Cookie Policy — Genovation

1. What Are Cookies

Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They help the site remember your preferences and understand how you interact with it. Some cookies are essential for the website to function; others help us improve the experience.

2. Cookies We Use

We categorize our cookies into three types. We do not use advertising or tracking cookies of any kind.

3. Essential Cookies

These are required for the website to function. They cannot be disabled.

Cookie	Purpose	Duration
`gv_session`	Maintains your session state and authentication	Session
`gv_csrf`	Prevents cross-site request forgery attacks	Session
`gv_consent`	Stores your cookie consent preferences	12 months

4. Analytics Cookies

We use privacy-respecting analytics to understand how visitors use our website. We use a self-hosted analytics platform that does not share data with any third party, does not use cross-site tracking, and anonymizes IP addresses by default.

Cookie	Purpose	Duration
`gv_analytics`	Anonymous page view and interaction tracking	14 months
`gv_ref`	Remembers how you arrived at our site (referral source)	30 days

Analytics cookies are only set if you consent to them.

5. Preference Cookies

Cookie	Purpose	Duration
`gv_theme`	Remembers your preferred color scheme (light/dark)	12 months
`gv_locale`	Stores your language and region preferences	12 months

Preference cookies are only set if you consent to them.

6. What We Don't Use

Genovation does not use: third-party advertising cookies, social media tracking pixels, cross-site tracking, fingerprinting techniques, Google Analytics, Meta Pixel, or any other surveillance-based analytics tool. Our analytics are self-hosted, privacy-first, and compliant with the GDPR, India's DPDP Act, and other applicable data protection laws by design.

7. Your Controls

You can manage your cookie preferences at any time:

Consent banner: When you first visit our site, you can accept or reject non-essential cookies. You can change your preference at any time by clicking "Cookie Settings" in the footer.
Browser settings: Most browsers allow you to block or delete cookies. Note that blocking essential cookies may prevent the website from functioning correctly.
Do Not Track: We honor the Do Not Track (DNT) browser signal. If your browser sends a DNT header, we will not set analytics or preference cookies.

8. Updates 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.

9. Contact

For questions about our cookie practices: privacy@genovation.ai