Our Data Usage Policy
Understanding how we handle tracking technologies and your personal data on varilithiana.com
Your Current Privacy Status
Currently, all tracking technologies are active on your device.
What This Policy Covers
We're pretty straightforward about data. When you visit varilithiana.com, certain technologies work quietly in the background to make your experience smoother. Some of these are essential for the site to function. Others help us understand what's working and what isn't.
This policy explains the tracking methods we use, why we use them, and how you can control what's happening with your data. You've got more power here than you might think.
Types of Tracking We Use
Essential Technologies
These keep the site running. They remember if you're logged in, maintain your session, and ensure security. Without them, you'd have to log in every time you clicked a link. Can't be disabled.
Functional Tracking
These remember your preferences like language settings or display options. They make your experience more personalized without collecting sensitive information. Optional but recommended.
Performance Analysis
We track how visitors interact with our site to improve the experience. Which pages get viewed most? Where do people get stuck? This helps us fix problems we didn't know existed.
Marketing Technologies
These help us show relevant content to people who might benefit from our savings strategies. They track behavior across sites to build audience profiles. Completely optional.
How Each Type Works in Practice
Let's say you're browsing our savings calculators. Essential technologies keep you logged in and maintain your calculation history during the session. Functional tracking remembers that you prefer the compact view layout.
Performance analysis notes which calculator features you use most often, helping us prioritize improvements. Marketing technologies might later show you related content about investment strategies when you visit other financial sites.
Specific Technologies We Deploy
| Technology Name | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| session_token | Maintains your login state and session security | Session only |
| user_preferences | Stores display settings and language choices | 1 year |
| analytics_id | Tracks page views and user journey patterns | 2 years |
| marketing_profile | Builds audience segments for targeted content | 90 days |
Important: Session tokens expire automatically when you close your browser. Long-term tracking technologies can be cleared at any time through your browser settings or by using the rejection button above.
How This Benefits Your Experience
There's a practical side to all this tracking. When we noticed through analytics that most visitors were abandoning our compound interest calculator midway, we investigated. Turned out the formula explanations were confusing. We simplified them, and completion rates jumped.
That said, you might prefer a more private browsing experience. And that's completely reasonable. Performance improvements don't mean much if you're uncomfortable with the data collection behind them.
Managing Your Preferences
You've got a few different ways to control tracking on varilithiana.com. The simplest is clicking the rejection button at the top of this page. That immediately blocks all non-essential technologies and stores your preference.
Browser-Level Controls
Most browsers let you block or delete tracking technologies entirely. Here's the reality though – blocking everything will affect functionality. You'll need to log in repeatedly, settings won't save, and some interactive features might break.
Third-Party Opt-Out Options
Some tracking comes from external services we integrate with for analytics and content delivery. You can opt out of these independently through industry tools like the Digital Advertising Alliance or Network Advertising Initiative opt-out pages.
Data Retention and Removal
We don't keep tracking data forever. Session information deletes itself when you leave. Analytics data gets anonymized after 26 months. Marketing profiles expire after 90 days of inactivity.
If you want everything removed immediately, email us at contact@varilithiana.com with your request. We'll purge your data within 48 hours and confirm when it's done. Australian privacy regulations give you this right, and we respect it.
Located in Australia? Under the Privacy Act 1988, you can request access to any personal data we hold about you, including tracking information. We provide this free of charge within 30 days.
Changes to Our Tracking Methods
Technology changes. Regulations change. Our tracking methods might change too. When they do, we'll update this policy and note the revision date at the top of the page.
Significant changes get announced through email to registered users. We won't suddenly implement invasive tracking without warning. If something fundamental shifts in how we handle data, you'll know about it beforehand.
Last major update: January 2025. We added more detailed descriptions of marketing technologies and expanded the browser control instructions.
Questions About Data Usage?
Privacy policies can be confusing. If something here doesn't make sense, or you want specific details about how your data is handled, reach out directly.
Email: contact@varilithiana.com
Phone: +61 410 424 242
Address: 7 Wylie St, Toowoomba City QLD 4350, Australia