Cookie Policy
We're upfront about how zorivento.com uses tracking technologies to understand visitor interactions and improve your experience with our budgeting resources.
Last Updated: January 2025What Are Cookies, Really?
So cookies aren't just those tasty treats your grandmother bakes. In the digital world, they're small text files that websites place on your device when you visit. Think of them as little memory aids that help our site remember things about your visit.
When you come to zorivento.com, these files store bits of information like your preferences or which pages you looked at. They're not programs and can't carry viruses. They just sit quietly on your device until you visit us again.
Most websites use them because they make browsing smoother. Without cookies, you'd have to reset your preferences every single time you visited, which would get old pretty fast.
The Types We Use
Not all cookies do the same thing. We use several different types, and each serves a specific purpose on our platform.
Essential Cookies
These keep the site functioning properly. They handle things like security, network management, and basic features. You can't really turn these off without breaking the site experience.
Functional Cookies
These remember choices you make — like currency preferences or your location. They're what make the site adapt to you instead of treating everyone the same way.
Analytical Cookies
We use these to understand how visitors interact with our budgeting tools and resources. They help us figure out which content is actually helpful and where people get confused.
Marketing Cookies
These track your journey across different sites to help us show you relevant educational content about budgeting. They're also how we measure whether our outreach actually connects with people.
How We Actually Use Them
Let me break down what happens behind the scenes when you browse zorivento.com.
Understanding Your Journey
When you navigate through our budgeting resources, we track which sections get the most attention. If lots of people click on our income planning guide but nobody reads the savings calculator page, that tells us something. We can then focus our energy on creating more of what actually helps.
Improving Load Times
Cookies help us cache certain elements so pages load faster when you return. Nobody likes waiting around for a webpage to load, especially when you're trying to access financial tools quickly.
Keeping You Logged In
If we ever add member features, cookies would remember your login status. Otherwise, you'd have to sign in every time you clicked a new link, which would be incredibly frustrating.
Important note: We don't sell your browsing data to third parties. The information we collect stays within our team and helps us make zorivento.com more useful for Australian households working on their budgets.
Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies on our site don't come directly from us. When we embed content from other services or use analytics tools, those providers might set their own cookies.
For example, if we embed a video explaining budget strategies, the video platform might drop a cookie to track playback. We choose our partners carefully, but you should know they have their own privacy policies that govern how they handle data.
These third parties might include:
- Analytics providers who help us understand site traffic and user behavior patterns
- Educational content platforms that host supplementary budgeting resources
- Payment processors if you purchase any premium planning tools or resources
- Social media platforms when we integrate sharing features or educational content
Taking Control of Your Cookies
You're not stuck with our cookies if you don't want them. Every modern browser lets you manage these settings, though the exact steps vary.
Here's a quick overview of where to find cookie controls:
Most browsers bury these settings under Privacy or Security sections. You can typically choose to block all cookies, accept only first-party cookies, or get prompted each time a site tries to set one.
What Happens When You Block Cookies
You've got every right to disable cookies, but I should mention what that means for your experience on zorivento.com.
Without cookies, certain features won't work as smoothly. Your preferences won't be saved between visits. We won't be able to remember which budgeting tools you've already explored. The site will still function, but it'll feel a bit like meeting a stranger every time instead of greeting a friend.
Some functionality might break entirely. If we add personalized budget recommendations down the line, those would rely on cookies to understand your interests and needs.
Session vs. Persistent Cookies
There's another distinction worth understanding. Session cookies disappear when you close your browser. They're temporary helpers that only stick around for your current visit.
Persistent cookies hang out longer, sometimes for months or years. These are what remember your login details or language preferences across multiple sessions.
We use both types because they serve different purposes. Session cookies handle temporary states, like items you've added to a comparison list while browsing. Persistent cookies handle the longer-term stuff, like whether you prefer to see amounts in dollars or percentages.
Updates to This Policy
Technology changes, and so do our practices. When we add new features to zorivento.com or start working with different analytics tools, we might need to update this policy.
We'll post any changes right here on this page with a new date at the top. For significant changes, we might also mention them on our homepage or send a notification if you're subscribed to updates.
It's worth checking back occasionally, especially if you're particular about privacy settings. We try to stay transparent about what we're doing and why.
Questions About Our Cookie Use?
If something in this policy doesn't make sense or you want more details about our data practices, reach out. We're real people running zorivento.com, and we're happy to explain things in plain language.