Cookies Policy

What Are Cookies?

This Cookie Policy explains how the German Compliance Institute ("we," "us," or "our") uses cookies and similar technologies on our website: germancomplianceinstitute.com and e-learning platform.

Cookies are small text files that are downloaded to your computer, tablet, or smartphone when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work (or work more efficiently), remember user preferences, and provide analytical information to the website owners.

How We Use Cookies

Our e-learning platform uses cookies to:

• Ensure the website functions properly (e.g., keeping you securely logged in while taking a compliance course).

• Remember your preferences (e.g., language settings).

• Understand how users interact with our site so we can improve our course offerings and user experience.

• Ensure the security of our website and prevent fraud.

Types of Cookies We Use

We classify the cookies we use into the following categories:

A. Strictly Necessary (Essential) Cookies

These cookies are technically required for our website to function. Without them, you cannot log into your account, access your courses, or securely process payments. Because they are essential, they do not require your consent and cannot be disabled in our systems.

• Legal Basis: § 25 (2) TDDDG and Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR (Performance of a Contract) / Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR (Legitimate Interest).

• Examples: Session IDs, security tokens, load-balancing cookies, and a cookie that remembers your consent choices.

B. Functional Cookies

These cookies allow the website to remember choices you make (such as your user name, language preference, or the region you are in) and provide enhanced, more personal features.

• Legal Basis: Explicit Consent (Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR).

• Examples: Remembering your volume settings on a course video or saving your place in a specific lesson.

C. Analytical / Performance Cookies

These cookies collect anonymous information about how visitors use our website. For instance, they tell us which compliance or language courses are most popular, which pages get the most traffic, and if users receive error messages. This data is aggregated and used exclusively to improve website performance.

• Legal Basis: Explicit Consent (Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR).

• Examples: Google Analytics (if applicable).

D. Marketing / Targeting Cookies (Include this section ONLY if you run ads or use tracking pixels like Meta/Facebook Pixel)

These cookies are used to track visitors across websites to deliver tailored advertisements that are relevant to the user's interests.

• Legal Basis: Explicit Consent (Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR).

• Examples: Third-party advertising networks, remarketing tags.

 

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List of Specific Cookies Used

(Note to Website Owner: You must update this table based on the actual cookies your website platform generates. Below are common examples for an e-learning site.)

Third-Party Cookies

In some cases, we use third-party services that may place cookies on your device. For example:

• Payment Providers: If you purchase a course via Stripe or PayPal, they may use cookies to process the transaction securely and prevent fraud.

• Video Hosting: If our course videos are hosted on platforms like Vimeo or YouTube, they may set cookies when you click play.

These third-party services are governed by their own privacy and cookie policies, over which we have no direct control.

How to Manage or Withdraw Your Consent

You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject non-essential cookies.

Our Cookie Banner: When you first visit our site, you will be presented with a cookie banner allowing you to accept all cookies, reject non-essential cookies, or customize your preferences.

Changing Your Preferences Later: You can change your cookie preferences or withdraw your consent at any time.

Browser Settings: You can also set or amend your web browser controls to accept or refuse cookies. If you choose to reject essential cookies via your browser settings, you will still be able to view our public website, but you will likely be unable to log in to your account or access your courses. The process for managing cookies varies depending on your browser:

• Google Chrome

• Mozilla Firefox

• Apple Safari

• Microsoft Edge

Contact Us

If you have any questions about our use of cookies or other technologies, please refer to our Privacy Policy or contact us at:

German Compliance Institute

Email: [email protected]