Understanding how Stoptech Halt uses cookies and tracking technologies to enhance your learning experience
Last Updated: March 15, 2025
What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that websites place on your device when you visit them. Think of them as digital sticky notes that help websites remember your preferences and improve your browsing experience. At Stoptech Halt, we use various types of cookies to make your journey through our quantitative analysis and machine learning platform more personalized and efficient.
These files contain information about your interactions with our site – like which courses you've viewed, your preferred language settings, or items you've added to your learning path. When you return to stoptechhalt.com, these cookies help us recognize you and tailor your experience accordingly.
Types of Cookies We Use
Essential Cookies
These cookies are necessary for our website to function properly. They enable core features like secure login, course enrollment, and payment processing.
Session authentication
Shopping cart functionality
Security measures
Basic site navigation
Functional Cookies
These enhance your experience by remembering your preferences and providing personalized features like course recommendations.
Language preferences
Course progress tracking
Personalized dashboard
Video playback settings
Analytics Cookies
We use these to understand how visitors interact with our site, helping us improve our content and user experience.
Page visit statistics
Course completion rates
Popular content tracking
User engagement metrics
Marketing Cookies
These help us show you relevant content and advertisements across the web, including information about our new courses and programs.
Targeted course suggestions
Retargeting campaigns
Social media integration
Email campaign tracking
Current Status: Cookies Accepted
Manage Your Cookie Preferences
You can decline all non-essential cookies while still enjoying our core educational content. Essential cookies for site functionality cannot be disabled.
How Cookies Enhance Your Experience
When you're studying complex topics like machine learning algorithms or quantitative analysis, cookies help create a seamless learning environment. For instance, they remember where you left off in a video lecture, maintain your quiz progress if you need to step away, and suggest related courses based on your interests.
Our functional cookies also enable features like dark mode preferences for late-night study sessions, closed caption settings for accessibility, and bookmarked sections within courses. Without these, you'd need to reconfigure these settings every time you visit our platform.
Browser Cookie Controls
Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. Here's how to manage cookies in popular browsers:
Google Chrome
Go to Settings → Privacy and Security → Cookies and other site data. You can block all cookies or create exceptions for specific sites.
Mozilla Firefox
Navigate to Options → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data. Choose your privacy level and cookie preferences.
Safari
Open Preferences → Privacy → Manage Website Data. You can remove stored data and prevent cross-site tracking.
Microsoft Edge
Access Settings → Privacy, search, and services → Cookies and site permissions to configure cookie behavior.
Data Retention and Storage
We retain cookie data for varying periods depending on their purpose. Session cookies are automatically deleted when you close your browser, while persistent cookies may remain for up to 24 months. Analytics data is typically stored for 26 months to help us understand long-term usage patterns and improve our educational offerings.
Marketing cookies generally expire after 12 months, though this can vary depending on the specific advertising partner. You can always clear your cookies manually through your browser settings or use our rejection tool above to opt out of non-essential cookies entirely.
Third-Party Services
Our platform integrates with several third-party services to provide comprehensive educational features. These include video hosting services for our lectures, analytics tools to monitor site performance, and payment processors for secure transactions. Each of these services may set their own cookies according to their privacy policies.
We carefully vet all third-party partners to ensure they maintain appropriate data protection standards. However, we encourage you to review their individual privacy policies to understand how they handle your information. Links to these policies are available in our main Privacy Policy document.
Questions About Our Cookie Policy?
If you have concerns about our cookie usage or need assistance managing your preferences, our team is here to help.
Our platform processes essential data to provide financial analytics services. We respect your privacy choices regarding advertising tracking, user behavior analysis, and personalized content delivery systems.
