1. What cookies are
Cookies are small text files that a website stores in your browser. They let the site recognize your browser across requests, for example to keep you signed in or protect your forms. Similar technologies, such as browser local storage, work in a comparable way; this Policy refers to all of them as "cookies". This Policy explains how [Company Legal Name] uses cookies on Global Barry and should be read together with our Privacy Policy.
2. Categories of cookies we use
2.1 Strictly necessary
These cookies are required for the Service to work and for security. They cannot be switched off in our systems; if you block them in your browser, parts of the Service, such as signing in, will not work. Consent is not required for these cookies in most jurisdictions.
| Name | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
bg_auth | Keeps you signed in. Holds an opaque session token, stored on our side only as a hash. HttpOnly. | Session lifetime of your sign-in (up to the configured session period) |
bg_csrf | Protects forms and state-changing requests against cross-site request forgery (double-submit token). | Up to 2 years |
bg_sid | Anonymous session identifier that keeps work you started before signing up, such as a watchlist, so it can be carried into your new account. | Up to 2 years |
2.2 Preferences
Preference cookies remember choices you make, such as display or filter settings, so you do not have to set them again. The Service currently stores account-level preferences, such as alert delivery settings, on our servers rather than in preference cookies. If we introduce preference cookies, we will list them here: [Preference Cookies — to be listed if introduced].
2.3 Analytics
Analytics cookies help us understand how the Service is used so we can improve it, for example which pages are visited and where errors occur. The Service does not currently set third-party analytics cookies. If we introduce them, they will be listed here with their provider, and where the law requires it we will ask for your consent before setting them: [Analytics Provider and Cookies — to be listed if introduced].
We do not use advertising or cross-site tracking cookies.
3. How to control cookies
- Browser settings: most browsers let you view, delete and block cookies, either for all sites or for specific ones. Consult your browser's help pages (for example Chrome, Firefox, Safari or Edge) for instructions. Blocking strictly necessary cookies will prevent sign-in and some forms from working.
- Signing out clears the
bg_authsession cookie. - Consent choices: where we rely on consent for non-essential cookies, you will be able to give or withdraw consent at any time through [Cookie Preferences Mechanism].
- Global Privacy Control / Do Not Track: [Counsel to confirm how browser privacy signals will be honored.]
4. Changes to this Policy
We will update this Policy when the cookies we use change, and will revise the effective date above. Material changes will be communicated as described in our Privacy Policy.
5. Contact
Questions about our use of cookies can be sent to [Contact Email].