Data Collection & Tracking Technologies
Understanding how bond-tieup.com uses tracking technologies to enhance your learning experience
This page explains how we use various tracking technologies on bond-tieup.com. We're straightforward about what we track and why we do it. Most of what we collect helps us understand which financial analysis topics interest you most, so we can keep improving our educational materials.
Last updated: March 2025. We review this document regularly and update it whenever our practices change.
What Are Tracking Technologies?
Tracking technologies are small pieces of data stored on your device when you visit websites. They help websites remember your preferences and understand how visitors interact with content. On bond-tieup.com, we use several types:
- Session cookies that expire when you close your browser
- Persistent cookies that remain for specified periods
- Local storage for saving your learning progress
- Analytics scripts that track page views and interactions
- Preference cookies that remember your settings
Think of these as digital sticky notes. Some disappear quickly, others stick around to help you pick up where you left off. We don't use anything exotic or invasive.
Essential Tracking We Use
Some tracking is necessary for our site to work properly. These essential technologies keep you logged in, remember your course progress, and ensure the site functions correctly.
| Technology Name | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| session_token | Keeps you logged in during your visit | Session only |
| course_progress | Saves which modules you've completed | 90 days |
| site_preferences | Remembers your display settings | 1 year |
| security_check | Protects against unauthorized access | 24 hours |
Essential cookies cannot be disabled because they're required for basic site functionality. Without them, you wouldn't be able to log in or track your learning progress through our financial analysis courses.
Analytics & Performance Tracking
We track how people use our educational content to figure out what's working and what needs improvement. This helps us understand which bond analysis topics resonate with Australian learners and which explanations might need clarification.
What We Measure
- Which lessons get completed versus abandoned
- How long people spend on different topics
- Common pathways through our course materials
- Search terms people use to find specific content
- Browser and device types accessing our materials
We use this data to spot patterns. If everyone's leaving halfway through a particular module on yield curves, that tells us something needs fixing. Maybe the explanation is confusing or the examples aren't relevant enough.
Third-Party Analytics
We work with analytics providers who process this data on our behalf. They're bound by strict data processing agreements and can't use your information for their own purposes. The insights we get back are aggregated and anonymized.
Marketing & Preference Tracking
These technologies help us show you relevant information about upcoming courses and resources. If you've been exploring fixed income securities, we might highlight related workshops happening in Melbourne or Sydney.
| Category | What We Track | How It Helps You |
|---|---|---|
| Interest Tracking | Topics you explore most frequently | Suggests relevant courses and materials |
| Email Preferences | Communication settings you've chosen | Ensures you only get emails you want |
| Location Data | General region (state level only) | Shows events and workshops near you |
| Referral Source | How you found our site | Helps us improve our outreach efforts |
You can opt out of marketing tracking without affecting your ability to access our educational content. Your learning experience remains fully functional either way.
Control Your Tracking Preferences
You can decline all non-essential tracking technologies. This removes analytics and marketing cookies while keeping the essential ones that make the site work. Your choice will be saved and respected across all your visits.
Managing Tracking Through Your Browser
You have complete control over tracking technologies through your browser settings. Every modern browser lets you block, delete, or manage cookies and similar technologies.
Browser-Level Controls
Most browsers let you view all cookies stored by websites you visit. You can delete them individually or clear everything at once. You can also set your browser to block third-party cookies while allowing first-party ones from sites you visit directly.
Keep in mind that blocking all cookies might affect how some websites work. For bond-tieup.com specifically, you won't be able to stay logged in or save your course progress if you block essential cookies.
Private Browsing Mode
Using private or incognito mode prevents your browser from storing most tracking data. When you close the private window, everything gets deleted automatically. This works well if you're exploring our free resources but don't want any tracking.
Data Retention Periods
Different types of tracking data are kept for different lengths of time, depending on their purpose:
- Session cookies expire immediately when you close your browser
- Course progress data remains for 90 days of inactivity
- Analytics data gets aggregated and anonymized after 14 months
- Preference settings stay active for up to 2 years
- Marketing consent records are kept for 3 years
Once tracking data reaches its retention limit, we either delete it or anonymize it so completely that it can't be traced back to any individual. We don't keep data longer than necessary for its stated purpose.
Third-Party Services
Some features on bond-tieup.com use services from other companies. When you interact with these features, those companies may place their own tracking technologies on your device.
For example, if we embed a video from a hosting service, that service might track that you watched it. If we use a payment processor for course fees, they'll track transaction data according to their own policies.
We carefully select third-party services and require them to handle data responsibly. However, we don't control their tracking practices. You should review their privacy policies to understand what they collect and how they use it.
Updates to This Policy
We review this document every six months and update it whenever we change our tracking practices. If we make significant changes that affect how we collect or use data, we'll notify active users through email and display a notice on the site.
The date at the top of this page shows when we last updated it. You can check back periodically to see if anything has changed. We maintain an archive of previous versions if you want to see what's different.
Questions about how we track site usage? We're happy to explain in more detail. Contact us at info@bond-tieup.com or call +61 402 228 571. Our office at 40 Bellerine St, Geelong VIC 3220 is open for in-person discussions by appointment.