Cookie Policy

Last Updated: July 19, 2026

This Cookie Policy explains how the SEM | Student Energy Managers website may use cookies and similar technologies. It is written for students, families, educators, businesses, community partners, and other visitors.

What cookies are

Cookies are small text files that a website stores on your device. Similar technologies, such as local storage or pixels, can perform related functions. They can help a site remember choices, operate reliably, and understand how people use it.

How the SEM website may use cookies

Essential technologies may support core features such as page navigation, security, forms, and accessibility. Preference technologies may remember choices you make. Analytics technologies may help SEM understand broad usage patterns, such as which pages receive visits and whether the site is working as expected. Analytics should be configured to collect only the information reasonably needed for these purposes.

Third-party services

The website may rely on service providers for hosting, forms, analytics, embedded media, maps, or other website features. Those providers may place or read their own cookies when their services are used. Their handling of information is governed by their own policies and by SEM’s agreements with them.

Advertising and profiling

The public SEM website is intended to support program information, student storytelling, and business engagement—not to build advertising profiles. Third-party services, if present, are governed by their own policies and by the choices described above.

Your choices

You can usually delete or block cookies through your browser settings. If the website provides a cookie banner or preference center, you can use it to manage non-essential technologies. Blocking essential technologies may prevent some forms or website features from working correctly.

How long cookies last

Some cookies expire when you close your browser. Others remain for a set period or until you remove them. Retention depends on the purpose of the technology and the settings of the service that provides it. You can review your browser settings and the applicable provider’s policy for more information.

Changes to this policy

SEM may update this policy when website features, vendors, or legal requirements change. The Last Updated date will show when the policy was most recently revised.

Questions

Questions about this policy or the website’s use of cookies can be submitted through the SEM Contact page.

Policy administration

SEM reviews website features, vendors, and data practices periodically and may update this policy when those practices change. Questions about this policy can be submitted through the Contact page.