What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit our website. They help us remember your preferences and understand how you interact with our budgeting tools.

We don't use cookies to track you across other websites. Everything stays within innovateenergyiq.com to make your experience smoother and more personalized.

Think of them as digital sticky notes that help us remember things like your dashboard settings or which budget templates you prefer. Nothing invasive—just practical.

Types of Cookies We Use

What Each Type Does

Essential cookies handle authentication and session management. When you log in, we create a secure session token. That's what keeps you logged in as you move between pages.

Analytics cookies track page views and feature usage. We use this to identify which tools need improvement. For example, if everyone abandons the expense categorization halfway through, we know something's confusing.

Preference cookies store your choices. Dark mode versus light mode. Baht or dollar signs. Whether you want weekly spending alerts or monthly summaries.

Essential Cookies We Use

These cookies cannot be disabled because the site won't function without them. You can delete them through your browser settings, but you'll need to log in again and reconfigure your preferences.

How We Use Tracking Data

We track user behavior to make better design decisions. When we launched the budget comparison feature in January 2025, analytics showed 68% of users never scrolled to see the month-over-month charts. So we moved them higher on the page.

That's the kind of insight tracking provides. Not personal information about you specifically—just patterns that help us improve the tools.

What We Track

• Which pages you visit and how long you spend on each
• What buttons you click and forms you complete
• Where you enter and exit the site
• Device type and screen size for responsive design testing
• Browser type to fix compatibility issues
• Error messages and technical problems you encounter

What We Don't Track

• Your actual financial data or budget numbers
• Personal identifying information beyond your account email
• Activity on other websites before or after visiting us
• Keystrokes or form inputs before submission
• Precise location data beyond country-level

Managing Your Cookie Preferences

You can reject non-essential cookies using the button at the top of this page. Your choice gets saved locally and respected on all future visits.

If you change your mind later, just come back here and adjust your settings. Takes about five seconds.

Browser-Level Cookie Control

Every browser lets you manage cookies directly. Here's how to access those settings:

Blocking all cookies will break site functionality. You won't be able to log in or save any settings. We recommend allowing essential cookies while blocking analytics if privacy is your priority.

How Long Cookies Last

Session cookies disappear when you close your browser. These handle temporary tasks like keeping you logged in during a single visit.

Persistent cookies stick around longer. Our preference cookies last 12 months. Analytics cookies expire after 90 days. You can delete them manually anytime through browser settings.

We don't use permanent cookies that last forever. Everything has an expiration date built in.

Data Retention

Analytics data gets aggregated and anonymized after 30 days. We keep the summary statistics but remove any connection to individual sessions.

After 90 days, even the anonymized data gets archived. We only keep high-level trends for long-term product planning.

Third-Party Cookies

We don't allow third-party advertising cookies on our site. No tracking pixels from ad networks or data brokers.

The only external services we use are:

• Google Analytics for basic traffic measurement (can be blocked via your rejection above)
• Cloud hosting infrastructure that doesn't set user-facing cookies
• Security services that prevent DDoS attacks and bot traffic

That's it. We don't embed social media widgets, advertising networks, or marketing automation tools that drop cookies.

Updates to This Policy

We'll update this page if we change how we use cookies. Any significant changes will be announced via email to active users.

Minor clarifications or additions might happen without notification. Check back occasionally if you're curious about current practices.

Last major revision was in March 2025 when we removed all third-party marketing cookies. We simplified our tracking to focus only on product improvement.