Cookie policy
Effective Date: April 25, 2026
This website, futurestatefound.com, uses Cookies and similar tracking technologies to provide a high-quality learning experience, understand how you interact with our educational programs, and improve our services. By using our site, you agree to this Cookie Policy. You may manage or withdraw your consent at any time via our Cookie Manager.
1. Definitions and Interpretation
Cookie: A small file placed on your device to identify your browser or store information.
Cookie Law: Refers to the GDPR (EU Regulation 2016/679), CCPA/CPRA (California), and current 2026 ePrivacy standards.
Personal Data: Any information relating to an identifiable person.
We/Us/Our: Future State Found, futurestatefound.com, the operator of this school on the LearnWorlds platform.
2. How We Use Cookies
We categorize our cookies into different types. We do not "sell" your data to third parties; we only use these tools to facilitate your learning and our internal marketing.
2.1 Our Site may place and access certain first-party Cookies on your computer or device. First party Cookies are those placed directly by Us and are used only by Us. We use Cookies to facilitate and improve your experience of Our Site and services. We have carefully chosen these Cookies and have taken steps to ensure that your privacy and personal data is protected and respected at all times.
2.1 Our Site may place and access certain first-party Cookies on your computer or device. First party Cookies are those placed directly by Us and are used only by Us. We use Cookies to facilitate and improve your experience of Our Site and services. We have carefully chosen these Cookies and have taken steps to ensure that your privacy and personal data is protected and respected at all times.
2.2 By using Our Site, you may also receive certain third-party Cookies on your computer or device. Third-party Cookies are those placed by websites, services, and/or parties other than Us. Third-party Cookies are used on Our Site for analytics and for marketing purposes. For more details, please refer to section below.
2.3 All Cookies used by and on Our Site are used in accordance with current Cookie Law. We may use some or all of the following types of Cookie:
- Strictly Necessary: Essential for the school to function. These allow you to log in, navigate courses, and make secure payments. A Cookie falls into this category (usually first-party cookies) if it is essential to the operation of Our Site as without them we cannot provide the functionality that you need to use this website. For example, essential cookies help remember your preferences as you navigate through the online school, also support functions such as logging in, and payment transactions.
- Functional: These allow the site to remember your preferences and facilitate integrated services. Functional Cookies allow our web site to remember choices you make, e.g. your user name, log in details and language preferences and any customizations you make to pages during your visit. They are necessary to provide features and services specific to individual users.
- Analytics: These help us understand which courses are popular and how students move through the school so we can improve the curriculum. It is important for Us to understand how you use Our Site, for example, how efficiently you are able to navigate around it, and what features you use. Analytics Cookies enable us to gather this information, helping Us to improve Our Site and your experience of it.
- Targeting & Marketing: It is important for Us to know when and how often you visit Our Site, and which parts of it you have used (including which pages you have visited and which links you have visited). As with analytics Cookies, this information helps us to better understand you and, in turn, to make Our Site and advertising more relevant to your interests. Some information gathered by targeting Cookies may also be shared with third parties.
- Third Party Cookies: Third-party Cookies are not placed by Us; instead, they are placed by third parties that provide services to Us and/or to you. Third-party Cookies may be used by advertising services to serve up tailored advertising to you on Our Site, or by third parties providing analytics services to Us (these Cookies will work in the same way as analytics Cookies described above).
- Persistent Cookies: Any of the above types of Cookie may be a persistent Cookie. Persistent Cookies are those which remain on your computer or device for a predetermined period and are activated each time you visit Our Site.
- Session Cookies: Any of the above types of Cookie may be a session Cookie. Session Cookies are temporary and only remain on your computer or device from the point at which you visit Our Site until you close your browser. Session Cookies are deleted when you close your browser.
- Cookies on Our Site are not permanent and will expire as indicated below.
- For more details of the personal data that We collect and use, the measures we have in place to protect personal data, your legal rights, and our legal obligations, please refer to our Privacy Policy
- For more specific details of the Cookies that We use, please refer to the below.
3. Your Control and Consent
In compliance with 2026 transparency standards, we provide you with granular control:
Opt-In Required: Non-essential cookies (Analytics and Marketing) are disabled by default for users in regulated regions until you click "Accept."
Equal Choice: Our cookie banner provides "Accept All" and "Reject All" options with equal visual prominence.
Withdrawal: You can change your preferences at any time by clicking the "Cookie Settings" link in the footer of our website.
4. Detailed List of Cookies Used
- 4.1 The following first-party Cookies (strictly necessary) may be placed on your computer or device:
| Name of Cookie | Purpose | Strictly Necessary | Expires |
| XSRF-TOKEN | Preserves User Login information and states | Yes | When you close your browser |
| DPSettings | Preserves the user's Cookie policy preferences | Yes | 12 days |
| slim_session | Preserves User Login information and states | Yes | 3 days |
| affiliate | Tracks purchases made through affiliate links to ensure proper credit is given to the affiliate partner. | No | Depends on your affiliate cookie settings |
- 4.2 The following strictly necessary third-party Cookies may be placed on your computer or device.
| Name of Cookie | Provider | Purpose | Expires |
| __stripe_sid | checkout.stripe.com | Used to process payments for our website. | 30 minutes |
| __stripe_mid | checkout.stripe.com | Used to distinguish users. | 1 year |
| cid | checkout.stripe.com | Used to process payments for our website. | 3 months |
| Provider: PayPal Purpose: Facilitates secure checkout and risk management. Duration: Session |
- 4.3 Our Site uses the following functional Cookies:
| Provider | Purpose | Duration |
| Zoom | Authenticates your student account for embedded live sessions. | Session |
- 4.4 Our Site uses analytics services provided by Google Analytics. Website analytics refers to a set of tools used to collect and analyze anonymous usage information, enabling us to better understand how Our Site is used. This, in turn, enables us to improve Our Site and the products and services offered through them. The analytics services used by Our Site use Cookies to gather the required information. You do not have to allow us to use these Cookies, however, whilst our use of them does not pose any risk to your privacy or your safe use of Our Site, it does enable us to continually improve Our Site, making it a better and more useful experience for you. The analytics services used by Our Site uses the following Cookies:
Google Analytics (GA4)
| Name of Cookie | Provider | Purpose | Expires |
| _ga | Google Analytics on futurestatefound.com | Google Analytics: Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. | 2 years |
| _gat | Google Analytics on futurestatefound.com | Google Analytics: Used by Google Analytics to throttle the request rate. | When you close your browser |
| _gid | Google Analytics on futurestatefound.com | Google Analytics: Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. | When you close your browser |
| _ga_container-id | Google Analytics on futurestatefound.com | Used to persist session state. | 2 years |
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4.5 Targeting/Marketing cookies
Targeting/Marketing cookies are used to track visitors across websites. They may be used by those companies to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant adverts on other sites. They do not store directly personal information but are based on uniquely identifying your browser and internet device. The intention is to display ads that are relevant and engaging for the individual user and thereby more valuable for publishers and third-party advertisers. If you do not allow these cookies, you will experience less targeted advertising.
Facebook
| Name of Cookie | Provider | Purpose | Expires |
| _fbp | futurestatefound.com | Identifies browsers for advertising and site analytics services | 90 days |
| fr | facebook.com | Delivers advertisement products such as real-time bidding from third-party advertisers | 90 days |
| datr | facebook.com | Identifies the web browser used to connect to Facebook; enhances security and site integrity | 2 years |
| c_user | facebook.com | Contains the user ID of the currently logged-in user | 1 year< |
| xs | facebook.com | Contains session number and secret number for security | Varies, tied to session |
| sb | facebook.com | Helps improve friend suggestions | 2 years |
| oo | facebook.com | Opt-out of Facebook showing ads based on activity on third-party websites | 5 years |
| presence | facebook.com | Contains user's chat state (e.g., which chat tabs are open) | End of session |
Google AdWords
| Name of Cookie | Provider | Purpose | Expires |
| ads/ga-audiences | futurestatefound.com | Used by Google AdWords to re-engage visitors that are likely to convert to customers based on the visitor's online behaviour across websites. | When you close your browser |
ActiveCampaign
| Provider | Purpose | Duration |
| ActiveCampaign | Tracks site visits to trigger personalized course support and emails. | 1 Year |
5. Global Privacy Control (GPC)
Our website recognizes and honors Global Privacy Control (GPC) signals. If your browser sends a GPC signal, our system will automatically opt you out of all non-essential tracking cookies.
6. Consent and Control
- 6.1 Before Cookies are placed on your computer or device, you will be shown a banner requesting your consent to set those Cookies. By giving your consent to the placing of Cookies you are enabling Us to provide the best possible experience and service to you. You may, if you wish, deny consent to the placing of Cookies unless those Cookies are strictly necessary; however certain features of Our Site may not function fully or as intended. You will be given the opportunity to allow and/or deny different categories of Cookie that We use.
- 6.2 In addition to the controls that We provide, you can choose to enable or disable Cookies in your internet browser. Most internet browsers also enable you to choose whether you wish to disable all Cookies or only third-party Cookies. By default, most internet browsers accept Cookies but this can be changed. For further details, please consult the help menu in your internet browser or the documentation that came with your device.
7. Changes to this Policy
We may update this policy to reflect changes in our technology or legal requirements. Any updates will be posted on this page and will become effective immediately upon posting.
7. Contact Us
For further information regarding our use of cookies or your data rights, please contact us at: admin@futurestatefound.com
Who we are
Future State Found is a strategic advisory and training firm dedicated to navigating the “Human Layer” of the agentic era. Founded by Mark Cooley, we provide the frameworks, certifications, and logical leadership required to architect resilient organizations in the face of the "Great Flattening." By bridging the gap between autonomous AI orchestration and human-centric strategy, we empower the next generation of leaders to move beyond survival and into a state of intentional, long-term mastery.
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