Cookie Policy

1. What Are Cookies

Cookies are small text files placed on your device by a website when you visit it. They are widely used to make websites work efficiently and to provide information to the website owner. Similar technologies include local storage, session storage, and pixels, which function in comparable ways.

2. Cookies We Use

2.1 Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for the Platform to function and cannot be disabled. They include:

• Session management cookies: Maintain your logged-in state and session security across pages.
• Authentication tokens: Store your JWT authentication token to keep you securely signed in.
• Security cookies: Support multi-factor authentication and protection against cross-site request forgery.
• Load balancing cookies: Ensure consistent routing to platform servers during your session.

2.2 Functional Cookies

These cookies enable enhanced features and personalisation. They are not strictly necessary but improve your experience:

• Remember Me: Retains your login state across browser sessions when you select this option.
• User preference cookies: Store settings such as your selected language, time zone, or notification preferences.
• Calendar integration tokens: Facilitate connections to Google Calendar or Microsoft Outlook where you have authorised this.

2.3 Analytics Cookies

These cookies help us understand how the Platform is used so we can improve it:

• Usage analytics: Record page visits, feature usage, and navigation patterns in aggregated, anonymised form.
• Performance monitoring: Capture error logs and load times to support platform reliability.

We may use third-party analytics services for this purpose. These services process data in accordance with their own privacy policies.

2.4 Marketing and Advertising Cookies

If you have consented, we may use cookies to track engagement with marketing content and measure the effectiveness of communications. These cookies are not set without your explicit consent.

3. Cookie Duration

• Session cookies: Deleted when you close your browser.
• Persistent cookies: Remain on your device for a set period, typically between 30 days and 12 months, depending on the purpose.
• Authentication tokens: Expire on logout or after a defined inactivity period for security purposes.

4. Third-Party Cookies

Certain features of the Platform involve third-party services that may set their own cookies, including:

• Payment gateways (e.g., Stripe) for secure payment processing.
• Calendar services (Google Calendar, Microsoft Outlook) when you authorise calendar integration.
• Analytics providers for platform performance monitoring.

We do not control third-party cookies and their use is governed by the respective third-party privacy and cookie policies.

5. Managing Your Cookie Preferences

When you first access the Platform, you will be presented with a cookie consent notice. You may accept all cookies, accept only strictly necessary cookies, or customise your preferences by category. Withdrawing consent for non-essential cookies does not affect the lawfulness of prior processing.

You may also manage cookies through your browser settings:

• Most browsers allow you to view, delete, or block cookies through their settings menu.
• Blocking strictly necessary cookies may prevent the Platform from functioning correctly.
• Clearing cookies will log you out of your active session.

For more information on managing cookies in popular browsers, visit the browser's official help documentation.

6. Do Not Track

Some browsers transmit a Do Not Track (DNT) signal. The Platform does not currently respond to DNT signals because there is no consistent industry standard for how they should be interpreted. You may manage your preferences using the cookie consent tools described above.

7. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy as our use of cookies changes or as required by applicable law. Material changes will be notified through the Platform. Continued use following notice constitutes acceptance.

8. Contact Us

For questions about our use of cookies, contact us at legal@budo.com or visit www.budo.com.