Cookie & Tracking Policy

1. Introduction

Our BudgetFitter® website (https://budgetfitter.co.uk, “the Website”), our mobile applications (“the App”), and our browser extensions (“the Extension”) use cookies and other related technologies. For convenience, all such technologies are referred to as “Tracking Technologies”. This policy explains what these technologies are, how we use them, and how you can manage your preferences across all our Services.

This policy should be read in conjunction with our main Privacy Policy, which provides further detail on how we use, store, and secure your personal data.

2. What are Tracking Technologies?

• Cookies: A cookie is a small text file sent with pages of our Website or Extension and stored by your browser on your device. The information stored can be sent back to our servers or to third-party servers on a subsequent visit.
• Local Storage & SDKs (in the App): Our App uses technologies that are functionally similar to cookies. This includes Software Development Kits (SDKs) from service providers like Google Firebase, and your device’s local storage (e.g., SharedPreferences, Secure Storage). These allow the App to store information on your device and access it to provide functionality, analyse performance, and personalise your experience.
• Scripts and Web Beacons: These are pieces of code used to make our Website function correctly and to monitor traffic, often used in conjunction with cookies.

3. How We Use These Technologies

We use first-party and third-party technologies for several purposes:

• Strictly Necessary (Essential): These technologies are essential for our Services to function correctly. They enable core functionalities such as security, account sign-in, and navigating our App and Website. They do not require your consent.
• Performance and Analytics: These technologies help us understand how our Services perform and how you interact with them. We collect aggregated and anonymised information, such as which pages are most popular, how users navigate the App, and where errors or crashes occur. This allows us to continuously improve your experience.
• Functional: These technologies allow our Services to remember choices you make. For example, in our App, this includes remembering your favourite brands or recently viewed items when you are not logged in. On our Website, it may include remembering your cookie consent choices.

4. Your Consent and How to Manage Your Preferences

For our Website and Extension

When you first visit our Website, we show you a pop-up banner explaining our use of cookies. You can choose to accept all cookies or manage your preferences to consent only to specific categories. You can change or withdraw your consent at any time via the cookie settings link typically found in the footer of our website.

You can also manage cookies through your internet browser settings. Your browser’s “Help” section provides instructions on how to do this. Please note that disabling all cookies may affect the functionality of our Website.

For our Mobile App

While our App does not use traditional browser cookies, we do use similar technologies like SDKs for analytics and crash reporting. We provide you with controls over this data collection within the App:

• Analytics & Crash Reporting: We will ask for your consent to collect performance and analytics data when you first start using the App. You can manage this preference at any time from the “Settings” screen within the App. Disabling this will prevent us from collecting data to understand usage and fix bugs via Firebase Analytics and Crashlytics.
• Push Notifications: We will ask for your permission before sending you any push notifications. You can fully manage your notification preferences (for general deals and for your favourite brands) from the “Settings” screen.

5. Technologies We Use

Below is a list of the key technologies and service providers we use across our Services. For a list of specific cookies placed by our Website, please see the table at the end of this section.

• Google Firebase (App): We use the Firebase platform for core App functionality. This includes:
  • Firebase Authentication: To securely manage your account sign-in.
  • Firestore: To store your account data, such as your list of favourite brands.
  • Firebase Cloud Messaging: To deliver push notifications to your device.
  • Firebase Analytics: To understand how the App is used (requires your consent).
  • Firebase Crashlytics: To identify and fix app crashes (requires your consent).
• Google Analytics (Website & Extension): To analyse website traffic and user interaction (requires your consent). Your IP address is anonymised.
• App-Specific Local Storage (App): We use your device’s secure, local storage to save your credentials for Biometric Sign-in (if you enable it) and to temporarily store preferences like recently viewed items.

Website-Specific Cookies:

6. Your Rights Regarding Personal Data

You have certain rights with respect to your personal data. For a detailed explanation of your rights and how to exercise them, please refer to Section 5 of our main Privacy Policy.

7. Contact Details

For questions and/or comments about our Cookie & Tracking Technologies Policy, please contact us using the following details:

• FozDigital LTD
• 124 City Road, London, EC1V 2NX, United Kingdom
• Website: https://budgetfitter.co.uk
• Email: support@budgetfitter.co.uk