Cookie Policy

1. What Are Cookies

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device when you visit websites. They are widely used to make websites work efficiently, provide a better user experience, and supply information to website owners. Cookies contain information that is transferred to your device's hard drive and help websites remember your preferences and improve functionality. AstraVest Hub uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance your experience on our investment education platform. These technologies help us understand how you interact with our content about portfolio strategy, financial analysis, JSE insights, and ZAR investments. Cookies can be session-based, which expire when you close your browser, or persistent, which remain on your device for a set period or until manually deleted.

2. Types of Cookies We Use

AstraVest Hub employs several categories of cookies to optimize our services. Essential cookies are necessary for our platform to function properly, enabling core features like secure login, navigation, and access to content. Performance cookies collect information about how visitors use our site, including which pages are most popular and how users navigate through our investment education materials. These help us improve platform functionality and user experience. Functionality cookies remember your preferences such as language settings, display options, and content customization for South African investing topics. Marketing cookies track your online activity to deliver relevant content and measure advertising effectiveness. Analytics cookies provide insights into user behavior, helping us understand which financial analysis articles and JSE insights resonate most with our audience.

3. How We Use Cookies

We use cookies to provide personalized investment education content based on your interests and browsing history. Cookies help us remember your login credentials so you can access subscriber-only content seamlessly. They enable us to track which articles about portfolio strategy and financial markets you find most valuable, allowing us to recommend similar content. Analytics cookies measure traffic patterns and help us understand peak usage times, popular topics, and user demographics. This information guides our content strategy for covering South African market developments and JSE analysis. Marketing cookies allow us to serve relevant advertisements and promotional content about our educational resources. Cookies also help us identify and prevent security threats, ensuring a safe browsing environment for learning about ZAR investments and market analysis.

4. Third-Party Cookies

In addition to our own cookies, AstraVest Hub may utilize third-party cookies from trusted service providers. Analytics providers like Google Analytics use cookies to help us understand user behavior and improve our investment education content. Social media platforms may place cookies to enable content sharing and display social features. Advertising partners use cookies to deliver relevant advertisements based on your interests in financial topics. These third parties have their own privacy policies governing cookie use, which we encourage you to review. We carefully select partners who comply with data protection standards and respect user privacy. Third-party cookies may track your activity across different websites, and you can typically opt out through the respective service provider's settings. We do not control third-party cookies and are not responsible for their privacy practices.

5. Managing Your Cookie Preferences

You have control over cookie usage on AstraVest Hub. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can modify your browser settings to decline cookies or alert you when cookies are being sent. Browser settings allow you to delete cookies already stored on your device. However, blocking or deleting certain cookies may impact platform functionality and your user experience. Essential cookies cannot be disabled as they are necessary for our platform to operate. You can manage preferences for non-essential cookies through our cookie consent banner when you first visit our site. Many browsers offer private or incognito modes that limit cookie storage. For mobile devices, you can adjust cookie settings through your device's browser or app settings. Remember that managing cookies in one browser does not affect settings in other browsers or devices you use to access our platform.

6. Updates and Contact Information

We may update this Cookie Policy periodically to reflect changes in technology, legal requirements, or our business practices. The updated date at the top of this page indicates when the policy was last revised. We encourage you to review this policy regularly to stay informed about how we use cookies. Continued use of our platform after policy updates constitutes acceptance of the revised terms. If we make significant changes to how we use cookies, we will provide prominent notice on our website or through direct communication.

For questions about our use of cookies or to exercise your privacy rights, please contact us using the information above. Our team is committed to transparency and will gladly assist with any cookie-related concerns or requests.