Cookie Policy

Last updated: July 9, 2026

This Cookie Policy explains how EduBudget Alberta uses cookies on our website. We use cookies to improve your browsing experience, remember your preferences, and analyze how you interact with our content. By continuing to use our website, you consent to our use of cookies as described in this policy.

What Are Cookies

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and to provide useful information to website owners. Cookies allow websites to recognize your device, remember your preferences, and enhance your overall experience. There are different types of cookies, including session cookies that expire when you close your browser, and persistent cookies that remain on your device for a specified period. We use cookies to provide essential functionality, understand user behavior, and personalize content recommendations.

Types of Cookies We Use

We use several categories of cookies to enhance your experience on our website. Essential cookies are necessary for core functionality, such as securing your session and protecting against fraud. Performance cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our site by collecting anonymous data about page visits, scroll depth, and user engagement patterns. These insights allow us to improve our content and identify areas where parents find information most valuable.

Functional cookies remember your preferences, such as your selected province or previous searches related to education budgets and school supply costs. Analytical cookies track how you navigate our site and which resources you find most helpful, allowing us to optimize our budget planning tools. We do not use marketing or advertising cookies that track your activity across other websites.

Why We Use Cookies

Cookies serve several important purposes on our website. They enable essential features like maintaining your login session, ensuring the security of your data, and preventing unauthorized access to your account. Without these cookies, our website would not function properly, and you would need to re-enter information repeatedly.

We also use cookies to improve your user experience by remembering your location preferences, language settings, and previous searches related to back-to-school budgets in Alberta. This allows us to provide personalized recommendations for school supply costs and tuition planning resources. Additionally, analytical cookies help us understand which budget planning tools and cost breakdowns are most useful to Edmonton households, so we can continuously improve our content and make our website more helpful for parents planning their education expenses.

Managing Your Cookies

You have full control over cookie settings through your web browser. Most browsers allow you to view, delete, and block cookies from specific websites. Here's how to manage cookies in popular browsers:

• Google Chrome: Click the menu icon (three dots) in the top-right corner, select Settings, then Privacy and Security. Choose "Cookies and other site data" to view, delete, or manage cookie preferences for specific websites. You can block all cookies or allow only certain types.
• Mozilla Firefox: Click the menu button (three horizontal lines) in the top-right, select Settings, then Privacy & Security. Scroll to the Cookies and Site Data section where you can clear cookies, view stored data, and manage exceptions for specific sites.
• Apple Safari: Click Safari in the menu bar, select Preferences, then Privacy. Choose your cookie settings and manage website data. You can block cookies from third parties and advertisers while allowing cookies from sites you visit.
• Microsoft Edge: Click the menu icon (three dots) in the top-right, select Settings, then Privacy, search, and services. Under Clear browsing data, you can delete cookies and manage site permissions.

Please note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of our website. Some features, such as remembering your preferences or maintaining your session, may not work properly if you block essential cookies. However, you can choose to block only non-essential cookies while allowing functional and performance cookies to improve your experience. We recommend allowing at least essential and functional cookies for optimal website performance.

Your Privacy Rights

We are committed to protecting your privacy and complying with applicable privacy laws. You have the right to know what information we collect through cookies and how we use it. You may request access to your personal information, ask us to correct inaccuracies, or request deletion of your data. If you have questions about our cookie practices or wish to exercise your privacy rights, please contact us using the information provided below. We will respond to your request promptly and work with you to address your concerns about cookie usage on our website.

Updates to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology, or legal requirements. Any updates will be effective immediately upon posting to our website. We encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed about how we use cookies. If we make significant changes that affect how we collect or use information, we will provide additional notice through our website or by other means as required by law.