Cookie policy

This document informs Users about the technologies that help this Website to achieve the purposes described below. This Website (strangebee.learnworlds.com) uses cookies and similar technologies (“Cookies”) to distinguish you from other users of the Website.
This helps us provide you with a better experience when you browse the Website and also allows us to improve it. This Cookie Policy explains what Cookies are, which types we use, for what purposes, and how you can control them. Some Cookies are strictly necessary for the Website to function and are always set when you visit. Other Cookies (for example, for analytics or marketing) will only be used where you have given your consent.

When you first visit the Website, you will see a cookie banner that allows you to accept all Cookies, reject non-essential Cookies, or manage your preferences. Your choices will be stored and you can change them at any time via the cookie settings or your browser settings.

By clicking “Accept” on the cookie banner, or by selecting your preferences and confirming them, you agree to the use of Cookies as described in this Cookie Policy. If you choose to reject non-essential Cookies, the core features of the Website will remain available, but some functions may not work as intended.

In this Cookie Policy, unless the context otherwise requires, the following expressions have the following meanings:

"Cookie": means a small text file or similar technology placed on your computer or device by the Website when you visit certain parts of the Website and/or when you use certain features of the Website, as described in this Cookie Policy;
"Cookie Law": means the laws and regulations relating to the use of cookies and similar technologies and to electronic communications, including the EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) and the national laws implementing the EU ePrivacy rules that apply to the Website;
Personal data: means any and all data that relates to an identified or identifiable natural person who can be directly or indirectly identified from that data, as defined by EU Regulation 2016/679 General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”); and
We/Us/Our: means StrangeBee SAS SAS, the company that owns and operates the StrangeBee Academy Website (strangebee.learnworlds.com).

3.1 The Website may place and access certain first-party Cookies on your computer or device. First-party Cookies are those set by the domain of the Website or by our platform provider acting on our behalf. These Cookies are used primarily to help the Website function properly and to improve your experience of using it. We work with our platform provider to ensure that these Cookies are used in a way that respects your privacy and protects your Personal Data.
3.2 When you use the Website, you may also receive certain third-party Cookies on your computer or device. Third-party Cookies are those placed by websites, services and/or parties other than us. Third-party Cookies may be used on the Website for analytics, to help us understand how the Website and the Academy are used, and for marketing or advertising purposes where applicable.
3.3 All Cookies used by and on the Website are used in accordance with applicable Cookie Law. We may use some or all of the following types of Cookie:

3.3.1 Strictly Necessary Cookies
A Cookie falls into this category (usually first-party Cookies) if it is essential to the operation of the Website. Without these Cookies, we cannot provide certain core functionality. For example, strictly necessary Cookies help remember your preferences as you navigate through the online school and support functions such as logging in and payment transactions.
3.3.2 Functionality Cookies
Functionality Cookies allow the Website to remember choices you make, such as your username, login details, language preferences and any customizations you make to pages during your visit. These Cookies are used to provide enhanced and more personalized features and services.
3.3.3 Analytics Cookies
It is important for us to understand how you use the Website, for example, how efficiently you are able to navigate around it and which features you use. Analytics Cookies enable us to gather this information, helping us to improve the Website and your experience of it.
3.3.4 Marketing/Targeting Cookies
Marketing or targeting Cookies help us understand when and how often you visit the Website and which parts of it you use (including which pages you have visited and which links you have clicked). This information helps us make the Website and any advertising more relevant to your interests. Some information gathered by these Cookies may also be shared with third parties that provide advertising or marketing services.
3.3.5 Third Party Cookies
Third-party Cookies are not placed by us; instead, they are placed by third parties that provide services to us and/or to you. Third-party Cookies may be used by advertising services to show tailored advertising to you on or through the Website, or by third parties providing analytics services to us (these Cookies will work in a similar way to the Analytics Cookies described above).
3.3.6 Persistent Cookies
Any of the above types of Cookie may be a persistent Cookie. Persistent Cookies remain on your computer or device for a predetermined period and are activated each time you visit the Website.
3.3.7 Session Cookies
Any of the above types of Cookie may be a session Cookie. Session Cookies are temporary and only remain on your computer or device from the moment you visit the Website until you close your browser. Session Cookies are deleted when you close your browser.

Name of Cookie	Purpose	Strictly Necessary	Expires
XSRF-TOKEN	Preserves User Login information and states	Yes	When you close your browser
DPSettings	Preserves the user's Cookie policy preferences	Yes	12 days
slim_session	Preserves User Login information and states	Yes	2.5 days
affiliate	Tracks purchases made through affiliate links to ensure proper credit is given to the affiliate partner.	No	Depends on your affiliate cookie settings

Name of Cookie	Provider	Purpose	Expires
__stripe_sid	checkout.stripe.com	Used to process payments for our website.	30 minutes
__stripe_mid	checkout.stripe.com	Used to distinguish users.	1 year
cid	checkout.stripe.com	Used to process payments for our website.	3 months
vuid	vimeo.com	These cookies are used by Vimeo to collect analytics tracking information.	3 years
player	player.vimeo.com	These cookies are used by Vimeo to collect analytics tracking information.	1 year
cf_clearance	www.cloudflare.com	Used by clouflare to specify the duration that our website is accessible to a visitor that successfully completed a previous Captcha or challenge.	4 hours

4.3 The Website may use analytics services provided by third parties (for example, web analytics providers or our platform provider). Website analytics refers to a set of tools used to collect and analyze information about how users interact with the Website (such as pages visited, time spent, navigation paths). This helps us understand how the Website and the Academy are used and enables us to improve them
4.4 The analytics services used on the Website use Cookies to gather the information they need. These Cookies are not strictly necessary for the Website to function. We will only use analytics Cookies where you have given your consent via the cookie banner or cookie settings. If you choose not to allow analytics Cookies, this will not prevent you from using the Website, but it may limit our ability to improve it based on how it is used.
4.5 Any analytics Cookies used on the Website, if enabled, are listed in the cookie table below together with their provider, purpose and duration:

Name of Cookie	Provider	Purpose	Expires
_ga	strangebee.learnworlds.com	Google Analytics: Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website.	2 years
_gat	strangebee.learnworlds.com	Google Analytics: Used by Google Analytics to throttle the request rate.	When you close your browser
_gid	strangebee.learnworlds.com	Google Analytics: Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website.	When you close your browser
_ga_container-id	strangebee.learnworlds.com	Used to persist session state.	2 years

4.7 Marketing/Targeting cookies
Marketing or targeting Cookies are used to track visitors across websites or services. They may be set by us or by third-party partners to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant adverts or content on other sites or platforms.
These Cookies do not typically store information that directly identifies you, but they work by uniquely identifying your browser and internet device. The aim is to make advertising and communications more relevant and engaging for you, and more valuable for publishers and advertisers.
Marketing/targeting Cookies are not strictly necessary for the Website to function and will only be used where you have given your consent via the cookie banner or cookie settings. If you do not allow these Cookies, you will still be able to use the Website, but you may see less targeted advertising or content.

Name of Cookie	Provider	Purpose	Expires
__hstc	strangebee.learnworlds.com	The main cookie for tracking visitors. It contains the domain, utk (see below), initial timestamp (first visit), last timestamp (last visit), current timestamp (this visit), and session number (increments for each subsequent session).	6 months
hubspotutk	strangebee.learnworlds.com	This cookie is used for to keep track of a visitor's identity. This cookie is passed to HubSpot on form submission and used when de-duplicating contacts.	6 months
__hssc	strangebee.learnworlds.com	This cookie keeps track of sessions. This is used to determine if we should increment the session number and timestamps in the __hstc cookie. It contains the domain, viewCount (increments each pageView in a session), and session start timestamp.	30 min
__hssrc	strangebee.learnworlds.com	Whenever HubSpot changes the session cookie, this cookie is also set. We set it to 1 and use it to determine if the visitor has restarted their browser. If this cookie does not exist when we manage cookies, we assume it is a new session.	session
messagesUtk	strangebee.learnworlds.com	This cookie is used to recognize visitors who chat with you via the messages tool. If the visitor leaves your site before they're added as a contact, they will have this cookie associated with their browser. If you have a history of chatting with a visitor and they return to your site later in the same cookied browser, the messages tool will load your conversation history with that visitor.	6 months

5.1 When you first visit the Website, you will be shown a cookie banner requesting your consent to set non-essential Cookies (for example, analytics or marketing Cookies). The banner will give you the option to:
(a) accept all Cookies;
(b) reject non-essential Cookies; or
(c) manage your preferences by enabling or disabling specific categories of Cookies.
Strictly necessary Cookies, which are essential for the operation of the Website and the provision of our Services, are always set and do not require your consent. If you choose to reject non-essential Cookies, you will still be able to use the core features of the Website, but some functions may not work as intended. You can change your cookie preferences at any time via the cookie settings made available on the Website (where provided) or by clearing and resetting your choices.

5.2 In addition to the controls that we provide via the cookie banner and cookie settings, you can choose to enable or disable Cookies in your internet browser. Most internet browsers also allow you to delete Cookies that have already been set and to choose whether you wish to block all Cookies or only third-party Cookies. By default, most internet browsers accept Cookies, but this can usually be changed. For further details, please consult the help menu in your internet browser or the documentation that came with your device.

6.1 We may update or amend this Cookie Policy from time to time, for example to reflect changes to the Cookies we use or for other operational, legal or regulatory reasons. Any such changes will become effective when the updated Cookie Policy is posted on the Website. Your continued use of the Website after the updated Cookie Policy has been posted will constitute your acceptance of those changes. You are therefore advised to check this page from time to time.
6.2 In the event of any conflict between the current version of this Cookie Policy and any previous version(s), the provisions of the current version shall prevail unless it is expressly stated otherwise.

Cookie Policy

1. Definitions and Interpretation

2. Information About Us

3. How Does Our Site Use Cookies?

4. What Cookies Does Our Site Use?

5. Consent and Control

6. Changes to this Cookie Policy

7. Further Information