This Cookie Policy explains how Ledgers Technology, Inc. ("Ledgers," "we," "us," or "our") uses cookies and similar tracking technologies when you visit our website and use our platform. This policy should be read in conjunction with our Privacy Policy, which provides additional information about how we collect, use, and protect your personal information.
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile phone) when you visit a website. Cookies are widely used by website operators to make their websites work more efficiently, to provide a better user experience, and to provide reporting information.
Cookies set by the website owner (in this case, Ledgers) are called "first-party cookies." Cookies set by parties other than the website owner are called "third-party cookies." Third-party cookies enable third-party features or functionality to be provided on or through the website, such as analytics, advertising, and interactive content. The parties that set these third-party cookies can recognize your device both when it visits our website and when it visits certain other websites.
In addition to cookies, we may use other similar technologies such as web beacons (also known as pixel tags or clear GIFs), local storage, and similar technologies that store information on your device to collect and track information about your use of our platform.
2. Why We Use Cookies
We use cookies and similar technologies for several important reasons. First, some cookies are essential for the operation of our platform—without them, you would not be able to log in, navigate our site, or use key features. Second, we use cookies to remember your preferences and settings, so you don't have to re-enter them every time you visit. Third, cookies help us understand how our platform is used, which features are most popular, and how we can improve your experience. Finally, cookies allow us to keep our platform secure by detecting and preventing fraudulent activity.
We are committed to transparency about the cookies we use and why we use them. We do not use cookies to collect sensitive personal information such as your financial account credentials, and we do not sell information collected through cookies to third parties.
3. Types of Cookies We Use
3.1 Essential Cookies (Strictly Necessary)
Essential cookies are required for the basic functionality of our platform. These cookies enable core features such as user authentication, session management, security protections, and access to secure areas. Without these cookies, the services you have requested cannot be provided. Because these cookies are strictly necessary, they cannot be disabled.
Essential cookies we use include:
- Session cookies: These cookies maintain your authenticated session after you log in, allowing you to navigate the platform without having to re-authenticate on each page. They are deleted when you close your browser or log out.
- Security cookies: These cookies help protect your account from unauthorized access and detect potentially fraudulent activity. They include CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery) tokens that protect against certain types of attacks.
- Load balancing cookies: These cookies distribute traffic across our servers to ensure optimal performance and availability of the platform.
- User preference cookies: These cookies remember essential settings that affect how the platform functions, such as your selected language or time zone.
Lifetime: Essential cookies are typically session cookies that expire when you close your browser, though some security cookies may persist for a limited period (up to 24 hours) to maintain protection across browsing sessions.
3.2 Analytics Cookies
Analytics cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our platform by collecting and reporting information anonymously. This information helps us improve our platform by identifying which features are most used, which pages have the highest engagement, where users encounter difficulties, and how users navigate through the platform.
We use analytics cookies to collect information such as the number of visitors to our site, how visitors arrived at our site (e.g., through a search engine, direct navigation, or referral link), which pages are most frequently visited, how long visitors spend on each page, which features and tools are most commonly used, error messages encountered, and general geographic location (country or region level).
We use the following analytics services:
- Vercel Analytics: We use Vercel's privacy-focused web analytics to collect aggregated, anonymized data about how our platform is used. Vercel Analytics does not use cookies and does not collect personal information.
- Internal analytics: We may use our own first-party analytics tools to understand platform usage patterns. These tools collect anonymized usage data and do not track individual users across websites.
Lifetime: Analytics cookies typically persist for 30 days to 24 months, depending on the specific cookie and its purpose.
3.3 Functional Cookies
Functional cookies enable enhanced functionality and personalization that is not strictly necessary for the platform to operate but improves your experience. These cookies allow the platform to remember choices you make and provide enhanced, personalized features.
Functional cookies we use may include:
- Preference cookies: These cookies remember your display preferences, such as your preferred dashboard layout, chart types, date range selections, and other customizable settings.
- Feature cookies: These cookies track which features you have enabled or disabled, ensuring the platform displays according to your preferences.
- Communication cookies: These cookies remember whether you have dismissed certain notifications, banners, or prompts, so you are not repeatedly shown the same messages.
Lifetime: Functional cookies may be session cookies or persistent cookies. Persistent functional cookies typically last for 6 to 12 months.
3.4 Marketing Cookies
We do not currently use marketing or advertising cookies on our platform. We do not display third-party advertisements, and we do not use cookies to track you across other websites for advertising purposes.
If we decide to use marketing cookies in the future, we will update this Cookie Policy and provide you with appropriate notice and consent mechanisms before deploying such cookies.
4. Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies on our platform are placed by third-party service providers that we engage to help operate our platform and provide our services. These third parties may set cookies on your device when you visit our platform, and they may collect information about your online activities over time and across different websites.
The third-party cookies we use are primarily limited to essential functionality and analytics. Our third-party service providers are contractually obligated to use cookies only for the purposes we specify and in accordance with applicable data protection laws.
We do not allow third parties to use cookies on our platform for their own advertising purposes. If you would like more information about third-party cookies and your choices regarding them, you can visit the websites of our service providers or industry resources such as the Network Advertising Initiative (networkadvertising.org) or the Digital Advertising Alliance (aboutads.info).
5. Cookie Lifetimes
Cookies have different lifetimes depending on their purpose:
- Session cookies: These cookies are temporary and are deleted from your device when you close your web browser. Session cookies are typically used for essential functions like maintaining your login session.
- Persistent cookies: These cookies remain on your device for a specified period or until you delete them manually. Persistent cookies are used to remember your preferences across browsing sessions and to provide analytics data.
The specific lifetime of each cookie depends on its purpose. Essential security cookies typically last for the duration of your session or up to 24 hours. Analytics cookies may persist for 30 days to 24 months. Functional preference cookies typically last for 6 to 12 months.
6. Managing Cookie Preferences
You have choices regarding the cookies we use. Except for essential cookies that are strictly necessary for the operation of our platform, you can control and manage cookies in several ways.
6.1 Platform Cookie Settings
Where available, you can adjust your cookie preferences through your account settings on our platform. We provide controls that allow you to opt out of non-essential cookies such as analytics and functional cookies. Please note that if you disable certain cookies, some features of the platform may not function as intended.
6.2 Browser Cookie Settings
Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can typically find these settings in the "Options" or "Preferences" menu of your browser. The following links provide information on how to manage cookies in common browsers:
- Google Chrome: chrome://settings/cookies
- Mozilla Firefox: about:preferences#privacy
- Apple Safari: Preferences > Privacy
- Microsoft Edge: edge://settings/privacy
Please note that if you choose to block all cookies (including essential cookies), you may not be able to access all or parts of our platform, and some features may not function properly.
6.3 Browser Extensions and Tools
Various browser extensions and privacy tools can give you additional control over cookies and tracking technologies. These tools can help you block third-party cookies, clear cookies automatically, or manage your cookie preferences across websites. Examples include Privacy Badger, uBlock Origin, and Ghostery. We do not endorse any particular third-party tool, and you should review their privacy practices before use.
7. Do Not Track Signals
Some web browsers include a "Do Not Track" (DNT) feature that sends a signal to websites indicating that you do not want your online activities tracked. Because there is no universally accepted standard for how to respond to DNT signals, we do not currently respond to DNT browser signals or headers.
However, we are committed to providing you with meaningful choices about the information collected on our platform. You can exercise control over cookies and tracking technologies through the methods described in Section 6 above. We do not track users across third-party websites and do not use cookies for targeted advertising, regardless of DNT settings.
8. Cookies and Mobile Devices
If you access our platform through a mobile device, we may use technologies similar to cookies that are designed for mobile environments. These may include mobile SDKs (software development kits), device identifiers, and local storage. The same principles described in this Cookie Policy apply to these technologies.
You can manage mobile tracking through your device settings. Both iOS and Android devices provide options to limit ad tracking and reset advertising identifiers. Please consult your device's documentation or settings for more information on how to exercise these controls.
9. Regional Considerations
Depending on your location, you may have specific rights regarding cookies and similar technologies under local data protection laws.
9.1 European Economic Area and United Kingdom
If you are located in the EEA or UK, we comply with the requirements of the ePrivacy Directive (Cookie Law) and GDPR. We obtain your consent before placing non-essential cookies on your device, and we provide clear information about the cookies we use and their purposes. You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.
9.2 California
If you are a California resident, you have rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) regarding the collection of personal information through cookies. As stated above, we do not sell personal information collected through cookies, and we do not use cookies for targeted advertising based on the sale or sharing of personal information.
10. Updates to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technologies, legal requirements, or for other operational reasons. When we make changes, we will update the "Last updated" date at the top of this policy.
If we make material changes to how we use cookies, we will notify you through a prominent notice on our platform or by other appropriate means, such as email, before the changes take effect. We encourage you to review this Cookie Policy periodically to stay informed about how we use cookies.
Your continued use of our platform after any changes to this Cookie Policy constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy. If you do not agree with the changes, you should stop using our platform and adjust your cookie settings as described above.
11. Contact Information
If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy, our use of cookies, or how to manage your cookie preferences, please contact us:
Ledgers Technology, Inc.
Email: privacy@getledgers.com
Address: New York, USA
We are committed to working with you to address any questions or concerns you may have about cookies and your privacy.