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Cookie Policy

This page explains what cookies we use on the Cognifin website, why we use them, and how you can manage your preferences at any time.

Last updated: 13 March 2026

Manage Your Preferences

Update your cookie choices below at any time.

Strictly Necessary

These are essential for the website to work and cannot be switched off. They include cookies that manage session state and remember your consent preferences.

Analytics Cookies

Allow us to count visits and understand how visitors move through the site. Data is aggregated and anonymous. Disabling these does not affect site functionality.

Preference Cookies

Remember choices you make on the site, such as your cookie consent decisions, so you are not asked again on every visit.

What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files placed on your device by a website when you visit it. They are widely used to make websites work correctly, to remember your preferences, and to provide information about how people use a site so it can be improved.

Cookies are not programmes and cannot carry viruses or install malware. They are simply short pieces of data that a browser stores and sends back to the originating website on subsequent visits.

You can control and delete cookies through your browser settings at any time — we explain how below.

Cookies We Use

The table below lists the specific cookies currently set by the Cognifin website.

Strictly Necessary Cookies

Always On
Cookie Name Purpose Duration
cf_session Maintains your session state during a single visit. Session
cf_csrf Protects against cross-site request forgery on form submissions. Session

Analytics Cookies

Consent Required
Cookie Name Purpose Duration
_ga Registers a unique ID used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. 2 years
_ga_XXXXXXXX Used by Google Analytics to persist session state. 2 years
_gid Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. 24 hours
_gat Used to throttle request rate to Google Analytics. 1 minute

These cookies are set by Google Analytics and are used only in aggregate, anonymised form. We have enabled IP anonymisation. No data is used for advertising targeting.

Preference Cookies

Consent Required
Cookie Name Purpose Duration
cf_cookie_consent Stores your cookie consent preferences so you are not prompted on every visit. 12 months

Third-Party Cookies

Some pages on the Cognifin website include content from third-party services. These services may set their own cookies on your device, which are not within our control. The third-party services we use include:

Google Analytics

Used to understand aggregate visitor behaviour. IP anonymisation is enabled. Google's Privacy Policy

Google Maps

An embedded map on our home page showing our office location may load cookies from Google when the map is interacted with. Google's Privacy Policy

Google Fonts

Fonts are loaded from Google's servers, which may involve a connection log. We have configured font loading to minimise data exposure.

We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party service providers whose content appears on our pages.

How to Control Cookies

You have several options for managing cookies:

On This Page

Use the preference panel at the top of this page to update your choices. Your selection will be saved and applied going forward.

Browser Settings

Most browsers allow you to view, manage, and delete cookies through their settings menus. You can usually find this under Privacy & Security or similar. Note that blocking all cookies may affect the functionality of this and other websites.

Google Analytics Opt-Out

You can also opt out of Google Analytics data collection across all websites using the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

Updates to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the cookies we use, new legal requirements, or improvements to our services. Any changes will be published on this page with a revised "Last updated" date.

We recommend checking this page periodically if you have concerns about how your data is used.

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