What Are Cookies Exactly?
Cookies are small text files that websites place on your device. They store information about your preferences and activities. Think of them as digital sticky notes that help websites remember things about your visits.
When you access futureon-boost.com, our server sends these files to your browser. Your browser stores them locally, and they get sent back to us when you return. This happens automatically in the background.
The data inside cookies can range from simple identifiers to complex information about your learning progress. We use this data to personalize your experience and improve our machine learning education platform.
Types of Tracking We Use
Essential Cookies
These keep the platform functional. Without them, basic features like course navigation and account access wouldn't work properly.
Example: Session tokens that keep you logged in while exploring different course modules.
Functional Cookies
These remember your preferences and choices. They help us deliver a personalized learning environment based on your previous interactions.
Example: Your preferred coding language or saved progress in specific machine learning tutorials.
Analytical Cookies
We use these to understand how students engage with our content. This data helps us identify which teaching methods work best.
Example: Tracking which neural network lessons have the highest completion rates or where students typically struggle.
Marketing Cookies
These track your interactions across different pages to help us show relevant course recommendations and updates about new programs.
Example: Showing you information about advanced deep learning courses if you've completed foundational modules.
How We Actually Use This Data
Our tracking serves specific purposes that directly benefit your learning journey. Here's what happens with the information we collect:
- Maintaining your login status across multiple sessions so you can pick up where you left off in any course module
- Remembering your quiz attempts and project submissions to show accurate progress tracking throughout your learning path
- Analyzing which machine learning concepts students find most challenging to refine our teaching approach
- Tracking completion rates for video lectures and coding exercises to optimize content length and difficulty
- Understanding traffic patterns during peak enrollment periods to maintain platform performance
- Identifying technical issues like slow-loading pages or broken interactive elements before they affect more students
- Personalizing course recommendations based on your current skill level and learning pace
Managing Your Cookie Preferences
Browser-Level Controls
Most browsers let you control cookies through their settings. You can block cookies entirely, delete existing ones, or set rules about which sites can use them.
Chrome
Navigate to Settings → Privacy and security → Cookies and other site data. Here you can block third-party cookies or clear existing data.
Firefox
Go to Options → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data. Firefox offers strict tracking protection by default.
Safari
Access Preferences → Privacy. Safari automatically blocks many third-party cookies and offers intelligent tracking prevention.
Edge
Open Settings → Cookies and site permissions → Manage and delete cookies and site data. Choose your preferred tracking prevention level.
Keep in mind that blocking essential cookies might break certain features. You'll still be able to view course descriptions and public content, but interactive elements and progress tracking won't function properly.
Data Retention Periods
How Long We Keep Cookie Data
Different cookies have different lifespans depending on their purpose. We don't keep tracking data longer than necessary for its intended function.
Session
Duration
Temporary cookies that expire when you close your browser
90 Days
Standard Period
Most functional and analytical cookies last three months
1 Year
Maximum Period
Marketing cookies and long-term preference storage
After these periods expire, the cookies automatically delete themselves. You can also manually clear them anytime through your browser settings without waiting for expiration.
Third-Party Technologies
We use some external services that place their own cookies on your device. These include analytics platforms that help us understand user behavior and content delivery networks that speed up page loading.
These third parties have their own privacy policies that govern how they handle your data. While we carefully select partners who respect user privacy, we can't control their practices directly.
Common third-party cookies on our platform come from video hosting services for course lectures, analytics tools for traffic measurement, and payment processors for handling enrollment transactions securely.
Updates to This Policy
Technology changes quickly, especially in the machine learning field we teach. We update this policy periodically to reflect new tracking methods or changes in how we use data.
When we make significant changes, we'll notify active students through email and post an update on the platform dashboard. We recommend reviewing this page occasionally if you're concerned about tracking practices.
Previous versions of this policy are available upon request. Just reach out to our support team if you need historical documentation for any reason.