Cookie & Data Usage Policy
Understanding how Technodriveprofile uses tracking technologies to enhance your long-term budgeting experience while respecting your privacy choices
What Are Cookies and How We Use Them
Cookies are small text files that websites store on your device when you visit them. At Technodriveprofile, we use these digital tools to remember your preferences, understand how you interact with our financial planning resources, and improve your overall experience with our long-term budgeting platform.
Think of cookies as your website's memory – they help us recognize you when you return, remember your settings, and provide personalized content that matches your financial planning needs. We've been transparent about our data practices since launching our Australian financial education platform in 2023.
How Cookies Enhance Your Experience
- Session Management: Keeps you logged into your budgeting dashboard
- Preference Storage: Remembers your currency display and calculation settings
- Progress Tracking: Saves your position in our learning modules
- Form Assistance: Retains partially completed budget calculations
Types of Tracking Technologies We Use
Essential Cookies
These are absolutely necessary for our website to function properly. They enable core features like secure login, form submissions, and basic navigation through our financial planning tools.
Functional Cookies
These remember your choices and preferences, such as your default currency, preferred budget categories, and customized dashboard layout for our Australian users.
Analytics Cookies
We use these to understand how visitors interact with our budgeting resources, which pages are most helpful, and where people spend the most time learning about financial planning.
Marketing Cookies
These help us show relevant financial education content and remember your interests in specific budgeting topics when you visit other websites in our network.
Cookie Preference Management
You have complete control over non-essential cookies on our platform. While essential cookies are required for basic website functionality, you can opt out of all tracking and marketing cookies with a single click.
Data Retention and Storage
We believe in keeping your data only as long as necessary to provide our financial education services. Different types of information have different retention periods based on their purpose and legal requirements in Australia.
Cookie Type | Retention Period | Purpose |
---|---|---|
Session Cookies | Until browser closes | Secure login and navigation |
Preference Cookies | 12 months | Remember your settings |
Analytics Cookies | 24 months | Website improvement insights |
Marketing Cookies | 6 months | Relevant content delivery |
Managing Your Cookie Settings
Beyond our website controls, you can manage cookies through your browser settings. Most modern browsers allow you to block cookies entirely, delete existing ones, or receive notifications when new cookies are being set.
Browser-Specific Instructions
Each browser handles cookie management differently. Chrome users can find cookie settings under Privacy and Security, while Firefox users should look in the Privacy & Security section. Safari users can manage cookies through Preferences > Privacy.
Remember that blocking all cookies might limit some functionality of our budgeting tools and educational resources. We've designed our platform to work with minimal cookies, but some features like progress tracking and personalized recommendations require cookie storage.
Third-Party Services and Integration
Our website integrates with several third-party services to provide comprehensive financial education resources. These include analytics platforms to understand user behavior, content delivery networks for faster loading times, and educational video platforms for our webinar content.
When you interact with embedded content like videos or interactive calculators, those third parties may set their own cookies according to their privacy policies. We carefully select partners who share our commitment to user privacy and data protection.
Your Rights and Contact Information
Under Australian privacy law, you have the right to know what data we collect, how we use it, and to request deletion of your personal information. If you have questions about our cookie usage or want to exercise your privacy rights, we're here to help.
Contact our privacy team at info@technodriveprofile.com or reach us by phone at +61402845757. You can also write to us at 12 Joseland St, Greenway ACT 2900, Australia. We respond to all privacy inquiries within 30 days and take your concerns seriously.
Policy Last Updated: March 2025
We review this policy regularly to ensure it reflects our current practices and complies with applicable laws. Any significant changes will be communicated to users via email and prominently displayed on our website.