Cookie Policy
1. About this policy
This Cookie Policy explains how HEDj Financial Risk Management Ltd ("HEDj", "we", "us") uses cookies and similar technologies (such as pixels, tags and local storage) on our websites and platform. It should be read together with our Privacy Policy.
2. What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. Similar technologies, including pixels/tracking pixels, tags, software development kits, and browser local storage, perform comparable functions. We refer to all of these as "cookies" in this policy.
3. The cookies we use
We group cookies into the categories below. Only strictly necessary cookies are set automatically. All other categories are set only with your consent.
3.1 Strictly necessary (always on)
Required for the Service to function, so you cannot turn these off. No consent is required for these.
| Purpose | Example | Type | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keep you logged in / session & authentication | authToken (local storage), session cookie | First-party | Session / until logout |
| Maintain active organisation context | hdjActiveOrg | First-party | Session |
| Remember your cookie consent choices | consent cookie | First-party | Up to 12 months |
| Security and load balancing | platform/CDN cookies | First-party | Session |
3.2 Functional (consent)
Remember preferences such as your selected display language, via the Google Translate widget.
| Purpose | Cookie name | Provider | Type | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Remember your selected display language | googtrans | Google Translate | Third-party | Session |
3.3 Analytics & diagnostics (consent)
Help us understand how the Service is used (pages visited, general traffic patterns) so we can improve it. IP addresses are anonymised before being stored.
| Purpose | Cookie name | Provider | Type | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distinguish visitors for aggregate usage reporting | _ga | Google Analytics | First-party | Up to 2 years |
| Persist session state for usage reporting | _ga_<container-id> | Google Analytics | First-party | Up to 2 years |
3.4 Marketing
HEDj does not currently set any marketing or advertising cookies. If this changes, this policy will be updated first and the new category will appear in our consent banner before any such cookie is set.
4. Legal basis
We set strictly necessary cookies on the basis of our legitimate interest in providing a secure, working Service (no consent required). All functional, analytics/diagnostics and marketing cookies are set only with your consent, which you give through our cookie consent banner. You can change or withdraw consent at any time.
5. Third-party cookies
The functional and analytics cookies above are set by Google: the Google Translate widget (functional) and Google Analytics (analytics). Google processes this data under its own privacy policy, available at policies.google.com/privacy. Neither is set until you grant the relevant consent.
6. Managing your cookies
- Consent banner: when you first visit, you can accept or reject non-essential cookies by category, and change your choice at any time via the "Cookie settings" link in the footer.
- Browser controls: most browsers let you block or delete cookies. Blocking strictly necessary cookies may stop parts of the Service from working.
7. Changes
We may update this policy as our cookie usage changes. The "Last updated" date shows the latest version.
8. Contact
Questions about cookies: contact our Data Protection Officer, Gearoid Keegan, at support@hedj.eu.