Cookie Policy
Understanding how FlashMax uses tracking technologies to enhance your Python learning experience
Last updated: January 2025
At FlashMax, we believe in being straightforward about the technologies we use on flashmax.dev. This policy explains what tracking technologies we employ, why we use them, and how you can manage your preferences.
What Are Tracking Technologies?
When you visit our website, small data files get stored on your device. These files help us remember your preferences, understand how you interact with our content, and improve your overall experience while learning Python with us.
Think of them as digital bookmarks that help the website remember things about your visit – like which Python course you were browsing or whether you prefer dark mode while coding.
Types of Tracking We Use
We've organized our tracking technologies into four categories based on what they do and why we need them.
Essential Technologies
These keep the website functional. Without them, basic features wouldn't work properly. You can't disable these because they're necessary for the site to operate.
What they do: Maintain your login session, remember items in your course cart, enable secure browsing, and ensure form submissions work correctly.
Functional Technologies
These remember your choices and preferences to make your experience more personalized. The site works without them, but you'll have to reset your preferences each visit.
What they do: Store your language preference, remember your code editor theme, save your progress in interactive Python tutorials, and recall your notification settings.
Analytical Technologies
These help us understand how people use our platform. We look at patterns – like which Python lessons get the most engagement or where students tend to get stuck.
What they do: Track page visits, measure time spent on course materials, identify popular topics, monitor video completion rates, and help us spot technical issues.
Marketing Technologies
These show you relevant information about courses that might interest you. They also help us understand which promotional efforts bring students to our platform.
What they do: Display courses related to what you've viewed, show testimonials from students in similar programs, track referral sources, and measure campaign effectiveness.
How This Improves Your Experience
Here's what tracking actually means for you as a student on our platform:
- When you come back to flashmax.dev, you won't need to log in every single time
- Your code snippets and practice exercises stay saved between sessions
- We can suggest Python topics that align with what you're currently studying
- If something breaks or loads slowly, we can identify and fix it faster
- You see course recommendations that actually match your skill level
- We remember if you've already completed certain tutorials or assessments
A Real Example
Let's say you're working through our Django framework course but had to stop halfway through a lesson about database models. When you return three days later, our tracking remembers exactly where you left off, maintains your code editor preferences, and even suggests the next logical topic to tackle based on your progress pattern.
Data Storage and Duration
Different types of data stay on your device for different lengths of time, depending on what they're used for.
| Type | Duration | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| Session Data | Until you close your browser | Temporary security and navigation tracking |
| Login Credentials | 30 days | Keep you signed in between visits |
| Preference Settings | 12 months | Remember your choices and interface settings |
| Analytics Data | 24 months | Understand usage patterns over time |
| Marketing Information | 6 months | Show relevant course suggestions |
After these periods expire, the data automatically deletes from your device. You can also manually clear everything at any time through your browser settings.
Managing Your Preferences
You have complete control over which tracking technologies you allow. Here's how to adjust settings in major browsers:
Chrome
Settings → Privacy and security → Cookies and other site data → Choose your preferred level of blocking
Firefox
Settings → Privacy & Security → Enhanced Tracking Protection → Select Standard, Strict, or Custom
Safari
Preferences → Privacy → Manage Website Data → Remove individual sites or clear all
Edge
Settings → Cookies and site permissions → Manage and delete cookies → Configure blocking level
Be aware that blocking certain categories might affect how the platform works. For instance, if you block functional technologies, we won't remember your code editor theme or progress tracking.
Third-Party Technologies
Some services we use come from external providers. These help us deliver specific features that enhance the learning experience.
Video Hosting Services
Our Python tutorial videos are hosted on external platforms. When you watch a lesson, those services may store information about your viewing behavior. This helps us understand which videos need improvement and which teaching methods work best.
Code Execution Environment
The interactive coding environment where you practice Python runs through a third-party service. They temporarily store your code snippets to execute them safely in the cloud. This data doesn't persist after your session ends.
Payment Processing
When you enroll in a program, our payment partner handles the transaction securely. They use their own tracking to prevent fraud and ensure your financial information stays protected. We never see your full payment details.
Mobile Applications
If you access FlashMax through a mobile browser, similar tracking technologies apply. Mobile browsers typically offer tracking controls in their settings menu – usually under Privacy or Security options.
Mobile operating systems (iOS and Android) also provide device-level tracking controls that work across all apps and websites. Check your phone's Settings app under Privacy to adjust these system-wide preferences.
Updates to This Policy
We review this policy regularly – usually every six months or whenever we add new features that change how we handle data. When we make significant updates, we'll notify you through email or a prominent notice on the website.
Minor clarifications or formatting changes might happen without notification. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page always reflects the most recent changes.
Your Rights
You can request information about what data we've collected about you, ask us to delete specific information, or export your data in a readable format. Send these requests to our privacy team at the contact information below.
We'll respond within 30 days and verify your identity before processing the request. Some data might need to stay in our system for legal or security reasons, but we'll explain that clearly if it applies to your situation.
Questions About This Policy?
If something isn't clear or you need more specific information about how we handle tracking technologies, reach out to us directly.
Email: info@flashmax.dev
Phone: +886 4 9222 5568
Address: No. 15, Lane 9, Minquan W Rd, Zhongshan District, Taipei City, Taiwan 104
This policy was last reviewed and updated in January 2025