Cookie Policy
Last Updated: February 2025
We're straightforward about how netstreamportal.com tracks activity on our platform. This document explains what cookies are, why we need them, and how they help us deliver better business analytics education to you.
Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit our site. They remember your preferences and help us understand how people interact with our content. Nothing mysterious—just practical tools that make the site work properly.
What We Track and Why
Running an educational platform focused on business activity analysis means we need to understand how our own site performs. We use tracking technologies to see which resources get the most attention, where people spend their time, and what content actually helps our audience.
Think of it this way: if everyone leaves a particular page within seconds, that tells us something important. Maybe the content's confusing, or maybe it's just not what people expected. We adjust based on real behavior, not guesswork.
Essential Cookies
These keep the site functional. Without them, you couldn't navigate between pages properly or access your account area. They're active from the moment you land here until you close your browser. We don't ask permission for these because they're necessary for basic operation.
Functional Cookies
These remember your choices—language preferences, display settings, whether you've seen certain notifications. They make repeat visits smoother because you don't have to reconfigure everything each time. If you clear these, the site still works, but you'll need to reset your preferences.
Analytical Cookies
Here's where we learn what's working. These cookies show us which pages get traffic, how long people stay, and where they click. We use this data to improve course structure and content delivery. For instance, if most people abandon a particular learning module halfway through, we know it needs revision.
Marketing Cookies
These track your interests across our site so we can show you relevant program information. If you've been reading about financial modeling techniques, we might highlight our autumn 2025 advanced analytics course. We're not showing you random ads—just connecting you with content that matches what you're already exploring.
How Tracking Improves Your Experience
Let me give you a specific example. In late 2024, we noticed people were spending less time on our introductory statistics modules. The analytics showed a pattern—users would start strong, then drop off around the third section.
We reviewed that content and realized we'd assumed too much prior knowledge. After simplifying the explanations and adding more practical examples, completion rates improved significantly. That's tracking data being useful rather than intrusive.
- Session tracking helps us maintain your progress through learning materials
- Behavior patterns reveal which teaching approaches work best
- Traffic analysis shows us peak usage times for better server allocation
- Error tracking catches technical issues before they affect more users
- Content performance metrics guide our curriculum development
Taking Control of Your Data
You're not locked into accepting everything. Most browsers let you manage cookie settings pretty easily, though the exact steps vary. Here's how to adjust things in common browsers:
Data Retention and Storage
Different cookies stick around for different periods. Session cookies disappear when you close your browser—they're temporary by design. Persistent cookies might last anywhere from a few weeks to a couple of years, depending on their purpose.
We review and clear old tracking data regularly. There's no reason to keep analytics from three years ago when our content and approach have evolved since then. Generally, we hold onto detailed behavioral data for about 18 months, then aggregate it into anonymized summaries for long-term trend analysis.
If you delete your account, we remove your personally identifiable information within 30 days. Some anonymized usage statistics might remain in our systems because they can't be traced back to you individually, but anything that identifies you specifically gets purged.
Blocking certain cookies might affect site functionality. Essential cookies keep things running, so disabling those could prevent access to learning materials or account features. Analytical cookies are optional, but they help us serve you better.
Third-Party Services
We use a few external tools for analytics and content delivery. These services might set their own cookies according to their privacy policies. For example, our video hosting platform tracks playback data, and our email system monitors delivery rates.
We've vetted these providers to ensure they meet reasonable privacy standards, but you should know they exist. If you're particularly privacy-conscious, check their policies directly—we link to them in our main privacy documentation.
Updates to This Policy
Technology changes, regulations evolve, and our platform grows. When we update this policy, we'll note the revision date at the top and highlight significant changes. If we start using tracking in substantially different ways, we'll notify active users directly.
Check back occasionally if you're curious about current practices. We're not changing things constantly, but adjustments happen as we adapt to new tools and requirements.
Questions About Our Tracking Practices?
If something in this policy doesn't make sense, or if you want more specific information about what data we collect, reach out. We're based in South Korea but serve an international audience, so we're familiar with various privacy expectations.