Cookie Policy
Last updated: March 2025
This policy explains how Connected Intelligence Lab uses tracking technologies on connectedintelligencelab.com. We believe you should know exactly what data we collect and how it works. Most financial education platforms need some form of tracking to function properly, but we're committed to transparency about what happens with your information.
What Are Cookies Anyway?
Cookies are small text files that websites place on your device. Think of them as digital sticky notes that help our site remember things about your visit. They store basic information like your language preference or whether you're logged into your budget planning dashboard.
When you visit connectedintelligencelab.com, these files help create a smoother experience. Without them, you'd have to re-enter your preferences every single time you click to a new page. Some cookies disappear when you close your browser, while others stick around for weeks or months.
But cookies aren't the only tracking method out there. We also use web beacons, pixels, and local storage technologies. Each serves a slightly different purpose in how our site operates.
Types of Tracking We Use
Essential Tracking
These make the site actually work. They handle things like keeping you logged in, remembering your budget calculator inputs, and maintaining security protocols. You can't turn these off without breaking core functionality.
Functional Tracking
These remember your choices – like whether you prefer dark mode or which currency format you use. They're not strictly necessary, but they save you from constantly adjusting settings.
Analytics Tracking
We use these to understand how people move through our educational content. Which budget planning articles get read completely? Where do students get stuck in our tutorials? This helps us improve the learning experience.
Marketing Tracking
These track whether our financial education ads reach the right audience. They help us show relevant course information to people who might actually benefit from learning budget planning skills.
Manage Your Cookie Preferences
You have control over non-essential cookies. Click below to opt out of analytics and marketing tracking. Essential cookies will remain active to keep the site functional.
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Specific Cookies We Deploy
Here's what you'll find if you dig into your browser's cookie storage after visiting our site:
Cookie Name | Purpose | Duration | Type |
---|---|---|---|
cil_session | Maintains your login session and dashboard access | 24 hours | Essential |
cil_preferences | Stores your interface settings and display options | 90 days | Functional |
cil_analytics | Tracks page views and learning progress | 1 year | Analytics |
cil_campaign | Measures effectiveness of educational outreach | 30 days | Marketing |
budget_calc_state | Remembers your budget calculator inputs | 7 days | Functional |
Third-Party Tracking
We work with external services that place their own cookies on your device. Google Analytics helps us understand user behavior patterns. Our payment processor uses cookies to handle secure transactions. And yes, advertising platforms track whether you've seen our course promotions.
These third parties have their own privacy policies and data practices. We can't control what they do with the information they collect, though we've chosen partners who maintain reasonable privacy standards.
Some of these services operate globally, which means your data might travel to servers in the United States or Europe even though you're browsing from Taiwan.
How Tracking Improves Your Experience
Let me give you concrete examples of what this tracking enables:
- When you're halfway through our debt management course, we remember where you left off so you can pick up exactly where you stopped.
- If you abandon your shopping cart while enrolling in a program, we might show you a reminder (though we're not pushy about it).
- Your customized budget dashboard loads with your saved categories and spending limits intact.
- We notice if a particular lesson confuses most students and can revise the content to be clearer.
- Regional content gets prioritized based on what's actually relevant to people in Taiwan's financial landscape.
Without this data, we'd be running an educational platform blindfolded, unable to tell what works and what frustrates users.
Control Cookies Through Your Browser
Every major browser lets you manage cookies directly. The process varies slightly depending on which one you use:
Settings → Privacy and Security → Cookies and other site data. You can block all cookies or just third-party ones.
Settings → Privacy & Security → Enhanced Tracking Protection. Choose Standard, Strict, or Custom blocking levels.
Preferences → Privacy → Manage Website Data. Safari blocks most third-party cookies by default now.
Settings → Privacy, search, and services → Cookies and site permissions. Similar options to Chrome.
Keep in mind that blocking all cookies will break some site functionality. You might not be able to stay logged in or save your work properly.
Data Retention Practices
We don't keep cookie data forever. Session cookies vanish as soon as you close your browser. Functional cookies typically expire after three months of inactivity. Analytics data gets aggregated and anonymized after six months, so we can spot long-term trends without storing your individual browsing patterns indefinitely.
Marketing cookies have the longest lifespan – usually a year – because advertising campaigns run over extended periods. But even these eventually expire and get cleared from our systems.
If you delete your account with Connected Intelligence Lab, we purge all associated cookie identifiers within 30 days.
Changes to This Policy
Tracking technology evolves constantly. New methods emerge, regulations change, and we adjust our practices accordingly. When we make significant updates to how we use cookies, we'll update the date at the top of this page and notify active users through email or dashboard announcements.
Check back occasionally if you want to stay informed about our current practices. We try to keep this document readable rather than burying important details in legal jargon.
Questions About Our Cookie Usage?
Reach out to our team if anything here isn't clear.
Email: help@connectedintelligencelab.com
Phone: +886 916 868 262
Office: 241, Taiwan, New Taipei City, Sanchong District, Lane 256, Zhengyi N Rd, 112號號 1 樓