FirstSpotStream - Advanced Machine Learning Analytics for Financial Markets

What Are Cookies and Tracking Technologies?

Cookies are small text files that websites store on your device when you visit them. Think of them as digital sticky notes that help websites remember information about your visit. At firstspotstream.com, we use various tracking technologies to enhance your experience with our interpretable machine learning platform.

These technologies work quietly in the background, collecting information about how you interact with our site. Some cookies are essential for basic website functionality, while others help us understand user behavior and improve our services for the Vietnam finance market.

Why This Matters

Understanding how tracking works gives you control over your data. We believe in transparency about what information we collect and how it benefits your learning experience on our platform.

Types of Tracking We Use

Information We Collect

Our tracking technologies collect various types of information to improve your experience on firstspotstream.com. Here's what we gather and why it's useful:

Technical information: Browser type, operating system, screen resolution, and device capabilities

Usage patterns: Pages visited, time spent on content, course materials accessed

Learning progress: Course completion rates, quiz scores, module preferences

Interaction data: Clicks, downloads, video viewing time, forum participation

Referral information: How you found our site, which links brought you here

Geographic data: General location information to customize content for Vietnam market

Session details: Login times, session duration, feature usage patterns

This information helps us understand what works well for our students and where we can make improvements. For example, if we notice many users struggling with a particular machine learning concept, we can create additional explanatory materials.

How Tracking Enhances Your Experience

The data we collect serves specific purposes that directly benefit your learning journey on our platform. When you're working through interpretable machine learning concepts, tracking helps us provide a more personalized experience.

Practical Examples

If you frequently access materials about financial modeling, we'll prioritize showing you relevant advanced courses. When you're halfway through a complex module, we remember your progress so you can pick up exactly where you left off.

Our analytics also help us identify popular learning paths and optimize course sequencing. Students in Vietnam often have specific interests in regional financial markets, so we use this data to develop more targeted educational content.

The tracking information guides our technical improvements too. If certain pages load slowly for users with specific device configurations, we can address these performance issues proactively.

Managing Your Cookie Preferences

You have several options for controlling how cookies and tracking technologies work on your device. Most web browsers allow you to view, delete, and block cookies through their settings menus.

Google Chrome

Settings → Privacy and Security → Cookies and other site data → Manage cookies and site data

Mozilla Firefox

Options → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data → Manage Data

Safari

Preferences → Privacy → Manage Website Data → Remove All or Remove Selected

Microsoft Edge

Settings → Cookies and site permissions → Cookies and stored data → See all cookies

Remember that blocking essential cookies may affect your ability to use certain features of our interpretable machine learning platform. You'll still be able to access educational content, but some personalized features might not work as expected.

Data Retention and Your Rights

We retain cookie data for different periods depending on its purpose. Essential cookies typically expire when you close your browser, while analytical data might be stored for up to 24 months to identify long-term learning trends.

You can request information about what data we've collected about your visits to firstspotstream.com. We also honor requests to delete personal information associated with your browsing activity, though this might reset your course progress and preferences.

Important Note

Clearing cookies will reset your personalized settings and learning progress tracking. If you're enrolled in courses, make sure to note your current progress before making changes to cookie settings.

For users in Vietnam, we comply with applicable data protection regulations while providing educational services about interpretable machine learning in finance. Our retention policies balance educational continuity with privacy protection.

Third-Party Tracking

Some cookies on firstspotstream.com come from third-party services we use to enhance our platform. These might include educational content providers, video hosting services, or analytics platforms that help us understand user engagement.

Third-party cookies operate under their own privacy policies, which we encourage you to review. Common examples include embedded videos from educational platforms, social sharing buttons, and performance monitoring tools.

When you interact with these third-party elements, they may collect information about your visit independently of our own tracking. We select partners who maintain strong privacy standards, but you should be aware that additional data collection may occur.