Cookies Policy
Last updated: March 5, 2025
1. Introduction
Welcome to LawTeacher.com ("we," "our," or "us"). This Cookies Policy explains how we use cookies and similar technologies on our website. This policy should be read alongside our Privacy Policy and our Terms and Conditions.
By using LawTeacher.com, you consent to the use of cookies in accordance with this Cookies Policy. If you do not accept the use of cookies, please disable them as explained below, or refrain from using our website.
2. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer, tablet, mobile phone, or other device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and provide information to the website owners.
Cookies help us to:
- Make our website function properly
- Remember your preferences and settings
- Improve your experience on our website
- Understand how you use our website so we can make improvements
3. Types of Cookies We Use
We use the following types of cookies on LawTeacher.com:
3.1. Essential Cookies
These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. They enable core functionality such as security, network management, and account access. You may disable these by changing your browser settings, but this will affect how the website functions.
Examples of essential cookies we use:
- Session cookies: These temporary cookies are used to remember you during the course of your visit to the website and expire when you close your browser.
- Authentication cookies: These cookies help us identify you once you have logged in to the website so that you can access your account and use our services.
- Security cookies: These cookies help us detect and prevent potential security risks.
3.2. Preference Cookies
These cookies allow us to remember choices you make and provide enhanced, more personal features. They may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we have added to our pages.
Examples of preference cookies we use:
- Language cookies: These cookies remember your preferred language settings.
- Display cookies: These cookies remember your display preferences, such as text size or specific features you have enabled.
3.3. Analytical/Performance Cookies
These cookies allow us to recognize and count the number of visitors to our website and to see how visitors move around our website when they are using it. This helps us to improve the way our website works, for example, by ensuring that users are finding what they are looking for easily.
Third-party analytical cookies we use:
- Google Analytics: We use Google Analytics to help us understand how our users engage with the website. Google Analytics uses cookies to collect information about how visitors use our site. These cookies collect information in an anonymous form, including the number of visitors to the website, where visitors have come to the website from, and the pages they visited. We use this information to compile reports and to help us improve the website.
For more information about Google Analytics cookies, please see Google's privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy
3.4. Cookie Consent Management
We use Silktide to manage cookie consent on our website. Silktide helps us comply with privacy regulations by providing you with clear information about cookies and giving you control over which cookies you accept.
Silktide sets the following cookies:
- Consent cookies: These cookies remember your cookie preferences so that we don't need to ask you each time you visit our website.
- Functional cookies: These cookies help Silktide's consent management platform function properly on our website.
For more information about Silktide cookies, please see Silktide's privacy policy: https://silktide.com/privacy-policy/
4. Cookie Duration
Cookies on our website may be set as:
- Session cookies: These cookies remain in your browser during your browser session only, i.e., until you leave the website.
- Persistent cookies: These cookies remain in your browser for a longer period (depending on the lifetime of the specific cookie) or until you delete them manually.
5. Managing Cookies
Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings preferences. However, if you limit the ability of websites to set cookies, you may worsen your overall user experience, as it will no longer be personalized to you.
5.1. Using Our Cookie Consent Tool
The easiest way to manage your cookie preferences for our website is through our Silktide cookie consent tool. You can access this tool at any time by clicking on the "Cookie Settings" button in the footer of our website. This allows you to:
- View the cookies we use
- Learn about how we use each type of cookie
- Accept or reject specific categories of cookies
- Change your preferences at any time
5.2. Browser Settings
You can also manage or disable cookies in your browser settings. Here's how to do it in common browsers:
Google Chrome
- Click the three dots in the top right corner of the browser window
- Select "Settings"
- Click on "Privacy and security"
- Click on "Cookies and other site data"
- Choose your preferred cookie settings
Microsoft Edge
- Click the three dots in the top right corner of the browser window
- Select "Settings"
- Click on "Cookies and site permissions"
- Click on "Manage and delete cookies and site data"
- Choose your preferred cookie settings
Safari
- Click on "Safari" in the top menu bar
- Select "Preferences"
- Click on the "Privacy" tab
- Choose your preferred cookie settings
Firefox
- Click the three lines in the top right corner of the browser window
- Select "Options" (Windows) or "Preferences" (Mac)
- Click on "Privacy & Security"
- Choose your preferred cookie settings
5.3. Disabling Google Analytics
You can specifically opt-out of Google Analytics tracking by installing the browser add-on available at: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
6. Cookie Consent
When you first visit our website, you will be shown a cookie consent banner powered by Silktide that allows you to accept or decline non-essential cookies. You can change your preferences at any time by clicking on the "Cookie Settings" link in the footer of our website.
7. Table of Cookies
Below is a table of the main cookies used on LawTeacher.com:
| Category | Cookie Name | Provider | Purpose | Expiry |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essential | PHPSESSID | LawTeacher.com | Preserves user session state across page requests | Session |
| Essential | csrf_token | LawTeacher.com | Helps protect against Cross-Site Request Forgery attacks | Session |
| Essential | auth_token | LawTeacher.com | Keeps users logged in | 30 days |
| Preference | user_preferences | LawTeacher.com | Remembers user preferences | 1 year |
| Analytical | _ga | Google Analytics | Registers a unique ID used to generate statistical data on how you use the website | 2 years |
| Analytical | _gid | Google Analytics | Registers a unique ID used to generate statistical data on how you use the website | 24 hours |
| Analytical | _gat | Google Analytics | Used to throttle request rate | 1 minute |
| Consent Management | silktide_consent | Silktide | Stores your cookie consent preferences | 1 year |
8. Changes to Our Cookies Policy
We may update our Cookies Policy from time to time. Any changes we make to our Cookies Policy in the future will be posted on this page and, where appropriate, notified to you. The date the Cookies Policy was last revised is identified at the top of the page. You are advised to review this Cookies Policy periodically for any changes.
9. Contact Us
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this Cookies Policy, please contact us at:
LawTeacher.com
Email: [email protected]