Cookies are small text files that websites place on your device to remember information about your visit. Think of them as digital memory aids that help websites recognize you when you return. At Xastrion, we use various tracking technologies beyond just cookies to enhance your meditation and self-development journey.

These technologies work quietly in the background, collecting information about how you interact with our platform. They help us understand which meditation programs resonate most with our senior community, which pages you find most helpful, and how we can improve your overall experience on openstepgrid.sbs.

Types of Tracking Technologies We Use

• HTTP Cookies: Traditional cookies that store your preferences, login status, and site settings. These help us remember your meditation progress and customized dashboard settings.
• Local Storage: Browser-based storage that keeps your meditation session history and personal preferences even when cookies are disabled.
• Web Beacons: Tiny transparent images that help us track email engagement and understand which content you find most valuable.
• Session Replay Tools: Technologies that record anonymous user interactions to help us identify areas where our meditation platform can be improved.

Our tracking methods serve specific purposes in delivering a personalized meditation experience. We've organized these into four main categories, each serving different aspects of your journey with Xastrion.

Category	Purpose	Examples
Essential	Required for basic site functionality	Login authentication, security features, shopping cart functionality
Functional	Enhance user experience and personalization	Language preferences, meditation progress tracking, customized recommendations
Analytical	Help us understand user behavior and improve our services	Page views, session duration, most popular meditation programs
Marketing	Deliver relevant content and measure campaign effectiveness	Targeted meditation program suggestions, email campaign tracking

Specific Ways We Enhance Your Experience

When you visit our meditation platform, tracking technologies help us create a seamless experience tailored to seniors' unique needs. For instance, if you frequently access our gentle morning meditation sessions, our system remembers this preference and highlights similar content on your dashboard.

We also use these tools to monitor the performance of our guided meditation audio files, ensuring they load quickly and play smoothly across different devices. This is particularly important for our senior users who may be less comfortable troubleshooting technical issues.

We don't keep tracking data indefinitely. Different types of information have different retention periods based on their purpose and legal requirements. Here's how long we typically store various types of data:

• Session Cookies: Deleted automatically when you close your browser or end your meditation session.
• Persistent Cookies: Stored for up to 2 years, but you can delete them anytime through your browser settings.
• Analytics Data: Aggregated and anonymized data kept for up to 3 years to help us understand long-term trends in meditation practice preferences.
• Marketing Data: Individual tracking data retained for up to 13 months, then converted to anonymous statistical data.

You have complete control over how tracking technologies interact with your device. While we believe these tools enhance your meditation experience, we respect your choice to limit or disable them entirely.

Browser-Level Controls

Every modern browser provides built-in tools for managing cookies and tracking. You can typically find these settings in your browser's privacy or security section. Most browsers allow you to block all cookies, accept only first-party cookies, or prompt you before storing any tracking data.

Keep in mind that disabling certain cookies might affect your ability to access some features of our meditation platform. For example, without functional cookies, we can't remember your preferred meditation session length or your progress through our mindfulness programs.

Platform-Specific Settings

When you create your Xastrion account, you'll find privacy settings in your user dashboard. These allow you to control specific aspects of data collection while maintaining essential functionality. You can opt out of analytics tracking while still receiving personalized meditation recommendations, for instance.

Like most websites, we work with trusted third-party services to provide certain features. These partners may place their own cookies on your device, but we carefully vet all third-party services to ensure they meet our privacy standards.

Our meditation platform integrates with analytics services to help us understand how seniors interact with different types of mindfulness content. We also use third-party payment processors for secure transactions and content delivery networks to ensure our guided meditations load quickly across India and globally.

Partner Categories

• Analytics Providers: Help us understand user behavior and improve our meditation programs for seniors.
• Payment Processors: Enable secure transactions for premium meditation content and programs.
• Content Delivery Networks: Ensure fast, reliable access to our meditation audio and video content.
• Customer Support Tools: Power our help desk and live chat features for technical assistance.

As our meditation platform evolves and new technologies emerge, we may need to update this cookie policy. We're committed to transparency about any changes that might affect how we collect or use tracking data.

When we make significant changes to this policy, we'll notify you through email (if you're a registered user) or through a prominent notice on our website. For minor updates or clarifications, we'll update the "Last Modified" date at the top of this page and maintain a change log in your account settings.

We encourage you to review this policy periodically, especially if you have concerns about data privacy or if you notice changes in how our website behaves. Your continued use of Xastrion after policy updates constitutes acceptance of the revised terms.