Cookie Policy
Last updated: December 8, 2025
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, provide information to site owners, and improve the user experience.
2. How We Use Cookies
ExpenseTracker uses cookies and similar technologies for several purposes:
Essential Cookies
These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. They enable core functionality such as:
- User authentication and session management
- Security features and fraud prevention
- Remembering your preferences
- Load balancing and performance
Note: These cookies cannot be disabled as they are essential for the service to work.
Functional Cookies
These cookies enable enhanced functionality and personalization:
- Remembering your language preferences
- Remembering your theme (light/dark mode)
- Customization settings
Analytics Cookies
We use analytics cookies to understand how visitors interact with our website. This helps us improve our service:
- Pages visited and time spent
- How users navigate through the site
- Error tracking and performance monitoring
- Feature usage statistics
We use privacy-focused analytics that do not track individual users across websites.
3. Cookies We Use
| Name | Purpose | Duration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| session_token | User authentication | Session / 7 days | Essential |
| csrf_token | Security (CSRF protection) | Session | Essential |
| theme | Remember theme preference | 1 year | Functional |
| locale | Remember language preference | 1 year | Functional |
| _analytics | Anonymous usage analytics | 1 year | Analytics |
4. Third-Party Cookies
We minimize the use of third-party cookies. When we do use them, it's for:
- Payment processing: Our payment provider may set cookies for fraud prevention
- Customer support: If you use our chat support, cookies may be set for session management
We do NOT use:
- Advertising cookies
- Social media tracking pixels
- Cross-site tracking
5. Managing Cookies
You can control and manage cookies in several ways:
Browser Settings
Most browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can:
- View what cookies are stored
- Delete all or specific cookies
- Block cookies from specific sites
- Block all cookies (may affect site functionality)
Here are links to cookie management instructions for popular browsers:
In-App Settings
You can manage certain preferences directly in your ExpenseTracker account settings, including analytics preferences.
6. Local Storage
In addition to cookies, we use browser local storage for:
- Caching app data for offline functionality
- Storing user preferences
- Improving performance
Local storage can be cleared through your browser's developer tools or by clearing site data in your browser settings.
7. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time. We will notify you of significant changes by updating the "Last updated" date at the top of this page.
8. Contact Us
If you have questions about our use of cookies, please contact us at:
- Email: privacy@expensetracker.app