What Are Cookies and Why Do We Use Them?

Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit our website. Think of them as little notes that help our site remember who you are and what you prefer. Some stick around for years, others vanish when you close your browser.

We use these tracking tools for a few practical reasons. They help us remember your login details so you don't have to type them every single time. They let us see which pages people actually read versus which ones get ignored. And they help us understand if our content is helping people make better investing decisions or just taking up space on the internet.

Types of Tracking We Use

Not all cookies do the same thing. Here's how we break them down on our site:

How Tracking Improves Your Experience

Here's what tracking actually does for you on our site. When you return to blerocveuo.pro, we recognize your device and can show you where you left off in a course or article. If you're halfway through our guide on building an investment portfolio, we'll remember that.

Our analytics show us which topics resonate with Canadian investors. When we see hundreds of people reading about tax-advantaged accounts but bouncing off our mutual fund content, that tells us something needs fixing. We adjust based on real behavior, not guesswork.

And honestly, tracking helps us avoid showing you the same introductory content repeatedly. If you've already completed our basic investing steps course, we can surface more advanced material instead.

Third-Party Services We Work With

We don't handle everything in-house. Several external services help us run blerocveuo.pro effectively, and they use their own tracking technologies.

• Analytics platforms that show us traffic patterns and user behavior across our educational content
• Content delivery networks that speed up page loading by serving files from servers closer to your location
• Customer support tools that let us help you more efficiently when you reach out with questions
• Email service providers that track whether our newsletters actually get opened and read

Each of these services has its own privacy policy. We've vetted them, but you should know they operate independently and collect data according to their own practices.

Managing Your Cookie Preferences

You're not stuck with our default settings. Every major browser gives you tools to control cookies, and we respect whatever choices you make.

Blocking all cookies will affect how our site works. You'll lose saved preferences, might get logged out repeatedly, and won't see personalized content recommendations. But that's your call to make.

Data Retention and Storage

Different cookies stick around for different lengths of time. Session cookies disappear when you close your browser — they're temporary by design. Persistent cookies can last anywhere from a few days to several years, depending on what they're tracking.

We review our cookie usage annually and clear out anything that's no longer serving a purpose. If we used a tracking tool in 2023 that didn't provide useful insights, we've probably discontinued it by 2025.

For analytics data, we typically store aggregated information for up to 26 months. Individual user data gets anonymized much faster, usually within 60 days. We're not interested in building permanent profiles of every person who visits blerocveuo.pro.

Your Rights and Control

Canadian privacy legislation gives you specific rights regarding your data. You can request to see what information we've collected about your visits. You can ask us to delete that data. You can opt out of marketing communications entirely.

We'll honor these requests within 30 days, though we might need to verify your identity first. If you're requesting deletion of essential cookies, we'll explain what functionality you'll lose before proceeding.

You can also file a complaint with Canada's privacy commissioner if you think we've mishandled your data. We'd prefer you contact us directly first so we can address concerns, but you have that right.

Changes to This Policy

We update this policy when our tracking practices change or when regulations require it. The "Last Updated" date at the top shows when we made our most recent revisions.

Major changes get announced through email to registered users and a notice on our homepage. Minor clarifications or technical updates might not warrant a full announcement, but we'll always update the date.

If you disagree with updated terms, you can stop using blerocveuo.pro or adjust your cookie settings accordingly. Continued use after changes go live means you've accepted the new terms.