Cookie Policy
Understand how we use cookies to improve your experience.
What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device (computer, smartphone, tablet) when you visit a website. Cookies are widely used by website owners to make their websites work, improve efficiency, and provide reporting information.
Cookies set by the website owner (in this case, Where My Money Went) are called "first-party cookies." Cookies set by parties other than the website owner are called "third-party cookies." Third-party cookies enable third-party features or functionality on or through the website (e.g., advertising, analytics, interactive content).
Why We Use Cookies
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies for the following purposes:
- Essential Functionality: To enable basic functions of our Service, including authentication, security, and load balancing.
- Performance and Analytics: To understand how visitors use our Service, which pages are most popular, and how users navigate through our site.
- Functionality and Preferences: To remember your settings, preferences, and choices to provide a more personalized experience.
- Marketing and Advertising: To deliver relevant advertisements, measure advertising effectiveness, and prevent you from seeing the same ads repeatedly.
- Security: To detect and prevent fraudulent activity and protect the security of our Service.
Types of Cookies We Use
3.1 Essential Cookies (Always Active)
These cookies are strictly necessary for the Service to function and cannot be disabled in our systems.
- wmmw_session: Authentication and session management (Session)
- wmmw_csrf: Security protection against cross-site request forgery (Session)
- wmmw_load_balancer: Distribute server load for optimal performance (Session)
- wmmw_consent: Store your cookie consent preferences (12 months)
3.2 Analytics Cookies
These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our Service by collecting and reporting information anonymously.
- _ga (Google): Distinguish users (2 years)
- _gid (Google): Distinguish users (24 hours)
- wmmw_analytics: Internal analytics tracking (1 year)
3.3 Functionality Cookies
These cookies enable enhanced functionality and personalization.
- wmmw_language: Remember your language preference (12 months)
- wmmw_timezone: Remember your timezone preference (12 months)
- wmmw_theme: Remember your dark/light mode preference (12 months)
3.4 Marketing and Advertising Cookies
These cookies track your activity across websites to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant advertisements.
- _fbp (Meta): Track conversions and build audiences (3 months)
- IDE (Google): Deliver targeted advertising (13 months)
- li_sugr (LinkedIn): Track conversions (90 days)
Other Tracking Technologies
In addition to cookies, we use other tracking technologies:
- Web Beacons (Pixel Tags): Small graphic images embedded in emails or web pages that track whether content has been accessed. We use web beacons to track email open rates and measure marketing campaign effectiveness.
- Local Storage: HTML5 local storage allows us to store data locally on your device for caching data, storing dashboard preferences, and enabling offline functionality.
- Session Storage: Temporary storage that is deleted when the browser tab is closed, used for managing state during your session.
First-Party vs. Third-Party Cookies
First-Party Cookies: Set by Where My Money Went directly. We have full control over these cookies and the data they collect.
Third-Party Cookies: Set by our partners and service providers (Google, Facebook, etc.). We do not control these cookies or how they are used. Third parties' use of cookies is subject to their own privacy policies.
Key third-party providers include Google Analytics, Google Ads, Facebook Pixel, LinkedIn Insight Tag, Stripe, and Intercom.
Your Cookie Choices and Controls
You have several options to control and manage cookies:
Cookie Preference Center
You can manage your cookie preferences through our Cookie Preference Center, accessible at the bottom of our website. You can accept all, reject optional, or customize by category.
Browser Settings
Most browsers allow you to view, delete, and block cookies. Visit your browser's settings to manage cookies:
Contact Us
If you have questions about this Cookie Policy, please contact us at: