Cookie Policy
Last updated: May 26, 2026. This policy explains how Learn With Empire uses cookies and similar technologies on learnwithempire.com and inside the Learn With Empire learner platform.
What are cookies?
A cookie is a small text file stored on your device when you visit a website. Cookies allow the site to recognise your device, remember your preferences, and report on usage. Similar technologies such as local storage, session storage, and web beacons work in much the same way and are covered by this policy.
Categories we use
- Strictly necessary
- Required for sign-in, account management, and access to enrolled courses. Cannot be switched off.
- Functional
- Remember preferences such as language, video player settings, and dashboard layout. Off by default until you opt in.
- Analytics
- Help us understand which courses and features learners find useful. Off by default. Aggregated and de-identified where possible.
- Marketing
- Used by us and our advertising partners to measure ad performance and reach learners with relevant offers. Off by default until you opt in.
Cookies we set
| Cookie | Vendor | Category | Purpose | Retention |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| access_token | Learn With Empire | Strictly necessary | Authenticated session cookie. Set after you sign in so the platform can identify you on subsequent requests. | Session or up to 7 days |
| refresh_token | Learn With Empire | Strictly necessary | Renews your session without forcing you to sign in again. Required for accessing courses and progress. | 30 days |
| csrf_token | Learn With Empire | Strictly necessary | Protects authenticated form submissions against cross-site request forgery. | Session |
| lwe_consent | Learn With Empire | Strictly necessary | Stores your cookie consent choices so we do not re-prompt on every visit. | 12 months |
| lwe_locale | Learn With Empire | Functional | Remembers your preferred language so we can serve content in it on your next visit. | 12 months |
| lwe_player_prefs | Learn With Empire | Functional | Remembers your video player preferences such as playback speed, captions, and volume. | 12 months |
| _ga, _ga_* | Google Analytics 4 | Analytics | Distinguishes unique visitors and measures aggregated traffic and engagement across the site. | Up to 14 months |
| ph_* | PostHog | Analytics | Product analytics for understanding which courses and features are used. Only set when you are signed in. | 12 months |
| _fbp | Meta (Facebook Pixel) | Marketing | Measures the effectiveness of our advertising on Facebook and Instagram and attributes course enrollments to ad campaigns. | 90 days |
| _gcl_au | Google Ads | Marketing | Attributes course enrollments to Google Ads campaigns. | 90 days |
Vendor cookies (Google, Meta, PostHog) are governed by each vendor’s own privacy and cookie policies in addition to ours.
Your choices
When you first visit learnwithempire.com we ask for your consent via a cookie banner. You can change your choices at any time by clearing the lwe_consent cookie in your browser, or by emailing privacy@learnwithempire.com with the subject “Cookie preferences”.
Most browsers also let you block or delete cookies via their settings. Note that disabling strictly necessary cookies will break sign-in and course access.
You can opt out of specific vendors directly:
- Google Analytics — tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
- Meta ads preferences — facebook.com/adpreferences
Changes to this policy
If we add new cookies or change how we use existing ones we update this page and refresh the “Last updated” date. Material changes are announced via the cookie banner so you can review and re-consent.
Related policies
See our Privacy Policy for the broader picture of how we handle personal data, and our Terms of Service for the conditions of using Learn With Empire.
Questions?
Email privacy@learnwithempire.com.