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Cookie Policy
Learn how alphx.net uses essential and optional cookies and how to manage your cookie preferences.
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1. What This Policy Explains
This Cookie Policy explains how alphx.net uses cookies and similar technologies.
It should be read together with the:
3. Categories Used on alphx.net
3.1 Strictly Necessary Technologies
These may support:
- security and abuse prevention;
- form sessions;
- multi-step form progress;
- load balancing;
- website stability;
- storage of privacy choices;
- storage of cookie preferences;
- accessibility settings required for a requested feature;
- language settings required for a requested feature.
Where legally permitted, strictly necessary technologies may operate without optional consent because the requested service cannot function reliably without them.
3.2 Preference Technologies
These may remember non-essential choices such as:
- display preferences;
- interface preferences;
- optional user settings.
Where consent is required, they should remain disabled until consent is obtained.
3.3 Analytics Technologies
These may help ALPHX understand:
- pages viewed;
- traffic source;
- conversion events;
- errors;
- broad device information;
- aggregate website usage.
Analytics must not be activated until:
- the provider is approved;
- data settings are reviewed;
- IP handling is reviewed;
- retention is reviewed;
- the Privacy Policy identifies the processing;
- a consent mechanism is configured where required.
3.4 Marketing or Advertising Technologies
ALPHX does not require advertising cookies for the initial lead-generation website.
They must remain disabled unless a later business need is:
- approved commercially;
- reviewed legally;
- supported by consent configuration;
- reflected in an updated Privacy Policy;
- reflected in an updated Cookie Policy.
3.5 Embedded Third-Party Content
Embedded services may include:
- maps;
- videos;
- chat tools;
- social embeds;
- document viewers;
- CAPTCHA or bot-control tools.
These services may place or access identifiers.
Where feasible, use:
- privacy-enhanced mode;
- click-to-load mode;
- blocked-by-default mode until consent.
5. Consent and Preference Management
Where consent is required:
- non-essential technologies must be blocked before consent;
- choices must be clear;
- controls must not be pre-ticked;
- Reject and Accept must be similarly accessible;
- users should be able to choose categories where appropriate;
- withdrawal must be as easy as acceptance;
- consent records should include:
- a persistent Cookie Preferences link must remain available in the Footer.
6. Changing Browser Settings
Most browsers allow users to:
- delete cookies;
- block cookies;
- restrict cookies.
Blocking strictly necessary technologies may prevent:
- forms;
- consent settings;
- security features;
- other requested functionality
from working correctly.
Browser-level controls do not necessarily remove:
- server-side logs;
- data already processed under another lawful basis.
7. Third-Party Services
Third parties may process data under their own:
- terms;
- privacy notices.
ALPHX should select providers using criteria such as:
- data minimisation;
- security;
- retention;
- cross-border processing;
- contractual terms.
The final policy must identify material third-party services operating on the public website, including any approved:
- analytics;
- maps;
- videos;
- chat tools;
- social embeds;
- CAPTCHA;
- CDN;
- embedded document viewers.
8. Retention
Cookie and identifier durations must be limited to what is necessary for their purpose.
9. Updates
This policy may be updated when:
- website tools change;
- plugins change;
- providers change;
- embedded services change;
- tracking scripts change;
- legal requirements change;
- consent configuration changes.