Cookie Policy
How we use tracking technologies on braniara.com
Last updated: January 2025
What Are Cookies and How We Use Them
When you visit Braniara, we use small text files called cookies to enhance your learning experience. Think of them as helpful notes that remember your preferences and help us understand how you interact with our plot development resources.
These tracking technologies work quietly in the background, storing information like your progress through our creative writing modules or which storytelling techniques you've bookmarked. We also use similar technologies like web beacons and local storage to provide you with personalised content recommendations.
Every cookie serves a purpose in making your creative journey smoother – from remembering where you left off in a lesson to suggesting relevant plot development exercises based on your interests.
Types of Tracking Technologies We Use
How Tracking Enhances Your Learning Experience
Our tracking systems work to create a more personalised educational environment. When you're halfway through our three-act structure course, cookies remember your progress so you can pick up exactly where you left off, even if you switch devices.
We also track which writing exercises generate the most engagement. If many students find our character motivation worksheets particularly helpful, we can develop more similar resources and recommend them to new learners who might benefit from the same approach.
Managing Your Cookie Preferences
You have complete control over your cookie settings. Most browsers let you block or delete cookies, though this might affect some features on our platform. If you disable functional cookies, for example, you'll need to reset your dashboard preferences each visit.
Here's how to manage cookies in popular browsers:
Data Retention and Your Rights
Different cookies stay on your device for different amounts of time, depending on their purpose:
| Cookie Type | Retention Period | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Session Cookies | Until browser closes | Login security, temporary preferences |
| Learning Progress | 2 years | Course completion, saved projects |
| Analytics Data | 26 months | Platform improvements, usage patterns |
| Marketing Preferences | 1 year | Personalised recommendations |
You can request deletion of your tracking data at any time. We'll remove all non-essential cookies and anonymise any analytics data we've collected about your learning patterns.
Third-Party Services and Integration
Some cookies come from third-party services we use to improve your experience. Our video lessons use embedded players that may set their own cookies for playback quality and viewing preferences.
We also integrate with educational tools that help track your writing progress across different exercises. These services operate under their own privacy policies, though we carefully select partners who share our commitment to student privacy.
Analytics services help us understand which storytelling techniques resonate most with our community, allowing us to refine our curriculum and develop new resources that better serve aspiring writers.
Questions About Our Cookie Use?
We're always happy to explain how we use tracking technologies to improve your creative writing education.
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