Cookie Policy

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They help websites remember your preferences, understand how you use the site, and provide a better experience. As an educational platform serving children, we are especially careful about which cookies we use and why.

2. How We Use Cookies

Homework Gamifier uses cookies to:

• Keep you logged into your account
• Remember your preferences and settings
• Save game progress and achievements
• Understand how our platform is used to make improvements
• Ensure security and prevent fraud

Important: We do not use cookies to track children for advertising purposes or share cookie data with third-party advertisers.

3. Types of Cookies We Use

3.1 Essential Cookies (Required)

These cookies are necessary for the Service to function and cannot be disabled:

• Session cookies: Keep you logged in during your visit
• Security cookies: Protect against unauthorized access
• Load balancing: Ensure fast and reliable performance

3.2 Functional Cookies

These cookies remember your choices to provide enhanced features:

• Preference cookies: Remember language, theme, and display settings
• Progress cookies: Save game state and learning progress locally
• Character cookies: Remember chosen characters and customizations

3.3 Analytics Cookies

These cookies help us understand how our Service is used:

• Usage analytics: Anonymous data about which features are popular
• Performance monitoring: Identify and fix technical issues
• Learning analytics: Improve our educational content and games

All analytics data is anonymized and never identifies individual children.

4. Third-Party Cookies

We minimize third-party cookies, especially for child users. We may use:

• Payment processors: Secure payment handling (parent accounts only)
• Customer support: Help desk and chat functionality
• Error tracking: Identify and fix bugs quickly

We do not allow advertising networks or social media tracking on our platform.

5. Cookie Duration

• Session cookies: Deleted when you close your browser
• Persistent cookies: Remain until expiry or deletion (typically 30 days to 1 year)
• Authentication cookies: Expire after 30 days of inactivity

6. Managing Cookies

6.1 Browser Settings

Most browsers allow you to control cookies through settings. You can:

• View cookies stored on your device
• Delete individual or all cookies
• Block cookies from specific or all websites
• Set preferences for first-party vs. third-party cookies

Note: Blocking essential cookies may prevent you from using the Service.

6.2 Our Cookie Preferences

Logged-in users can manage cookie preferences in Account Settings. Parents can adjust privacy settings for child accounts.

7. Local Storage

In addition to cookies, we use local storage to:

• Cache game assets for faster loading
• Store offline progress temporarily
• Save user preferences locally

Local storage can be cleared through your browser's developer tools or settings.

8. Children's Privacy

In compliance with COPPA and our commitment to children's safety:

• We use only essential and educational cookies for child users
• We do not use tracking cookies for behavioral advertising
• Analytics data from child users is fully anonymized
• Parents can request deletion of all cookie data at any time

9. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. We will notify you of significant changes and update the "Last updated" date.

10. Contact Us

For questions about our use of cookies:

• Email: privacy@homeworkgamifier.com
• Mail: Homework Gamifier, Privacy Team, 123 Learning Lane, San Francisco, CA 94102