What we use
We keep this deliberately short. We do not use advertising or cross-site tracking cookies, and we do not run third-party analytics trackers on the marketing site.
| Name | What it does | Type | Lifetime |
|---|---|---|---|
| sfc_access | Proves who you are on each request once you have signed in. | Strictly necessary | 15 minutes, renewed automatically while you browse |
| sfc_refresh | Keeps you signed in and lets us issue a fresh access cookie without asking for your password again. | Strictly necessary | Until you sign out |
| theme | Remembers whether you chose light or dark mode. Stored in your browser's local storage, not sent to our servers. | Preference | Until you clear your browser data |
Why we need them
The sign-in cookies do three jobs:
- keep your session alive so you are not asked to log in on every page;
- let us serve your own dashboard, batches and progress rather than someone else's;
- protect your account — they are set as httpOnly, so scripts running in the browser cannot read them, and as secure, so they travel only over an encrypted connection.
Third-party cookies
A few cookies come from services we embed rather than from us. We do not control them, and they are set only when you use that part of the platform:
- Payment gateway — when you pay for a programme, the gateway sets its own cookies to run the checkout securely and prevent fraud.
- Embedded media — where a lesson or testimonial embeds a third-party video player, that provider may set cookies when the video loads.
Managing cookies
Every browser lets you view, block or delete cookies from its settings, and you can clear the theme preference by clearing site data. Two things to know before you do:
- blocking our sign-in cookies means you will not be able to log in or attend a class — they are not optional for the learning platform;
- deleting cookies signs you out of every device where you were signed in through that browser.
Browsing the public pages — courses, live classes, webinars — needs no cookies at all.
Changes to this policy
If we add a cookie, this table changes with it and the date at the top of the page is updated. For how we handle personal data more broadly, see our privacy policy, or write to info@skillforcareer.com.