Cookie Policy

Last Updated: June 20, 2025

This Cookie Policy explains how Mockinterviewspecialist.com ("we", "us", or "our") uses cookies and similar technologies to recognize you when you visit our website. It explains what these technologies are and why we use them, as well as your rights to control our use of them.

What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small data files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. Cookies are widely used by website owners to make their websites work, or to work more efficiently, as well as to provide reporting information.

Cookies set by the website owner (in this case, Mockinterviewspecialist.com) are called "first-party cookies". Cookies set by parties other than the website owner are called "third-party cookies". Third-party cookies enable third-party features or functionality to be provided on or through the website (e.g., advertising, interactive content, and analytics).

Why Do We Use Cookies?

We use first-party and third-party cookies for several reasons. Some cookies are required for technical reasons for our website to operate, and we refer to these as "essential" or "strictly necessary" cookies. Other cookies enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance the experience on our website. Third parties serve cookies through our website for advertising, analytics, and other purposes.

Types of Cookies We Use

The types of cookies we use on our website include:

Essential Cookies

These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our website and to use some of its features, such as access to secure areas. Because these cookies are strictly necessary to deliver the website, you cannot refuse them without impacting how our website functions.

Performance and Functionality Cookies

These cookies are used to enhance the performance and functionality of our website but are non-essential to their use. However, without these cookies, certain functionality may become unavailable.

Analytics and Customization Cookies

These cookies collect information that is used either in aggregate form to help us understand how our website is being used or how effective our marketing campaigns are, or to help us customize our website for you.

Advertising Cookies

These cookies are used to make advertising messages more relevant to you. They perform functions like preventing the same ad from continuously reappearing, ensuring that ads are properly displayed, and in some cases selecting advertisements that are based on your interests.

Social Media Cookies

These cookies are used to enable you to share pages and content that you find interesting on our website through third-party social networking and other websites. These cookies may also be used for advertising purposes.

Affiliate Tracking Technologies

We use specific cookies to track affiliate partnerships and referral sources:

aff_session: Tracks clickthrough paths from affiliate partners (30-day expiry)
ref_cookie: Stores referral codes to properly attribute traffic sources (persistent cookie)
conversion_pixel: Tracks completed actions for affiliate commission purposes (session-only)

These affiliate cookies help us understand which partnerships are most effective and ensure our partners receive proper credit for referrals.

Cookie Management System

When you first visit our website, you will be presented with a cookie consent banner where you can:

Accept all cookies
Reject non-essential cookies

Your preferences are stored and respected across your entire browsing session.

Your Choices Regarding Cookies

If you prefer to restrict, block, or delete cookies from Mockinterviewspecialist.com, you can use your browser to do this. Each browser is different, so check the 'Help' menu of your particular browser to learn how to change your cookie preferences.

Please be aware that if you choose to disable cookies, some features of our site may not work properly, and your user experience may be affected.

CCPA Opt-Out Implementation

California residents have specific rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) regarding the sale of their personal information. We provide a dedicated opt-out mechanism for California residents to exercise their "Do Not Sell My Personal Information" rights.

How to Opt Out

California residents can exercise their Do Not Sell rights by:

Visiting our CCPA opt-out page at: https://mockinterviewspecialist.com/ccpa-opt-out

When you opt out, this applies to all affiliate data sharing arrangements and prevents your information from being shared with third parties for monetary or other valuable consideration.

How to Control and Delete Cookies

Most web browsers allow some control of most cookies through the browser settings. To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set, visit www.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org.

Find out how to manage cookies on popular browsers:

Google Chrome
Microsoft Edge
Mozilla Firefox
Microsoft Internet Explorer
Opera
Apple Safari

To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites, visit Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

Data Retention

Cookies are retained for different periods depending on their purpose:

Essential cookies: Duration of your browsing session
Performance cookies: Up to 2 years
Analytics cookies: Up to 2 years
Advertising cookies: Up to 1 year
Affiliate tracking cookies: As specified above (30 days for aff_session, persistent for ref_cookie, session-only for conversion_pixel)

Updates to Our Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to the cookies we use or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Please therefore re-visit this Cookie Policy regularly to stay informed about our use of cookies and related technologies.

The date at the top of this Cookie Policy indicates when it was last updated.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about our use of cookies or other technologies, please contact us at:

Email: admin@mockinterviewspecialist.com

For CCPA-specific inquiries: admin@mockinterviewspecialist.com

Thank you for taking the time to understand our Cookie Policy.