Cookie Policy

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and provide information to the website owners.

Cookies can be "persistent" or "session" cookies: - Persistent cookies remain on your device when you go offline - Session cookies are deleted as soon as you close your web browser

Cookies do not typically contain any information that personally identifies you, but personal information we store about you may be linked to the information stored in and obtained from cookies.

We use cookies for the following purposes:

2.1 Essential Cookies These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. They enable core functionality such as: - Maintaining your session state - Enabling secure areas of the website - Remembering your cookie preferences

You cannot opt out of essential cookies as they are required for the website to operate.

2.2 Analytics Cookies We use analytics cookies to understand how visitors interact with our website. This helps us: - Count visits and traffic sources - Measure and improve site performance - Understand which pages are most popular - Identify and fix errors

We use Google Analytics for this purpose. The information collected is aggregated and anonymous.

2.3 Functionality Cookies These cookies enable enhanced functionality and personalization, such as: - Remembering your preferences and settings - Detecting whether you have visited us before - Enabling live chat features

2.4 Marketing Cookies With your consent, we may use cookies to: - Track visits across our website - Understand which content is most relevant to you - Measure the effectiveness of our communications - Deliver targeted content

The following table describes the specific cookies we use:

ESSENTIAL COOKIES: - cookie_consent: Stores your cookie preference settings (Duration: 1 year) - session_id: Maintains your session state (Duration: Session) - csrf_token: Security token for form submissions (Duration: Session)

ANALYTICS COOKIES: - _ga: Google Analytics - distinguishes users (Duration: 2 years) - _gid: Google Analytics - distinguishes users (Duration: 24 hours) - _gat: Google Analytics - throttles request rate (Duration: 1 minute)

FUNCTIONALITY COOKIES: - preferred_language: Remembers your language preference (Duration: 1 year) - return_visitor: Identifies returning visitors (Duration: 30 days)

In addition to our own cookies, we may use various third-party cookies to report usage statistics, deliver advertisements, and so on.

Third parties that may set cookies include:

Google Analytics - Purpose: Website analytics and performance monitoring - Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy

Vercel (Hosting) - Purpose: Performance optimization and security - Privacy Policy: https://vercel.com/legal/privacy-policy

We do not control the cookies set by third parties. Please refer to the third-party privacy policies for more information.

You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can exercise your cookie preferences by:

5.1 Cookie Banner When you first visit our website, you will see a cookie banner that allows you to: - Accept all cookies - Reject non-essential cookies - Customize your preferences

5.2 Browser Settings Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can typically: - View cookies stored on your device - Delete individual cookies or all cookies - Block cookies from particular sites - Block all cookies - Block third-party cookies

Please note that if you choose to block or delete cookies, you may not be able to access certain areas or features of our website, and some services may not function properly.

5.3 Browser-Specific Instructions - Chrome: Settings → Privacy and security → Cookies and other site data - Firefox: Preferences → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data - Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Cookies and website data - Edge: Settings → Cookies and site permissions → Manage and delete cookies

Some browsers have a "Do Not Track" feature that signals to websites that you do not want to have your online activities tracked. At this time, we do not respond to browser "Do Not Track" signals.

However, you can use the cookie preference center on our website to opt out of non-essential cookies at any time.

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the cookies we use or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons.

When we make changes: - We will post the updated policy on this page with a revised "Last Updated" date - We will notify you of any material changes through a notice on our website - Your continued use of our website after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy

We encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed about our use of cookies.

If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact us:

Email: privacy@offchaintech.com

Or visit our Contact page to reach us through other channels.