Cookie Transparency

Cookie Policy

This Cookie Policy explains how The Bitwise Academy uses cookies and similar technologies on thebitwiseacademy.com to provide seamless authentication, protect learner data, and improve educational interfaces.

Last Updated: October 2026 Domain: thebitwiseacademy.com User Preference Controls

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files placed on your computer, tablet, or smartphone by websites that you visit. They are widely used to make websites work efficiently, remember your customized preferences, ensure secure logins, and provide analytics information to web operators.

In addition to cookies, we may use related technologies such as local storage, session storage, and pixels to preserve learner state across training modules and simulator sandboxes on thebitwiseacademy.com.

2. Why The Bitwise Academy Uses Cookies

We use cookies strictly for legitimate academic, functional, and security requirements:

  • Keeping you authenticated in student dashboards without asking for credentials on every page.
  • Remembering your video lesson playback speed, audio volume, and dark/light UI preferences.
  • Preserving active interactive simulator parameters during session exercises.
  • Protecting accounts against Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) and credential abuse.
  • Understanding anonymous navigation flow to optimize course load speed and usability.

3. Categories of Cookies We Use

Essential / Strictly Necessary

Required for platform operation. These enable secure session login, CSRF tokens, and LMS access. They cannot be turned off in our systems.

Performance & Analytics

Help us anonymously measure page performance, video load times, and broken links so we can continuously elevate platform speed.

Functionality & Preferences

Store your customized settings, such as code editor themes, sidebar collapse state, and active curriculum bookmarking.

Security & Fraud Prevention

Detect concurrent anomalous logins and prevent unauthorized account exploitation across geographic regions.

Cookie Name Category Purpose Duration
bw_session Strictly Necessary Maintains user authentication and student dashboard session state. Session
bw_csrf_token Security Guards forms and API requests against cross-site exploitation. Session
bw_pref_theme Functional Remembers UI preferences and code simulator layout options. 1 Year
_bw_analytics Analytics Stores anonymous aggregate telemetry to evaluate server load and page speed. 6 Months

4. Third-Party Integrations & Embeds

Some pages on thebitwiseacademy.com integrate trusted third-party technologies, such as video streaming engines for masterclasses or financial market charting libraries. These providers may set their own cookies to deliver high-definition playback, manage bitrate, or monitor streaming quality. We require all integrated partners to comply with strict data protection standards.

5. Managing Your Cookie Preferences

You can adjust, block, or delete cookies at any time through your web browser settings. Most browsers allow you to:

  • View cookies stored on your device and delete them individually or en masse.
  • Block third-party cookies or cookies from particular websites.
  • Configure browser alerts whenever a new cookie is set.

Consult your browser's official documentation for detailed instructions (e.g., Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, Microsoft Edge).

6. Impact of Disabling Cookies

Note on Platform Functionality If you choose to block strictly necessary cookies, essential features of thebitwiseacademy.com—including dashboard logins, quiz state saving, simulator sandboxes, and verified certificate previews—may not function as intended.

7. Cookie Inquiries & Policy Updates

We may periodically update this Cookie Policy to reflect technical or legal improvements. When revisions occur, the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page will be revised.

The Bitwise Academy Compliance Desk

Primary Domain: thebitwiseacademy.com

Email: compliance@thebitwiseacademy.com

General Support: support@thebitwiseacademy.com