Cookie Policy
Understanding how Api-Task uses cookies and tracking technologies to enhance your experience
What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit api-task.com. These files help us remember your preferences and improve your browsing experience. Think of them as digital breadcrumbs that help our website recognize you when you return.
We use different types of tracking technologies beyond traditional cookies, including local storage, session storage, and web beacons. Each serves a specific purpose in making your experience with our financial planning resources more personalized and efficient.
Types of Cookies We Use
Essential Cookies
These cookies are necessary for basic website functionality. They enable secure login, form submissions, and navigation. These cannot be disabled as they're required for the site to work properly.
Functional Cookies
Remember your preferences like language settings, calculator configurations, and dashboard layouts. These enhance your user experience by maintaining your personalized settings between visits.
Analytics Cookies
Help us understand how visitors interact with our educational content and planning tools. This data helps us improve our resources and identify which topics are most valuable to our users.
Marketing Cookies
Track visitors across websites to deliver relevant advertisements about our financial planning programs. These help us show you content that matches your interests and learning goals.
Important Notice About Essential Cookies
Essential cookies cannot be disabled as they're required for basic website security and functionality. This includes session management, form protection, and secure access to your account dashboard.
How Cookies Enhance Your Experience
When you use our financial planning calculators, cookies remember your input preferences and calculation history. This means you don't have to re-enter basic information every time you visit. For example, if you're working through a retirement planning scenario, we'll remember your age, income bracket, and investment preferences.
Our educational content tracking helps us understand which topics resonate most with Australian investors. If many users spend time on superannuation articles, we know to develop more comprehensive content in that area. This creates a better learning experience for everyone.
For users enrolled in our learning programs, cookies help track progress through modules and remember quiz results. This ensures you can pick up exactly where you left off, even if you switch devices or browsers.
Data Retention and Control
- Essential cookies expire when you close your browser or after 24 hours of inactivity
- Functional cookies are stored for up to 12 months to maintain your preferences
- Analytics cookies are retained for 26 months to identify long-term usage patterns
- Marketing cookies expire after 13 months or when you clear your browser data
- You can delete all cookies through your browser settings at any time
- Rejecting cookies won't affect access to free educational content
Managing Your Cookie Preferences
Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can typically choose to accept all cookies, reject all cookies, or be notified when a website wants to store a cookie. However, please note that blocking certain cookies may impact your experience with our planning tools and educational resources.
In Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Edge, you'll find cookie management options under Privacy or Security settings. You can delete existing cookies and set preferences for future visits. Some browsers also offer private browsing modes that automatically reject most tracking technologies.
If you're using our site primarily for educational content, you can browse comfortably with most cookies disabled. However, interactive tools like our investment calculators and progress tracking features work best with functional cookies enabled.
Third-Party Services
Api-Task partners with several trusted services to enhance your learning experience. Google Analytics helps us understand which educational topics are most popular. YouTube integration allows us to embed relevant financial education videos directly into our content.
Our webinar platform uses cookies to manage registration and attendance tracking. Email marketing tools remember your communication preferences and ensure you receive relevant updates about new courses or market insights relevant to Australian investors.
Each third-party service has its own privacy policy and cookie practices. While we carefully select partners who share our commitment to data protection, we encourage you to review their policies if you have specific concerns about data usage.
Questions About Our Cookie Policy?
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Email: contact@api-task.com
This cookie policy was last updated on March 15, 2025