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  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. What are cookies?
  • 3. What are scripts?
  • 4. What is a web beacon?
  • 5. Cookies
  • 6. Placed cookies
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      • Sharing data
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      • Sharing data
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  • 7. Consent
  • 8. Enabling/disabling and deleting cookies
  • 9. Your rights with respect to personal data
  • 10. Contact details

1. Introduction

Our website, https://budgetingonadime.com (hereinafter: “the website”) uses cookies and other related technologies (for convenience all technologies are referred to as “cookies”). Cookies are also placed by third parties we have engaged. In the document below we inform you about the use of cookies on our website.

2. What are cookies?

A cookie is a small simple file that is sent along with pages of this website and stored by your browser on the hard drive of your computer or another device. The information stored therein may be returned to our servers or to the servers of the relevant third parties during a subsequent visit.

3. What are scripts?

A script is a piece of program code that is used to make our website function properly and interactively. This code is executed on our server or on your device.

4. What is a web beacon?

A web beacon (or a pixel tag) is a small, invisible piece of text or image on a website that is used to monitor traffic on a website. In order to do this, various data about you is stored using web beacons.

5. Cookies

5.1 Technical or functional cookies

Some cookies ensure that certain parts of the website work properly and that your user preferences remain known. By placing functional cookies, we make it easier for you to visit our website. This way, you do not need to repeatedly enter the same information when visiting our website and, for example, the items remain in your shopping cart until you have paid. We may place these cookies without your consent.

5.2 Statistics cookies

We use statistics cookies to optimize the website experience for our users. With these statistics cookies we get insights in the usage of our website. We ask your permission to place statistics cookies.

5.3 Advertising cookies

On this website we use advertising cookies, enabling us to gain insights into the campaign results. This happens based on a profile we create based on your behavior on https://budgetingonadime.com. With these cookies you, as website visitor, are linked to a unique ID but these cookies will not profile your behavior and interests to serve personalized ads.

5.4 Marketing/Tracking cookies

Marketing/Tracking cookies are cookies or any other form of local storage, used to create user profiles to display advertising or to track the user on this website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes.

Because these cookies are marked as tracking cookies, we ask your permission to place these.

5.5 Social media

On our website, we have included content from Instagram, Pinterest and Facebook to promote web pages (e.g. “like”, “pin”) or share (e.g. “tweet”) on social networks like Instagram, Pinterest and Facebook. This content is embedded with code derived from Instagram, Pinterest and Facebook and places cookies. This content might store and process certain information for personalized advertising.

Please read the privacy statement of these social networks (which can change regularly) to read what they do with your (personal) data which they process using these cookies. The data that is retrieved is anonymized as much as possible. Instagram, Pinterest and Facebook are located in the United States.

6. Placed cookies

WordPress

Functional

Usage

We use WordPress for website development. Read more about WordPress

Sharing data

This data is not shared with third parties.

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Store user preferences

Microsoft Clarity

Statistics, Marketing

Usage

We use Microsoft Clarity for heat maps and screen recordings. Read more about Microsoft Clarity

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Microsoft Clarity Privacy Statement.

Statistics

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1 day
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Store and combine pageviews by a user into a single session recording

Marketing

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1 year
Function
Store a unique user ID

Purpose pending investigation

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ANONCHK
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MUID
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Function

Google Analytics

Statistics

Usage

We use Google Analytics for website statistics. Read more about Google Analytics

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Google Analytics Privacy Statement.

Statistics

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_ga
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2 years
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Store and count pageviews
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_ga_*
Expiration
1 year
Function
Store and count pageviews

Google various services

Marketing

Usage

We use Google various services for website development. Read more about Google various services

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Google various services Privacy Statement.

Marketing

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__gpi
Expiration
Function

Jetpack

Purpose pending investigation

Usage

We use Jetpack for advertising. Read more about Jetpack

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Jetpack Privacy Statement.

Purpose pending investigation

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jetpack_sso_original_request
Expiration
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jetpack_sso_nonce
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Function

LiteSpeed

Functional

Usage

We use LiteSpeed for website hosting. Read more about LiteSpeed

Sharing data

This data is not shared with third parties.

Functional

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_lscache_vary
Expiration
2 days
Function
Provide the prevention of cached pages

Automattic

Statistics

Usage

We use Automattic for website development. Read more about Automattic

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Automattic Privacy Statement.

Statistics

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tk_qs
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30 minutes
Function
Provide functions across pages

Stripe

Functional

Usage

We use Stripe for payment processing. Read more about Stripe

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Stripe Privacy Statement.

Functional

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1 year
Function
Provide fraud prevention

Hotjar

Statistics

Usage

We use Hotjar for heat maps and screen recordings. Read more about Hotjar

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Hotjar Privacy Statement.

Statistics

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_hjSessionUser_*
Expiration
1 year
Function
Store a unique user ID

Microsoft Ads

Marketing

Usage

We use Microsoft Ads for advertising. Read more about Microsoft Ads

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Microsoft Ads Privacy Statement.

Marketing

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_uetvid
Expiration
13 months
Function
Store and track visits across websites

Snowplow

Statistics

Usage

We use Snowplow for website statistics. Read more about Snowplow

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Snowplow Privacy Statement.

Statistics

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_sp_id*
Expiration
2 years
Function
Store a unique user ID

Purpose pending investigation

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snowplowOutQueue_snowday__wn_post*
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Google Fonts

Purpose pending investigation

Usage

We use Google Fonts for display of webfonts. Read more about Google Fonts

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Google Fonts Privacy Statement.

Purpose pending investigation

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Google Fonts API
Expiration
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Facebook

Purpose pending investigation

Usage

We use Facebook for display of recent social posts and/or social share buttons. Read more about Facebook

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Facebook Privacy Statement.

Purpose pending investigation

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datr
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c_user
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csm
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sb
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actppresence
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Miscellaneous

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Usage

Sharing data

Sharing of data is pending investigation

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google_adsense_settings
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365 days
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365 days
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365 days
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365 days
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7. Consent

When you visit our website for the first time, we will show you a pop-up with an explanation about cookies. As soon as you click on “Save preferences”, you consent to us using the categories of cookies and plug-ins you selected in the pop-up, as described in this Cookie Policy. You can disable the use of cookies via your browser, but please note that our website may no longer work properly.

7.1 Manage your consent settings

You have loaded the Cookie Policy without javascript support. On AMP, you can use the manage consent button on the bottom of the page.

8. Enabling/disabling and deleting cookies

You can use your internet browser to automatically or manually delete cookies. You can also specify that certain cookies may not be placed. Another option is to change the settings of your internet browser so that you receive a message each time a cookie is placed. For more information about these options, please refer to the instructions in the Help section of your browser.

Please note that our website may not work properly if all cookies are disabled. If you do delete the cookies in your browser, they will be placed again after your consent when you visit our website again.

9. Your rights with respect to personal data

You have the following rights with respect to your personal data:

  • You have the right to know why your personal data is needed, what will happen to it, and how long it will be retained for.
  • Right of access: You have the right to access your personal data that is known to us.
  • Right to rectification: you have the right to supplement, correct, have deleted or blocked your personal data whenever you wish.
  • If you give us your consent to process your data, you have the right to revoke that consent and to have your personal data deleted.
  • Right to transfer your data: you have the right to request all your personal data from the controller and transfer it in its entirety to another controller.
  • Right to object: you may object to the processing of your data. We comply with this, unless there are justified grounds for processing.

To exercise these rights, please contact us. Please refer to the contact details at the bottom of this Cookie Policy. If you have a complaint about how we handle your data, we would like to hear from you, but you also have the right to submit a complaint to the supervisory authority (the Data Protection Authority).

10. Contact details

For questions and/or comments about our Cookie Policy and this statement, please contact us by using the following contact details:

Kathryn Mills
209 W. Walnut St. Clinton SC 29325
United States
Website: https://budgetingonadime.com
Email: katie@ex.combudgetingonadime.com

This Cookie Policy was synchronized with cookiedatabase.org on December 12, 2025.

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