Cookies Policy

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device (computer, smartphone, tablet) when visiting websites. CodeVerge uses cookies to ensure the functionality of our educational programming learning platform and improve your experience using online courses.

Cookies help us remember your preferences, track progress in coding bootcamp programs, ensure the security of your account, and analyze how students interact with our web development and software engineering courses. They allow us to provide personalized educational content and improve the quality of learning.

There are different types of cookies: session cookies (deleted when closing the browser) and persistent cookies (remain on the device for a certain period). Some cookies are set directly by us (first-party cookies), others by third parties providing services for our programming platform (third-party cookies).

Essential cookies: These cookies are critically important for the operation of the CodeVerge platform and cannot be disabled in our systems. They provide access to your account, remember your security settings, and allow you to take programming courses. Without these cookies, basic learning functions such as watching video lessons or saving progress in coding exercises will not work.

Functional cookies: These cookies allow the platform to remember your choices (such as interface language, theme, code display preferences) and provide enhanced, personalized features. They help us remember which sections of web development courses you have already completed and customize software engineering learning content according to your level.

Analytical cookies: We use these cookies to collect information about how visitors use our educational platform - which pages are most popular, how much time students spend studying coding bootcamp materials, where difficulties in learning arise. This information helps us improve the structure of programming courses and optimize the user experience on the platform.

CodeVerge uses marketing cookies to track the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns and show you relevant information about programming courses that may interest you. These cookies help us understand which channels for attracting students to coding bootcamp programs are most effective in South Africa.

We work with advertising partners such as Google Ads, Facebook Ads, and LinkedIn Ads, who may place their cookies on your device to display personalized advertising of our web development and software engineering courses. These third-party cookies are also used for retargeting - showing you ads about CodeVerge on other websites.

Advertising cookies allow limiting the number of times the same ad is shown and measuring the effectiveness of advertising campaigns. Information collected through these cookies may be transferred to third parties (advertising platforms) in aggregated and anonymized form to improve targeting of programming educational program advertising.

The CodeVerge platform uses third-party services that place their own cookies on your device. These services help us provide quality programming education: Google Analytics for visit analytics, YouTube for hosting educational videos, Stripe for processing payments for coding bootcamp courses.

We also use social media cookies (Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter) to integrate share and comment functions, allowing students of our online learning platform to share achievements and discuss web development course materials. These third-party cookies may track your activity on other websites to display personalized advertising.

We do not have direct control over cookies set by third parties. We recommend reviewing the privacy policies of these services to understand how they use your data. CodeVerge works only with verified partners who adhere to high standards of protecting user data of software engineering learning platforms.

You can manage cookie settings through the cookie settings panel on our website or through your browser settings. Most browsers allow blocking all cookies, accepting only certain cookies, or deleting existing cookies. However, blocking essential cookies may limit the functionality of the CodeVerge platform and make it impossible to complete programming courses.

To opt out of Google Analytics analytical cookies, you can install the special Google Analytics Opt-out browser extension. To manage advertising cookies and personalized advertising for web development courses, visit the advertising settings in your Google account or use the youronlinechoices.com website for European users.

Please note that disabling cookies may affect your ability to use certain features of our educational platform: saving progress in coding bootcamp programs, automatic login, personalized software engineering course recommendations. We recommend keeping essential and functional cookies enabled for an optimal programming learning experience.

CodeVerge may update this Cookies Policy as our data processing practices change or new technologies are implemented on the online programming learning platform. We will notify you of significant changes through a banner on the website or email notification. The date of the last update is always indicated at the beginning of the document.

We recommend periodically reviewing this policy to stay informed about how we use cookies to improve your web development and software engineering learning experience. By continuing to use the CodeVerge platform after changes are made, you agree to the updated Cookies Policy.

Contact Information:
CodeVerge
1 Thibault Square, Cape Town, 8001, South Africa
Phone: +27 21 431 1000
Email: [email protected]
If you have questions about our use of cookies on the programming learning platform, the types of data collected, or how to manage your cookie preferences, please contact us. We strive for transparency in our practices and are ready to answer any of your questions about cookies on our educational platform.