Cookie Policy

Understanding how SmartGradeAI uses cookies to improve your experience

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Last Updated: December 12, 2025

Overview

Politeknik Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah (POLIMAS) and SmartGradeAI are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring transparency about how we use cookies and similar technologies on our platform.

This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, how we use them, the types of cookies we use, and how you can manage your cookie preferences. By using SmartGradeAI, you consent to the use of cookies in accordance with this policy.

What are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and provide a better user experience.

Why do we use cookies?

  • Authentication: To keep you logged in as you navigate between pages
  • Preferences: To remember your settings and preferences
  • Analytics: To understand how you use our platform and improve our services
  • Security: To help protect your account and detect fraudulent activity
  • Performance: To ensure our platform loads quickly and functions properly

How We Use Cookies

SmartGradeAI uses cookies for the following purposes:

User Authentication

Maintain your login session and ensure secure access to your account

Save Preferences

Remember your language, theme, and display preferences

Platform Analytics

Analyze usage patterns to improve features and user experience

Security Measures

Protect against unauthorized access and maintain platform security

Types of Cookies We Use

Necessary Cookies Always Active

These cookies are essential for the website to function properly. They enable basic functions like page navigation, secure access to your account, and quiz-taking functionality. The website cannot function properly without these cookies.

Functional Cookies Optional

These cookies enable enhanced functionality and personalization, such as remembering your preferences, language settings, and recently viewed courses. They may be set by us or by third-party providers.

Analytics Cookies Optional

These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our platform by collecting and reporting information anonymously. This helps us improve the platform's performance and user experience.

Marketing Cookies Optional

These cookies may be used to show you relevant content and measure the effectiveness of our communications. Currently, SmartGradeAI does not use marketing cookies.

Detailed Cookie Information

Necessary Cookies

Cookie Name Purpose Duration
PHPSESSID Maintains user session state across page requests Session
csrf_token Security token to prevent cross-site request forgery Session
smartgrade_session User authentication and login status 2 hours
cookie_consent Stores user's cookie preferences 1 year

Functional Cookies

Cookie Name Purpose Duration
language_preference Remembers user's language selection 1 year
theme_mode Stores dark/light theme preference 1 year
sidebar_state Remembers sidebar collapsed/expanded state 30 days
remember_token Keep me logged in functionality 30 days

Analytics Cookies

Cookie Name Purpose Duration
_ga Google Analytics - Distinguishes unique users 2 years
_gid Google Analytics - Distinguishes users 24 hours
_gat Google Analytics - Throttle request rate 1 minute

Manage Your Cookie Preferences

You can control and manage cookies in various ways. Please note that removing or blocking cookies may impact your user experience and parts of the platform may no longer be fully accessible.

Cookie Settings

Necessary Cookies
Required for the platform to function. Cannot be disabled.
Functional Cookies
Remember your preferences and settings.
Analytics Cookies
Help us understand how you use the platform.
Marketing Cookies
Currently not in use.

Browser Cookie Settings

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings preferences. However, if you limit the ability of websites to set cookies, you may impact your overall user experience.

Popular Browser Cookie Settings:

Contact Us

If you have any questions about our Cookie Policy or how we use cookies, please contact us:

Email

privacy@polimas.edu.my
smartgrade@polimas.edu.my

Address

Politeknik Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah
06000 Jitra, Kedah
Malaysia

Note: This Cookie Policy is part of our broader Privacy Policy. For more information about how we handle your personal data, please visit our Privacy Policy page.

Policy Updates

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the new Cookie Policy on this page with an updated revision date.

We encourage you to periodically review this Cookie Policy to stay informed about how we use cookies.