Cookie Policy
Last updated: January 21, 2025
We value your privacy and are committed to ensuring transparency about how we collect and use information through cookies. This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, how we use them, and your choices regarding their use on our website.
Summary: When you visit our website, we store cookies on your computer. Your privacy matters to us, which is why we only use first-party cookies for essential operations, performance analysis, and functionality. No third-party tracking or data sharing is involved. If you visit a page with third-party embedded content, you will be required to provide your consent prior to any data request being sent to a third party.
This Cookie Notice for SFA GLOBAL AB (doing business as SFA, Sustainable Finance Academy and www.sustainablefinance.academy) (‘we‘, ‘us‘, or ‘our‘), describes how we use and implement cookies.
What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files stored on your device (computer, tablet, or smartphone) when you visit a website. They help the website function properly, enhance your user experience, and provide us with useful insights to improve our services.
We only use first-party cookies, meaning cookies that are created and managed directly by our website. We do not use cookies from third parties, ensuring that your data remains private and secure.
Types of Cookies We Use
We use three types of cookies, all of which are carefully selected to ensure compliance with data protection regulations such as GDPR. These cookies fall under the following categories:
A. Strictly Necessary Cookies
- These cookies are essential for the proper functioning of our website. Without these cookies, certain features, such as secure login or navigation, would not be possible.
- Consent Requirement: No consent is required for these cookies because they are necessary for the website to operate.
B. Performance Cookies
- Performance cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting anonymized data. This data is used solely for internal analysis to improve the website’s usability and functionality.
- Consent Requirement: Since these cookies collect anonymized information and are not shared with any third parties, they are exempt from consent under GDPR.
C. Functionality Cookies
- These cookies allow us to remember your preferences, such as language settings or display options, to provide a more personalized experience.
- Consent Requirement: As these cookies are used to fulfill user-specific requests (e.g., remembering language preferences), they are also exempt from consent.
Overview of Cookies Used
Below is a table summarizing the cookies we use on this website. This table provides detailed information about each cookie, its purpose, and its duration.
| Cookie Name | Type | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| wpEmojiSettingsSupports | Strictly Necessary | WordPress sets this cookie when a user interacts with emojis on a WordPress site. It helps determine if the user’s browser can display emojis properly. | Session (expires when you close your browser) |
Embedded Content
We post free educational content and information about our platform and services through our social media channels. To provide a seamless user experience some of our web pages embed content from YouTube to provide visitors the ability to view relevant videos through our website. This content is hosted by the respective service provider, for example YouTube.
If you visit a page with embedded content, for example the Free Content page, you are required to provide your consent prior to our website loading such content. Your consent is site-wide and stored as a key-value locally in your browser (e.g. it is not a cookie), meaning it is specific to the device and browser you are using to access our website, and does not involve our own or any third-party servers. A timestamp is saved alongside your consent, which ensures that your consent is not perpetual (it expires after 30 days).
We require your consent as the act of loading such content may involve the setting of cookies by the third party service provider and enable collection of personal data, such as your IP address, which may be used to track and identify you. If you are concurrently logged into that service, they may also associate this activity with your account, potentially enhancing their tracking capabilities.
You can see your current consent status below. You can also provide/revoke your consent.
Note: By clicking “Provide Consent” below, you confirm that you have read and agree to YouTube’s Privacy & Terms.