What Are Tracking Technologies?

When you visit mavivelinevian.com, small data files get stored on your device. These help us remember your preferences and understand how people interact with our budget literacy resources. Think of them as digital sticky notes that make your experience smoother.

We use several methods beyond traditional browser storage. Some track sessions, others analyze navigation patterns, and a few help us show relevant educational content based on your interests. Not all of these are necessary for basic site functionality.

Types of Tracking We Use

How Tracking Improves Your Experience

Let's be honest about what this data does for you. When we know you spent fifteen minutes on our retirement planning guide, we can surface similar resources you might find valuable. If most visitors abandon a particular lesson halfway through, that tells us something's not working.

Here are specific ways tracking benefits your learning journey:

• Remembers your progress through multi-part courses without making you start over
• Suggests relevant budget calculators based on topics you've explored
• Keeps your dashboard preferences consistent across visits
• Helps us identify which financial concepts need clearer explanations
• Allows us to send timely reminders about program enrollment periods opening in fall 2025

Managing Your Browser Settings

You control what gets stored on your device. Every modern browser lets you block or delete tracking files. The process varies slightly depending on what you're using.

For Chrome users, head to Settings, then Privacy and Security, then Cookies and Other Site Data. Firefox puts it under Options, Privacy & Security. Safari users can find it in Preferences under Privacy. Edge follows a similar path through Settings and Privacy.

Be aware that blocking all tracking will limit some site features. You might need to re-enter preferences each visit, and we won't be able to remember where you left off in courses. It's a trade-off between privacy and convenience.

Data Retention Practices

Essential site functions might store data for up to twelve months. Analytics information typically gets anonymized after ninety days. Marketing tracking usually expires within thirty days unless you interact with our campaigns.

If you create an account and later delete it, we remove associated tracking data within sixty days. Some anonymized statistics might persist for historical analysis, but they won't be tied to your identity.

• Session data expires when you close your browser
• Preference settings last up to one year unless you clear them
• Analytics get aggregated and anonymized quarterly
• Marketing pixels typically expire after 30 days of inactivity

Third-Party Services

We work with a few external platforms to deliver our educational content effectively. Google Analytics helps us understand traffic patterns. Our email system tracks whether people open messages about upcoming budget literacy workshops.

These services have their own privacy policies. We choose partners carefully, but you should know that some data gets processed outside Canada, though still within frameworks that respect your privacy rights.

Updates to This Policy

We review these practices annually and update this page when something changes. Major revisions get announced via email to registered users. The current version reflects our approach as of February 2025.

If new tracking technologies emerge that could benefit your learning experience, we'll add them here first and notify you before implementation. You'll always have the option to opt out of non-essential tracking.