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Cookies and browser storage used by UPSC Genie AI

Cookies and similar browser technologies help the app remember your device, language and session, understand product use, process payments and measure advertising.

Effective: 29 July 2026Last reviewed: 29 July 2026

1. What these technologies are

A cookie is a small text value stored by a browser. Local storage and session storage perform similar device-side functions. Pixels and server event APIs can transmit interaction data without storing the same kind of browser value. This policy uses “cookies” broadly for these technologies where appropriate.

2. Categories used

CategoryPurpose and examples
Strictly necessary and functionalRemember a browser identifier, selected language, device-only drafts, sign-in state, payment-return state and security or fraud controls. Blocking these may prevent account, progress or checkout features from working.
AnalyticsGoogle Analytics may use _ga and a property-specific _ga_* cookie to distinguish browsers and sessions, measure pages and feature use, and report registrations or purchases.
Advertising measurementMeta Pixel may use or receive identifiers such as _fbp and _fbc to attribute visits, registrations, checkouts and purchases. Server-side Conversions API events may include matching and transaction information.
Third-party sign-in and paymentGoogle Identity Services and Cashfree may use their own cookies or device technologies to provide secure sign-in, prevent fraud and complete checkout.

3. Data linked to measurement

Analytics and advertising providers may receive a page URL, referrer, approximate location derived from IP address, browser/device details, event name and identifiers. Product analytics is designed not to include your UPSC questions, answer text, Gmail contents, Google password, full card details or UPI PIN.

For confirmed server-side advertising events, email or phone matching values may be normalised and cryptographically hashed before transfer. Hashed information remains protected personal data and is handled accordingly.

4. Your choices

On your first visit, optional analytics and advertising measurement stay off until you make a choice. You can accept all optional technologies, reject all of them, or allow either category separately. Necessary storage remains active because it supports account, progress, security, sign-in and payment-return functions.

Rejecting advertising measurement also prevents UPSC Genie from sending registration, checkout and purchase events through Meta's server-side Conversions API. Browser-level blocking may not prevent strictly necessary server logs or a processor from handling information required to complete a sign-in or payment you request.

5. Provider information

Read Google Analytics privacy information, Meta's Cookie Policy, Cashfree's Privacy Policy and the UPSC Genie AI Privacy Policy.

6. Changes

Cookie names, durations and providers can change when browsers or services update. We will revise this page when our material use changes.