What Are Cookies and Tracking Technologies
When you visit brainsparkflow.com, we use small data files called cookies along with other tracking technologies to make your experience smoother and more personalized. Think of cookies as digital breadcrumbs that help our website remember your preferences and settings.
These technologies work quietly in the background, storing information like your language preference, login status, and which financial analysis tools you use most often. This means you won't have to reconfigure everything each time you return to our platform.
Types of Tracking We Use
How Tracking Enhances Your Experience
Here's what tracking technology actually does for you on our platform. When you customize your financial dashboard with specific widgets and chart preferences, functional cookies remember these settings so they're ready when you log in next time.
Analytics tracking helps us notice when users struggle with certain features or when they find particular analysis tools especially useful. This insight drives our development priorities and helps us create better financial analysis experiences.
Marketing cookies ensure that when we send newsletters or display information about new features, it's relevant to the type of financial analysis you actually perform. No generic spam - just updates that might genuinely interest you.
Data Retention Timeline
Session Cookies
Deleted automatically when you close your browser. These handle temporary functions like maintaining your login status during your current visit to our analysis platform.
Functional Preferences
Stored for up to 12 months to remember your dashboard customizations and analysis tool preferences. This duration ensures your settings persist through regular use patterns.
Analytics Data
Retained for 24 months in aggregated form to understand long-term usage patterns and platform improvements. Individual user data is anonymized after 6 months.
Marketing Preferences
Kept for 18 months or until you unsubscribe from communications. This helps us maintain accurate records of your communication preferences and interests.
Managing Your Cookie Preferences
You have complete control over how cookies work on your device. Most browsers give you several options for managing these tracking technologies.
Browser Settings
Access your browser's privacy settings to block all cookies, allow only first-party cookies, or set up custom rules for specific websites like brainsparkflow.com. Each browser handles this differently, so check your specific browser's help section.
Selective Blocking
Many browsers let you block third-party tracking while allowing functional cookies that make websites work properly. This gives you a good balance between privacy and functionality.
Regular Clearing
Set your browser to automatically delete cookies after each session or on a scheduled basis. Keep in mind this means you'll need to re-enter preferences and login information more frequently.
Incognito Mode
Use private browsing modes when you want to visit our platform without storing any tracking data. This is useful for one-time analysis work or when using shared computers.
Third-Party Integration
Some tracking on our platform comes from integrated services that help us provide better financial analysis tools. For example, we use analytics services to monitor platform performance and identify areas for improvement.
We carefully select these third-party services and ensure they meet our privacy standards. However, these external services have their own privacy policies that govern how they handle data collected through their tracking technologies.
Updates and Changes
As we develop new features for our financial analysis platform, we may need to adjust how we use tracking technologies. When significant changes occur, we'll update this policy and notify active users through our platform.
We recommend checking this page periodically, especially if you have specific privacy preferences or use our platform regularly for financial analysis work. Changes typically take effect 30 days after we post updates.