Cookie and Tracking Policy
Effective Date: January 2025
We use tracking technologies on appmacboost.net to understand how visitors interact with our educational platform. This policy explains what we track, why we do it, and how you can control these technologies on your device.
What Are Tracking Technologies?
Tracking technologies are small pieces of code that help websites remember information about your visit. The most common type is called a cookie — basically a tiny text file stored on your device when you browse a site.
But there's more than just cookies. We might also use web beacons (invisible images that track page views), local storage (similar to cookies but with more capacity), and session identifiers that help maintain your browsing session.
These tools let us see which pages get the most attention, where people click, and how long they spend reading different content. That information helps us build better learning experiences.
How We Use Tracking on Our Site
Here's what actually happens when you visit appmacboost.net. Some of this is technical, but it matters if you care about your digital footprint.
Essential Functionality Tracking
These keep the site working properly. They remember if you're logged in, what language you prefer, and whether you've accepted this policy. Without them, you'd have to re-enter information constantly. We can't turn these off without breaking the site.
Performance and Analytics
We track how people move through our educational content. Which tutorials get abandoned halfway? Where do most visitors click first? This data helps us spot problems and improve navigation. All information is aggregated — we're not tracking individual users by name.
Preference Memory
If you adjust settings like text size, dark mode, or notification preferences, we store those choices so you don't have to reset them every visit. These make your experience more comfortable but aren't strictly necessary for the site to function.
Marketing and Outreach
Sometimes we use tracking to understand which of our programs interest specific audiences. This helps us show relevant information about upcoming courses or workshops. These are the ones you probably want to control, and you can reject them below.
Control Your Tracking Preferences
Clicking this button removes all tracking except what's necessary for the site to work. Your choice is saved locally.
Managing Tracking Through Your Browser
You're not stuck with our controls. Every modern browser lets you block or delete tracking technologies yourself. Here's how to do it in the most common browsers.
Chrome
Settings → Privacy and security → Cookies and other site data. You can block third-party cookies or clear everything stored by specific sites.
Firefox
Options → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data. Firefox offers enhanced tracking protection that blocks many analytics tools by default.
Safari
Preferences → Privacy → Manage Website Data. Safari is pretty aggressive about blocking cross-site tracking automatically.
Edge
Settings → Cookies and site permissions → Manage and delete cookies. Edge has tracking prevention set to "Balanced" mode by default.
Keep in mind that blocking all cookies might break some site features. You'll probably need to log in more often, and your preferences won't be saved between visits.
How Long We Keep Tracking Data
Different tracking technologies have different lifespans. Session cookies disappear when you close your browser. Persistent cookies might stick around for months or even years, depending on their purpose.
Analytics data gets aggregated and anonymized pretty quickly — usually within a few days. After that, we're looking at patterns, not individual sessions.
If you clear your cookies or use our rejection button, we start fresh. Your previous tracking data becomes disconnected from your current browsing.
Third-Party Tracking
We work with some external services that might place their own tracking technologies on your device. This includes analytics platforms and educational tools integrated into our courses.
These third parties have their own privacy policies. We choose partners who respect user privacy, but they're independent companies with their own data practices. If you reject cookies through our tool, we'll signal your preference to them, but their compliance varies.
Common third parties we use: Google Analytics (aggregated traffic analysis), educational platform providers (course delivery and progress tracking), and content delivery networks (faster page loading).
Updates to This Policy
We update this policy when we change how we handle tracking. Major changes get announced through email or site notifications. Minor clarifications might happen without notice.
The effective date at the top tells you when this version was published. We keep previous versions archived if you want to see what changed.
Questions About Our Tracking Practices?
If something in this policy doesn't make sense, or if you want details about specific tracking technologies we use, reach out to us.
Email: contact@appmacboost.net
Phone: +41 52 202 09 20
Address: Kernstrasse 57, 8004 Zürich, Switzerland