What This Policy Covers

This document explains how cognitflash.com uses tracking technologies. We believe in transparency about data collection, so you can make informed decisions about your browsing experience.

Our platform serves investment professionals who need reliable financial analysis tools. The tracking we implement helps us understand how analysts interact with our platform—which features get used most, where navigation could be clearer, and how we can better serve your research needs.

Understanding Tracking Technologies

When you visit our site, small data files get stored on your device. These files remember your preferences and track how you move through the platform. Think of them as digital breadcrumbs that help us understand user behavior without identifying you personally.

How They Work

Your browser stores these files locally. Each time you return, your browser sends this data back to our servers. This happens automatically in the background—you won't notice anything different about how the site loads or functions.

Some tracking persists across browsing sessions. Others disappear when you close your browser. We use both types depending on what we're trying to accomplish.

What We Actually Track

Here's a breakdown of specific tracking implementations currently active on cognitflash.com:

We review and update these implementations quarterly. As our platform evolves, we may add new tracking to measure new features or remove tracking that's no longer providing useful insights.

Third-Party Tracking

Some tracking on our site comes from external services we've integrated. Our analytics provider monitors site performance. Our email service tracks campaign effectiveness. Our payment processor handles transaction security.

These third parties operate under their own privacy policies. We've vetted each partner to ensure they meet professional standards for data handling, but they maintain independent control over their tracking implementations.

When you use cognitflash.com, you're potentially sharing data with these partners as well. Most operate internationally, which means your data may be processed in data centers outside South Korea.

Managing Your Preferences

You have several options for controlling tracking on our platform. The button at the top of this page lets you reject all non-essential tracking immediately. Your choice gets stored locally, so we'll remember your preference on future visits.

Browser-Level Controls

Every modern browser includes built-in tracking controls. You can block all tracking, allow only specific types, or set your browser to ask permission for each new tracker it encounters.

• Chrome: Settings → Privacy and security → Cookies and other site data
• Firefox: Settings → Privacy & Security → Enhanced Tracking Protection
• Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Manage Website Data
• Edge: Settings → Cookies and site permissions → Manage and delete cookies

Keep in mind that blocking essential tracking will break core platform functionality. You won't be able to log in or access your saved analyses.

Private Browsing

Most browsers offer a private or incognito mode. This prevents tracking data from persisting after you close the browser window. However, tracking still occurs during your session—private mode just means the data gets deleted when you're done rather than stored long-term.

Data Retention

Different types of tracking data get retained for different periods based on their purpose:

Session data disappears immediately when you log out or close your browser. Preference data sticks around for a year, then gets automatically deleted. Analytics data persists for two years before we purge it from our systems.

Marketing attribution data has a 30-day lifespan. After that, we've already analyzed which channels were effective, so there's no need to keep the raw tracking data.

If you delete your account, we remove all personally identifiable tracking within 30 days. Aggregated analytics data (stripped of any identifying information) may persist longer as part of our historical platform metrics.

Changes to This Policy

We update this document periodically to reflect changes in our tracking practices or regulatory requirements. The date at the top shows when we last revised the policy.

Significant changes get announced through email notifications to active users. Minor clarifications or updates to reflect new tracking implementations happen without specific notification—we expect professionals to review this policy periodically as part of their due diligence.