1. What cookies are
Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. We also use similar technologies such as your browser’s local storage. Some are needed for the website to work; others are optional and only used with your consent.
We do not use advertising cookies, and we do not sell or share your data for targeted advertising.
2. Your choices
When you first visit, we ask for your consent to optional cookies. You can accept, reject or choose categories, and change your mind at any time:
If your browser sends a Global Privacy Control signal, we treat it as a refusal of optional cookies. You can also delete or block cookies in your browser settings, but some parts of the website (such as logging in or buying a course) will not work without strictly necessary cookies.
3. Strictly necessary cookies
These are required to provide the website and services you ask for, such as logging in, keeping items in your cart, checkout and security. They do not need consent.
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
wordpress_logged_in_*, wordpress_sec_*, wordpress_* | saratoumi.com | Keep you logged in securely | Session or 14 days (“Remember me”) |
wordpress_test_cookie | saratoumi.com | Check that your browser accepts cookies | Session |
wp-settings-* | saratoumi.com | Remember account interface settings for logged-in users | 1 year |
wp_woocommerce_session_* | saratoumi.com | Keep your cart and checkout session | 2 days |
woocommerce_cart_hash, woocommerce_items_in_cart | saratoumi.com | Remember cart contents | Session |
tutor_* | saratoumi.com | Learning platform features for logged-in students (for example notification preferences) | Up to 1 year |
| Security and performance cookies | Hostinger, BlogVault | Protect the website from attacks and bots, and deliver pages quickly | Session to 1 day |
4. Preference storage
These remember choices you make on the website. They are stored only in your browser and are not used to track you.
| Name | Type | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
st_consent | Local storage | Remember your cookie choices | 12 months |
tc_lang | Local storage | Remember your language (English, Arabic, French) | Until cleared |
tc_dark, tc_dark_mode | Local storage / cookie | Remember dark mode | Up to 1 year |
st_chat | Session storage | Keep your AI assistant conversation while the tab is open | Until you close the tab |
5. Media cookies (optional)
Our pages include videos hosted on YouTube. We use YouTube’s privacy-enhanced mode, and the video player is only loaded after you accept media cookies or click to play a video. When it loads, Google (YouTube) may set cookies or use local storage to play the video, measure views and prevent fraud, and your IP address is sent to Google. See Google’s Privacy Policy.
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
YSC, VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE, __Secure-* and local storage keys | Google (YouTube) | Play embedded videos, remember player settings, measure views | Session to 6 months |
6. Changes
We will update this policy if we add or change cookies. If we start using a new category of optional cookies, we will ask for your consent again. Questions? Email info@saratoumi.com. More information about how we handle personal data is in our Privacy Policy.
