Cookie Policy

Last updated: March 2025

selitharno uses various tracking technologies on selitharno.org to help us understand how you interact with our services. This policy explains what these technologies are, why we use them, and how you can manage your preferences. We believe in being straightforward about data collection.

What Are Tracking Technologies?

When you visit selitharno.org, small text files get stored on your device. These files help our website remember your preferences and understand how people use our platform. Think of them as digital sticky notes that help us provide a better experience each time you return.

Beyond these text files, we also use pixels, web beacons, and local storage to collect information about browsing patterns. These technologies work quietly in the background, tracking things like which pages get the most attention and where people tend to click.

Types of Tracking We Use

Essential Tracking

These are necessary for selitharno.org to function properly. Without them, you wouldn't be able to navigate between pages or access secure areas of our platform. They remember your login status and keep your session active while you browse our financial planning resources.

Functional Tracking

These help us remember your choices – like your preferred language settings or which budget templates you've saved. They make your experience more personalized without requiring you to re-enter information every time you visit.

Analytical Tracking

We use these to understand how visitors interact with selitharno.org. They tell us which articles about contingency planning get read most, how long people spend on different pages, and where they might be getting stuck. This information helps us improve our content and structure.

Marketing Tracking

These track your browsing across different websites to build a profile of your interests. They help us show you relevant content about budget planning and financial education that might actually be useful to you, rather than random advertisements.

How We Actually Use This Information

Here's what happens with the data we collect. We use it to recognize when you return to selitharno.org so you don't have to log in repeatedly. It helps us remember where you left off in our learning modules about financial planning.

  • Maintaining your login session across different pages and visits
  • Remembering your progress through our budget planning education materials
  • Understanding which topics in contingency planning get the most engagement
  • Identifying technical issues that might be affecting your experience
  • Showing you relevant resources based on what you've previously viewed
  • Measuring the effectiveness of our educational content

Most of our tracking focuses on improving the educational experience. If you're reading about emergency fund strategies, we want to make sure you can find related content about contingency reserves easily.

Data Retention and Storage

Different types of tracking data stick around for different lengths of time. Session-based data disappears when you close your browser. Other information might stay on your device for up to two years, depending on the specific purpose.

We store analytical data on our servers for approximately 26 months. This timeframe lets us identify long-term trends in how people engage with our financial education content without keeping data indefinitely.

What Gets Stored Where

Some data lives on your device, while other information gets sent to our servers or third-party analytics platforms. Essential tracking stays local. Analytical information goes to our data processing systems where it gets anonymized and aggregated.

Managing Your Preferences

You have control over how we track your activity on selitharno.org. Your browser gives you several options for managing these settings, though blocking certain types might affect how well the website works.

Most browsers let you view, delete, and block tracking technologies. You can set your browser to notify you whenever a website tries to store something on your device.

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Open your browser settings or preferences menu – usually found under a menu icon or gear symbol

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Look for privacy, security, or data management sections within those settings

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Find the tracking or site data options – different browsers use different terminology

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Choose whether to block all tracking, allow everything, or customize by type

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Consider setting exceptions for websites you trust, like selitharno.org

Third-Party Services

selitharno works with external services that place their own tracking technologies on your device when you visit our website. These include analytics platforms that help us understand user behavior and content delivery networks that speed up page loading.

We don't have direct control over what these third parties do with their data, though we choose partners who maintain strong privacy practices. Their tracking is subject to their own policies, not ours.

Services We Currently Use

Our analytical tracking relies on standard web analytics tools that most educational websites use. These help us understand traffic patterns and content performance. We also use services that help us deliver educational videos and interactive budget planning tools more efficiently.

Impact on Your Experience

If you disable certain tracking technologies, parts of selitharno.org might not work as smoothly. You'll probably need to log in more frequently. Your saved preferences won't persist between visits. Some interactive features in our budget planning tools might not function correctly.

Essential tracking can't really be disabled without breaking the website. But you can block functional, analytical, and marketing tracking while still accessing our core educational content about contingency planning and financial preparedness.

Updates to This Policy

We update this policy occasionally as our tracking practices evolve or regulations change. When we make significant changes, we'll update the date at the top of this page. For major revisions that affect your privacy, we'll notify active users through email or a notice on the website.

Check back periodically if you want to stay informed about how we collect and use data. The latest version always lives at this URL.

Questions About Our Tracking Practices?

If something in this policy doesn't make sense or you want to know more about specific tracking technologies we use, get in touch with us.

Email us at help@selitharno.org

Call us at +61 408 690 614

Write to us at T175A/337 Canberra Ave, Fyshwick ACT 2609, Australia