Cookie Policy

Effective Date: 25 October 2024
Last Updated: 7 May 2025

1. Why we use cookies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to:

Purpose	Examples of what we do	Legal basis*
Essential / security	Keep you signed-in, route traffic to the correct server, prevent fraud	Legitimate interest (Art. 3 & 19, Data Privacy Act “DPA”)
Preferences	Remember your language, dark-mode choice, video-playback speed	Consent
Analytics	Count visits, see which lessons are popular (e.g., Google Analytics “_ga”)	Consent
Advertising / remarketing (only if you run ads)	Show you relevant exam-prep offers on Facebook or Google Ads	Explicit, unbundled consent

* Philippine law does not have a dedicated “cookie law”, but the National Privacy Commission (“NPC”) considers cookie data personal information once it can reasonably identify a user, so the DPA’s consent, transparency and proportionality rules apply National Privacy CommissionDLA Piper Data Protection. In February 2024 the NPC also announced forthcoming guidelines that will require clearer, granular consent for non-essential cookies BusinessWorld.

2. What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They allow the site to recognise your device and store some information about your preferences or past actions.

3. Types of cookies we set

Cookie name	Category	Typical retention	Who serves it	Purpose
cse_session	Essential	Session	Civil Service Exam	Keeps you logged-in and stores exam-progress
_csrf_token	Essential	2 hours	Civil Service Exam	Security token to prevent cross-site-request-forgery
_ga	Analytics	13 months	Google Analytics	Counts visitors & traffic sources
_gid	Analytics	24 h	Google Analytics	Distinguishes users
_fbp	Advertising	90 days	Meta (Facebook)	Delivers targeted ads (only if ads are enabled)

Heads-up: The exact cookies, names and lifetimes may change as we improve our platform. The live list inside our in-app Cookie Settings panel is authoritative.

4. Obtaining your consent

• When you first visit, a banner explains the categories we use and lets you Accept All, Reject All, or Customise.
• Non-essential cookies (preferences, analytics, ads) are off by default until you grant opt-in consent.
• You can withdraw or change consent anytime via Cookie Settings in your account menu.

5. How to manage cookies

You can also block or delete cookies in your browser settings. Helpful links:

• Chrome: Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookies and site data
• Firefox: Options → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data
• Safari (iOS/macOS): Settings → Safari → Advanced → Website Data
• Edge: Settings → Cookies & site permissions → Manage cookies

Blocking essential cookies may break core functions such as logging in or tracking exam progress.

6. Third-party cookies

Some lessons embed YouTube videos or Canva presentations. These services may set their own cookies once you press “play.” We have no direct control over those cookies; please review their respective policies.

7. International visitors

If you access the site from jurisdictions with extra requirements (e.g., EU GDPR, UK UK-GDPR, California CCPA), our banner and opt-out tools aim to respect those rules by:

• separating strictly-necessary cookies from everything else,
• collecting explicit, granular consent, and
• honouring “Do Not Track” and Global Privacy Control (GPC) signals where technically feasible.

8. Updates to this policy

We may revise this Cookie Policy to reflect changes in cookies we use, regulation or technology. We will post any changes on this page and update the “Last Updated” date. Significant changes will trigger the banner again so you can review the new information.

9. Contact us

If you have questions or wish to exercise any data-subject right under the DPA (access, correction, erasure, etc.), contact our Data Protection Officer:

Data Protection Officer
Civil Service Exam E-Learning at Reviewlutions.com
dpo@reviewlutions.com
(047) 620 0558