Section 10. COOKIE & TRACKING POLICY

10.1 Categories of Cookies Used

Strictly necessary

  • Purpose: Session, auth, CSRF
  • Consent Basis: Not requiring consent (Section 7 DPDP)

Functional

  • Purpose: Preferences, language
  • Consent Basis: Consent

Analytics

  • Purpose: Aggregate usage stats
  • Consent Basis: Consent

Security

  • Purpose: Fraud detection, bot detection
  • Consent Basis: Legitimate use

Marketing

  • Purpose: Campaign attribution (only with consent)
  • Consent Basis: Consent

10.2 Consent Management

A Cookie Consent banner is displayed on first visit and is accessible thereafter via the footer. Granular toggles permit category-level opt-in/opt-out. Withdrawal is as easy as grant.

10.3 Browser Controls

Users may configure browsers to refuse cookies. Disabling strictly-necessary cookies may impair Platform functionality.