Cookie Policy

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device (computer, smartphone, or tablet) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work efficiently, to enhance user experience, and to provide information to website operators. Cookies cannot access files on your device or execute programmes.

2. How We Use Cookies

Vakto uses cookies to ensure our website functions correctly, to remember your preferences, to understand how visitors interact with our site, to improve our services, and to deliver relevant content. Some cookies are essential for our website to operate, while others are used to enhance your experience or provide us with analytics data.

3. Types of Cookies We Use

• —Strictly Necessary Cookies: essential for the website to function. They enable core features such as page navigation, secure areas, and session management. The website cannot function properly without these cookies.
• —Performance and Analytics Cookies: collect information about how visitors use our website, such as which pages they visit most often and whether they receive error messages. This data is aggregated and anonymous.
• —Functionality Cookies: allow our website to remember choices you make (such as language preference or region) to provide enhanced, personalised features.
• —Targeting and Advertising Cookies: used to deliver content and advertisements relevant to you and your interests, and to measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns.
• —Session Cookies: temporary cookies that expire when you close your browser, used to maintain your session as you navigate the site.
• —Persistent Cookies: remain on your device for a specified period or until you delete them, used to remember your preferences across visits.

4. Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies on our website are set by third-party services. These may include analytics providers (such as Google Analytics), social media platforms, advertising networks, and embedded content providers. We do not control third-party cookies, and you should refer to the respective privacy policies of those providers for more information.

5. Specific Cookies We Use

• —Session ID cookies: maintain your logged-in state and session security.
• —Preference cookies: remember language, region, and display preferences.
• —Analytics cookies (e.g., _ga, _gid): collect aggregated usage statistics via Google Analytics.
• —Security cookies: detect and prevent fraudulent activity and protect your account.
• —Load balancing cookies: distribute traffic evenly across our servers for performance.

6. Managing Your Cookie Preferences

You can control and manage cookies in several ways. Most browsers allow you to: refuse or delete cookies through your browser settings; receive a warning before cookies are stored; browse in private or incognito mode. Disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of our website. Instructions for managing cookies in common browsers are available from browser documentation or privacy-focused resources such as aboutcookies.org.

7. Cookie Consent

When you first visit our website, we display a cookie consent banner explaining our use of cookies and seeking your consent for non-essential cookies. You may withdraw your consent at any time by adjusting your browser settings or contacting us. Withdrawing consent will not affect the lawfulness of any processing that occurred prior to withdrawal.

8. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy periodically to reflect changes in our use of cookies or applicable legal requirements. The updated policy will be published on our website with a revised effective date. We encourage you to check this page periodically to stay informed about our cookie practices.

9. Contact Us

If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact us at: privacy@vakto.com | VAKTO LTD., Ground Floor, The Sotheby Building, Rodney Village, Rodney Bay, Gros-Islet, Saint Lucia.