1 What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files stored on your device that let a website remember information between requests, such as keeping you logged in.
2 Cookies We Use
Essential — Session Cookie
PHPSESSID keeps you logged in while you use SkillWave. It is required for the platform to function — without it, you cannot access your account, wallet, or courses. It expires when your browser session ends or after a period of inactivity (currently up to 1 hour).
Essential — Referral Attribution Cookie
ref_code stores the referral code from a link you clicked (e.g. ?ref=ABC123) so that if you register a few days later, the right person is credited as your referrer. It lasts up to 30 days, is HttpOnly (not readable by page scripts), and is only set after the referral code is validated against a real account.
Third-Party — Google Fonts
Pages on SkillWave load typography from fonts.googleapis.com. This causes your browser to make a request to Google's servers for font files, which may result in Google logging your IP address as part of normal web request handling. This is used only for displaying text correctly — SkillWave does not use this data for tracking or advertising.
SkillWave does not currently use Google AdSense, Google Analytics, or any other advertising/analytics cookies. If we introduce such tools in the future, this page will be updated first, and where legally required, we will ask for your consent before those cookies are set.
3 Controlling Cookies
- You can clear or block cookies through your browser's privacy settings at any time.
- Blocking the session cookie will prevent you from staying logged in.
- Blocking the referral cookie only affects referral attribution for future sign-ups — it does not affect your ability to use the platform.