Cookies Policy
This Cookies Policy explains how Clarity Finances, located at 1200 5th Ave, Suite 1600, Seattle, WA 98101, USA, uses cookies and similar technologies to recognize you when you visit our website at https://clarityfinances.com/ . It explains what these technologies are and why we use them, as well as your rights to control our use of them.
Clarity Finances is dedicated to helping individuals and families in the Seattle area achieve their financial goals. We provide resources and guidance on budgeting, saving, and managing debt, with a focus on building consistent and sustainable money habits. Our Cookie Policy reflects our commitment to transparency and user control, ensuring you have the information you need to make informed decisions about your online privacy.
In this policy, "Clarity Finances," "we," "us," and "our" refer to Clarity Finances. "You" and "your" refer to the user of our website.
What are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site. Cookies help websites remember information about your visit, like your preferred language and other settings. This can make your next visit easier and the site more useful to you.
How We Use Cookies
We use cookies for several purposes, including:
- Essential Cookies: These cookies are necessary for the basic operation of our website and to enable you to use its features. For example, they help us to authenticate users and prevent fraudulent use of user accounts.
- Performance Cookies: These cookies collect information about how visitors use our website, such as which pages are visited most often and if they receive error messages from web pages. These cookies help us to improve the way our website works.
- Functionality Cookies: These cookies allow our website to remember choices you make (such as your language or the region you are in) and provide enhanced, more personal features. They may also be used to provide services you have asked for, such as watching a video or commenting on a blog.
- Advertising Cookies: These cookies are used to deliver advertisements more relevant to you and your interests. They are also used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement as well as help measure the effectiveness of the advertising campaigns. They are usually placed by advertising networks with the website operator’s permission.
- Analytics Cookies: We use Google Analytics to collect information about visitor behavior on our website. This information is used to track website usage and activity. For instance, the time spent on each page, navigation patterns, and bounce rates help us understand user engagement.
Types of Cookies We Use
The following table outlines the categories of cookies we use and examples of what they are used for:
| Cookie Type | Purpose | Examples | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essential Cookies | Ensuring the website functions correctly, enabling core site functionality. | Session cookies for user login, security cookies for fraud prevention. | Session-based or persistent (up to 1 year) |
| Performance Cookies | Analyzing website traffic and usage to improve performance. | Tracking page load times, identifying broken links. | Persistent (up to 2 years) |
| Functionality Cookies | Remembering user preferences and settings for a personalized experience. | Language preferences, location settings. | Persistent (up to 1 year) |
| Advertising Cookies | Delivering targeted advertisements based on user interests. | Showing ads for financial planning services to users who have visited related articles. | Persistent (up to 1 year) |
| Analytics Cookies | Collecting data about website usage to understand visitor behavior (e.g., through Google Analytics). | Tracking page views, bounce rates, and session duration. | Persistent (up to 2 years) |
How to Control Cookies
You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can exercise your cookie preferences by using the cookie consent tool provided on our website. This tool allows you to select which categories of cookies you want to allow and which you want to block.
You can also set or amend your web browser controls to accept or refuse cookies. If you choose to reject cookies, you may still use our website though your access to some functionality and areas of our website may be restricted. As the means by which you can refuse cookies through your web browser controls vary from browser-to-browser, you should visit your browser's help menu for more information.
Here are links to cookie management information for some of the most popular web browsers:
To opt-out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites, visit Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on .
Third-Party Cookies
In some special cases, we also use cookies provided by trusted third parties. The following section details which third-party cookies you might encounter through this site.
- Third-party analytics are used to track and measure usage of this site so that we can continue to produce engaging content. These cookies may track things such as how long you spend on the site or pages you visit which helps us to understand how we can improve the site for you.
- From time to time we test new features and make subtle changes to the way that the site is delivered. When we are still testing new features these cookies may be used to ensure that you receive a consistent experience whilst on the site whilst ensuring we understand which optimizations our users appreciate the most.
Changes to Our Cookies Policy
We may update this Cookies Policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to the cookies we use or for other operational, legal or regulatory reasons. Please therefore re-visit this Cookies Policy regularly to stay informed about our use of cookies and related technologies.
The date at the top of this Cookies Policy indicates when it was last updated.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this Cookies Policy, please contact us at:
Clarity Finances
Attn: Data Protection Officer
1200 5th Ave, Suite 1600
Seattle, WA 98101, USA
Email:
privacy@clarityfinances.com
Phone: (206) 555-1212