies and similar tracking technologies when you visit our website at gulskav.com or use any of our online services. By continuing to use our website, you acknowledge and agree to the use of cookies as described in this policy.
1. What Are Cookies
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device — computer, smartphone, or tablet — when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, to remember your preferences, and to provide information to website owners about how visitors interact with their services.
Cookies are not programs and cannot execute code or deliver viruses. They are passive data files stored by your browser and can only be read by the website that placed them, or in some cases, by designated third parties.
2. Types of Cookies We Use
2.1 Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are essential for the website to function properly. They enable core features such as user authentication, session management, security enforcement, and navigation. Without these cookies, certain services cannot be provided.
- Session management and user login state
- Security tokens and fraud prevention
- Load balancing across servers
- Remembering items in a course cart or enrollment queue
These cookies do not require your consent under most applicable frameworks because they are technically necessary to deliver the service you have requested.
2.2 Performance and Analytics Cookies
These cookies collect information about how visitors use our website. They help us understand which pages are visited most often, how users navigate between pages, and whether users encounter errors. All information gathered is aggregated and anonymized.
- Counting the number of unique visitors
- Recording page load times and performance metrics
- Identifying broken links or error pages
- Measuring the effectiveness of content and features
2.3 Functional Cookies
Functional cookies allow the website to remember choices you have previously made and provide enhanced, personalized features. These may include remembering your language preferences, display settings, or progress within a learning module.
- Remembering your preferred display language
- Storing your course progress between sessions
- Saving quiz results and completion milestones
- Maintaining your interface customization preferences
2.4 Targeting and Marketing Cookies
These cookies are used to deliver content and advertisements that are more relevant to your interests. They may also be used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement and to measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns. These cookies are often placed by third-party advertising networks.
- Recording pages and content you have visited
- Building interest-based profiles for ad targeting
- Tracking conversions from third-party ad platforms
- Enabling social media platforms to deliver relevant ads based on your interaction with our site
3. First-Party and Third-Party Cookies
Cookies placed directly by Gulskav are referred to as first-party cookies. These are used exclusively for the operation and improvement of our own services.
Third-party cookies are set by external service providers whose features we have integrated into our platform. These include analytics providers, payment processors, video hosting services, and social media plugins. Third parties may use these cookies to track you across multiple websites beyond our own platform. Their use of cookies is governed by their respective privacy and cookie policies, not by this document.
We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party service you interact with through our platform.
4. Session Cookies and Persistent Cookies
Session cookies are temporary and are deleted from your device automatically when you close your browser. They are used to maintain continuity during a single browsing session, such as keeping you logged in as you move between pages.
Persistent cookies remain on your device for a defined period — which may range from days to several years — unless you delete them manually. They allow the website to recognize you as a returning visitor and restore your preferences across separate visits.
5. Similar Tracking Technologies
In addition to cookies, we may use other technologies that function in a similar way to collect information about your use of our services:
- Web beacons — small transparent image files embedded in web pages or emails that signal when content has been loaded or an email has been opened
- Pixel tags — tiny graphic files used to track user behavior, conversions, and advertising performance
- Local storage — a browser-based mechanism that stores data locally on your device, functioning similarly to cookies but with a larger capacity and no automatic expiry
- Fingerprinting — a technique that collects and combines technical characteristics of your device and browser to create a unique identifier without storing a file on your device
6. Why We Use Cookies
We use cookies and related technologies for the following purposes:
- To ensure the reliable operation of our platform and prevent service interruptions
- To authenticate users and protect accounts from unauthorized access
- To personalize your experience and remember your settings
- To analyze how learners engage with course content and identify areas for improvement
- To measure the performance of marketing campaigns and reduce ineffective advertising spend
- To comply with legal obligations related to record-keeping and audit trails
- To facilitate integrations with third-party tools that enhance the learning experience
7. Your Consent
When you first visit our website, you will be presented with a cookie consent notice that allows you to accept or decline non-essential cookies. Strictly necessary cookies are always active as they are required for the website to function and are not subject to consent.
Your consent is recorded and stored so that we do not ask for it repeatedly. You may withdraw or update your consent at any time by accessing the cookie settings panel available in the footer of our website.
Withdrawing consent does not affect the lawfulness of any processing that was carried out before the withdrawal.
8. Managing and Disabling Cookies
You can manage, restrict, or delete cookies through your browser settings at any time. Most browsers provide controls that allow you to:
- View the cookies currently stored on your device
- Block cookies from specific websites or from all websites
- Delete all cookies or cookies from specific sites
- Set your browser to notify you before a cookie is placed
Please be aware that disabling certain cookies — particularly strictly necessary and functional cookies — may impair your ability to use parts of our website. Features such as course progress tracking, saved preferences, and secure login may not work correctly if cookies are blocked.
For guidance on managing cookies in your specific browser, please refer to the help documentation provided by your browser developer:
9. Cookies Set by Third Parties
Certain features of our platform involve the use of third-party services. When you interact with these services through our website, those third parties may place cookies on your device independently. We do not control the cookies set by these third parties and are not responsible for their content or privacy practices.
Third-party services that may set cookies through our platform include, but are not limited to:
- Web analytics providers used to measure site traffic and user behavior
- Video hosting platforms used to deliver course video content
- Payment gateway providers used to process enrollment transactions
- Email marketing and communication tools
- Social media platforms integrated for sharing and authentication
We recommend reviewing the cookie policies of these third parties directly if you wish to understand how they use data collected through your interaction with our platform.
10. Cookie Retention Periods
The retention period for each cookie varies depending on its purpose. The following general ranges apply:
- Strictly necessary cookies — typically expire at the end of the browser session or within 24 hours
- Functional cookies — retained for up to 12 months to preserve your preferences
- Analytics cookies — typically retained for 6 to 24 months depending on the provider
- Marketing and targeting cookies — retention periods vary by third-party provider, often between 30 days and 2 years
You can delete cookies stored on your device at any time, regardless of their defined retention period.
11. Do Not Track Signals
Some browsers include a "Do Not Track" feature that sends a signal to websites indicating that you do not wish to be tracked. There is currently no universally accepted standard for how websites should respond to Do Not Track signals. Our website does not currently alter its data collection practices in response to Do Not Track signals. You may use the cookie management options described in this policy to exercise control over tracking on our platform.
12. Children and Cookies
Our services are not directed toward children under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal data through cookies or other tracking technologies from children. If you believe that a child has accessed our platform and cookie data has been collected without appropriate consent, please contact us so that we can take appropriate action.
13. Changes to This Cookie Policy
We reserve the right to update this Cookie Policy at any time to reflect changes in our practices, the technologies we use, or applicable legal requirements. When we make material changes, we will update the "Last updated" date at the top of this page and, where appropriate, notify users through a prominent notice on our website or via email.
We encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed about how we use cookies. Continued use of our website after changes have been posted constitutes your acknowledgment of those changes.
14. Contact Us
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Cookie Policy or the way we handle cookies, please contact us using the details below:
- Company: Gulskav
- Address: Kuznets'ka St, 54, Mykolaiv, Mykolaiv Oblast, Ukraine, 54000
- Email: help@gulskav.com
- Phone: +380 67 270 82 70
- Website: gulskav.com
We will endeavor to respond to all inquiries within a reasonable timeframe.