Cookie Policy
Last Updated: January 2025
This policy explains how AdvanceTide uses tracking technologies on advancetide.life. We believe in transparency about the data we collect and why. Our platform uses these technologies to improve your experience while respecting your privacy choices.
What Are Tracking Technologies?
When you visit our website, small data files get stored on your device. These help us remember your preferences and understand how people interact with our content. Think of them as digital sticky notes that help our site work better for you.
We use several types of tracking mechanisms:
- Browser storage files that remember your settings
- Session identifiers that keep you logged in
- Analytics tools that show us which pages people find most useful
- Performance trackers that help us spot technical issues
Types of Tracking We Use
Essential Operations
These keep the site functioning. Without them, you wouldn't be able to navigate between pages, access your account, or complete forms. They're necessary for basic website operations and can't be disabled.
Functional Enhancements
These remember your choices — like language preferences or form data you've entered. They make your experience smoother by not asking you to re-enter information every time you visit.
Performance Analysis
We track which pages get visited most, where people spend time, and where they encounter problems. This data is aggregated and anonymized. It helps us improve content and fix technical issues.
Marketing and Outreach
These help us understand which of our educational content resonates with visitors. They track engagement with our programs and help us connect with people who've shown interest in automated testing education.
How This Benefits Your Experience
Here's what these technologies actually do for you when visiting our site:
You won't need to log in repeatedly or lose your place when browsing course materials. Your session stays active as you explore different sections.
If you're researching specific testing frameworks, we can highlight relevant program information. The site adapts to show you what matters most to your learning goals.
When something breaks, we know about it quickly. Performance tracking helps us maintain fast load times and smooth interactions across all devices.
By understanding which technical topics generate the most interest, we can develop more targeted educational materials and program modules.
Managing Your Preferences
You control how tracking technologies work on your device. Most browsers let you block or delete them entirely, though this might affect site functionality.
Settings → Privacy and security → Cookies and other site data. You can block third-party tracking or clear data from specific time periods.
Options → Privacy & Security → Enhanced Tracking Protection. Firefox offers strict blocking modes that prevent most cross-site tracking.
Preferences → Privacy → Manage Website Data. Safari blocks many trackers by default and lets you review stored data by site.
Settings → Privacy, search, and services → Tracking prevention. Choose between basic, balanced, or strict prevention levels.
Keep in mind that blocking all tracking might prevent you from accessing certain features. Essential operations require some data storage to function properly.
Data Retention and Storage
Different tracking mechanisms stay active for different periods:
Session Duration
Some data only exists while you're actively browsing. Once you close your browser, it's deleted automatically. These handle temporary things like shopping cart contents or form progress.
Extended Storage
Other data persists longer — sometimes months or even a year. This includes login tokens, language preferences, and analytics identifiers. Extended storage lets us provide continuity across multiple visits.
Third-Party Services
We use external tools for analytics and performance monitoring. These services have their own data policies, though we configure them to respect privacy as much as possible. You can review their specific retention practices through their documentation.
We don't sell your browsing data to advertisers or share it with unrelated third parties. The information we collect serves our educational mission and helps us build better learning experiences for the Taiwan tech community.
Updates and Changes
As our platform evolves, this policy might change. We'll update the date at the top whenever we make revisions. Major changes will be communicated through our usual channels — email updates for enrolled students and announcements on the homepage.
New tracking technologies get added only when they serve a clear purpose. We evaluate each tool based on whether it genuinely improves the user experience or helps us deliver better educational content.
Questions or Concerns?
If something about our data practices isn't clear, reach out to us directly:
+886 2 2968 1701
No. 16, Section 2, Jingguo Rd, North District, Hsinchu City, Taiwan 300