1. What Are Cookies

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer, smartphone, or other device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and to provide information to website owners.

Cookies serve various purposes, including:

• Remembering your preferences and settings
• Keeping you signed in to your account
• Understanding how you use our website
• Improving our services based on usage patterns
• Ensuring the security of your account

Some cookies are "session cookies" that are deleted when you close your browser. Others are "persistent cookies" that remain on your device for a set period or until you delete them.

2. How We Use Cookies

Bounda uses cookies and similar technologies to:

• Authenticate you: We use cookies to verify your identity when you log in and to keep you signed in as you navigate the platform.
• Remember your preferences: We store your settings and preferences so you don't have to set them each time you visit.
• Secure your account: We use cookies to detect suspicious activity and protect against unauthorised access.
• Analyse usage: We use analytics cookies to understand how visitors use our website, which helps us improve our services.
• Remember your cookie choices: We store your cookie consent preferences so we don't ask you repeatedly.

3. Types of Cookies

We categorise cookies based on their purpose:

3.1 Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for the website to function properly. They enable core functionality such as security, authentication, and accessibility. You cannot opt out of these cookies as the website would not work without them.

Legal basis: Legitimate interest (necessary for the service to function)

3.2 Functional Cookies

These cookies enable enhanced functionality and personalisation. They may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we have added to our pages. If you do not allow these cookies, some or all of these features may not function properly.

Legal basis: Consent

3.3 Analytics Cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. This helps us improve the website and our services.

Legal basis: Consent

3.4 Marketing Cookies

We do not currently use marketing or advertising cookies. If this changes in the future, we will update this policy and seek your consent.

4. Cookies We Use

Below is a detailed list of all cookies used on Bounda:

4.1 Strictly Necessary Cookies

4.2 Functional Cookies

4.3 Analytics Cookies

Note: Analytics cookies are only set if you have consented to analytics cookies. We have configured Google Analytics to anonymise IP addresses.

5. Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies on our website are set by third-party services. We use the following third-party services that may set cookies:

5.1 Clerk (Authentication)

We use Clerk for user authentication. Clerk sets cookies to maintain your login session and ensure account security. For more information, see Clerk's Privacy Policy.

5.2 Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use our website. Google Analytics sets cookies to collect information about your visit. This data is anonymised and aggregated. For more information, see Google's Privacy Policy.

You can opt out of Google Analytics by:

• Declining analytics cookies in our cookie banner
• Installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on

5.3 Stripe (Payments)

We use Stripe to process payments. When you make a payment, Stripe may set cookies for fraud prevention and payment processing. For more information, see Stripe's Privacy Policy.

5.4 Cloudflare (Security)

We use Cloudflare for security and performance. Cloudflare may set cookies to identify trusted web traffic and protect against malicious visitors. For more information, see Cloudflare's Privacy Policy.

6. Managing Cookies

6.1 Our Cookie Consent Tool

When you first visit our website, you will see a cookie banner asking for your consent to use non-essential cookies. You can:

• Accept All: Enable all cookies including analytics
• Essential Only: Allow only strictly necessary cookies

You can change your preferences at any time by clicking the "Manage Cookie Preferences" link at the top of this page or in the footer of any page.

6.2 Browser Settings

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can usually find these in the "Options" or "Preferences" menu of your browser. The following links explain how to manage cookies in popular browsers:

• Google Chrome
• Mozilla Firefox
• Safari (macOS)
• Safari (iOS)
• Microsoft Edge

6.3 Impact of Disabling Cookies

Please note that if you disable or delete cookies:

• Strictly necessary cookies: If blocked, the website will not function properly. You may not be able to log in or use core features.
• Functional cookies: If blocked, some features may not work as expected, and your preferences may not be saved.
• Analytics cookies: If blocked, we won't be able to understand how you use the website, but this will not affect your experience.

6.4 Do Not Track

Some browsers have a "Do Not Track" (DNT) feature that lets you tell websites you do not want to be tracked. We currently respond to DNT signals by disabling analytics cookies when DNT is enabled.

7. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the cookies we use or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons.

When we make changes:

• We will update the "Last updated" date at the top of this policy
• For significant changes, we may ask for your consent again via the cookie banner

We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

8. Contact Us

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

For more information about how we handle your personal data, please see our Privacy Policy.