What Are Cookies Anyway?

Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit websites. They remember things like your preferences, login status, and browsing patterns. Most modern websites use them.

We also use similar technologies like local storage, pixels, and session tokens. For simplicity, we'll refer to all these as "cookies" throughout this page, though technically they work differently.

Think of cookies as digital sticky notes. They help our platform recognize you when you return, remember your course progress, and understand which features work well.

Types of Cookies We Use

How We Actually Use Cookies

Course Platform Functionality

When you're building financial models in our courses, cookies track your progress through lessons. They save your work between sessions so you can pick up where you left off.

Video playback settings, code editor preferences, and dashboard customizations all get stored locally. This means your workspace looks the same every time you log in.

Platform Performance Analysis

We monitor how quickly pages load, where technical errors occur, and which browsers create problems. This data helps us fix bugs and speed up the platform.

For example, if we notice many students abandoning a particular lesson, we investigate whether it's too difficult, has technical issues, or needs better explanations.

Content Personalization

Based on your course history and completed modules, we suggest relevant next steps. If you've finished our beginner financial modeling course, we'll recommend intermediate topics.

This personalization happens locally in your browser and through our recommendation engine. We're not creating detailed profiles for advertising purposes.

Specific Cookies in Use

Managing Your Cookie Preferences

You can control cookies through your browser settings. Every major browser lets you block, delete, or selectively accept cookies from specific websites.

Blocking all cookies will prevent you from logging into downloadtasklist.com and accessing your courses. You'll need to allow at least essential cookies for the platform to function.

Data Retention and Your Rights

Analytics data gets aggregated and anonymized after 90 days. We keep session logs for security purposes for 30 days, then delete them.

Your course progress data persists as long as you maintain an active account. If you request account deletion, we remove all personally identifiable data within 30 days.

You can request a copy of what data we've collected about you, ask us to delete specific information, or update incorrect records. Contact us at info@downloadtasklist.com with data requests.

Third-Party Services

We use some external services that set their own cookies. This includes our video hosting platform, analytics provider, and payment processor.

These third parties have their own privacy policies. We've chosen providers that align with data protection standards, but we can't control their practices directly.

When you reject non-essential cookies, we block most third-party tracking scripts. Essential payment and security services still function because they're necessary for transactions.

Changes to This Policy

We update this policy when we add new features or change how we handle data. Significant changes get announced through email to active students.

The "last updated" date at the top of this page shows when we made the most recent changes. We recommend checking back occasionally if you're concerned about tracking practices.