Cookie Policy & Advertising Tracking
Last updated: August 15, 2025
How We Use Cookies
Forex Flow uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance your learning experience, analyze website performance, and deliver relevant advertising content. This policy explains how we collect and use data through various advertising platforms including Google, Facebook, and Microsoft services.
Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit our website. They help us remember your preferences, understand how you interact with our content, and provide personalized educational recommendations. We work with third-party advertising platforms to measure the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns and reach potential students interested in currency trading education.
Your privacy matters to us. You have full control over your cookie preferences and can modify or withdraw your consent at any time through the settings below or by clearing your browser data.
Advertising Platforms & Data Collection
Google Ads & Analytics Tracking
Google Analytics: We collect data about page views, session duration, bounce rates, and user navigation patterns to understand how visitors engage with our educational content.
Google Ads Remarketing: We create audiences of website visitors to show relevant advertising content about forex education courses on Google's advertising network.
Conversion Tracking: We measure when visitors complete actions like form submissions, course enrollments, or content downloads to evaluate marketing effectiveness.
Data Points Collected: IP address (anonymized), browser type, operating system, referring website, pages visited, time spent on site, and interaction events.
Cross-Device Tracking: Google may link your activity across devices when you're signed into your Google account to provide consistent advertising experiences.
Data Retention: Google Analytics data is retained for 26 months by default. Advertising data retention varies by service but typically ranges from 30 days to 24 months.
Facebook/Meta Pixel Tracking
Facebook Pixel: We track page views, button clicks, form submissions, and content engagement to optimize our advertising campaigns on Facebook and Instagram.
Custom Audiences: We create advertising audiences based on website visitors, course inquiries, and engagement patterns to deliver relevant educational content.
Lookalike Audiences: Facebook creates audiences of users similar to our existing students to expand our reach to potentially interested learners.
Conversion Events: We track specific actions like contact form submissions, course page visits, and educational resource downloads to measure advertising performance.
Cross-Platform Integration: Data may be shared across Facebook's family of apps including Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger for advertising purposes.
Data Retention: Facebook typically retains remarketing data for 180 days, though some conversion data may be kept longer for attribution analysis.
Microsoft/Bing Ads Tracking
UET Tag (Universal Event Tracking): Microsoft's tracking technology measures conversions, goal completions, and user behavior for Bing search advertising campaigns.
Remarketing Lists: We create audiences of website visitors to show targeted ads on Bing search results and Microsoft's advertising network.
Search Personalization: Your website interactions may influence the forex education ads you see in Bing search results and partner websites.
Demographic Insights: Microsoft may use account information and search history to provide demographic insights for advertising optimization.
Microsoft Account Integration: If you're signed into a Microsoft account, your activity may be linked across Microsoft services for advertising purposes.
Data Retention: Microsoft advertising data is typically retained for up to 390 days, with some aggregated insights kept longer for reporting purposes.
Manage Your Cookie Preferences
Control which cookies we use on your device. Essential cookies cannot be disabled as they're required for basic website functionality.
Advertising Storage (Google, Facebook, Bing)
Enables advertising cookies and data collection for remarketing, conversion tracking, and personalized ad delivery across Google Ads, Facebook, and Microsoft advertising networks.
Analytics Storage (Performance Measurement)
Allows collection of analytics data to understand website usage, user behavior patterns, and content performance for improving our educational platform.
Advertising User Data (Audience Building)
Permits use of your data for creating advertising audiences, custom targeting groups, and lookalike audiences on advertising platforms.
Ad Personalization (Targeted Advertising)
Enables personalized advertising based on your interests, behavior, and interactions with our educational content across advertising networks.
Functionality Storage (Essential)
Required for basic website functionality including form submissions, navigation, and core user interface features. Cannot be disabled.
Personalization Storage (Content Customization)
Stores your preferences and settings to customize your learning experience, remember your course progress, and provide personalized content recommendations.
Security Storage (Fraud Prevention)
Essential for website security, fraud prevention, and protection against malicious activity. Required for safe operation and cannot be disabled.
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Your Rights & Opt-Out Options
Platform-Specific Privacy Controls
Google Ad Settings
Control your Google advertising preferences and opt out of personalized ads.
Facebook Ad Preferences
Manage your Facebook and Instagram advertising settings.
Microsoft Ad Settings
Configure your Microsoft advertising and privacy preferences.
NAI Opt-Out Tool
Industry-wide opt-out from participating advertising networks.
Browser-Level Controls
Do Not Track Settings: Enable "Do Not Track" in your browser settings to request that websites not track your browsing activity. Note that compliance with this setting varies by website.
Third-Party Cookie Blocking: Most modern browsers allow you to block third-party cookies completely. This will prevent advertising platforms from tracking you across websites but may affect website functionality.
Private/Incognito Browsing: Use private browsing modes to prevent cookies from being stored, though this doesn't prevent tracking during the session itself.
Browser Extensions: Consider privacy-focused browser extensions like uBlock Origin, Privacy Badger, or Ghostery to block tracking scripts and advertising pixels.
Clear Browsing Data: Regularly clear your cookies, cache, and browsing history to remove stored tracking information.
Your Legal Rights
Right to Withdraw Consent: You can change your mind about cookie consent at any time using the preferences above or by clearing your browser data.
Right to Object: You have the right to object to processing of your personal data for marketing purposes at any time.
Right to Access: Request information about what personal data we've collected about you and how it's being used.
Right to Data Portability: Request your personal data in a machine-readable format to transfer to another service provider.
Right to Erasure: Request deletion of your personal data, subject to certain legal limitations and retention requirements.
How to Exercise Rights: Contact us through our website's contact form or adjust your preferences directly through the platform-specific links above.
Third-Party Services & Data Sharing
Data Recipients
Advertising Platforms:
- • Google (Analytics, Ads, Tag Manager)
- • Meta/Facebook (Pixel, Conversions API)
- • Microsoft (Bing Ads, Clarity)
- • Programmatic advertising networks
Service Providers:
- • Web hosting and CDN services
- • Email marketing platforms
- • Customer support tools
- • Analytics and optimization services
Types of Data Shared
Behavioral Data: Website navigation patterns, page views, time spent on content, scroll depth, and interaction events with educational materials.
Conversion Data: Form submissions, course inquiries, content downloads, and other goal completions that help us measure marketing effectiveness.
Device Information: Browser type, operating system, screen resolution, and device capabilities for optimizing content delivery and advertising targeting.
Geographic Data: IP-based location information (country/region level) for localizing content and complying with regional advertising regulations.
Engagement Metrics: Click-through rates, session duration, bounce rates, and content interaction patterns to improve user experience.