Website Data Usage Policy
Last Updated: January 15, 2025
At IeGet, we're upfront about how we collect and use data when you visit ie-get.com. This policy walks you through the tracking technologies we use, why we use them, and how you can control what data gets collected. Think of this as your roadmap to understanding what happens behind the scenes when you're browsing our security education resources.
What Are Tracking Technologies?
Cookies are small text files that websites save to your device. They remember things like your language preference or whether you've logged in before. But cookies aren't the only tracking method out there.
We also use browser storage mechanisms, tracking pixels embedded in emails, and session identifiers that help us understand how people navigate through our courses and resources. Some of these technologies disappear when you close your browser, while others stick around until you manually delete them or they expire.
The difference matters because temporary session data might remember you're logged into your account, while persistent cookies could track which courses you viewed over several months. Both serve different purposes in making ie-get.com functional and useful.
Types of Data Collection We Use
Essential Functionality
These keep the site working properly. Without them, you couldn't log into your account, maintain your course progress, or use our secure payment system. We can't turn these off because they're necessary for basic operations. They handle authentication, remember your security preferences, and maintain your session while you're exploring different pages.
Performance Tracking
These tell us which pages get the most traffic, where people get stuck, and which course materials actually help students learn. We use this information to fix broken links, improve slow-loading pages, and reorganize content that confuses people. The data gets aggregated so we see patterns rather than individual behavior.
Personalization Features
These remember your interface preferences, recently viewed courses, and bookmark locations. If you've customized your dashboard layout or set notification preferences, these cookies preserve those choices between visits. They make returning to ie-get.com feel familiar rather than starting from scratch each time.
Marketing and Outreach
These track whether you arrived from an advertisement, email campaign, or social media post. They help us understand which marketing efforts actually bring interested students to our security courses versus which channels waste resources. Some of these come from third-party advertising platforms we partner with.
Specific Data We Collect
- Browser type and version (helps us fix compatibility issues)
- Operating system (lets us optimize for different platforms)
- Screen resolution (ensures our course materials display properly)
- IP address (for security monitoring and regional content delivery)
- Referral source (shows us how you found ie-get.com)
- Pages you visit and how long you spend on each
- Links and buttons you click throughout the site
- Course materials you download or bookmark
- Search terms you enter in our resource library
- Time and date of your visits to track peak usage periods
- Login frequency and session duration
- Course enrollment and completion rates
- Quiz attempts and assessment scores
- Discussion forum posts and interaction history
- Certificate downloads and achievement milestones
We don't sell this data to third parties. It stays within IeGet and gets used exclusively to improve our web application security education programs. The exception is when we use analytics services like Google Analytics, which processes data according to their own privacy policies.
How Long We Keep This Data
Session cookies vanish the moment you close your browser. These handle temporary things like keeping you logged in while you're actively using the site.
Persistent cookies stick around longer. Our preference cookies last up to two years, so we remember your dashboard layout and notification settings. Marketing cookies typically expire after 90 days, though some advertising platform cookies might persist for up to 13 months under certain regulations.
Analytics data gets anonymized after 26 months. We keep aggregated statistics indefinitely because they help us spot long-term trends in how students use our resources, but the connection to individual users gets severed.
You can delete cookies manually through your browser settings whenever you want. That resets everything except for essential functionality cookies, which get recreated immediately because they're necessary for the site to work.
Third-Party Services and Their Tracking
We work with several external services that place their own cookies when you visit ie-get.com. Google Analytics tracks how people use our site and generates reports about user behavior. These analytics help us understand which course topics generate the most interest and where students struggle.
Our payment processor uses cookies to prevent fraud and process transactions securely. Video hosting platforms embed tracking when you watch course lectures. Discussion forum software might set cookies to remember your posting preferences.
Each of these third parties has their own privacy policy explaining how they handle data. We choose partners carefully, but we can't control their tracking practices once they're implemented on our site. You'd need to review their individual policies and opt out through their systems if you want complete control.
Taking Control of Your Data
The button at the top of this page lets you reject non-essential cookies right now. That stops marketing and analytics tracking while preserving the essential cookies that keep your account functional and secure.
Your browser offers more granular controls. Most modern browsers let you block all cookies, allow only first-party cookies, or review and delete individual cookies one by one. The process varies depending on which browser you use.
Browser-Specific Instructions
Chrome: Settings → Privacy and security → Cookies and other site data. You can block third-party cookies or clear all cookies from a specific time period.
Firefox: Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data. Choose standard, strict, or custom tracking protection levels.
Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Manage Website Data. Safari blocks most third-party cookies by default as of 2025.
Edge: Settings → Cookies and site permissions → Manage and delete cookies. Microsoft's browser includes tracking prevention at three levels.
Blocking cookies affects how ie-get.com works. You might need to log in repeatedly, lose your course progress between sessions, or see content in the wrong language. Essential functionality cookies can't be disabled without breaking core features like authentication and payment processing.
Changes to This Policy
We update this policy when we add new tracking technologies or change how we use existing ones. The last updated date at the top shows when we made the most recent changes. Significant updates get announced through email to registered students and posted prominently on our homepage.
Continuing to use ie-get.com after we post changes means you accept the updated policy. If you disagree with new tracking practices, your option is to stop using our services or adjust your cookie preferences to block the tracking methods you object to.
We archive previous versions of this policy so you can see what changed over time. That transparency helps you understand how our data practices evolve as technology and regulations shift.
Questions About Data Tracking?
If something in this policy confuses you or you want more details about specific tracking technologies, reach out to our data privacy team. We're required by law to respond to inquiries about personal data collection within 30 days.