What Tracking Technologies Actually Do

Think of these as small text files that websites place on your device. They remember things between visits so you don't have to start from scratch every time you come back.

When you visit porphillex.com, your browser might store information locally. This could be your language preference, whether you've dismissed a particular notification, or where you left off in reading something.

The technical side is straightforward: when you request a page, our server can send these small files along with it. Your browser decides whether to accept them based on your settings. Next time you visit, your browser sends the relevant information back, and the site can pick up where you left off.

Types of Tracking We Use

Specific Tracking Methods on Our Site

Session Management

When you're navigating through our career development resources, session tracking keeps your place. If you're halfway through reading about advertising techniques and click through to another section, session tracking helps you return to where you were.

These session identifiers typically expire when you close your browser. They don't follow you around the internet or track you across different sites.

User Preferences

We store choices you've made about how you want to use the site. This might include notification preferences, display settings, or content filters you've applied. These preferences can last longer than a single session because you probably don't want to reset everything each visit.

Learning Progress

If you're working through educational content, we track what you've completed. This prevents the frustration of losing your place or having to remember where you left off last Tuesday.

Site Analytics

We use analytics to understand how people interact with our content about advertising techniques and career development. This shows us patterns like which topics generate the most interest or where people typically start their learning journey.

The data we collect includes page views, time spent on different sections, navigation paths through the site, and general geographic location at a regional level. We don't track individual users or build personal profiles.

Managing Your Tracking Preferences

You control what tracking your browser accepts. Every modern browser gives you tools to manage this, though the exact location of these settings varies.

You can block all tracking, but this might break some site functionality. Many browsers offer a middle ground where they block third-party tracking while allowing first-party tools that keep sites functional.

If you block everything and something doesn't work, you'll need to decide whether that feature is worth enabling some tracking for. We've tried to minimise the amount of tracking required for basic functionality, but some features genuinely need it.

Third-Party Services

We occasionally use third-party tools for specific purposes. These might include analytics platforms or content delivery networks that help the site load faster.

When we use third-party services, we choose providers who respect user privacy and comply with data protection requirements. However, these services may set their own tracking mechanisms, and you should review their policies if you want complete information.

We don't sell data to third parties or use advertising networks that track you across multiple sites. The third-party tools we use are specifically for making porphillex.com work better.

Detailed Tracking Information

Here's a more technical breakdown of what we actually track on the site:

Changes to This Policy

We update this policy when our tracking practices change. If we start using a new type of tracking or change how we handle data, we'll update this page and note the revision date at the top.

Significant changes might warrant a notification on the site itself. Minor clarifications or technical updates probably won't generate a notification because they don't materially affect how we handle your information.

You should check this page occasionally if you want to stay informed about our tracking practices. The date at the top tells you when we last made changes.

Your Rights and Choices

You have several rights regarding the data we collect through tracking technologies. You can request information about what data we hold, ask us to delete it, or object to certain types of processing.

For most tracking data, the simplest option is to clear your browser data and adjust your browser settings. This immediately removes stored information from your device.

If you want information about server-side analytics data, contact us directly. Since this data is aggregated and anonymised quickly, we might not have specific individual information to provide, but we'll explain what we do have.