1. What cookies are

Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites function properly, to remember preferences, and to provide information to website operators about how their websites are used.

2. How we use cookies

Ortelias uses cookies in the following categories:

Category	Purpose	Duration
Essential	Required for the Platform to function. Includes session cookies that keep you logged in and security cookies that protect against fraud and abuse.	Session / 30 days
Functional	Remember preferences such as search settings and display options.	Up to 12 months
Analytics	Help us understand how subscribers and visitors use the Platform so we can improve it. These cookies collect anonymised usage data.	Up to 24 months
Payment	Set by Stripe to process payments securely and prevent fraud.	Session / as required by Stripe

3. Essential cookies

Essential cookies are strictly necessary for the Platform to operate. They support core functionality including authentication, session management, and security. You cannot opt out of essential cookies because the Platform cannot function without them.

4. Third-party cookies

Some cookies are set by third-party services that operate on our pages:

Stripe: payment processing and fraud prevention. Stripe's cookies are governed by Stripe's own privacy and cookie notices, available at stripe.com.
Umami: privacy-friendly analytics that help us understand how the Platform is used. Where Umami is configured for cookieless tracking, no analytics cookie is set. Where cookies are used, they collect anonymised usage data only. Umami's privacy policy is available at umami.is/privacy.

5. Your choices

When you first visit ortelias.com, you are presented with a cookie consent banner that allows you to accept or reject non-essential cookies. You may change your preferences at any time by clicking the cookie settings link in the website footer.

You can also control cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to:

view stored cookies and delete them individually;
block third-party cookies;
block cookies from specific websites;
block all cookies;
delete all cookies when you close your browser.

Blocking or deleting cookies may affect the functionality of the Platform. Essential cookies are required for the Platform to work correctly.

6. Changes to this policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, applicable law, or our business practices. The updated policy takes effect on the date stated at the top of the document.

7. Contact

If you have questions about our use of cookies, contact us at hello@ortelias.com.

This document and any attachments are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately and delete this document. Any unauthorised use, disclosure, copying, or distribution is strictly prohibited. Ortelias does not accept liability for errors or omissions. Ortelias is a trading name of Hawkeye Land Limited, a company registered in England and Wales (Company No. 12262268, VAT GB 515 5737 83). Registered office: 1-2 Rhodium Point, Spindle Close, Hawkinge, Folkestone, Kent, CT18 7TQ.

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