Cookie Policy

1. About this Policy

This Cookie Policy explains how [Legal Entity Name] uses cookies and similar technologies on the Alpha website and application (the "Service"). It supplements our Privacy Policy.

2. What cookies are

A cookie is a small text file that a website stores on your device. Cookies allow a site to recognize your device on subsequent visits — for example, to keep you signed in or remember a preference. "Similar technologies" include things like browser local storage and session storage, which work in much the same way for the purposes of this Policy.

3. Cookies and similar technologies we use

Alpha uses only strictly necessary cookies and similar technologies. We do not set advertising, marketing, social-media, or cross-site tracking cookies, and we do not use third-party analytics cookies.

The technologies we do use fall into the following categories:

• Authentication tokens. Identifiers issued by our identity provider that keep you signed in across page loads. These may be stored in browser local storage or HTTP-only cookies depending on the integration; in either case the function is the same. Without these, you would need to sign in on every request.
• Session and security. Short-lived identifiers used to maintain your session, protect against cross-site request forgery, and detect and prevent abuse.
• Preferences. A small amount of information stored in your browser that remembers your interface choices (for example, whether the sidebar is collapsed) so the Service behaves consistently between visits.

If we ever introduce cookies or similar technologies that fall outside the strictly-necessary category — including analytics, performance measurement, or advertising — we will update this Policy and provide an opt-in mechanism where required by applicable law.

4. How long cookies last

Some cookies last only for the length of your browser session and are deleted when you close it ("session cookies"). Others persist for a defined period ("persistent cookies"). Our authentication tokens persist for the duration of your sign-in session as configured by our identity provider; session and security cookies are short-lived; preference cookies persist until you clear them.

5. Managing cookies

You can control and delete cookies through your browser settings. Each browser is different — consult your browser's help documentation for instructions. Note that if you block or delete the strictly necessary cookies we use, the Service will not function properly: for example, you will not be able to sign in.

6. Changes to this Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time. When we make material changes, we will update the "Effective" date above and, where appropriate, provide notice through the Service or by email.

7. Contact us

[Legal Entity Name]
[Mailing Address]
legal@alpha.example