COOKIE POLICY
Last Updated: April 2026
Introduction
This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, how AcornStar uses them, and your rights regarding cookies. Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit our website. We use cookies to improve your experience, analyse site usage, and enable certain functionality.
What Are Cookies
Cookies are small files placed on your device by websites you visit. They store information about your browsing activity and preferences. Cookies can be session cookies, which expire when you close your browser, or persistent cookies, which remain on your device until deleted or they expire.
Cookies We Use
Our website uses the following cookies and tracking technologies:
Google Tag Manager. This service allows us to manage website tags and track user behaviour. It helps us understand how you interact with our site. Google Tag Manager uses cookies to store user identification and session information.
Google Analytics. We use Google Analytics to analyse how visitors use our website, including which pages are visited most, how long users stay on pages, and where visitors come from. Google Analytics uses cookies to track your activity across our site and generate reports on website usage patterns.
Stripe. Our payment processing uses Stripe, which uses cookies to process secure payments and prevent fraud. Stripe cookies are essential for completing transactions on our site.
Learndash. This is our learning management system plugin. Learndash uses cookies to maintain your login session, track your course progress, and remember your learning preferences as you navigate through courses.
Uncanny Automator. This plugin uses cookies to automate workflows and trigger actions based on your behaviour on our platform, such as course enrollments and completions.
Uncanny Groups. This plugin uses cookies to manage group functionality and track group-based learning activities.
Uncanny Reporting. This plugin uses cookies to generate reports on user activity and course completion data.
WooCommerce. Our e-commerce functionality uses WooCommerce, which uses cookies to manage your shopping cart, track products you have viewed, and process transactions.
PayPal. We accept PayPal as a payment method. PayPal uses cookies to process payments securely and prevent fraudulent transactions.
Essential Cookies
Some cookies are essential for our website to function properly. These include cookies for: Maintaining your login session on our learning management system. Processing payments securely through Stripe and PayPal. Preventing fraud and security threats. Remembering your preferences as you navigate our courses. These essential cookies cannot be disabled as they are necessary for the website to operate.
Analytics and Performance Cookies
We use analytics cookies to understand how you use our website and to improve our services. Google Analytics cookies allow us to see which pages are most popular, how long visitors stay on pages, and what actions they take. You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking by adjusting your cookie preferences or installing the Google Analytics opt out browser extension.
Marketing and Tracking Cookies
We use marketing cookies to track your behaviour and understand your interests so we can provide relevant content and promotional materials. These cookies are not essential and you can disable them through your cookie preferences.
Your Cookie Preferences
When you first visit our website, you will see a cookie consent banner. You can choose to: Accept all cookies. Reject non essential cookies. Customize your cookie preferences. You can change your cookie preferences at any time by visiting our cookie settings page or contacting us at info at acornstar dot com.
Third Party Cookies
Some of the services we use, such as Google Analytics, Stripe, and PayPal, may set their own cookies on your device. These third parties have their own cookie policies and privacy practices. We recommend reviewing their policies for more information on how they use cookies.
Cookie Retention
Most cookies expire after a set period, typically between one and two years. Session cookies expire when you close your browser. You can delete cookies from your device at any time through your browser settings.
Managing Cookies in Your Browser
You can control and delete cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to: See what cookies are stored on your device. Delete specific cookies or all cookies. Block cookies from certain websites. Set your browser to warn you before accepting cookies. Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of our website and your ability to use some features.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time as our website evolves and we use additional cookies. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated date.
Contact Us
If you have questions about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, contact us at info at acornstar dot com.