Cookie Policy

1. What Are Cookies

Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work efficiently and to provide information to site owners. policyshift uses cookies and similar technologies to deliver a secure, functional experience.

2. Cookies We Use

Essential Cookies

These cookies are necessary for the platform to function and cannot be switched off. They include:

• Session cookies for authentication and maintaining your login state
• CSRF protection tokens to prevent cross-site request forgery
• Security cookies with HttpOnly and SameSite attributes

Functional Cookies

These cookies enable enhanced functionality and personalisation:

• Your cookie preference settings
• User preference settings (e.g., workplace selection)
• Interface customisation preferences

Analytics Cookies

We use analytics cookies to understand how visitors interact with our website, helping us improve the experience:

• Page views and navigation patterns
• Feature usage statistics
• Business visitor identification and repeat-visit recognition
• Performance monitoring

Marketing Cookies

If you opt in, marketing cookies help us measure campaign performance and understand how visitors interact with our advertising:

• Ad campaign attribution
• Audience and conversion measurement
• Remarketing and campaign optimisation

3. Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies are placed by third-party services we use:

• Google - for analytics and advertising measurement when you consent
• Snitcher - for analytics and business visitor identification when you consent, including the SNID cookie used to distinguish visitors with a lifetime of up to two years
• Leadfeeder - for analytics and business visitor identification when you consent, including visitor recognition and company discovery signals
• Stripe - for secure payment processing
• Cloudflare - for security and performance optimisation

These third parties have their own privacy and cookie policies, which we encourage you to review.

4. Managing Cookies

You can control non-essential cookies through our cookie settings panel and 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 sites
• Block all cookies
• Delete all cookies when you close your browser

Please note that blocking essential cookies will prevent the platform from functioning correctly.

5. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date.

6. Contact

If you have questions about our use of cookies, please contact us at [email protected].