Cookie Policy
Last updated: January 31, 2025
1. What Are Cookies
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile) when you visit our website or use our platform. They help us provide you with a better experience by remembering your preferences and enabling essential functionality.
2. How We Use Cookies
Pediment uses cookies to:
- Authenticate Users: Verify your identity and maintain secure sessions
- Remember Preferences: Store your settings and customizations
- Enhance Security: Detect and prevent unauthorized access
- Analyze Usage: Understand how our services are used and improve performance
- Provide Support: Troubleshoot issues and provide technical assistance
3. Types of Cookies We Use
Essential Cookies
These cookies are necessary for the website and platform to function properly:
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
session_id | Maintains your login session | Session |
csrf_token | Protects against cross-site request forgery | Session |
auth_token | Authenticates API requests | 24 hours |
security_flags | Stores security preferences | 30 days |
Functional Cookies
These cookies enhance your experience by remembering your preferences:
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
user_prefs | Stores UI preferences and settings | 1 year |
timezone | Remembers your timezone setting | 1 year |
language | Stores your language preference | 1 year |
dashboard_layout | Remembers dashboard customizations | 6 months |
Analytics Cookies
These cookies help us understand how our services are used:
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
analytics_id | Tracks usage patterns (anonymized) | 2 years |
performance_metrics | Monitors platform performance | 1 year |
error_tracking | Helps identify and fix issues | 30 days |
Security Cookies
These cookies enhance the security of our platform:
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
device_fingerprint | Identifies trusted devices | 90 days |
risk_assessment | Stores security risk factors | 24 hours |
mfa_trust | Remembers trusted devices for MFA | 30 days |
4. Third-Party Cookies
We may use carefully selected third-party services that place cookies on your device:
Infrastructure Providers
- CloudFlare: Security and performance optimization
- AWS: Cloud infrastructure and analytics
- Auth0: Identity and access management (if applicable)
Analytics and Monitoring
- DataDog: Application performance monitoring
- Sentry: Error tracking and performance monitoring
- Custom Analytics: Proprietary usage analytics (anonymized)
5. Cookie Consent and Management
Enterprise Users
As a B2B platform serving financial institutions, most cookies we use are essential for:
- Regulatory Compliance: Meeting financial services requirements
- Security Standards: Maintaining enterprise-grade security
- Service Delivery: Providing contracted services to institutions
Browser Controls
You can manage cookies through your browser settings:
Chrome
- Settings → Privacy and Security → Cookies and other site data
- Choose your preferred cookie settings
- Manage exceptions for specific sites
Firefox
- Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data
- Select your cookie preferences
- Manage data for individual websites
Safari
- Preferences → Privacy → Manage Website Data
- Configure cookie and tracking settings
- Remove or block specific cookies
Edge
- Settings → Cookies and site permissions → Cookies and site data
- Configure cookie settings
- Manage per-site permissions
6. Impact of Disabling Cookies
Disabling certain cookies may affect platform functionality:
Essential Cookies
- Cannot be disabled without breaking core functionality
- Required for login, security, and service delivery
- Necessary for regulatory compliance
Functional Cookies
- Platform will work but with reduced functionality
- Settings and preferences won’t be remembered
- May require repeated configuration
Analytics Cookies
- Can be disabled with minimal impact on functionality
- We won’t be able to improve services based on usage data
- Error detection and performance monitoring may be affected
7. Mobile Applications
Our mobile apps may use similar tracking technologies:
- Session Management: Maintaining secure app sessions
- Analytics: Understanding app usage patterns
- Crash Reporting: Identifying and fixing app issues
- Security: Detecting and preventing unauthorized access
8. Cookie Retention
We retain cookies for varying periods based on their purpose:
- Session Cookies: Deleted when you close your browser
- Persistent Cookies: Stored for specified durations (see tables above)
- Security Cookies: Retained as long as necessary for security purposes
- Analytics Cookies: Anonymized data may be retained for up to 2 years
9. Legal Basis for Cookie Use
Our legal basis for using cookies includes:
Legitimate Interest
- Providing contracted services to institutional clients
- Maintaining security and preventing fraud
- Improving our services and platform performance
Contractual Necessity
- Delivering services outlined in client agreements
- Meeting regulatory and compliance requirements
- Maintaining audit trails and transaction records
Consent
- Optional analytics and performance cookies
- Third-party integrations that require explicit consent
- Marketing cookies (where applicable)
10. Updates to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy to reflect:
- Changes in our cookie usage
- New regulatory requirements
- Updates to third-party services
- Technical improvements to our platform
11. Contact Us
For questions about our cookie usage or to exercise your rights:
Email: privacy@pediment.xyz
Subject Line: “Cookie Policy Inquiry”
Address: Pediment Privacy Team, [Company Address]
For technical questions about cookie management, please contact our support team at: support@pediment.xyz
This Cookie Policy is designed to provide transparency about our data collection practices while ensuring optimal platform functionality for our institutional clients.