This Cookie Policy explains how Textos Consulting LLP uses cookies and similar technologies to recognize you when you visit our website. It explains what these technologies are and why we use them, as well as your rights to control our use of them.
What are cookies?
Cookies are small data files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. Cookies are widely used by website owners in order to make their websites work, or to work more efficiently, as well as to provide reporting information.
Age Verification & Consent (DPDP Act Section 9)
In compliance with Section 9 of the DPDP Act 2023, we require explicit age verification before processing personal data. Our consent management platform includes a mandatory age-gate where users must confirm they are at least 18 years of age or have obtained lawful parental consent. We do not knowingly process the personal data of children without such consent.
Why do we use cookies? (Cookie Purposes Explained)
Under the DPDP Act 2023, we provide the following explicit explanations for the purpose of each cookie category used on our platform:
1. Necessary Cookie Purposes
The purpose of these cookies: These are essential for the operation of our website. They include, for example, cookies that enable you to log into secure areas or use a shopping cart. Without these, the core purpose of the website cannot be fulfilled.
2. Analytical & Performance Purposes
The purpose of these cookies: These allow us to recognize and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around our website when they are using it. This helps us to improve the way our website works, for example, by ensuring that users are finding what they are looking for easily.
Detailed Cookie Inventory & Purpose Table
Below is a granular breakdown of every specific cookie, its technical name, and its exact purpose of processing:
Cookie Name
Provider / Source
Purpose of Cookie (Detailed Description)
Duration / Expiry
Type
PHPSESSID
The Textos
Purpose: To maintain an encrypted user session identifier for site security and navigation.
Session
Strictly Necessary
cmplz_consent_status
The Textos
Purpose: To record and remember your privacy consent choices for a period of one year.
365 Days
Strictly Necessary
_ga
Google Analytics
Purpose: To track and report website traffic and user behavior patterns anonymously.
2 Years
Performance
_gid
Google Analytics
Purpose: To distinguish unique users during a single 24-hour period for site optimization.
24 Hours
Performance
XSRF-TOKEN
The Textos
Purpose: To ensure the security of form submissions by preventing unauthorized CSRF attacks.
Session
Security
Third-Party Cookies Disclosure
In addition to our own cookies, we use third-party cookies (e.g. Google Analytics) to report site usage and deliver relevant content. These third parties have their own privacy and cookie policies which you can review on their respective websites.
How can I control or withdraw consent?
You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can manage your preferences at any time:
Accept All: Enables all cookies including analytics and marketing.
Essential Only: Enables only those cookies strictly necessary for the website to function.
Withdrawal of Consent: If you have previously accepted cookies and wish to withdraw your consent or change your settings, you can do so by clicking the button below to reset your preferences. This will bring back the consent banner for you.
Alternatively, you can modify your web browser controls to accept or refuse cookies. If you choose to reject cookies, you may still use our website, though some areas may have limited functionality.
Updates to this Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to the cookies we use or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or other technologies, please email us at info@thetextos.com.
