At TradingInDepth.com (“we,” “our,” or “us”), we are committed to providing you with an exceptional trading education experience. To do so, we use cookies and similar tracking technologies to collect extensive data about your interactions with our website. This Cookie Policy explains how we use these technologies, what data we collect, and how you can manage your preferences. By using TradingInDepth.com, you agree to the use of cookies as outlined below, unless you explicitly opt out of non-essential tracking.
1. What Are Cookies and Tracking Technologies?
Cookies are small text files stored on your device (e.g., computer, smartphone, or tablet) when you visit our website. They allow us to recognize your device, track your behavior, and store information about your preferences. We also use advanced tracking technologies such as web beacons, pixels, local storage, and device fingerprinting to gather additional data about your usage patterns.
2. Types of Cookies We UseWe deploy a wide range of cookies to enhance your experience and optimize our services. These include:
- Essential Cookies: Required for the website to function properly, enabling features like user logins, secure transactions, and session management. You cannot opt out of these cookies if you wish to use our website.
- Functional Cookies: These track your preferences (e.g., language, region, or account settings) to personalize your experience across visits.
- Analytics Cookies: These collect detailed data on how you use our website, including pages visited, time spent, and referral sources, to help us analyze performance and refine our content.
- Advertising Cookies: These track your browsing habits, interests, and interactions across our website and third-party platforms to deliver highly targeted advertisements and measure their effectiveness.
- Behavioral Tracking Cookies: These monitor your activity over time to build a comprehensive profile of your interests and habits, enabling us to tailor educational content and marketing campaigns.
3. Purposes of Cookies and Tracking
We use cookies and tracking technologies for the following purposes, which require your explicit consent for non-essential uses:
- Core Functionality: To ensure the website operates smoothly (e.g., maintaining your login session or securing your account).
- Personalization: To customize content, such as recommending trading courses based on your browsing history.
- Performance Optimization: To analyze detailed usage data (e.g., click patterns, scroll depth) and improve our website’s design and functionality.
- Marketing and Advertising: To track your interests and deliver personalized ads on TradingInDepth.com and partner websites, as well as to measure ad performance.
- User Profiling: To create in-depth profiles of your trading education preferences and online behavior for targeted offerings.
- Third-Party Sharing: To share your data with trusted partners for analytics, advertising, and content enhancement.
By agreeing to this policy, you consent to us collecting and processing this data for these purposes.
4. Specific Cookies and Tracking Technologies
Here are examples of cookies we use, their purposes, and durations:
| Cookie Name | Type | Purpose | Duration | Provider |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| _session_id | Essential | Maintains your session | Session | TradingInDepth.com |
| pref_lang | Functional | Remembers your language preference | 1 year | TradingInDepth.com |
| _ga | Analytics | Tracks website usage (Google Analytics) | 24 months | |
| _fbp | Advertising | Delivers targeted ads (Facebook Pixel) | 3 months | |
| trck_user | Behavioral | Builds a user behavior profile | 12 months | TradingInDepth.com |
We also use web beacons embedded in emails and pages to track open rates and engagement, and local storage to retain settings across devices.
5. User Consent
Under the GDPR and ePrivacy Directive, we require your explicit consent for all non-essential cookies (functional, analytics, advertising, and behavioral tracking). Essential cookies are exempt as they are necessary for basic functionality.
Upon visiting TradingInDepth.com, you will encounter a cookie consent banner prompting you to:
- Accept All: Agree to all cookies and tracking technologies.
- Reject Non-Essential: Limit usage to essential cookies only.
- Customize: Select which categories of cookies you permit.
You must actively opt in to non-essential tracking; we do not assume consent by default. You can withdraw or modify your consent anytime via our page.
6. Managing Your Cookie Preferences
You have full control over your cookie preferences:
- Cookie Banner: Make your initial choices when you arrive.
- Cookie Settings Page: Adjust your preferences at .
- Browser Controls: Block or delete cookies via your browser settings (note: blocking essential cookies may impair website functionality).
- Opt-Out Tools: Use industry tools like Network Advertising Initiative or YourAdChoices to opt out of advertising cookies.
7. Third-Party Cookies and Data Sharing
We collaborate with third parties that deploy cookies and trackers on our website, including:
- Google Analytics: For detailed usage insights.
- Facebook Pixel: For ad targeting and performance tracking.
- Ad Networks: For personalized advertising across the web.
- Social Media Plugins: For sharing content on platforms like Twitter or LinkedIn.
These third parties may process your data under their own privacy policies, which we encourage you to review. By consenting to advertising and analytics cookies, you agree to this data sharing.
8. Data Retention
Cookies and tracked data have varying retention periods:
- Session Cookies: Expire when you close your browser.
- Persistent Cookies: Range from 30 days to 24 months, depending on their purpose (e.g., analytics cookies last up to 24 months).
- User Profiles: Behavioral data may be retained for up to 36 months to refine our services.
See our for full details on data retention.
9. Your Rights Under GDPR
As a user, you have extensive rights over your data under the GDPR:
- Access: Request a copy of your tracked data.
- Rectification: Correct inaccurate information.
- Erasure: Delete your data (“right to be forgotten”).
- Restriction: Limit how we process your data.
- Portability: Receive your data in a transferable format.
- Objection: Oppose processing for marketing or profiling purposes.
To exercise these rights, contact us at [Insert Contact Email].
10. Global Compliance
Operating from Munich, Germany, we adhere to GDPR and German data protection laws. For our global audience, we also align with regulations like the CCPA, which grants California residents additional rights (e.g., opting out of data sales). By agreeing to this policy, you acknowledge that your data may be processed in accordance with these laws, depending on your location.
11. Updates to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy to reflect changes in our practices or legal obligations. Updates will be posted here with a revised [Effective Date]. We encourage you to review this policy regularly.
12. Contact Us
For questions or concerns about this Cookie Policy, reach out to:
- Email: info@tradingindepth.com
Your Agreement
By clicking “Accept All” on our cookie banner or continuing to use TradingInDepth.com, you consent to:
- The use of all cookie types (essential, functional, analytics, advertising, and behavioral).
- Extensive tracking of your behavior and interests.
- Data sharing with third-party partners for analytics and advertising.
- The creation of a detailed user profile for personalized content and marketing.
If you do not agree, please select “Reject Non-Essential” or customize your settings to limit tracking.