Privacy Policy for Cognitive Story

Last updated: January 2026

The privacy of our visitors is extremely important to us, at Cognitive Story (https://cognitivestory.co.in). This document (Privacy Policy) explains what information is collected and recorded by Cognitive Story and how we use it.

Feel free to contact us through the website, if you have additional questions or require more information about our Privacy Policy.

Who We Are ?

Website address - https://cognitivestory.co.in

Cognitive Story is created as an educational platform focused on neuroscience, cognitive psychology, brain science, perception, and human behavior.

What Information Do We Collect?

Comments: 

When visitors on this site leave comments, we collect their:

• Browser user agent string
• The data shown in the comments form
• The visitor’s IP address

This information collected helps us with spam detection.

Your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment, after approval of your comment. Anonymized string or hash created by your email address can be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. Gravatar service privacy policy is: https://automattic.com/privacy/

Media

You should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) because visitors to the website can download and extract location data from images on the website.

Cookies

You may opt in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies, if you leave a comment on our site. These cookies are for your convenience. And are here for the last one year.

A temporary cookie will be set to determine whether your browser accepts cookies, if you visit our login page. This cookie does not contain any personal data and is discarded or deleted when you close your browser.

When you log in:

• Screen options cookies last for one year - If you select “Remember Me,” your login will persist for two weeks.
• Login cookies last only for two days.

Login cookies are removed, if you log out of your account.

An additional cookie will be saved in your browser, if you edit or publish an article. This additional cookie does not contain any personal data and expires after one day.

Embedded Content from Other Websites

The articles on this website may include embedded content like, videos, images, articles, etc. In this case the embedded content from other websites behaves in the same way as if the visitor has visited the other website. These websites may also:

• Monitor your interaction with that embedded content
• Collect data about you
• Embed additional third-party tracking
• Use cookies

This applies especially if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Advertising & Third-Party Cookies

This site does not currently display third-party advertisements. This section will be updated when advertising services are implemented in the future.

To serve ads to users based on their visits to this and other websites, Google uses cookies, including the DoubleClick cookie. It simply allows Google and its partners to display ads that may be relevant to your interests.

Visitors to this site or users can simply opt out of personalized advertising by visiting: https://adssettings.google.com

Networks or third-party ad servers or n may also use technologies such as cookies, JavaScript, or web beacons in their advertisements and links that appear on Cognitive Story. These technologies are used to personalize advertising content and to measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns.

Cognitive Story does not have any type of control over these cookies used by third-party advertisers.

Third-Party Privacy Policies

Cognitive Story’s Privacy Policy does not apply to other websites or advertisers. For more detailed information about their practices and instructions on how to opt out of certain options, we advise you to consult the respective Privacy Policies of these third-party ad servers or websites.

Who We Share Your Data With

Your IP address will be included in the reset email, if you request a password reset.

Through an automated spam detection service, visitor comments may be checked.

How Long We Retain Your Data

The comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely, if you leave a comment. Instead of holding them in moderation, this allows us to recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically.

For visitors or users who register on our website, we store the personal information provided in their user profile. All the users can anytime:

• Request deletion of their personal information
• Edit their personal information
• See their personal information

Website admins can also see and edit that information. Except the username, which cannot be changed

What Rights You Have Over Your Data

If you have left comments or have an account on this site, you may request:

• Deletion of any personal data we hold about you
• An exported file of the personal data we hold about you

Thus, this does not include any data we are required to keep for legal, administrative, or security purposes.

Where Your Data Is Sent

Through an automated spam detection service, visitor comments may be checked.

Educational Disclaimer

All the content that is published on Cognitive Story is for solely educational and informational purposes only. This content is not meant to provide any medical, psychological, diagnostic, or professional advice. Therefore, always consult qualified professionals for specific concerns.

Consent

You hereby consent to our Privacy Policy and agree to its terms, by using our website.

Contact Information

You can contact us through the Contact page on our website, if you have any questions about this Privacy Policy.