Cookie Policy

Last updated: June 1, 2025

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This policy explains how Trustforge ("we", "us", or "our") uses cookies and similar tracking technologies on our website.

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site. Cookies help us remember your preferences, understand how you interact with our website, and personalize your experience.

2. How We Use Cookies

We use cookies for several purposes, including:

  • Essential Cookies: These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. They enable core functionality such as security, network management, accessibility, and remembering your cookie consent preferences. You cannot opt-out of these cookies.
  • Performance and Analytics Cookies: These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. This includes information like which pages you visit most often, how much time you spend on each page, and any error messages you might encounter. This data helps us improve the performance and usability of our site.
  • Functionality Cookies: These cookies allow our website to remember choices you make (such as your username, language, or the region you are in) and provide enhanced, more personal features. For example, they can be used to remember your login details or display preferences.
  • Advertising/Targeting Cookies: These cookies may be set through our site by our advertising partners. They may be used by those companies to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant adverts on other sites. They do not store directly personal information but are based on uniquely identifying your browser and internet device. If you do not allow these cookies, you will experience less targeted advertising. (Currently, Trustforge primarily focuses on contextual advertising or does not use third-party targeting cookies extensively, but this section is included for completeness).

3. Types of Cookies We Use

Below is a more detailed (though not exhaustive) list of the types of cookies we might use:

  • Session Cookies: These are temporary cookies that expire once you close your browser.
  • Persistent Cookies: These cookies remain on your device for a set period or until you manually delete them. They help us recognize you as a returning visitor.
  • First-party Cookies: These are set by the website you are visiting directly (Trustforge).
  • Third-party Cookies: These are set by a domain other than our website, such as by our analytics providers or advertising partners (if applicable). We strive to be transparent about any third-party services we use.

Specifically, we use a cookie (e.g., cookieConsent stored in localStorage) to remember your cookie preferences.

4. Your Choices and Managing Cookies

You have several options to control or limit how we and third parties use cookies:

  • Cookie Consent Banner: When you first visit our site, you will see a cookie consent banner allowing you to accept all cookies or manage your preferences (e.g., accept essential cookies only). Your preferences are then stored.
  • Browser Settings: Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can usually find these settings in the "options" or "preferences" menu of your browser. You can set your browser to block all cookies, accept only certain cookies, or notify you when a cookie is set. However, please note that if you block essential cookies, some parts of our website may not function correctly.
  • Opt-Out Tools: For third-party advertising cookies, you may be able to opt-out via industry opt-out programs like the Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA) opt-out tool or the Network Advertising Initiative (NAI) opt-out tool.

You can change your cookie preferences at any time (e.g., by clearing cookies in your browser, which should make our consent banner reappear, or by providing a "Manage Cookie Preferences" link in the footer if implemented).

5. Changes to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed about our use of cookies. The "Last updated" date at the top of this policy indicates when it was last revised.

6. Contact Us

If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact us:

For more information about how we handle your personal data, please see our Privacy Policy.