What Are These Tracking Technologies Anyway?

Look, cookies aren't mysterious. They're just small text files that sit on your device when you visit our site. Think of them as little notes that help our website remember things about your visit.

They do things like remember if you've logged in, keep track of your preferences, and help us understand which parts of our site people actually use. Some stick around for years, others disappear the moment you close your browser.

Beyond traditional cookies, we also use similar technologies like web beacons and local storage. These work a bit differently but serve similar purposes. Web beacons are tiny invisible images that help us track page views. Local storage lets us save information directly in your browser for things like course progress.

The Types We Actually Use

Specific Cookies on ecralovion

Managing Your Cookie Preferences

You're in charge here. Most browsers let you control cookies through their settings. You can block all cookies, accept only certain types, or delete existing ones. Just know that blocking essential cookies will probably break some functionality.

Third-Party Services

We work with a few external services that place their own cookies. These include analytics providers that help us understand site usage, content delivery networks that speed up page loading, and advertising platforms that manage our promotional content.

Each of these services has their own privacy policies. We try to work with reputable companies, but you should check their policies if you want to know exactly what they're collecting. The main ones we use are standard analytics platforms and educational content providers.

Some of these services collect data across multiple sites. That's how remarketing works. If that concerns you, browser extensions like Privacy Badger or uBlock Origin can limit this kind of tracking.

Data Retention and Your Rights

Different cookies stick around for different lengths of time. Session cookies vanish when you close your browser. Persistent cookies might last months or even years, depending on their purpose.

We regularly clean out old cookie data that's no longer needed. Analytics information gets aggregated and anonymized after a few months. Marketing cookies typically expire within six months unless you interact with our content again.

What You Can Do

• Request a copy of what data we've collected about you
• Ask us to delete your data entirely
• Opt out of marketing cookies while keeping functional ones
• Update your preferences at any time
• Get clear answers about what specific cookies do

Australian privacy laws give you specific rights around personal data. We take those seriously. If you want to exercise any of these rights, just get in touch with our support team.

Changes to This Policy

Technology changes. Regulations evolve. We might add new features that use different tracking methods. When substantial changes happen, we'll update this policy and let you know.

Minor updates might happen without notification, like fixing typos or clarifying existing practices. But if we start collecting new types of data or working with new third-party services, we'll give you a heads up.

Check the last updated date at the top of this page. If it's been a while since you last read this, it might be worth skimming through again.