Cookie Policy
Last Updated: March 15, 2025
This policy explains how cloudxportal.com uses tracking technologies to enhance your experience on our financial modeling education platform. We're being upfront about what data we collect and why it matters for your learning journey.
When you visit our site, small data files get stored on your device. These help us remember your preferences, understand how you interact with our content, and improve the tools we offer to financial analysts in Thailand and beyond.
What Are Cookies Anyway?
Think of cookies as digital sticky notes. Your browser saves these tiny text files when you visit our site. They contain bits of information about your visit—things like which pages you viewed, your language preference, or whether you're logged into your account.
Most websites use them because they make browsing smoother. Without cookies, you'd need to log in every single time you switched pages, and we wouldn't be able to remember that you prefer viewing financial models in Excel format rather than Google Sheets.
Types of Tracking We Use
Essential Cookies
These keep the site functional. They handle login sessions, security features, and basic navigation. The site simply won't work properly without them.
Example: When you log into your learning dashboard, a session cookie remembers who you are so you can access your saved financial models and course progress.
Functional Cookies
These remember your choices and preferences. Things like your preferred currency display, whether you want formulas shown in tutorials, or your timezone for live webinar schedules.
Example: If you switch our interface to display Thai Baht instead of USD, we'll remember that setting for your next visit.
Analytics Cookies
We use these to understand how people use our platform. Which tutorials get watched most? Where do students get stuck? This data helps us improve content and fix confusing sections.
Example: If analytics show that many users rewatch a particular DCF valuation video multiple times, we might create additional supporting materials or simplify that lesson.
Marketing Cookies
These track your browsing patterns to show you relevant information about courses you might find useful. We don't share this data with third parties for their advertising purposes.
Example: If you spend time on pages about advanced Excel modeling, we might show you information about our upcoming specialized workshop on scenario analysis.
How Cookies Improve Your Experience
Here's what happens behind the scenes. When you're working through a financial modeling course, functional cookies save your progress. You can close your browser, come back three days later, and pick up exactly where you left off.
Analytics help us spot patterns. Last autumn, we noticed students were abandoning a particular module on sensitivity tables. The data showed people weren't actually leaving because it was too hard—they just couldn't find the downloadable template files. We moved those links to a more visible spot, and completion rates improved.
- Remembering your login status so you don't have to sign in repeatedly
- Storing your course progress and bookmarked lessons
- Adapting content recommendations based on your learning path
- Maintaining your preferred interface settings and display options
- Enabling features like the notes tool and model comparison functions
- Tracking which resources you've downloaded to prevent duplicate notifications
Data Retention Periods
Different cookies stick around for different lengths of time. Session cookies vanish when you close your browser. Others might last months or even a couple years, depending on their purpose.
| Cookie Type | Duration | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Session cookies | Until browser closes | Maintain your active session and temporary preferences |
| Login authentication | 30 days | Keep you logged in across multiple visits |
| Preference cookies | 12 months | Remember your interface settings and choices |
| Analytics cookies | 24 months | Track long-term usage patterns and improvements |
| Marketing cookies | 6 months | Provide relevant course recommendations |
Managing Your Cookie Preferences
You're in control here. Most browsers let you block or delete cookies whenever you want. But heads up—if you disable essential cookies, parts of our platform won't function correctly. You might not be able to log in or save your work.
For functional, analytics, and marketing cookies, you can pick and choose. Just know that blocking analytics means we'll have less insight into what's working well and what needs fixing. And disabling functional cookies means you'll need to reset your preferences each time you visit.
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Third-Party Services
We work with a few external services that might set their own cookies. Our video hosting platform needs them to remember playback quality settings. Analytics tools use them to measure engagement across different pages.
These third parties have their own privacy policies. We've vetted them to make sure they handle data responsibly, but you should know they're separate entities with their own practices. We don't control what they do with the information they collect.
Updates to This Policy
Technology changes. Regulations evolve. We might add new features that require different tracking approaches. When we update this policy, we'll change the date at the top and notify active users through their dashboard.
If you're enrolled in a course, you'll see a notification next time you log in. For major changes that affect how we use your data, we'll send an email to make sure you're aware of what's different.
Questions About Our Cookie Usage?
We get that data privacy can feel complicated. If something in this policy doesn't make sense, or you have specific questions about how we track and use information, reach out to us directly.