Cookies are small text files that websites store on your device when you visit them. Think of them as digital sticky notes that help websites remember information about your visit. At SmartFlash Digital, we use various tracking technologies to enhance your experience with our financial planning platform.

Beyond traditional cookies, we also employ web beacons, pixel tags, and local storage technologies. These tools work together to understand how users interact with our budgeting tools and financial resources, allowing us to continually improve our services.

When you use our budgeting platform, cookies work behind the scenes to make everything smoother. They remember that you prefer to view expenses in monthly rather than weekly breakdowns. They keep you logged in securely between sessions. They even remember which financial goals you were working on last time.

Our analytics cookies help us understand usage patterns across our platform. We might discover that users who engage with our debt payoff calculator are more likely to use our savings goal tracker. This insight helps us suggest relevant tools that could benefit your financial planning journey.

• Maintaining your login session securely across different pages
• Remembering your budget categories and financial goal preferences
• Providing relevant educational content based on your interests
• Improving load times for features you use frequently
• Ensuring forms remember your information if the page reloads

Different types of cookies have different lifespans. Session cookies disappear when you close your browser, while persistent cookies can last anywhere from 30 days to two years, depending on their purpose. Essential cookies for security typically last only for your current session, while preference cookies might stick around for a year to remember your settings.

You have complete control over non-essential cookies through the rejection system above. When you choose to decline, we immediately remove existing tracking cookies and prevent new ones from being set. Your choice is remembered through a small preference cookie that doesn't track your behavior.

Beyond our cookie preference system, you can manage cookies directly through your browser settings. Each browser handles this differently, but all major browsers give you granular control over cookie acceptance and deletion.