Cookie Policy

What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit our website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and provide information to website owners about user behavior and preferences.

How We Use Cookies

Green Innovation Learning Center uses cookies to enhance your educational experience and improve our services. Our cookies serve several important functions:

Essential Cookies

These cookies are necessary for our website to function properly. They enable basic features like page navigation, access to secure areas, and remembering your login status during course sessions. Without these cookies, our learning platform cannot provide the services you expect.

Performance and Analytics Cookies

We utilize performance cookies to understand how visitors interact with our agricultural education content. These cookies help us identify which courses are most popular, how long students spend on different sections, and which educational materials are most effective. This information allows us to continuously improve our sustainable agriculture curriculum.

Preference Cookies

Preference cookies remember your choices regarding language settings, course preferences, and display options. They ensure that when you return to our platform, your personalized learning environment is maintained, making your agricultural education journey more seamless and tailored to your needs.

Types of Cookies We Use

Session Cookies

Session cookies are temporary files that are deleted when you close your browser. They help us maintain your login session during course participation and ensure secure access to premium content like our aquaculture and climate-smart agriculture modules.

Persistent Cookies

Persistent cookies remain on your device for a set period or until you delete them manually. They remember your preferences between visits, such as your preferred learning pace, completed course modules, and bookmark locations within our sustainable farming content.

Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies are placed by third-party services that appear on our pages. These might include embedded videos demonstrating farming techniques, social media sharing buttons for agricultural success stories, or analytics services that help us understand user engagement with our educational content.

Managing Your Cookie Preferences

You have complete control over cookie usage on our platform. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can modify your browser settings to decline cookies if you prefer. However, disabling certain cookies may impact your ability to access specific features of our agricultural education platform.

Browser Settings

All major browsers provide options to manage cookies through their settings menus. You can choose to block all cookies, allow only first-party cookies, or receive notifications when cookies are being set. Each browser has different procedures for managing these settings.

Cookie Consent Management

When you first visit our website, you will see a cookie consent banner allowing you to accept or decline non-essential cookies. You can change these preferences at any time by accessing the cookie settings in your browser or contacting our support team for assistance.

Data Security and Privacy

We take the security of your data seriously. All cookies used on our platform are encrypted and stored securely. We do not use cookies to collect personally identifiable information beyond what is necessary to provide our educational services and improve your learning experience.

Our cookie practices align with international data protection standards and Sri Lankan privacy regulations. We regularly review and update our cookie policies to ensure compliance with evolving privacy laws and maintain the highest standards of data protection for our agricultural education community.

Duration of Cookie Storage

Different cookies have varying expiration periods based on their function. Essential cookies typically expire when your browser session ends, while preference cookies may be stored for several months to maintain your personalized settings. Analytics cookies generally have a shorter lifespan and are automatically purged according to our data retention policies.

Updates to This Policy

This cookie policy may be updated periodically to reflect changes in our practices or applicable laws. We encourage you to review this policy regularly to stay informed about how we use cookies. Significant changes will be communicated through our platform notifications or prominent website announcements.

Impact on Educational Experience

Cookies play a crucial role in delivering our agricultural education content effectively. They enable features such as progress tracking through our sustainable farming modules, personalized course recommendations based on your interests, and seamless transitions between different learning materials.

For students enrolled in our aquaculture programs, cookies help maintain access to specialized resources and track completion of practical assessments. Similarly, participants in our climate-smart agriculture courses benefit from cookies that remember their preferred learning formats and bookmark important reference materials.

By accepting cookies, you enable us to provide a more engaging and effective learning environment that adapts to your individual needs and learning style. This personalization is particularly valuable in agricultural education, where practical application and continuous learning are essential for success.