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Cookie and Data Usage Policy

Understanding how aurelinthoqas tracks and manages your data to enhance your financial learning experience

How We Track Your Activity

aurelinthoqas uses various tracking technologies to understand how visitors interact with our financial education platform. These tools help us analyze user behavior, improve content delivery, and customize your learning experience based on your interests and progress.

When you visit aurelinthoqas.com, our systems automatically collect information about your device, browser, location, and how you navigate through our courses and resources. This data collection happens through several methods including cookies, web beacons, session storage, and analytics scripts.

We track page views, time spent on different sections, which financial topics interest you most, and how you progress through our educational modules. This information helps us understand what content resonates with learners and where we might need to improve our materials.

Types of Tracking Technologies

Essential Cookies

Required for basic site functionality, user authentication, and maintaining your session while you navigate through our educational platform. These cannot be disabled.

Performance Analytics

Track how visitors use our site, which pages are most popular, and identify areas where users might be experiencing difficulties with our content.

Functional Preferences

Remember your choices like language settings, course progress, bookmarked articles, and personalized dashboard configurations.

Marketing Insights

Help us understand which marketing channels bring visitors to our platform and measure the effectiveness of our educational outreach efforts.

Beyond traditional cookies, we also use local storage, session storage, and web beacons. These technologies work together to create a comprehensive picture of how our platform is being used and where we can make improvements.

Control Your Privacy

You can opt out of all non-essential tracking while still accessing our full range of financial education resources.

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Data Retention Periods

Session Only

Authentication tokens and temporary preferences are cleared when you close your browser

30 Days

Marketing attribution data and campaign tracking information

13 Months

Analytics data about site usage patterns and user behavior trends

2 Years

Course progress and learning preferences for registered users

We regularly review and purge old data according to these schedules. Users can request immediate deletion of their tracking data by contacting our privacy team. Some essential security logs may be retained longer for fraud prevention and system protection.

Essential Cookies We Always Use

These cookies are necessary for basic site functionality and cannot be turned off:

  • PHPSESSID: Maintains your session while browsing our platform
  • auth_token: Keeps you logged in to your aurelinthoqas account
  • csrf_token: Protects against security threats and form submissions
  • cookie_consent: Remembers your privacy preferences
  • locale_pref: Stores your language and regional settings

Managing Your Preferences

Browser Settings

Most browsers allow you to control cookies through their privacy settings. You can block all cookies, delete existing ones, or set preferences for specific websites. Look for "Privacy" or "Security" in your browser's settings menu.

Incognito/Private Mode

Using private browsing modes prevents most tracking cookies from being stored, though some session-based tracking may still occur while your window remains open.

Browser Extensions

Privacy-focused browser extensions can block tracking scripts and cookies automatically. Popular options include Ghostery, uBlock Origin, and Privacy Badger.

Keep in mind that blocking certain tracking technologies may affect site functionality. Our essential cookies are required for logging in, maintaining course progress, and ensuring security features work properly.

If you have questions about specific tracking technologies or need help adjusting your privacy settings, our support team can provide guidance tailored to your browser and preferences.

Privacy Questions?

Contact our privacy team at info@aurelinthoqas.com

aurelinthoqas Financial Education
11311 120 St, Edmonton, AB T5G 2Y1, Canada
+1 877 922 4252

This policy was last updated in January 2025 and reflects our current data handling practices.