Cookie & Data Usage Policy
Understanding how Studiara Beaman uses tracking technologies to enhance your experience
Last updated: December 2024
What Are Cookies and How Do They Work?
Cookies are small text files that websites place on your device when you browse. Think of them as digital sticky notes that help websites remember who you are and what you've done during previous visits. At valstogrers.com, we use these technologies thoughtfully to create a better experience for entrepreneurs and investors navigating our crowdfunding platform.
When you visit our site, your browser automatically stores these files in a designated folder. They contain information like your language preference, login status, and items you've viewed. This means you don't have to start from scratch every time you return to explore funding opportunities or check on your investments.
Types of Tracking Technologies We Use
Essential Cookies
These keep our platform secure and functional. They handle your login sessions, protect against fraud, and ensure forms work properly when you're submitting funding applications or investor profiles.
Functional Cookies
We use these to remember your preferences like dashboard layout, notification settings, and which startup categories interest you most. They make your return visits more personalized and efficient.
Analytics Cookies
These help us understand how people use our platform. We can see which features are popular, where users spend time, and what might be causing confusion in our funding process.
Marketing Cookies
With your consent, these track your interests to show relevant startup opportunities and educational content about crowdfunding that matches your investment goals.
Information We Collect and Store
How This Enhances Your Experience
Here's where the real value comes in. When you're exploring funding opportunities, our system remembers which industries catch your attention and can highlight similar startups that match your investment criteria. If you're a startup founder, we can streamline your application process by pre-filling information and suggesting relevant funding categories.
Our analytics help us spot trends too. Maybe we notice that many users abandon the application process at a specific step – that tells us where to focus our improvements. Or perhaps certain educational resources about crowdfunding regulations are particularly popular, signaling where to develop more content.
Managing Your Privacy Preferences
You have complete control over how we track your activity. Most browsers let you block or delete cookies entirely, though this might affect some platform features. You can also choose selective blocking, keeping functional cookies while limiting analytics or marketing tracking.
Data Retention and Storage
We keep essential cookies for the duration of your session, while functional preferences may be stored for up to two years. Analytics data is aggregated and anonymized after six months. Marketing cookies expire after one year or when you withdraw consent, whichever comes first.
Third-Party Services and Partners
Some tracking comes from services we integrate to improve our platform. Payment processors, security providers, and analytics tools may place their own cookies. We work only with reputable partners who meet strict privacy standards, but they operate under their own policies which we encourage you to review.
Social media integration and embedded content from educational partners may also use tracking technologies. These are clearly marked on our site, and you can choose whether to interact with this external content.