Cookie policy

Sunstone Academy uses cookies and similar technologies on its website and online learning platform.

Sunstone Academy is operated by The Ahmadi Academy, a California-registered private school.

This Cookie Policy explains:

• what cookies and similar technologies are;
• why they may be used;
• which services may place them;
• how users can manage their choices;
• and how cookies relate to personal information.
  
  

This Policy should be read together with the Sunstone Academy Privacy Policy.

Cookies are small text files stored on a computer, tablet, phone, or other device when a person visits a website or uses an online service.

Cookies may help a website:

• recognize a user or device;
• keep a user signed in;
• remember preferences;
• maintain security;
• operate platform features;
• understand technical performance;
• and provide embedded content.
  
  

Similar technologies may include local storage, pixels, tags, software development kits, and device identifiers.

Cookies and similar technologies may be placed by:

• Sunstone Academy, through its website and platform settings;
• LearnWorlds, which provides the learning management system;
• and authorized third-party service providers whose content or tools are used within the platform.
  
  

Some cookies are first-party cookies, meaning they are associated with the Sunstone Academy website. Others are third-party cookies placed by external services.

These cookies are required for the website and learning platform to function properly.

They may be used to:

• enable account login and authentication;
• maintain a secure session;
• remember privacy and cookie choices;
• prevent fraud or misuse;
• protect accounts and platform infrastructure;
• support forms and technical functions;
• and provide access to requested courses and resources.
  
  

Because these cookies are necessary to provide the service, they cannot normally be disabled through the Academy’s cookie preference tool.

Users may still block them through browser settings, but parts of the website or learning platform may then stop working correctly.

Functional cookies may remember choices that improve the user experience, such as:

• language or display preferences;
• previously selected settings;
• video or media preferences;
• and certain accessibility or navigation choices.
  
  

Where required by applicable law, these cookies will be used only after the user has made an appropriate choice.

Analytics or performance cookies may help us understand:

• how visitors use the website;
• which pages or platform areas are accessed;
• whether technical errors occur;
• how the platform performs across devices;
• and how usability may be improved.
  
  

Sunstone Academy does not currently use cookies for behavioral advertising.

If analytics services are introduced or changed, they will be listed in the cookie preference tool or this Policy, and consent will be requested where required.

Sunstone Academy may provide educational content through external services.

When a user opens or interacts with embedded content, the external provider may place cookies or collect technical information in accordance with its own privacy and cookie practices.

LearnWorlds

LearnWorlds provides Sunstone Academy’s learning management platform.

LearnWorlds cookies may support:

• account authentication;
• secure sessions;
• platform navigation;
• course and lesson access;
• forms;
• community features;
• progress records;
• technical performance;
• and cookie preference management.
  
  

LearnWorlds provides the Academy’s cookie-consent and policy functionality.

YouTube

Sunstone Academy may embed educational videos from YouTube.

When a user opens or interacts with a YouTube video, YouTube or Google may receive information such as:

• IP address;
• browser and device information;
• video interaction data;
• and cookie or account information, depending on the user’s settings.
  
  

Where available, Sunstone Academy may use privacy-enhanced embedding options. Optional YouTube cookies should not be activated before consent where consent is legally required.

Zoom

Zoom may be used for authorized orientations, meetings, support, or administrative communication.

Zoom may use cookies or similar technologies when a user visits a Zoom page, joins a meeting, or uses Zoom through an embedded or linked service.

Google Drive

Google Drive may be used to provide educational files, worksheets, documents, or other resources.

Google may receive technical information when users open or interact with embedded or linked Drive content.

Email Service Providers

Mailchimp or another email service provider may be used for educational, operational, account, or support communications.

Email messages may contain technical tools that record whether a message was delivered or opened. Sunstone Academy does not use student information for behavioral advertising.

Sunstone Academy is designed for homeschooling families and may be used by children.

We seek to limit cookies and similar technologies to those needed to:

• operate and secure the platform;
• provide educational services;
• maintain accounts and progress information;
• and support authorized platform functions.
  
  

We do not knowingly use student data for behavioral advertising or cross-site tracking.

Parents and legal guardians control enrollment and should assist younger users with cookie choices where appropriate.

Where legally required, optional cookies will not be activated until appropriate consent has been provided.

When required by applicable law, visitors will be given a clear choice regarding non-essential cookies.

Users should be able to:

• accept optional cookies;
• reject optional cookies;
• select categories where available;
• and change their preferences later.
  
  

Rejecting optional cookies should not prevent access to the core educational service. Essential cookies may still be used because they are necessary for login, security, platform operation, or remembering the user’s privacy choice. Regulators expect non-essential cookies to remain inactive until a user takes a clear positive action.

Users may manage cookies through:the Sunstone Academy cookie preference tool;

• their browser settings;
• device privacy settings;
• or settings provided by relevant third-party services.
  
  

Browser settings may allow users to:

• view stored cookies;
• block all or selected cookies;
• delete cookies;
• prevent cross-site tracking;
• or receive a warning before a cookie is stored.
  
  

Blocking essential cookies may affect login, account access, course functionality, or other platform features.

Cookies may be:

• session cookies, which expire when the browser is closed; or
• persistent cookies, which remain for a defined period or until deleted.
  
  

The duration depends on the cookie’s purpose and the settings of LearnWorlds or the relevant service provider.

Where available, current cookie names, categories, providers, and durations should be shown in the Academy’s cookie preference tool.

Information collected through cookies may include:

• IP address;
• device and browser information;
• session identifiers;
• account status;
• pages or lessons accessed;
• technical events and errors;
• cookie preferences;
• and interactions with embedded content.
  
  

For more information about how Sunstone Academy uses, shares, retains, and protects personal information, see the Privacy Policy.

We may update this Cookie Policy when:

• platform features change;
• cookie categories change;
• a new service provider is introduced;
• an existing provider is removed;
• or legal requirements change.
  
  

The updated Policy will show a revised “Last Updated” date.

Questions about cookies or privacy may be sent to:

Sunstone Academy
Operated by The Ahmadi Academy
2108 N St Ste N
Sacramento, CA 95816
United States

Email: admin@sunstoneacademy.net