Cookie Policy
Understanding how we use tracking technologies on brakthvurd.com
Brakth Vurd uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to make our website work properly and improve your experience. This policy explains what these technologies are, why we use them, and how you can manage them.
When you visit our site, small text files get stored on your device. These help us remember your preferences and understand how people interact with our drawing education platform. Some are necessary for basic functions. Others help us make the site better over time.
Last updated: January 2025
What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small pieces of data that websites place on your computer or mobile device. They're common across the web and serve different purposes depending on how they're configured.
When you visit brakthvurd.com, our server sends these files to your browser. Your browser stores them and sends relevant information back when you return or navigate between pages. This creates a smoother, more personalised experience.
Most cookies expire after a set time. Session cookies disappear when you close your browser. Persistent cookies stick around longer – sometimes months or years – to remember your settings between visits.
Types of Cookies We Use
Essential Cookies
These keep the site working. Without them, you can't navigate properly or access secure areas. They don't collect information for marketing purposes.
Essential cookies handle things like remembering which learning module you were viewing or keeping you logged into your account as you move between pages.
Functional Cookies
These remember choices you make – like your preferred language or which region you're accessing from. They help us provide features that match your preferences.
For example, if you adjust text size for better readability, functional cookies save that setting so you don't need to change it every visit.
Analytical Cookies
We use these to understand how visitors interact with our site. They show us which pages get the most traffic, where people spend time, and what content connects with our audience.
This data helps us improve our drawing tutorials and webinar content. All information is aggregated and anonymous – we can't identify individual users from these cookies.
Marketing Cookies
These track your browsing across different websites. They build a profile of your interests and show you relevant content about our life drawing courses and workshops.
Marketing cookies also help us understand which campaigns bring people to our site and measure the effectiveness of our advertising efforts.
How We Use Tracking Data
The information we collect through cookies serves several practical purposes. We track which drawing techniques generate the most interest, so we can create more of that content. If our figure drawing tutorials get more engagement than still life guides, that tells us something useful.
We also monitor technical performance. Slow-loading pages frustrate users, and cookies help us spot those issues quickly. When someone abandons a webinar registration halfway through, we investigate whether the form is too complicated or if there's a technical problem.
Your behaviour patterns help us schedule content better too. If most people browse our learning materials on Sunday evenings, we might time our newsletter to arrive then. These insights come from aggregated data – we're looking at patterns across hundreds of users, not tracking individual movements.
Managing Your Cookie Preferences
You control which cookies stay on your device. Most browsers let you block or delete cookies through their settings menu. But keep in mind that blocking all cookies might break some site features.
Chrome
Go to Settings, then Privacy and Security, then Cookies and other site data. Here you can block third-party cookies or clear existing ones.
Firefox
Open Options, select Privacy & Security, then adjust your Cookie and Site Data settings. You can choose standard, strict, or custom protection.
Safari
Click Preferences, go to Privacy, and manage cookies from there. Safari blocks many third-party cookies by default.
Edge
Access Settings, then Cookies and site permissions. You can block all cookies, just third-party ones, or manage exceptions for specific sites.
Data Retention Periods
Different cookies stay active for different lengths of time. This depends on their purpose and how frequently we need to refresh the data they contain.
- Session cookies expire when you close your browser – usually within minutes of leaving the site
- Functional cookies typically last between 30 days and one year, depending on the feature they support
- Analytical cookies generally persist for two years, which gives us enough data to spot long-term trends
- Marketing cookies vary widely but rarely exceed 13 months under current regulations
We regularly review which cookies we're using and remove any that no longer serve a clear purpose. Our goal is to collect only what we actually need to run the site effectively.
Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies on our site come from external services we use. For example, if we embed a video from another platform, that platform might set its own cookies. We don't control these third-party cookies directly.
We carefully choose which external services to integrate and regularly review their privacy practices. But you should check their individual policies to understand exactly what data they collect and how they use it.
Common third-party services on our site include analytics tools, video hosting platforms, and occasionally social media integrations for sharing content. Each operates under its own privacy framework.
Updates to This Policy
We update this policy when our cookie usage changes or when regulations require it. Significant changes get announced through email to registered users or via a notice on the homepage.
Minor updates – like clarifying existing practices or fixing typos – happen without announcement. We recommend checking this page occasionally if you want to stay informed about how we handle cookies.
The date at the top of this policy shows when we last made changes. Previous versions aren't publicly archived, but you can request historical copies by contacting us directly.
Questions About Cookies?
If something in this policy isn't clear, or if you have specific concerns about how we use cookies, reach out to us. We're happy to explain our practices in more detail.
Email us at [email protected]
Call +44 161 907 5200
Write to us at 141 New Bedford Rd., Luton LU3 1LF,
United Kingdom