Cookie Policy

About This Policy

This Cookie Policy explains how Mockwin Technologies Private Limited ("Mockwin", "we", "our", or "us") uses cookies, web beacons, pixels, and similar tracking technologies when you visit our website and platform at mockwin.ai. Effective Date: April 2026 | Last Updated: April 2026 | Website: https://www.mockwin.ai | Entity: Mockwin Technologies Private Limited, India.

Related Policies

This policy should be read alongside our Global Privacy Policy, which provides further details on how we handle your Personal Data.

Definition

Cookies are small text files placed on your device (computer, smartphone, or tablet) by websites that you visit. They are widely used to make websites work securely and efficiently, to remember your preferences, and to provide analytical information to website owners. Other similar technologies include web beacons (clear GIFs), pixels, local storage, and session storage.

Regulatory Compliance

To ensure compliance with global privacy regulations (including the EU ePrivacy Directive, GDPR, UK PECR, India's DPDP Act, and CCPA/CPRA), we categorise our cookies as follows:

A. Strictly Necessary Cookies (Always Active)

These cookies are essential for the core functioning of the Mockwin platform. Without them, secure login, video interview rendering, real-time AI interaction, and fraud prevention proctoring cannot operate.

• Examples: Authentication tokens, CSRF protection tokens, load-balancing session cookies, security identifiers, and consent preference cookies.
• Consent Status: These cookies cannot be disabled. They do not store personally identifiable information beyond what is needed for the session.

B. Performance and Analytics Cookies

These cookies allow us to measure and improve platform performance by tracking visits, traffic sources, page load times, and how users navigate through assessments.

• Examples: Google Analytics (with IP anonymisation enabled), internal telemetry and performance trackers.
• Consent Status: Disabled by default in strict-consent jurisdictions (EU, UK, Brazil, South Korea) until you explicitly opt in. In other regions, deployed with an opt-out mechanism.

C. Functionality Cookies

These cookies enable the platform to provide enhanced functionality and personalisation, such as remembering your language preference, region, interview mode selection, or display settings.

• Consent Status: Require user consent where mandated by applicable law.

D. Targeting and Advertising Cookies

Mockwin strictly limits the use of advertising trackers. We may use these cookies to deliver relevant B2B marketing content to HR professionals on third-party platforms (such as LinkedIn, Google Ads, and Meta). We do not use targeting cookies to track or profile B2C job candidates for advertising purposes.

• Examples: LinkedIn Insight Tag, Meta Pixel, Google Ads remarketing (B2B campaigns only).
• Consent Status: Disabled by default globally. Requires explicit opt-in via the cookie consent banner.

How Consent Works

When you first visit Mockwin, you will be presented with a Cookie Consent Banner. Our consent logic operates as follows:

• Default State: Only Strictly Necessary cookies are deployed. No analytics, functionality, or advertising cookies are loaded until you make a choice.
• User Choices: You may select "Accept All", "Reject Non-Essential", or "Manage Preferences" to granularly control each cookie category.
• Global Privacy Control (GPC): We honour the GPC browser signal. If your browser sends a GPC signal, we automatically opt you out of all non-essential tracking, regardless of any prior cookie consent.
• Do Not Track (DNT): We also respect the DNT browser header as an additional signal, though we note that DNT does not have universal legal enforceability.
• Consent Records: We maintain records of your consent choices as required by GDPR and other applicable laws. You can modify your preferences at any time via the cookie settings icon on our website.

Cookie Reference Table

The following cookies are currently in use on our platform:

• __mockwin_session — Strictly Necessary — Maintains authenticated session state — Duration: Session.
• __mockwin_csrf — Strictly Necessary — CSRF attack prevention — Duration: Session.
• cookie_consent — Strictly Necessary — Stores your cookie consent preferences — Duration: 12 months.
• _ga / _gid (Google) — Analytics — Measures site usage and traffic patterns (IP anonymised) — Duration: Up to 24 months.
• _li_fat_id (LinkedIn) — Advertising — B2B marketing attribution on LinkedIn — Duration: 30 days.
• _fbp (Meta) — Advertising — B2B ad measurement on Meta platforms — Duration: 90 days.
• lang_pref — Functionality — Remembers your language and region preference — Duration: 12 months.

Complete Cookie List

This table is illustrative. For a complete, real-time list of cookies deployed on your session, use the "Manage Preferences" option in our cookie banner.

Browser Controls

Beyond our cookie consent banner, you can configure your web browser to accept or refuse cookies. If you choose to block strictly necessary cookies via your browser, you may still browse our website, but functionality requiring authentication (such as taking an interview or accessing your dashboard) will be blocked.

Browser-Specific Instructions

Instructions for managing cookies in popular browsers:

• Google Chrome: Settings → Privacy and Security → Cookies and other site data
• Mozilla Firefox: Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data
• Apple Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Manage Website Data
• Microsoft Edge: Settings → Cookies and site permissions → Manage and delete cookies

Third-Party Services

Some cookies on our platform are placed by third-party services that we use (e.g., Google Analytics, LinkedIn). These third parties have their own cookie and privacy policies, and we encourage you to review them. Mockwin does not control third-party cookies and is not responsible for their data practices.

Policy Updates

We may update this Cookie Policy periodically to reflect changes in technology, regulatory requirements, or the cookies we use. Material changes will be communicated via a prominent notice on our website and, where required, by refreshing the cookie consent banner so that you can review and update your preferences.

Get in Touch

For questions or concerns about our use of cookies and tracking technologies, please contact:

• Entity: Mockwin Technologies Private Limited
• Email: privacy@mockwin.ai
• Website: https://www.mockwin.ai