This page lists every category of cookie The Eco Lens uses, what each one is for and how long it lasts — and lets you switch the optional ones on or off right here.
Changes apply to this browser and take effect immediately. You can return to this page any time to update them.
Keeps you signed in, remembers your place in a course and secures form submissions. The platform cannot run without these.
Remembers choices like your dashboard layout, language and whether you have dismissed a banner.
Privacy-friendly, aggregated usage stats that tell us which lessons are working and where learners drop off.
Measures whether a campaign or partner link brought you here. Off by default — we do not sell data or run ad networks.
Cookies are small text files a website stores on your device. They let a site remember things between page loads and visits — like the fact that you are signed in. We also use similar technologies such as your browser’s local storage, and this policy covers those too.
We keep our use of cookies deliberately small. We use them to run the platform, remember your preferences and understand how the courses are used so we can improve them.
We do not use advertising cookies, we are not part of any ad network, and we do not sell data collected through cookies.
| Category | Purpose | Consent |
|---|---|---|
| Strictly necessary | Sign-in sessions, security tokens, load balancing, remembering your place in a course. | Always active |
| Preferences | Remembers choices such as layout, language and dismissed banners. | Optional |
| Analytics | Aggregated, privacy-friendly usage statistics about lessons and pages. | Optional |
| Marketing / attribution | Measures whether a campaign or partner link referred you. Off by default. | Optional |
| Name | Type | Duration | What it does |
|---|---|---|---|
| ecolens.session | Necessary | Session | Keeps you signed in during a visit. |
| ecolens.csrf | Necessary | Session | Protects forms against cross-site request forgery. |
| ecolens.cookiePrefs | Necessary | 12 months | Stores the cookie choices you make on this page. |
| ecolens.theme | Preferences | 12 months | Remembers display and layout preferences. |
| _ecl_stats | Analytics | 13 months | Anonymous identifier for aggregated usage stats. |
Exact names and durations can change as we update the platform. This table is kept broadly accurate and reviewed regularly.
Some lessons embed content from other services. When that content loads, the provider may set its own cookies under its own policy:
We choose privacy-respecting embed options where they are available, but we do not control third-party cookies. Check the provider’s policy for detail and controls.
Because we run no advertising cookies and no cross-site tracking, there is little for a “Do Not Track” or Global Privacy Control signal to limit. Where such a signal is legally recognised, we treat it as a request to keep optional analytics and attribution cookies off.
Session cookies clear when you close your browser. Persistent cookies we set expire within 13 months at most, and usually sooner. When a consent-based cookie’s purpose ends, we remove it.
We update this Cookies Policy when our use of cookies changes or the law changes. The date at the top shows the current version, and material changes are highlighted on the site.
If you have questions about how we use cookies, contact the team through our About page. For more on data generally, see our Privacy Policy.
We keep our legal pages in plain language on purpose. If anything here is unclear, reach the team through the channels on the About page. This document may be updated as The Eco Lens grows — the date at the top always reflects the current version.
