Cookie Policy

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile) when you visit a website. They help websites remember your preferences, improve your experience, and provide analytics about how the site is used.

Cookies can be "session" cookies (deleted when you close your browser) or "persistent" cookies (remain on your device until they expire or are deleted).

2. Types of Cookies We Use

2.1 Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for the Service to function and cannot be disabled:

• Authentication: Keep you logged in and maintain your session
• Security: Protect against CSRF attacks and ensure secure connections
• Load Balancing: Distribute traffic across servers for performance

Legal Basis: These cookies are necessary for the performance of our contract with you.

2.2 Functional Cookies

These cookies enable enhanced functionality and personalization:

• Preferences: Remember your settings (language, timezone, display options)
• Form Data: Save form progress to prevent data loss
• UI State: Remember sidebar collapse state, filter preferences

2.3 Analytics Cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors use our website:

• Usage Analytics: Pages visited, features used, time spent
• Performance Monitoring: Page load times, errors encountered
• User Behavior: Click patterns, navigation paths (anonymized)

We use privacy-focused analytics (Plausible or similar) that do not track users across websites and do not collect personal information.

3. Third-Party Cookies

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

4. How Long Do Cookies Last?

Session Cookies

Automatically deleted when you close your browser. Used for session management and security.

Persistent Cookies

• Authentication tokens: 7-30 days (configurable)
• Preferences: 365 days
• Analytics: 30-90 days
• Cookie consent: 365 days

5. How to Manage Cookies

5.1 Cookie Consent Banner

When you first visit our website, you'll see a cookie consent banner. You can:

• Accept all cookies
• Reject non-essential cookies
• Customize your cookie preferences

You can change your preferences at any time by clicking "Cookie Settings" in the footer.

5.2 Browser Settings

Most browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings:

• Chrome: Settings → Privacy and Security → Cookies
• Firefox: Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookies
• Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Cookies
• Edge: Settings → Privacy → Cookies

Note: Blocking strictly necessary cookies will prevent you from using the Service.

6. Do Not Track Signals

We respect Do Not Track (DNT) browser signals. When DNT is enabled, we will not set analytics or marketing cookies, only strictly necessary and functional cookies required for the Service to work.

7. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. We will notify you of material changes by updating the "Last Updated" date and, where appropriate, providing notice through the Service.

8. Contact Us

If you have questions about our use of cookies, contact us:

Email: privacy@bclegaltech.ca
Address: Vector Doc, British Columbia, Canada

Cookie Summary