Cookie Policy

1. What Are Cookies

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and to provide information to website owners.

2. How We Use Cookies

Fact Illuminate uses cookies to enhance your browsing experience, analyze website traffic, and understand how our website is being used. We use cookies for the following purposes:

• Essential cookies: Required for basic website functionality
• Analytics cookies: Help us understand how visitors interact with our website
• Marketing cookies: Used to deliver relevant advertisements
• Preference cookies: Remember your settings and preferences

3. Types of Cookies We Use

3.1 Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for the website to function properly. They cannot be switched off in our systems.

Cookie Name	Purpose	Duration
cookie_consent	Stores your cookie preferences	365 days
session_id	Maintains session state	Session
security_token	Prevents cross-site request forgery	Session

3.2 Analytics Cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously.

Cookie Name	Purpose	Duration
_ga	Google Analytics - distinguishes users	2 years
_ga_ID	Google Analytics - session state	2 years
_gid	Google Analytics - distinguishes users	24 hours

3.3 Marketing Cookies

These cookies are used to track visitors across websites to display relevant advertisements.

Cookie Name	Purpose	Duration
_fbp	Facebook Pixel - tracks conversions	90 days
fr	Facebook - delivers advertising	90 days

3.4 Preference Cookies

These cookies remember your preferences and settings to provide a more personalized experience.

Cookie Name	Purpose	Duration
user_preferences	Stores user interface preferences	365 days
language	Remembers language selection	365 days

4. Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies on our website are set by third-party services:

• Google Analytics: Provides website analytics and insights
• Facebook: Powers social media integration and advertising
• LinkedIn: Enables social sharing functionality
• Twitter: Enables social sharing functionality

5. Managing Your Cookie Preferences

You can control and manage cookies in several ways:

5.1 Cookie Consent Banner

When you first visit our website, we display a cookie consent banner that allows you to:

• Accept all cookies
• Accept only necessary cookies
• Customize your cookie preferences

5.2 Browser Settings

You can also manage cookies through your browser settings:

• Chrome: Settings → Privacy and security → Cookies and other site data
• Firefox: Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data
• Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Cookies and website data
• Edge: Settings → Site permissions → Cookies and site data

5.3 Opt-Out Links

You can opt out of specific third-party cookies:

• Google Analytics Opt-out
• Facebook Cookie Controls

6. Impact of Disabling Cookies

Disabling certain cookies may impact your experience on our website:

• Necessary cookies: Website may not function properly
• Analytics cookies: We cannot improve the website based on usage data
• Marketing cookies: You may see less relevant advertisements
• Preference cookies: Your settings will not be remembered

7. Cookie Updates

We may update our use of cookies from time to time. We will notify you of any significant changes by updating this Cookie Policy and the "Last updated" date.

8. Local Storage

In addition to cookies, we may use local storage technologies such as:

• Local Storage: Stores data locally in your browser
• Session Storage: Temporary storage that expires when you close your browser
• IndexedDB: Large-scale data storage in your browser

9. Contact Us

If you have any questions about our use of cookies, please contact us: