1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device (computer, smartphone, or tablet) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work efficiently, improve user experience, and provide information to website owners. Cookies cannot harm your device or access personal files stored on it.
2. How We Use Cookies
ByteVault's website (bytevault.com) uses cookies to:
- Remember your preferences (e.g., language settings).
- Keep you logged in during a session if you have an account.
- Understand how visitors interact with our website (analytics).
- Improve the performance and functionality of our website.
- Store your cookie consent preferences.
3. Types of Cookies We Use
3.1 Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are essential for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually set in response to actions you take, such as filling in forms or setting your privacy preferences. Without these cookies, certain parts of the website would not work.
- bytevault_cookies — Stores your cookie consent choice. Duration: 1 year. Category: Functional.
- session_id — Maintains your session state during a visit. Duration: Session. Category: Necessary.
3.2 Performance & Analytics Cookies
These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our website. They help us understand which pages are most and least popular. All information collected is aggregated and anonymous.
- _ga, _gid — Website analytics (visits, page views). Duration: Up to 2 years. Category: Analytics.
- _gat — Used to throttle request rate. Duration: 1 minute. Category: Analytics.
3.3 Functional Cookies
These cookies enable enhanced functionality and personalisation. They may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we have added to our pages.
- ui_preferences — Stores UI preferences (e.g., scroll position). Duration: 30 days. Category: Functional.
4. Cookies We Do NOT Use
ByteVault does not use advertising or targeting cookies. We do not track your browsing activity across other websites, nor do we share data with advertising networks for targeted marketing purposes.
5. Third-Party Cookies
Some pages on our website may embed content from third-party services (e.g., YouTube video embeds, social media share buttons). These third parties may set their own cookies. We do not control these cookies and recommend reviewing the privacy policies of those third parties:
- YouTube / Google — privacy policy
- Font Awesome CDN — delivers icon fonts. Minimal analytics only.
6. Managing Cookies
You can control and manage cookies in several ways:
- Cookie Consent Banner: When you first visit our website, you will be presented with a cookie consent banner where you can accept or decline non-essential cookies.
- Browser Settings: Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can set your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. Note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of our website.
- Clear Stored Cookies: You can delete cookies already stored on your device by clearing your browser's cache and cookies.
To manage cookies in popular browsers:
- Chrome: Settings → Privacy and Security → Cookies and other site data
- Firefox: Options → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data
- Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Manage Website Data
- Edge: Settings → Cookies and site permissions
7. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, legislation, or our practices. We will post any changes on this page with an updated date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.
8. Contact Us
If you have any questions about our use of cookies, please contact us:
- Email: supp@bytevault.com
- Phone: +91 80 4112 7890
- Address: ByteVault Pvt. Ltd., 42, 100 Feet Road, Indiranagar, Bangalore – 560038, Karnataka, India
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