Cookie & Tracking Policy

What Are Cookies Anyway?

Cookies are small text files that get stored on your device when you visit our site. Think of them as digital sticky notes that help us remember your preferences and understand how people use our budgeting tools.

We're not talking about the delicious kind here. These digital cookies help aniromiheari deliver a smoother experience by remembering things like whether you prefer to view your budget in weekly or monthly view, or which currency format works best for your household.

Some cookies are essential for the site to work at all. Others help us improve things or understand what features families actually use. And yes, some are for marketing purposes, though you can opt out of those right here on this page.

Types of Tracking We Use

• Essential Cookies (Required)

  These keep aniromiheari.com functioning. They handle your login session, remember your security preferences, and ensure the budgeting calculator actually calculates. You can't turn these off because without them, the site basically doesn't work. They're stored for the duration of your session and don't collect personal information beyond what's needed for basic functionality.

• Functional Cookies (Optional)

  These remember your choices like language preference, display settings, and customized budget categories. They make aniromiheari more convenient by not forcing you to set everything up each time you visit. These cookies can stick around for up to 12 months, but they only store preferences, not personal financial data.

• Analytics Cookies (Optional)

  We use these to understand how families interact with our budgeting tools. Which features get used most? Where do people get stuck? This helps us make aniromiheari better over time. Data is anonymized and aggregated, so we see patterns, not individual users. These typically last 2 years but can be rejected using the button above.

• Marketing Cookies (Optional)

  These track visits across websites to show you relevant content about aniromiheari's family budgeting resources. If you've visited our learning materials, you might see related content elsewhere online. These can be managed through the opt-out button on this page and typically expire after 90 days.

How Cookies Improve Your Experience

When you set up your first household budget on aniromiheari, cookies remember those expense categories you created. Next time you log in, they're still there. That's functional cookies doing their job.

Analytics cookies help us spot when something's not working right. If we notice lots of people abandoning the budget setup halfway through, that tells us the process might be too complicated. We can then simplify it for everyone.

Without any tracking at all, we'd be building features in the dark. With analytics, we discovered that most families check their budgets on Sunday evenings, which influenced when we schedule system updates to cause minimal disruption.

Managing Your Preferences

The simplest way to control cookies on aniromiheari.com is using the rejection button at the top of this page. One click opts you out of all non-essential tracking while keeping the site functional.

Your browser also has built-in controls. In Chrome, Firefox, Safari, or Edge, you can find cookie settings under privacy options. Blocking all cookies will break some site functionality, so we recommend using our opt-out button instead for a balanced approach.

If you clear your browser data regularly, you'll need to set your preferences again since that action removes the cookie that remembers your choice. It's a bit circular, but that's how the technology works.

For marketing cookies from third parties, you can also visit industry opt-out pages like the Digital Advertising Alliance or Network Advertising Initiative. These services let you control tracking across multiple websites at once.

Data Retention & Your Rights

Different cookies have different lifespans. Session cookies disappear when you close your browser. Persistent cookies can last from a few days to two years, depending on their purpose.

Essential cookies last only as long as your session. Analytics cookies might persist for 24 months to help us spot long-term trends. Marketing cookies typically expire after 90 days.

Under Australian privacy laws, you have rights regarding your data. You can request to see what information we've collected, ask us to delete it, or withdraw consent for non-essential tracking. Our contact details are below if you want to exercise these rights.

We don't sell cookie data to third parties. Analytics information stays within aniromiheari or goes to our trusted service providers who help us improve the platform. Marketing cookies may involve third-party networks, but you can opt out using the button on this page.

Third-Party Services

aniromiheari uses several external services that may set their own cookies. Google Analytics helps us understand site usage patterns. These services have their own privacy policies, and while we choose partners carefully, we can't control their practices beyond our agreements with them.

If you use our learning program registration forms or payment processing, additional cookies from those service providers may be set. These are necessary for those features to work properly and are covered under the essential category.

Social media sharing buttons don't set cookies unless you actively click them. We've configured them this way deliberately to give you more control over your data.