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Cookie Policy

Last updated: January 2025  ·  Effective date: January 2025

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device (computer, tablet, or phone) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, remember your preferences, and provide information to the owners of the site.

Cookies are not programs — they cannot carry viruses, install malware, or access information on your device. They simply store small pieces of text that websites can retrieve on subsequent visits.

We use a minimal set of cookies — primarily to understand how visitors use our site so we can improve it. We do not use cookies for advertising or to build personal profiles.

2. Types of Cookies We Use

We use the following categories of cookies on Best Study Tips:

3. Essential Cookies

Essential cookies are strictly necessary for the website to function. Without them, services you have requested — such as remembering your cookie preference — cannot be provided.

These cookies do not require your consent as they are necessary for the site to operate. You can set your browser to block these cookies, but doing so may affect how the site works.

4. Analytics Cookies

We use Google Analytics to collect anonymised information about how visitors use our site. This helps us understand which content is most useful and identify areas for improvement.

The information collected includes:

  • Pages visited and time spent on each page
  • The website that referred you to ours
  • General geographic location (country/city level only)
  • Device type, browser, and operating system
  • Whether you are a new or returning visitor

IP anonymisation is enabled — your full IP address is never stored. Google Analytics data is processed in accordance with Google's Privacy Policy. You can opt out of Google Analytics across all websites by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

Analytics cookies require your consent and will only be set if you accept them.

5. Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies on our site are set by third-party services we use. Currently this includes Google Analytics (see Section 4).

We do not allow advertising networks or social media platforms to set cookies through our site. We do not display advertisements and do not use cookies for retargeting or behavioural advertising.

6. How to Manage Cookies

You have several options for controlling cookies:

Through our site: When you first visit Best Study Tips, you will be shown a cookie consent notice allowing you to accept or decline non-essential (analytics) cookies. You can change your preference at any time by clearing your browser cookies and revisiting the site.

Through your browser: Most browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can:

  • View and delete existing cookies
  • Block all cookies (note: this will affect how most websites work)
  • Block third-party cookies only
  • Allow cookies from specific websites

Browser-specific instructions:

Please note: disabling essential cookies may prevent parts of our site from functioning correctly.

7. Do Not Track

Some browsers have a "Do Not Track" feature that signals to websites that you do not want to be tracked. We currently honour Do Not Track signals by disabling analytics tracking when this setting is detected.

8. Changes to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the cookies we use or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Please revisit this page periodically to stay informed. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page indicates when it was last revised.

9. Contact Us

If you have any questions about our use of cookies, please contact us:

Best Study Tips
Email: [email protected]

For more information about how we use your personal data more broadly, please see our Privacy Policy.