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Legal Document

Cookie Policy

This policy explains how EduMatchGH uses cookies and similar technologies to enhance your experience on our platform.

Last updated: 24 October 2026

Essential

4 Cookies

Analytics

4 Cookies

Functional

4 Cookies

Marketing

4 Cookies

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer, smartphone, or other device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and provide a better user experience.

When you visit EduMatchGH, we may place cookies on your device to remember your preferences, understand how you use our platform, and improve your overall experience. Cookies themselves do not contain any personal information that can identify you directly.

Session Cookies

Temporary cookies that expire when you close your browser

Persistent Cookies

Remain on your device for a set period or until deleted

First-Party Cookies

Set by EduMatchGH directly when you visit our site

2. How We Use Cookies

EduMatchGH uses cookies for several important purposes to enhance your experience and improve our services:

Keep you signed in to your account securely
Remember your preferences and settings
Understand how you use our platform
Personalize your experience with relevant content
Analyze traffic and usage patterns
Detect and prevent security threats
Improve our platform based on user behavior
Measure the effectiveness of our services

Note: We never use cookies to collect sensitive personal information like passwords, financial details, or health information.

3. Types of Cookies We Use

We use four main categories of cookies on EduMatchGH, each serving a specific purpose:

Essential Cookies

Required

Always Active

These cookies are necessary for the platform to function and cannot be disabled. They enable core functionality such as security, authentication, and account management.

Cookie Name
Purpose
Duration
session_id
Maintains your login session
Session
csrf_token
Protects against cross-site request forgery
Session
auth_token
Authenticates your identity securely
7 days
consent_preferences
Stores your cookie preferences
1 year

Analytics Cookies

Optional

Can Disable

These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our platform by collecting anonymous information about usage patterns, page visits, and error reports.

Cookie Name
Purpose
Duration
_ga
Google Analytics tracking
2 years
_gid
Distinguishes unique users
24 hours
session_duration
Tracks time spent on platform
Session
page_views
Counts pages visited
30 days

Functional Cookies

Optional

Can Disable

These cookies remember your preferences and choices to provide enhanced, personalized features like language preferences, theme settings, and saved search filters.

Cookie Name
Purpose
Duration
language_pref
Remembers your language choice
1 year
theme_setting
Stores your display preferences
6 months
search_filters
Remembers your search preferences
30 days
saved_schools
Stores your saved schools list
90 days

Marketing Cookies

Optional

Can Disable

These cookies track your activity across our platform to deliver personalized content, relevant advertisements, and measure the effectiveness of our campaigns.

Cookie Name
Purpose
Duration
_fbp
Facebook Pixel tracking
3 months
ad_click_id
Tracks ad campaign clicks
30 days
referral_source
Tracks where you came from
30 days
campaign_id
Measures campaign effectiveness
60 days

4. Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies on our platform are placed by third-party service providers that help us deliver and improve our services. These third parties have their own privacy policies, and we encourage you to review them.

📊

Google Analytics

Website traffic analysis and user behavior insights

💳

Paystack

Secure payment processing and fraud prevention

📘

Facebook Pixel

Marketing campaign measurement and retargeting

🔥

Firebase

Authentication and real-time database services

These third-party service providers are contractually obligated to protect your data and use it only for the specified purposes.

5. Managing Cookies

You have the right to accept or reject cookies. You can manage your cookie preferences in several ways:

Cookie Preference Center

Use our built-in cookie banner to accept or reject optional cookies. Your preferences are saved for future visits.

Browser Settings

Most browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can set your browser to refuse all cookies or alert you when cookies are being sent.

Delete Cookies

You can clear all cookies stored on your device through your browser settings at any time.

Important: Disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of our platform. Essential cookies cannot be disabled as they are required for basic operation.

6. Browser-Specific Settings

Here's how to manage cookies in different web browsers:

🌐

Google Chrome

Settings → Privacy and Security → Cookies and other site data

🦊

Mozilla Firefox

Options → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data

🧭

Safari

Preferences → Privacy → Cookies and website data

🔷

Microsoft Edge

Settings → Cookies and site permissions → Cookies and site data

🎭

Opera

Settings → Privacy & security → Cookies

For more detailed information about managing cookies in your specific browser, please visit the browser's official help documentation.

7. Impact of Disabling Cookies

If you choose to disable certain cookies, please be aware of the following potential impacts on your experience:

Unable to Stay Logged In

Essential authentication cookies are required to keep you signed in between page loads.

Preferences Not Remembered

Your settings, language preferences, and personalization options may not be saved.

Reduced Functionality

Some interactive features of the platform may not work as intended.

Generic Experience

You may see less relevant content and recommendations.

We recommend keeping essential and functional cookies enabled to ensure the best possible experience on EduMatchGH.

8. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology, or legal requirements. When we make changes:

  • The "Last updated" date at the top of this page will be revised
  • We will notify you via email or a prominent notice on our platform
  • Material changes will be communicated clearly before they take effect

Your continued use of our platform after changes to this Cookie Policy constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

9. Contact Us

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact us:

Privacy Email

privacy@edumatchgh.com

Phone

+233 20 123 4567

Address

Accra, Ghana

Customer Support

support@edumatchgh.com

Your Privacy Matters

We are committed to being transparent about our cookie practices. If you have any concerns about how we use cookies, please don't hesitate to reach out to our privacy team.

Related Documents

Privacy Policy

How we collect and use your data

Terms of Use

Rules for using our platform

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Questions About Cookies?

Our privacy team is available to answer any questions you may have about our cookie practices and data protection.

Contact Privacy Team