Cookie & Data Usage Policy
Understanding how SwordNextForce uses tracking technologies and data collection to enhance your blockchain learning experience
What Are Tracking Technologies
SwordNextForce employs various tracking technologies to enhance your learning experience on our blockchain intellectual property platform. These small data files and scripts help us understand how you interact with our educational content, remember your preferences, and provide personalized learning paths.
Our tracking systems collect information about your device, browser settings, and learning progress. This data helps us identify which blockchain concepts resonate with our Malaysian audience and continuously improve our educational offerings. We store information locally on your device and on our secure servers located in Malaysia.
Types of Data Collection Methods
Essential Functionality
These enable core website functionality including user authentication, course progress tracking, and security features. Without these, our blockchain learning platform cannot operate properly.
Learning Analytics
We track how students engage with our intellectual property blockchain courses, which lessons are most effective, and where learners typically encounter challenges in understanding complex concepts.
Performance Monitoring
These help us monitor site performance, loading times, and technical issues. We analyze which devices and browsers our Malaysian students use most frequently to optimize accordingly.
Personalization Data
We remember your learning preferences, course bookmarks, and customized dashboard settings to provide a tailored educational experience each time you visit our platform.
How We Enhance Your Experience
Our data collection serves specific educational purposes. When you're studying blockchain applications in intellectual property law, we track which examples from Malaysian case studies capture your attention most effectively. This helps us refine our curriculum to better serve students in the Southeast Asian market.
For instance, if many students spend extra time on our patent tokenization modules, we know to expand those sections with additional practical examples. We also monitor technical performance - if students in Kuala Lumpur experience slower loading times than those in Johor Bahru, we adjust our content delivery accordingly.
Essential Functions That Cannot Be Disabled
Some data collection is absolutely necessary for our platform to function. This includes user authentication (so you can log into your account), course progress tracking (so you don't lose your place in lessons), and basic security measures that protect against unauthorized access to our educational content.
Data Retention and Storage
We maintain different retention periods based on the type of information collected and its educational purpose.
Session Data - Cleared Immediately
Temporary tracking for current study sessions is removed when you close your browser or log out of your account.
Learning Progress - 3 Years
Course completion data and learning analytics are stored for three years to track long-term educational outcomes and platform improvement.
Account Preferences - Until Changed
Your dashboard customizations and learning preferences remain active until you modify them or delete your account.
Anonymous Analytics - 2 Years
Aggregated, anonymized usage patterns are retained for two years to support curriculum development and platform optimization research.
Managing Your Data Preferences
Browser Settings
Most web browsers allow you to manage tracking preferences through their privacy settings. You can typically find these options under "Privacy" or "Security" in your browser menu.
Account Dashboard
Logged-in students can adjust data collection preferences through their account settings. This includes learning analytics and personalization features.
Third-Party Tools
Some browsers offer extensions that provide additional privacy controls. These tools can complement our built-in privacy options for enhanced control.
Mobile Devices
Mobile browsers and apps often include privacy settings specific to their platform. Check your device's privacy settings for additional options.
Third-Party Integration
SwordNextForce occasionally works with educational technology partners to enhance our blockchain curriculum. These partnerships may involve limited data sharing for specific educational purposes, such as providing blockchain simulation environments or connecting students with industry mentorship opportunities in Malaysia.
When we integrate third-party educational tools, we ensure they meet our privacy standards and provide clear value to your learning experience. For example, our partnership with Malaysian blockchain companies for guest lectures may require sharing anonymized student progress data to customize presentations for appropriate skill levels.
Control Your Data Collection
You can opt out of non-essential data collection while still accessing our core educational content. Essential functions for platform operation will continue to work normally.
This policy was last updated in March 2025 to reflect current data practices and Malaysian privacy regulations.