Cookie Policy

This Cookie Policy explains how NerdExam, operated by WADL Solutions Limited (a company incorporated in Hong Kong, CR# 80143234, with registered office at Unit 2904-05, 29/F, Universal Trade Centre, 3 Arbuthnot Road, Central, Hong Kong), uses cookies and similar technologies when you visit our website.

1. What Are Cookies

Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work efficiently and to provide information to the website operator. Cookies can be "session cookies" (which expire when you close your browser) or "persistent cookies" (which remain on your device for a set period or until you delete them).

2. How We Use Cookies

NerdExam uses cookies and similar technologies only for essential purposes required to operate the service. We do not use cookies for advertising, behavioral profiling, or third-party marketing.

3. Types of Cookies We Use

Strictly Necessary Cookies: These are required for the website to function. They include authentication cookies set by Clerk (our identity provider) to keep you signed in, session management cookies, and security cookies to prevent cross-site request forgery attacks. These cookies cannot be disabled without breaking core functionality.

Functional Cookies: These remember choices you make (such as theme preferences, accepted policies, or preferred language) to provide a consistent experience. They are set by our own application and do not track you across other sites.

Payment Processor Cookies: When you use our checkout, Stripe and PayPal may set their own cookies to process payments securely and prevent fraud. These are governed by their respective cookie policies.

4. Cookies We Do Not Use

We do not use advertising cookies, behavioral tracking cookies, cross-site trackers, social media pixels, or third-party analytics cookies that profile individual users. We do not participate in ad networks.

5. Managing Your Cookie Preferences

You can control or delete cookies at any time through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to view which cookies are stored, delete individual cookies, or block cookies from specific sites. Please note that blocking strictly necessary cookies will prevent you from signing in or using core parts of the service.

6. Third-Party Services

The following third-party services may set cookies when you interact with their features on our site: Clerk (authentication), Stripe (payments), PayPal (payments), and Cloudflare (CDN and security). Each service operates under its own privacy and cookie policies, which you can review on their respective websites.

7. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the cookies we use or for legal or regulatory reasons. Material changes will be communicated on this page with an updated "Last updated" date.

8. Contact

For questions about our use of cookies, contact [email protected].