Cookies Policy
Last updated: 23 September 2026.
What Cookies and Similar Technologies Are
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They store information such as preferences, login status, and browsing behaviour. Similar technologies include web beacons, pixels, and local storage that can access or store data on your device. These tools help websites function properly and remember user interactions over time.
Why the Site Uses Cookies
budgetflux operates an informational website focused on course programming topics for users in Malaysia. Cookies enable core functions like page navigation, content loading, and maintaining session continuity. Without them, certain features such as blog post access or form submissions on the Contacts page would not work reliably. They also support basic performance monitoring to improve the user experience on a non-commercial basis.
Categories of Cookies Used
The site categorises cookies into strictly necessary, functional, analytics or performance, advertising or targeting, and social-media types. Strictly necessary cookies are required for basic operation. Functional cookies remember choices such as language or display settings. Analytics cookies gather aggregated usage data to understand how visitors interact with programming course content. Advertising cookies are not used because the site is non-commercial. Social-media cookies may appear if third-party sharing tools are embedded in blog posts.
First-Party Versus Third-Party Cookies
First-party cookies are set directly by budgetflux and relate only to this domain. They handle essential tasks such as session management for the Contacts form. Third-party cookies come from external providers like analytics services or content delivery networks. These may track activity across sites but are limited to necessary performance data on this informational platform.
Session Versus Persistent Cookies
Session cookies exist only while the browser is open and are deleted when the session ends. They support temporary functions such as keeping a user logged into the contact form during a single visit. Persistent cookies remain on the device for a defined period, ranging from a few days to two years depending on purpose, allowing the site to remember preferences across multiple visits to programming resources.
Data Handled and Purpose of Each Category
Strictly necessary cookies process device identifiers and session tokens to enable navigation and form security. Functional cookies store user-selected settings like font size for course descriptions. Analytics cookies collect anonymised page views, time spent on blog articles, and referral sources to refine content about programming courses. No personal data is sold or used for targeted advertising.
Consent or Exemption Basis Under Malaysian Law
Malaysia’s Personal Data Protection Act 2010 governs the handling of personal data. Strictly necessary cookies operate under the legitimate interests exemption because they are essential for site delivery. Other categories require consent, which is obtained through the site-wide cookie banner. Users may withdraw consent at any time without affecting access to core informational content on course programming.
Cookie Provider Table
- Name: session_id – Purpose: Maintains user session – Provider: budgetflux – Category: Strictly necessary – Duration: Session
- Name: pref_lang – Purpose: Stores language preference – Provider: budgetflux – Category: Functional – Duration: 1 year
- Name: _ga – Purpose: Aggregated analytics – Provider: Google Analytics – Category: Analytics – Duration: 2 years
How the Consent Manager Works
The cookie banner appears on first visit and allows granular acceptance or rejection of non-essential categories. Users can revisit the banner via a link in the footer to change selections or withdraw consent. Changes take effect immediately and are stored in a first-party cookie for future visits.
Browser-Level Controls
Most browsers allow users to block or delete cookies through settings menus. Disabling all cookies may prevent the Contacts form from submitting correctly or cause blog pages to load incompletely. Users should consult their browser documentation for specific steps while noting that essential site functions rely on minimal cookie use.
International Transfers
Some analytics providers may process data outside Malaysia. budgetflux ensures appropriate safeguards are in place. For full details on data handling practices, please refer to the Privacy Policy available on this site.
Policy Changes and Contact
This Cookies Policy may be updated to reflect legal or operational changes. The current version is dated 23 September 2026. For questions, use the contact form on the Contacts page or email [email protected]. Postal enquiries can be sent to Suite 33-01, 33rd Floor, Menara Keck Seng, 203 Jalan Bukit Bintang, 55100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia or by calling +60 3-2116 5778.