What Are Cookies

Understanding Cookies

Essential technology for modern web experiences

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile phone) when you visit our website or use our AI-powered financial intelligence platform. They help us provide you with a better, more personalized experience by remembering your preferences, settings, and understanding how you interact with our Service.

This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, how we use them, the types of cookies we deploy, how you can control your cookie preferences, and provides information about the third-party cookies that may be set when you use our Service.

By continuing to use our website and Service, you consent to our use of cookies as described in this policy. If you do not agree to our use of cookies, you should set your browser settings accordingly or refrain from using our Service.

How We Use Cookies

Cookie Analytics

Enhancing user experience through intelligent data collection

We use cookies for several important purposes to enhance your experience with our financial intelligence platform:

Essential Service Functionality

• Maintaining your login session and authentication status
• Remembering your dashboard preferences and customizations
• Storing your selected market data filters and analysis parameters
• Enabling secure data transmission and platform security features
• Facilitating proper functioning of interactive features and tools
• Managing your subscription status and access permissions
• Preserving your workspace configurations and saved analyses

Performance and Analytics

• Analyzing how users navigate and interact with our platform
• Identifying the most popular features and analytical tools
• Monitoring system performance and identifying technical issues
• Understanding user behavior patterns to improve our AI algorithms
• Measuring the effectiveness of our platform updates and new features
• Optimizing page load times and overall platform responsiveness

Personalization and User Experience

• Customizing your dashboard layout and preferred data visualizations
• Remembering your language and regional settings
• Storing your preferred notification settings and alert configurations
• Maintaining your selected themes and display preferences
• Personalizing content recommendations based on your usage patterns

Security and Fraud Prevention

• Detecting and preventing unauthorized access attempts
• Identifying suspicious activity and potential security threats
• Implementing rate limiting and abuse prevention measures
• Maintaining audit logs for compliance and security purposes
• Protecting against cross-site request forgery and other attacks

Types of Cookies We Use

Cookie Categories

Different types of cookies serve different purposes

Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for the proper functioning of our website and platform. They enable core functionality such as security, network management, and accessibility. You cannot opt out of these cookies as they are necessary for the Service to function properly.

• Authentication Cookies: Verify your identity and maintain your login session
• Security Cookies: Protect against fraud and unauthorized access
• Load Balancing Cookies: Distribute traffic across our servers for optimal performance
• Session Management Cookies: Maintain your active session and prevent data loss
• CSRF Protection Cookies: Prevent cross-site request forgery attacks
• Platform State Cookies: Remember your current workspace and analysis state
• Accessibility Cookies: Support assistive technologies and accessibility features
• Error Handling Cookies: Help us identify and resolve technical issues

Performance and Analytics Cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website and platform by collecting and reporting information anonymously. This data helps us improve our Service and user experience.

• Google Analytics Cookies: Track website usage, user journeys, and conversion metrics
• Performance Monitoring Cookies: Measure page load times and system responsiveness
• Error Reporting Cookies: Collect information about technical errors and issues
• Feature Usage Analytics: Track which platform features are most popular
• A/B Testing Cookies: Support testing of new features and improvements
• Heat Mapping Cookies: Understand user interaction patterns on our platform
• Conversion Tracking Cookies: Measure the effectiveness of our marketing efforts

Functional Cookies

These cookies enable enhanced functionality and personalization features. They may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we have added to our platform.

• User Preference Cookies: Remember your dashboard layout and display settings
• Language Selection Cookies: Store your preferred language and regional settings
• Theme Preference Cookies: Remember your chosen color scheme and visual preferences
• Notification Settings Cookies: Store your alert and notification preferences
• Data Filter Cookies: Remember your preferred market data filters and parameters
• Workspace Configuration Cookies: Save your custom workspace layouts
• Recently Viewed Cookies: Track your recently accessed analyses and reports
• Saved Searches Cookies: Remember your frequently used search queries
• Chart Preferences Cookies: Store your preferred chart types and configurations

Targeting and Advertising Cookies

These cookies may be set through our site by our advertising partners to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant content on other websites.

• Marketing Campaign Cookies: Track the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns
• Retargeting Cookies: Show relevant ads to users who have visited our platform
• Social Media Integration Cookies: Enable sharing and social media functionality
• Third-Party Advertising Cookies: Support advertising on partner websites
• Interest-Based Advertising Cookies: Deliver personalized advertising content
• Conversion Attribution Cookies: Track which marketing channels drive conversions

Third-Party Cookies and Services

Third-Party Services

Trusted partners enhancing our platform capabilities

We work with various third-party service providers who may set cookies on your device when you use our Service. These partners help us provide better functionality, analytics, and user experience.

Analytics and Performance Services

• Google Analytics: Provides detailed website analytics and user behavior insights
• Google Tag Manager: Manages and deploys marketing and analytics tags
• Hotjar: Offers heat mapping and user session recording capabilities
• New Relic: Monitors application performance and system health
• Mixpanel: Tracks user interactions and product analytics

Customer Support and Communication

• Intercom: Powers our customer support chat and messaging system
• Zendesk: Manages customer support tickets and knowledge base
• Calendly: Enables appointment scheduling for consultations
• Mailchimp: Handles email marketing and communication campaigns

Payment and Security Services

• Stripe: Processes secure payments and manages billing information
• PayPal: Provides alternative payment processing options
• Cloudflare: Offers security protection and content delivery services
• reCAPTCHA: Protects against spam and automated abuse

Content Delivery and Infrastructure

• Amazon Web Services: Provides cloud hosting and infrastructure services
• Cloudinary: Manages and optimizes image and media content
• CDN Providers: Deliver content efficiently across global networks

These third-party services have their own privacy policies and cookie policies, which we encourage you to review to understand how they collect and use your information.

Cookie Duration and Persistence

Cookie Lifecycle

Understanding how long cookies remain active

Cookies can be categorized based on how long they remain on your device:

Session Cookies

• Temporary cookies that are deleted when you close your browser
• Used for maintaining your login session and current workspace state
• Essential for platform security and proper functionality
• Cannot be used to track you across different browsing sessions

Persistent Cookies

• Remain on your device for a specified period or until manually deleted
• Remember your preferences and settings between visits
• Enable personalized experiences and improved platform performance
• Typical duration ranges from 30 days to 2 years depending on purpose
• Can be removed through your browser settings at any time

Cookie Expiration Periods

• Authentication Cookies: 30 days or until logout
• Preference Cookies: 1 year
• Analytics Cookies: 2 years
• Marketing Cookies: 90 days to 1 year
• Security Cookies: Session-based or 24 hours

Managing Your Cookie Preferences

Cookie Control

Take control of your cookie preferences and privacy settings

You have several options for controlling how cookies are used on your device:

Browser Settings

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings preferences. You can typically:

• View all cookies stored on your device
• Delete existing cookies individually or all at once
• Block cookies from being set by websites
• Set preferences for specific websites or cookie types
• Receive notifications when cookies are being set
• Configure automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser

Browser-Specific Instructions

• Chrome: Settings > Privacy and Security > Cookies and other site data
• Firefox: Settings > Privacy & Security > Cookies and Site Data
• Safari: Preferences > Privacy > Manage Website Data
• Edge: Settings > Cookies and site permissions > Cookies and site data
• Opera: Settings > Advanced > Privacy & Security > Cookies

Third-Party Opt-Out Options

You can opt out of certain types of third-party cookies through these services:

• Google Analytics: Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on
• Digital Advertising Alliance: Consumer Choice Tool
• Network Advertising Initiative: Opt-out Tool
• European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance: Your Online Choices

Platform Cookie Settings

Within our platform, you can manage certain cookie preferences through your account settings:

• Analytics and performance tracking preferences
• Marketing and communication cookie settings
• Third-party integration cookie controls
• Personalization and recommendation settings

Impact of Disabling Cookies

While you have the right to disable cookies, please note that doing so may significantly affect your experience with our platform:

Essential Functionality Impact

• You may need to log in repeatedly during each session
• Your dashboard preferences and customizations will not be saved
• Some security features may not function properly
• Platform performance may be degraded
• Certain interactive features may become unavailable

Personalization Impact

• Your preferred settings will not be remembered between visits
• Content recommendations will be less relevant
• Language and regional preferences will reset
• Saved analyses and workspace configurations will be lost

Analytics and Improvement Impact

• We cannot track usage patterns to improve our Service
• Performance issues may be harder to identify and resolve
• New feature development may be less targeted to user needs
• Customer support may be less effective without usage context

Mobile Applications and Device Identifiers

If you access our Service through mobile applications, we may use mobile device identifiers and similar technologies that function like cookies:

• Device advertising identifiers (IDFA on iOS, AAID on Android)
• App-specific identifiers and analytics tokens
• Push notification tokens and preferences
• Mobile analytics and crash reporting identifiers
• Location services and geofencing technologies
• Biometric authentication tokens (where enabled)
• Mobile security and fraud prevention identifiers

You can control these identifiers through your device settings, app permissions, and our in-app privacy controls.

Contact Us

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Cookie Policy or our use of cookies, please contact us through the following channels:

We are committed to addressing your privacy concerns and cookie-related questions promptly and transparently. Our privacy team will respond to your inquiry within 30 days of receipt, or sooner as required by applicable law.