Cookie & Tracking Policy
Standard: Zero-Marketing Tracking
The Educational Infrastructure Council (EIC) maintains a strict stance on user privacy. Unlike commercial telecommunications portals, FreeeSIM.edu.rs does not utilize cookies for cross-site tracking, behavioral advertising, or data brokerage. This policy details the limited use of local storage necessary to facilitate secure academic grant applications.
1. Institutional Cookie Usage
We use a "Minimalist Configuration" for cookies. These are small text files stored on your device that allow our servers to manage your grant application securely. Below is a comprehensive audit of our cookie inventory:
| Cookie ID | Type | Function | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| __eic_session | Necessary | Maintains secure handshake during the institutional email verification process. | Session Only |
| __auth_token | Security | Prevents Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) on the grant application form. | 2 Hours |
| __grant_status | Functional | Locally tracks if an application is in progress to prevent duplicate provisioning sessions. | 48 Hours |
2. Non-Tracking Commitment
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Formal Declaration of Non-Tracking
Our infrastructure does not integrate third-party tracking pixels (e.g., Meta Pixel, Google Remarketing). We do not collect fingerprinting data. Your visit to this portal is treated as an anonymous academic inquiry until the moment you submit an institutional verification request.
3. Third-Party Resource Loading
To ensure high availability and network performance, we load specific open-source resources from trusted Content Delivery Networks (CDNs), such as our Eligibility Map scripts. These providers may log your IP address as part of standard server logs; however, no FreeeSIM-specific student data is shared with these entities.
4. Management of Local Storage
You have the right to restrict or block the use of cookies through your browser settings. Please be advised that disabling Necessary cookies will prevent the grant verification portal from establishing a secure connection with your university's email endpoint.
5. Institutional Audit
This Cookie Policy is reviewed quarterly by our volunteer engineering board to ensure continued alignment with the **ePrivacy Directive** and the **GDPR**. Any technical changes to our handshake protocols that require new cookie definitions will be updated here immediately.
Inquiries regarding our technical tracking protocols may be directed to:
[email protected]