Cookie Policy
Understanding Our Data Collection Practices
Last updated: March 15, 2025
What Are Cookies and Tracking Technologies?
Cookies are small text files that websites store on your device when you visit them. Think of them as digital breadcrumbs that help websites remember your preferences and improve your browsing experience. At dawnpetalridge, we use various tracking technologies beyond traditional cookies to enhance how our expense tracking platform serves you.
These technologies include web beacons, pixel tags, local storage, and session storage. Each serves a specific purpose in making your financial management experience more personalized and efficient. We believe transparency about these practices helps you make informed decisions about your data.
dawnpetalridge respects your privacy choices. You maintain control over most tracking technologies through your browser settings, though some essential functions may require certain cookies to operate properly.
Types of Tracking We Use
Our tracking technologies fall into several categories, each designed to serve specific functions that improve your experience with our expense tracking platform. Here's how we categorize and use these technologies:
Essential Cookies
These cookies are necessary for dawnpetalridge to function properly. They enable core features like secure login, session management, and basic navigation. Without these, you wouldn't be able to access your expense tracking dashboard or save your financial data securely.
Functional Cookies
These remember your preferences and settings, such as your preferred currency, dashboard layout, and notification preferences. They make your experience more convenient by avoiding the need to reconfigure settings each time you visit.
Analytics Cookies
We use these to understand how users interact with our platform. This helps us identify which features are most valuable and where we can improve the expense tracking experience. This data is aggregated and doesn't identify individual users.
Performance Cookies
These cookies help us optimize loading times and ensure smooth performance across different devices. They're particularly important for our mobile expense tracking features, ensuring quick access to your financial data on the go.
How Tracking Enhances Your Experience
The tracking technologies we implement serve practical purposes that directly benefit your financial management experience. When you categorize an expense as "business travel," our system remembers this preference for similar transactions in the future. This saves you time and creates more accurate financial records.
Our analytics help us understand usage patterns across the South African market, allowing us to optimize features for local banking integrations and currency preferences. We've noticed, for instance, that users prefer certain report formats during tax season, so we prioritize these features during relevant periods.
Security tracking helps us detect unusual access patterns that might indicate unauthorized account access. If someone tries to access your financial data from an unusual location or device, our tracking systems can alert you and help protect your sensitive information.
Data Retention and Storage
We retain different types of tracking data for varying periods based on their purpose and legal requirements. Essential cookies typically expire when you close your browser, while functional preferences might be stored for up to two years to maintain your customized experience.
Analytics data is aggregated and anonymized, then retained for up to three years to help us understand long-term usage trends. This extended retention period is particularly valuable for identifying seasonal patterns in expense tracking behavior and improving our platform accordingly.
Your financial data and personal information are subject to separate retention policies outlined in our Privacy Policy. Tracking data is handled independently and doesn't include your actual expense details or financial information.
Managing Your Cookie Preferences
You have several options for controlling how tracking technologies work on your device. Most web browsers allow you to manage cookies through their settings, though the exact steps vary by browser.
Third-Party Tracking
dawnpetalridge integrates with select third-party services to provide comprehensive expense tracking functionality. These might include payment processors, banking integration services, and analytics providers. Each third-party service operates under its own privacy policy and tracking practices.
We carefully vet our third-party partners and only share necessary information to provide the services you've requested. For example, when you connect your bank account for automatic expense import, we share authentication tokens but not your actual banking credentials.
Some third-party tracking occurs independently of our direct control, such as when you use social media sharing features or embedded content. We recommend reviewing the privacy policies of these services to understand their tracking practices.
Updates and Changes
We review and update our cookie practices regularly to ensure they remain effective and compliant with evolving privacy regulations. When we make significant changes to our tracking technologies or practices, we'll update this policy and notify active users through their dawnpetalridge dashboard.
Minor updates, such as adding new functional cookies or adjusting retention periods, will be reflected in this policy with an updated "last modified" date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed about our tracking practices.
Questions About Our Cookie Policy?
If you have questions about our tracking practices or need assistance managing your cookie preferences, our support team is ready to help. Contact us at info@dawnpetalridge.com or call +27214264759. You can also visit our office at 51 Mooi St, Welkom Central, Welkom, 9459, South Africa.