What Actually Happens Here

Like most financial websites, cruelrix.com uses tracking technologies. Some are needed to make the site work. Others help us understand what's useful to visitors and what isn't.

This page explains what we track, why we do it, and how you can opt out of everything except the essential bits.

The Different Types We Use

What We Actually Collect

When you browse cruelrix.com, we might gather:

• Pages you visit and how long you stay
• Which links you click on
• What device and browser you're using
• General location (city level, not your street address)
• Whether you came from a search engine or social media
• Forms you fill out or tools you interact with

We don't collect bank details, passwords, or anything deeply personal through tracking. Financial data stays within secure forms and encrypted systems.

Why We Bother With This

The honest answer? Because we want to make the site more helpful.

If everyone bounces from our savings calculator after ten seconds, that tells us something's wrong. If a particular blog post keeps people reading for eight minutes, we know that topic resonates.

Analytics help us spot broken links, confusing navigation, and content that misses the mark. Marketing tracking shows which campaigns bring engaged visitors versus drive-by traffic.

Essential tracking just keeps everything running. You'd notice immediately if we turned those off.

How Long This Stuff Sticks Around

Different types have different lifespans:

Session-Based Tracking

These disappear when you close your browser. They're temporary by design and mainly handle things like shopping basket contents or form progress.

Short-Term Tracking

These last a few days to a couple of weeks. Usually for remembering minor preferences or tracking short campaign performance.

Long-Term Tracking

Some stick around for months or even up to two years. These remember login details (if you choose) or long-term preferences. Marketing tracking often falls into this category too.

You can clear any of these manually through your browser settings whenever you want. More on that below.

Taking Control of Your Tracking

The button at the top of this page lets you reject everything except essential tracking. Click it and we'll remove non-essential items immediately.

Your choice gets saved in your browser, so you won't see constant popups asking again. If you change your mind later, just come back to this page.

Blocking all tracking will affect how the site works. Some features might not remember your preferences or function smoothly.

Third-Party Tracking

We use a few external services that place their own tracking:

• Google Analytics: Shows us traffic patterns and user behavior
• Google Ads: Tracks campaign performance and conversions
• Facebook Pixel: Measures ad effectiveness on social platforms

These services have their own privacy policies. We don't control what they do with aggregated data, though we only use them for standard analytics and advertising measurement.

You can opt out of targeted advertising across the web through the Digital Advertising Alliance's opt-out page or by using browser extensions designed for this.

Updates to This Policy

We'll update this page if we start using new tracking methods or change how we handle data. The "Last Updated" date at the bottom shows when we last made changes.

Significant updates might prompt a notification when you next visit, but we won't spam you about minor wording tweaks.