Cookies are small text files that websites store on your device when you visit them. Think of them as digital Post-it notes that help websites remember things about your visit – like your preferences, login status, or items in your shopping cart.

Beyond traditional cookies, we also use other tracking technologies including web beacons (tiny invisible images), local storage, and analytics scripts. These tools work together to create a more personalized and functional experience while you're learning with World Liberty Finance (WLFI) Systems.

Some cookies are essential for basic website functionality – without them, you wouldn't be able to log into your account or navigate between pages properly. Others are more about convenience and customization, remembering your language preferences or tracking which courses you've viewed.

When you're working through our video editing courses, analytics cookies help us see which tutorial sections students replay most often. This tells us where we might need to add more detailed explanations or create supplementary materials.

Functional cookies remember practical things – if you prefer captions on your video lessons, or if you've set playback speed to 1.25x because that's your optimal learning pace. Without these preferences stored, you'd need to adjust settings every single time you log in.

Marketing cookies work a bit differently. Instead of bombarding everyone with the same course announcements, they help us show you information about advanced motion graphics techniques if that's what you've been exploring, rather than basic timeline navigation you've already mastered.

We also use Google Analytics to understand broader patterns – like whether mobile learners prefer shorter lesson segments, or if certain course sequences have higher completion rates. This aggregate data helps us design better learning experiences without tracking individual students personally.

While our cookie preference center above gives you control over our specific tracking, you can also manage cookies directly through your browser settings. Keep in mind that blocking all cookies might affect your learning experience – you might get logged out frequently or lose your course progress.

Most cookies expire automatically – session cookies disappear when you close your browser, while others have set expiration dates ranging from 30 days to 2 years. Analytics data is anonymized and aggregated, making it impossible to trace back to individual users after processing.

You have the right to request information about what data we've collected, ask for corrections, or request deletion of your personal information. Since we're focused on education rather than extensive personal data collection, most requests are straightforward to handle.

If you're located in California, you have additional rights under CCPA including the right to know what personal information is collected and the right to opt-out of sale (though we don't sell student data). European users have GDPR protections including data portability and the right to be forgotten.

Our video editing courses sometimes embed content from YouTube for supplementary tutorials, and we use Google Analytics to understand learning patterns. These services have their own privacy policies and cookie practices.

When you watch an embedded video or interact with third-party content, those companies may set their own cookies. We choose partners carefully, but we can't control their data practices – we recommend reviewing their privacy policies directly if you have concerns.

Payment processing (when we handle course enrollment fees) goes through secured third-party processors who maintain their own cookie and data policies. We don't store payment card information directly on our servers.