Cookie Policy
Understanding how Plorysaleth uses tracking technologies
What Are Cookies and Tracking Technologies?
Cookies are small text files that websites place on your device when you visit them. Think of them as digital sticky notes that help websites remember information about your visit. At Plorysaleth, we use various tracking technologies to enhance your experience with our expense tracking platform and provide you with personalized financial management tools.
Beyond traditional cookies, we also employ web beacons, pixel tags, and local storage technologies. These work together to help us understand how you interact with Plorysaleth.com, which features you find most valuable, and how we can improve our services for users across South Africa and beyond.
Important: We believe in transparency about data collection. You have complete control over your cookie preferences and can modify these settings at any time through your browser or by contacting our team directly.
Types of Tracking Technologies We Use
Our platform utilizes different categories of tracking technologies, each serving specific purposes in delivering and improving your expense tracking experience. Here's how we categorize and use these technologies:
Essential Cookies
These are absolutely necessary for the website to function properly. They enable basic features like secure login, account access, and core expense tracking functionality. Without these, you wouldn't be able to use Plorysaleth effectively.
Functional Cookies
These enhance your experience by remembering your preferences, such as currency settings, dashboard layout preferences, and language choices. They help personalize your financial management experience.
Analytical Cookies
We use these to understand how users interact with our platform. They help us identify which features are most popular, where users spend their time, and how we can improve the overall expense tracking experience.
Marketing Cookies
These help us deliver relevant content and advertisements about financial management tools and services. They also help us measure the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns and partnerships.
How We Use Tracking Information
The information we collect through tracking technologies serves several important purposes in delivering a superior expense tracking experience. We're committed to using this data responsibly and in ways that directly benefit your financial management journey.
- Personalizing your dashboard and expense categories based on your spending patterns
- Remembering your login status and security preferences for seamless access
- Analyzing usage patterns to identify and fix technical issues quickly
- Improving our mobile app performance and responsive design
- Providing relevant financial insights and recommendations
- Customizing content based on your geographic location within South Africa
- Measuring the effectiveness of new features and tools we introduce
- Ensuring our platform remains secure and protected against fraud
We never sell your personal information to third parties. The data we collect helps us understand aggregate user behavior and preferences, allowing us to continually refine and enhance the Plorysaleth platform for everyone.
Managing Your Cookie Preferences
You have several options for controlling how cookies and tracking technologies work on your device. Most modern browsers give you comprehensive control over these settings, and we respect whatever choices you make.
Browser Settings: You can modify cookie settings directly in your browser preferences. Look for "Privacy" or "Security" sections in Chrome, Firefox, Safari, or Edge. You can choose to block all cookies, allow only first-party cookies, or receive notifications before cookies are stored.
Keep in mind that blocking certain cookies might affect your ability to use some features of Plorysaleth. For instance, if you block essential cookies, you might have trouble staying logged in or accessing your expense data. However, you'll still be able to browse our public pages and access general information about our services.
- Chrome: Settings > Privacy and Security > Cookies and other site data
- Firefox: Preferences > Privacy & Security > Cookies and Site Data
- Safari: Preferences > Privacy > Manage Website Data
- Edge: Settings > Cookies and site permissions > Cookies and site data
Data Retention and Security
We maintain different retention periods for various types of tracking data, always balancing the need to provide excellent service with respect for your privacy. Essential cookies typically remain active during your browsing session, while some functional cookies may persist for up to one year to remember your preferences.
Our analytical data is generally anonymized and aggregated within 90 days of collection. Marketing cookies are typically retained for 6-12 months, depending on the specific campaign or partnership requirements. We regularly review and purge outdated tracking data as part of our commitment to data minimization.
All tracking data is protected using industry-standard security measures, including encryption during transmission and secure storage protocols. We limit access to this information to authorized team members who need it to improve and maintain our services.
Third-Party Services and Partners
Like most modern web platforms, Plorysaleth integrates with carefully selected third-party services to enhance functionality and user experience. These partners may also use tracking technologies, but we maintain strict agreements about how they can collect and use data from our platform.
Our analytics partners help us understand user behavior and platform performance. Payment processors use tracking for security and fraud prevention. Marketing partners may use cookies to help us reach potential users with relevant information about financial management tools and services.
We regularly audit our third-party partnerships to ensure they meet our privacy and security standards. If you have concerns about any specific integration, please don't hesitate to reach out to our team.
Updates to This Policy
As we continue to improve Plorysaleth and introduce new features, we may need to update this cookie policy. We'll always notify users of significant changes through our platform and update the "Last Modified" date at the top of this page.
We encourage you to review this policy periodically, especially if you have specific concerns about data collection or tracking technologies. Our commitment to transparency means we'll always explain what we're doing, why we're doing it, and how it benefits your experience with our expense tracking platform.
Minor updates, such as clarifications or additional examples, may be made without individual notification, but we'll always maintain a record of changes and their effective dates.
Questions About Our Cookie Policy?
We're here to help you understand how we use tracking technologies and how you can control your privacy preferences. Our team is committed to transparency and will gladly answer any questions about our data practices.