Cookie Policy

When you visit francocascano.info, we use various tracking technologies to make your experience better and more personalized. Think of these as small digital tools that help our website remember your preferences and understand how you interact with our investing education content.

Cookies are tiny text files stored on your device when you browse our site. They're completely harmless — more like digital bookmarks that help us recognize you when you return. We also use similar technologies like web beacons, pixel tags, and local storage to collect information about how you use our platform.

Here's what makes this important: These technologies allow us to customize your learning journey, remember where you left off in our investment tutorials, and ensure our educational content reaches the right audience in Canada and beyond.

Automatic Data Collection

Our tracking technologies automatically gather several types of information when you use francocascano.info:

• Your IP address and general location (typically city-level in Canada)
• Browser type, version, and operating system details
• Pages visited, time spent on each section, and navigation patterns
• Device information including screen size and mobile vs desktop usage
• Referral source — how you found our investment education platform
• Search terms used within our site to find specific content
• Interaction data like downloads, video views, and form submissions

Learning Progress Tracking

For registered users, we track educational progress to provide a better learning experience. This includes which modules you've completed, quiz scores, and bookmarked content. This information stays tied to your account and helps us personalize recommendations.

We also monitor engagement patterns to identify when students might need additional support or different learning approaches — something particularly valuable for those new to investing concepts.

The information we collect through tracking technologies serves several specific purposes that directly benefit your learning experience:

We also analyze aggregated data to understand broader trends in how Canadians approach investment education. This helps us develop content that addresses common questions and challenges in the Canadian market context.

Platform Optimization: Your usage data tells us which features work well and which need improvement. For instance, if many users struggle with a particular concept explanation, we can revise that content or add supplementary materials.

Communication Timing: We track engagement patterns to send educational updates and program announcements at times when you're most likely to find them useful, rather than overwhelming you with poorly-timed messages.

Marketing data helps us understand which outreach efforts attract serious learners versus casual browsers, allowing us to focus our resources on reaching people genuinely interested in investment education.

Browser-Level Control

You have several options for controlling how tracking technologies work on your device. Most modern browsers give you detailed control over cookie acceptance and storage.

Chrome: Access Settings > Privacy and Security > Cookies and other site data. Here you can block third-party cookies, clear existing data, or set exceptions for specific sites like francocascano.info.

Firefox: Go to Options > Privacy & Security. Firefox offers enhanced tracking protection that blocks many advertising trackers while allowing functional cookies.

Safari: Check Preferences > Privacy. Safari blocks cross-site tracking by default but allows first-party cookies needed for basic site functionality.

Impact of Blocking Tracking

While you can disable tracking technologies, this may affect your experience on our platform. Essential cookies are necessary for basic functionality, so blocking them might prevent login access or cause navigation issues.

Disabling analytical cookies won't hurt your personal experience but reduces our ability to improve the platform for everyone. Marketing cookies can be blocked with minimal impact on your learning experience.

We don't keep tracking data indefinitely. Most cookies expire automatically based on their type and purpose:

• Session cookies delete when you close your browser
• Functional cookies typically last 30-90 days
• Analytical data is aggregated and anonymized after 26 months
• Marketing cookies usually expire within 12 months

Your personal learning progress and account data follow different retention rules outlined in our main privacy policy. This educational data is kept as long as your account remains active plus a reasonable period afterward.

Security Measures: All data collected through tracking technologies is protected using industry-standard encryption during transmission and storage. We regularly audit our systems and work with reputable third-party services that maintain strong security practices.

Canadian privacy laws give you specific rights regarding your data. You can request to see what tracking data we've collected, ask for corrections, or request deletion of non-essential information.

Some tracking on francocascano.info comes from third-party services we use to enhance functionality and understand our audience better. These partners have their own privacy policies and data handling practices.

Analytics Providers: We work with services that help us understand website performance and user behavior. These providers typically offer their own opt-out mechanisms if you prefer not to be tracked.

Educational Technology Partners: Some of our learning management features come from specialized education technology companies. These services may set their own cookies to remember your progress and preferences.

We choose third-party partners carefully, prioritizing those with strong privacy practices and clear policies about data use. However, we recommend reviewing their privacy policies if you want complete information about how your data might be used.

When possible, we configure these services to minimize data collection and sharing while maintaining the functionality that benefits your learning experience.