What Actually Happens When You Visit

Cookies are small text files. Your browser stores them locally. They contain information that gets sent back to our server when you return or move between pages.

Think of them like a bookmark that remembers where you left off. Some expire when you close your browser. Others stick around for months or even years, depending on their purpose.

We also use similar technologies like web beacons and pixel tags. These are tiny images embedded in pages that help us track whether content was loaded and viewed. They work alongside cookies to give us a complete picture of how our site performs.

The Four Types We Use

How This Benefits Your Experience

Here's the practical side. When you're researching business development resources, analytical tracking helps us see that our case study section is popular but our video tutorials aren't loading fast enough on mobile.

Functional tracking means when you come back next week, we remember you prefer to view content in list format rather than grid view. Small thing, but it saves you clicking through settings every time.

Marketing tracking? That's how we avoid showing Australian businesses information meant for European markets, or promoting beginner workshops to someone who's been accessing our advanced materials for months.

Specific Examples From Our Site

• Session cookies keep you logged into your learning dashboard as you move between course materials
• Preference cookies remember whether you've chosen to hide our newsletter signup prompt
• Analytics track which study materials get downloaded most often, helping us prioritize updates
• Marketing pixels help us understand if visitors from specific campaigns actually engage with our content
• Third-party cookies from our payment processor secure your transaction data during enrollment

Managing Through Your Browser

Every browser gives you control over cookies. You can block them entirely, delete existing ones, or set rules for which sites can use them.

Fair warning though – blocking all cookies will break parts of most websites. You might not be able to log in, add things to a cart, or save preferences. It's a nuclear option.

A better approach is managing them selectively. Most modern browsers let you block third-party cookies while allowing first-party ones. This stops cross-site tracking while keeping individual sites functional.

Third-Party Services We Work With

Some cookies come from services we use rather than directly from us. Our analytics platform, payment processor, and content delivery network all set their own tracking.

We've vetted these partners, but they operate under their own privacy policies. When you use aereondorpeos.com, you're interacting with their systems too, not just ours.

Common third parties on our site include Google Analytics for traffic measurement, Stripe for payment processing, and Cloudflare for security and performance optimization. Each has detailed documentation about their tracking practices.

Changes to This Policy

We update this document when our tracking practices change or when regulations require new disclosures. The date at the top shows when we last made revisions.

Significant changes get announced through our usual communication channels. Minor clarifications or technical updates might not warrant special notification, but the updated date will reflect them.

Check back occasionally if you're concerned about staying current with how we handle tracking.