What This Policy Covers
This policy explains how connectsmartflashflow.com uses cookies and similar tracking technologies when you visit our website. We believe in being completely transparent about data collection, so you'll find honest explanations of what we track, why we track it, and how you can control these preferences.
Unlike many cookie policies that hide behind legal jargon, we've written this in plain language. You deserve to understand exactly what's happening with your data when you browse our site, especially since we work with businesses on their own data systems and machine learning projects.
Your Cookie Preferences
You can reject all non-essential cookies right now. This won't affect your ability to browse our site or contact us about our services.
Types of Data Collection We Use
Essential Website Cookies
These cookies keep our website functioning properly. They remember your cookie preferences, maintain secure connections, and prevent spam submissions through our contact forms. We can't turn these off without breaking basic website functionality.
Analytics & Performance
We use these to understand which pages are most helpful to visitors and where people might be having trouble finding information. This helps us improve our content and fix technical issues that could frustrate potential clients.
Business Communication
When someone fills out our contact form or requests information about our machine learning services, we track this interaction to ensure we follow up appropriately and don't lose potential client inquiries.
Website Optimization
These help us test different versions of our content to see what's most helpful for businesses looking for ML solutions. We might test different ways of explaining our services or organizing information.
Specific Tracking Technologies
Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics to understand visitor patterns and improve our website. This tells us things like which service pages get the most attention, how long people spend reading about our machine learning solutions, and which blog posts are most helpful. The data is anonymized and aggregated.
Local Storage & Session Data
Our website stores some information directly in your browser to improve your experience. This includes your cookie preferences (so we remember if you've opted out), form data (so you don't lose information if you accidentally navigate away), and basic session security tokens.
Third-Party Integrations
We occasionally embed content from other platforms - like project examples or case studies hosted on external services. When you interact with this embedded content, those third-party services may set their own cookies according to their privacy policies.
How We Use Collected Data
- Improving our website's technical performance and fixing bugs that could affect user experience
- Understanding which of our services are most relevant to visitors, helping us focus our content
- Personalizing the information we show repeat visitors based on their previous interests
- Following up on business inquiries and maintaining communication with potential clients
- Analyzing trends in the types of machine learning projects businesses are seeking
- Testing different explanations of technical concepts to make them more accessible
Data Retention Practices
Analytics data is retained for 26 months, after which it's automatically deleted. Contact form submissions and business inquiries are kept for up to 3 years to maintain our client relationship history. Session cookies expire when you close your browser, while preference cookies last for 1 year.
Essential Cookies We Cannot Disable
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| sessionAuth | Maintains secure session for form submissions | Session only |
| cookieConsent | Remembers your cookie preferences | 1 year |
| formData | Temporarily saves contact form information | 24 hours |
| csrfToken | Prevents spam and unauthorized submissions | Session only |
Managing Your Data Preferences
Browser-Level Controls
Most browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can typically block all cookies, allow only first-party cookies, or delete existing cookies. Keep in mind that blocking essential cookies may affect website functionality.
Opt-Out Tools
For Google Analytics specifically, you can install their browser add-on that prevents your data from being used. You can also set your browser to send "Do Not Track" signals, which we respect for non-essential tracking.
Mobile Device Controls
On mobile devices, you can control tracking through your device settings. Both iOS and Android have options to limit ad tracking and reset advertising identifiers. These settings affect how our website analytics work on mobile browsers.
Updates and Changes
We update this policy when we change how we handle data or add new tracking technologies. Major changes are announced through our website, and we'll update the "Last Updated" date at the top of this policy. We don't make changes lightly - our goal is transparency, not finding new ways to track visitors.
If you have questions about this policy or want to know more about how we handle data in our client projects, feel free to contact us. Since we help other businesses implement responsible data practices, we're always happy to discuss data privacy approaches.