COOKIE POLICY

Last updated: August 4, 2026

This Cookie Policy explains how WestStar Associates, LLC uses cookies and similar technologies on the 21st Century Learning website and online school located at:

https://21stcenturylearning.learnworlds.com

Please read this Cookie Policy carefully so that you understand how cookies may be used when you visit or use our website.

1. Definitions

For purposes of this Cookie Policy:

“Cookie” means a small data file placed on your computer, tablet, mobile phone, or other device when you visit a website.

“Personal Information” means information that identifies, relates to, describes, or can reasonably be associated with an identifiable individual.

“Site” means the 21st Century Learning website and online school operated at https://21stcenturylearning.learnworlds.com.

“We,” “Us,” and “Our” mean WestStar Associates, LLC, which owns and operates 21st Century Learning.

2. Information About Us

The Site is owned and operated by:

WestStar Associates, LLC
Email: mlazo@weststarassociates.com

For privacy and security reasons, we do not publish a residential mailing address on the Site. You may contact us by email regarding privacy, cookie, or data-protection questions.

3. How We Use Cookies

Our Site is hosted and operated through the LearnWorlds online learning platform. LearnWorlds may place cookies that are necessary to operate the Site and provide its features.

We use cookies for limited purposes, including:

maintaining secure user sessions;
allowing users to sign in and access purchased courses;
remembering cookie-consent preferences;
protecting the Site against fraud, misuse, and unauthorized access;
supporting course-delivery functions;
processing payments through Stripe; and
maintaining the security and reliable operation of the Site.

We do not currently use cookies for targeted advertising, behavioral advertising, remarketing, or marketing profiling.

We also do not currently use independently installed analytics services such as Google Analytics, Meta Pixel, Hotjar, Mixpanel, or similar tracking technologies.

4. Types of Cookies We Use

4.1 Strictly Necessary Cookies

Strictly necessary cookies are required for the Site to operate. They support functions such as secure access, user authentication, account management, course access, payment processing, fraud prevention, and cookie-preference management.

Because these cookies are essential to the operation of the Site, they generally cannot be disabled through our cookie manager. You may be able to block them through your browser, but doing so may prevent portions of the Site from working properly.

4.2 Functionality Cookies

Functionality cookies allow the Site to remember certain choices or settings, such as your login status, language preferences, or cookie preferences.

These cookies may improve your experience but are not used by us to create advertising profiles.

4.3 Payment-Processing Cookies

We use Stripe as our payment processor. When you make a purchase, Stripe may place cookies or use similar technologies to:

process your payment;
distinguish legitimate users and transactions;
prevent fraudulent transactions;
protect payment information; and
maintain the security of Stripe’s checkout services.

Stripe processes payment information under its own privacy and cookie practices. WestStar Associates, LLC does not receive or store your complete payment-card number.

4.4 Security and Infrastructure Cookies

LearnWorlds and its infrastructure and security providers may use cookies or similar technologies to maintain Site security, manage sessions, prevent malicious activity, complete security challenges, and ensure that the Site remains available and functional.

5. Cookies That May Be Used

The following cookies may be used as part of the current LearnWorlds and Stripe configuration. Cookie names, purposes, and expiration periods may change when LearnWorlds, Stripe, or their infrastructure providers update their services.

Cookie	Provider	Purpose	Typical Duration
XSRF-TOKEN	LearnWorlds	Protects against cross-site request-forgery attacks and helps maintain secure user sessions.	Session
DPSettings	LearnWorlds	Stores the user’s cookie-policy and consent preferences.	Approximately 12 days
slim_session	LearnWorlds	Maintains login information and session status.	Approximately 2.5 days
__stripe_sid	Stripe	Supports secure payment processing and fraud prevention.	Approximately 30 minutes
__stripe_mid	Stripe	Helps Stripe distinguish users and identify potentially fraudulent activity.	Approximately 1 year
cid	Stripe	Supports secure payment processing and transaction management.	Approximately 3 months
cf_clearance	Cloudflare or Site security provider	Records successful completion of a security check or challenge.	Typically several hours

Cookies may be added, removed, renamed, or modified by LearnWorlds, Stripe, Cloudflare, or other essential service providers as their platforms and security practices evolve.

6. Cookies We Do Not Currently Use

We do not currently use cookies for:

targeted or behavioral advertising;
retargeting or remarketing;
Meta or Facebook advertising;
Google Ads;
Google Analytics;
marketing attribution;
visitor heatmaps;
session-replay services;
third-party live-chat systems;
automated marketing platforms; or
the sale or sharing of Personal Information for cross-context behavioral advertising.

If we add analytics, advertising, marketing, chat, or other optional technologies in the future, we will update this Cookie Policy and, where required, request consent before placing nonessential cookies.

7. Embedded Content and Third-Party Services

Courses or Site pages may occasionally contain content hosted by a third party, such as an embedded video, document, or other learning resource.

When you interact with embedded third-party content, the provider may collect technical information or place cookies according to its own privacy and cookie policies. We will update this Cookie Policy if we begin using embedded services that routinely place nonessential cookies.

Links to third-party websites are provided for convenience. We do not control the cookies or privacy practices of websites that are not operated by WestStar Associates, LLC.

8. Consent and Cookie Controls

When required, the Site may display a cookie banner or cookie-management tool that allows you to review or select your cookie preferences.

Strictly necessary cookies may be placed without optional consent because they are required to provide the Site, secure accounts, process payments, or deliver services requested by the user.

We will not knowingly place optional marketing or targeted-advertising cookies without obtaining any consent required by applicable law.

You may withdraw or change your cookie preferences through the Site’s cookie-management tool when that option is available.

9. Browser Controls

Most internet browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. Depending on your browser, you may be able to:

view cookies stored on your device;
delete existing cookies;
block all cookies;
block third-party cookies;
receive a warning before a cookie is placed; or
allow cookies only from selected websites.

Blocking all cookies may interfere with your ability to sign in, purchase courses, access course content, save preferences, or use other Site features.

Consult your browser’s help documentation for instructions on managing cookies.

10. Do Not Track Signals

Some browsers offer a “Do Not Track” setting. There is currently no universally accepted technical standard governing how websites must respond to these signals.

Because we do not currently use targeted-advertising or behavioral-marketing cookies, we do not use browser activity to serve targeted advertisements to Site visitors.

11. International Visitors

Although our courses are offered primarily to users in the United States, individuals from other countries may access or purchase courses through the Site.

Where applicable law requires consent before nonessential cookies are placed, we will seek that consent through the Site’s cookie-management tools.

12. Changes to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy periodically to reflect:

changes to our Site;
changes to LearnWorlds, Stripe, or other service providers;
the addition or removal of Site features;
changes in the cookies used on the Site; or
changes in applicable legal requirements.

The updated version will be posted on this page with a revised “Last updated” date.

We encourage you to review this Cookie Policy periodically.

13. Contact Us

Questions about this Cookie Policy or our privacy practices may be directed to: