Cookie Policy
Last updated: January 2025
Look, we get it. Nobody wakes up excited to read about cookies and tracking. But since you're here, we'll keep this straightforward and honest about what varquolipex.com does with your data.
We use cookies and similar tracking bits to make this site work properly and understand how people actually use it. Some are essential, others help us improve things. You have control over most of them.
What Are Cookies Anyway?
Cookies are tiny text files your browser stores when you visit websites. Think of them as digital breadcrumbs that help sites remember you. They store things like your preferences, login status, or what pages you looked at.
We also use similar technologies like local storage and session storage. Same basic idea, different technical approach. Most modern websites rely on these to function properly, and ours is no exception.
Types of Tracking We Use
Essential Cookies
These keep the site functioning. Security features, basic navigation, form submissions. You can't really disable these without breaking things. They're necessary for varquolipex.com to work as intended and don't collect personal information beyond what's needed for core functionality.
Functional Cookies
These remember your preferences. Language settings, display options, regional settings for Australia-specific content. Makes your experience smoother when you return. We store these locally so you don't have to reset everything each visit.
Analytics Cookies
Help us understand how people navigate the site. Which pages get viewed, where people spend time, what content resonates. We aggregate this data to spot patterns and improve the user experience. No personally identifiable information gets tracked here.
Marketing Cookies
Track your journey across sessions to show relevant content. If you browse our financial interpretation resources, we might suggest related learning materials next time. These help us understand what information actually helps our Australian audience.
Specific Cookies We Deploy
- session_id – Maintains your active session while browsing varquolipex.com
- user_preferences – Stores your display and accessibility settings
- analytics_token – Tracks page views and site interaction patterns
- consent_status – Remembers your cookie preference choices
- region_setting – Identifies Australia location for relevant content
- learning_progress – Tracks where you are in educational materials
How Cookies Improve Your Experience
When you're working through our financial data interpretation courses, cookies remember which modules you've completed. Come back a week later and pick up exactly where you left off without searching through everything again.
Analytics cookies show us that most Australian visitors prefer certain chart types over others. That insight helps us prioritize what teaching materials we develop next. Real usage patterns inform our content decisions.
Functional cookies mean you don't have to constantly adjust text size or toggle dark mode every single visit. Small conveniences that add up over time.
Data Retention Periods
Essential cookies expire when you close your browser. Functional cookies typically last 12 months. Analytics cookies remain active for 24 months to track long-term usage patterns.
Marketing cookies stick around for 90 days. After that window, we assume your interests have likely shifted and the data becomes less useful anyway.
You can clear all cookies manually through your browser settings whenever you want. That resets everything to default.
Managing Your Cookie Preferences
Browser-Level Controls
Every major browser gives you tools to manage cookies. Settings vary slightly but the basic options are similar across platforms. You can block all cookies, allow only first-party cookies, or delete existing ones.
Keep in mind that blocking all cookies will break most website functionality. Essential cookies need to work for basic features like logging in or submitting contact forms.
Quick Cookie Opt-Out
Don't want non-essential tracking on varquolipex.com? Use this control to decline analytics and marketing cookies. Essential cookies will remain active to keep the site working.
Third-Party Tracking
We don't embed many third-party services, but the few we use may set their own cookies. Analytics tools fall into this category. These services have their own privacy policies that govern how they handle data.
When you reject non-essential cookies through our control above, we signal to these third parties that you've opted out. However, browser-level blocking provides more comprehensive protection if you want absolute certainty.
Changes to This Policy
We update this policy occasionally as our tracking needs evolve or regulations change. Major changes get announced through our contact channels. Minor clarifications happen without notification.
The date at the top shows when we last modified this document. If you check back periodically and notice the date changed, worth skimming through to see what shifted.
Questions about how we handle cookies or tracking data? Reach out directly and we'll explain our specific practices.
varquolipex
286 Bayliss Ln, Tamworth NSW 2340, Australia
+61 3 9620 1722 | contact@varquolipex.com