Section 1What Are Cookies
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, provide a better user experience, and supply information to website operators.
Section 2How We Use Cookies
HiVAM uses cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
2.1 Essential Cookies
These cookies are necessary for the website and platform to function properly. They enable core features such as authentication, session management, security, and accessibility. These cookies cannot be disabled without affecting the functionality of the Services.
2.2 Analytics Cookies
We use analytics cookies to understand how visitors interact with our website. This includes information about pages visited, time spent on pages, navigation paths, and referral sources. We use the following analytics services:
- Vercel Analytics: For privacy-focused, aggregate website analytics including page views and performance metrics.
- Google Analytics (GA4): For detailed website analytics including user behaviour, traffic sources, and conversion tracking. Google Analytics uses cookies to collect anonymised data. You can opt out of Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
2.3 Preference Cookies
These cookies remember your preferences and settings, such as your theme preference (light/dark mode), language selection, and display preferences. They enhance your experience but are not essential for the website to function.
Section 3Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies may be set by third-party services that we integrate with. These third-party services have their own privacy and cookie policies. We do not control the cookies set by third parties. Current third-party services that may set cookies include:
- Google (Analytics, Fonts)
- Vercel (Hosting, Analytics)
Section 4Managing Cookies
You can control and manage cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to:
- View what cookies are stored and delete them individually
- Block third-party cookies
- Block cookies from specific websites
- Block all cookies
- Delete all cookies when you close your browser
Please note that blocking or deleting cookies may affect the functionality of our Services and may prevent certain features from working correctly.
Section 5Cookie Retention
Session cookies are deleted when you close your browser. Persistent cookies remain on your device for a set period or until you delete them. Analytics cookies typically expire within 2 years. Preference cookies are retained until you clear your browser data or change your settings.
Section 6Updates to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated “Last updated” date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.
Section 7Contact
If you have questions about our use of cookies, please contact us at admin@hivam.in.