Cookie Policy – Arghay Consulting

This Cookie Policy explains how Arghay Consulting ("we", "us", "our") uses cookies and similar tracking technologies on arghayconsulting.co.in. By continuing to use our website, you consent to our use of cookies as described in this policy.

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They allow the website to recognise your device and store certain information about your preferences or actions over time. Cookies are widely used to make websites work efficiently and to provide information to site owners.

2. Types of Cookies We Use

Category	Purpose	Examples	Duration
Essential	Required for the website to function. Enable core features like secure login, form submissions (CSRF protection), and session management.	`PHPSESSID`, `csrf_token`	Session
Functional	Remember your preferences (e.g., language, form progress) to provide a more personalised experience.	Preference cookies	Up to 1 year
Analytics	Help us understand how visitors interact with our website — which pages are most visited, where visitors come from, and how they navigate the site.	Google Analytics `_ga`, `_gid`	Up to 2 years
Marketing	Used to deliver relevant advertisements and track the effectiveness of marketing campaigns. Only set if you have given consent.	LinkedIn Insight Tag, Meta Pixel	Up to 90 days

3. Essential Cookies — No Consent Required

Essential cookies are strictly necessary for our website to function and cannot be switched off. They include:

PHPSESSID: A PHP session identifier that maintains your session state as you navigate the website (e.g., keeping you logged in to your admin area).
csrf_token: A security token that protects form submissions from cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks.

These cookies do not store any personally identifiable information and are deleted when you close your browser.

4. Analytics Cookies

We use Google Analytics to collect aggregated, anonymised information about how visitors use our website. This helps us improve content and navigation. Google Analytics cookies collect information such as:

Pages visited and time spent on each page
How you arrived at our website (search engine, direct, referral)
General geographic location (country/city level only)
Browser and device type

IP addresses are anonymised. We do not use Google Analytics to collect personally identifiable information. You can opt out of Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

5. Third-Party Cookies

Some pages on our website may embed content from third-party services (e.g., embedded videos, social share buttons). These third parties may set their own cookies. We do not control these cookies and recommend reviewing the privacy policies of those services:

6. How to Control Cookies

You can control and manage cookies in several ways:

Browser settings

Most browsers allow you to refuse, delete, or be notified before cookies are placed. See your browser's help documentation:

Please note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of our website. Essential cookies cannot be disabled without impairing core site functions.

7. Do Not Track

Some browsers offer a "Do Not Track" (DNT) signal. We currently do not alter our data collection practices in response to DNT signals, as there is no industry-wide standard for handling them.

8. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated "last updated" date. We encourage you to review this page periodically.

9. Contact Us

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

Arghay Consulting
Email: info@arghayconsulting.co.in
Website: arghayconsulting.co.in