We use tracking technologies on brontiqara.com to help our platform work properly and understand how visitors interact with our resources. This isn't about surveillance—it's about making sure the site functions well and improves over time.
Some tracking is necessary for basic operations. Other types help us see what's working and what needs adjustment. You get to decide what you're comfortable with through your browser settings.
What Tracking Technologies Actually Do
When you visit our site, small text files get stored on your device. These files remember things like your language preference or whether you've logged in before. Without them, you'd need to re-enter information every time you navigate to a new page.
Think of it like leaving breadcrumbs so the site recognizes you when you come back. Not in a creepy way—more like when your local café remembers your usual order.
We also use similar technologies like web beacons and pixels that track page views and interactions. These help us understand which educational materials get the most attention and which pages people leave quickly.
Types of Tracking We Use
How This Improves Your Experience
Here's what tracking actually accomplishes on our site:
- You stay logged in as you move between different research modules and resources
- Your progress through learning materials gets saved automatically
- We can show you content relevant to your area of study within financial research
- Page load times improve because we cache resources based on usage patterns
- Forms remember what you've typed if you accidentally navigate away
- We identify technical issues affecting specific browsers or devices
- Popular content gets prioritized in navigation and recommendations
Most of this happens in the background. But each piece serves a purpose beyond just collecting data.
Managing Your Preferences
You control which tracking technologies you accept. Every modern browser lets you block or delete these files. The settings vary by browser, but they're usually found in privacy or security sections.
Keep in mind that blocking all tracking will affect how the site works. You might need to log in repeatedly or lose access to personalized features. It's your call on where to draw that line.
Third-Party Tracking
We work with external services that place their own tracking on our site. This includes analytics platforms, content delivery networks, and occasionally educational partners we collaborate with.
These third parties have their own privacy policies. We vet them before integration, but once you click through to their platforms or services, their rules apply. We're transparent about which services we use—if you want specifics, reach out to us directly.
Some of these external tools help us understand user behavior across multiple sites, which informs how we structure our educational approach compared to industry standards.
What We Actually Do With This Information
The data from tracking technologies feeds into several operational areas:
Content development: We see which research methodologies generate the most interest and which topics need clearer explanation. This shapes our curriculum updates and new module creation.
Technical maintenance: Error patterns show us where bugs occur and which devices struggle with specific features. This prioritizes our development queue.
User support: When someone contacts us with an issue, tracking data helps us understand what they experienced leading up to the problem.
Strategic planning: Aggregated usage patterns inform decisions about which areas of financial research to expand and where to allocate educational resources.
How Long We Keep Tracking Data
Different types of data have different retention periods based on their purpose:
Session data expires when you close your browser or after 30 minutes of inactivity. It exists only to keep you logged in during active use.
Preference data persists for up to 12 months so your customization choices carry forward between visits. After a year of inactivity, these reset to default settings.
Analytics data gets stored in aggregated form for up to 26 months. Individual session details are anonymized after 14 months, leaving only statistical patterns.
Marketing tracking remains active for 90 days to measure campaign effectiveness, then gets archived or deleted depending on regulatory requirements.
You can request deletion of your specific tracking data at any time by contacting our team. This removes you from our systems while maintaining anonymized aggregates for operational purposes.
Updates to This Policy
We review and update this policy when we add new tracking technologies or change how existing ones work. Major changes get announced through email to registered users and a notice on our homepage.
Minor clarifications or formatting updates happen without notification, but the "last updated" date at the top always reflects the most recent revision.
If regulations change or we fundamentally alter our approach to tracking, we'll provide advance notice and give you options to review updated terms before they take effect.
Questions About Our Tracking Practices?
We're available to discuss specifics about how we use tracking technologies.
Email us at info@brontiqara.com or call +61 403 911 494
146 Bundall Rd, Bundall QLD 4217, Australia