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 or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site. They are unique to your account or your browser. Session-based cookies last only while your browser is open and are automatically deleted when You close your browser. Persistent cookies last until You or your browser deletes them or until they expire.

2. About this Cookie policy

This Cookie Policy applies to this website - www.zeacloud.com ("the Website") and all subdomains of zeacloud.com. In this Cookie Policy, when we refer to any of our websites, regardless of how you access the network. This Cookie Policy forms part of and is incorporated into our Privacy Policy. By accessing the website, you agree that this Cookie Policy will apply whenever you access the Website on any device. Any changes to this policy will be posted here. We reserve the right to vary this Cookie Policy from time to time and such changes shall become effective as soon as they are posted. Your continued use of the Website constitutes your agreement to all such changes.

3. How Zeacloud Uses Cookies

Zeacloud uses cookies and similar tracking technologies (such as web beacons and local storage) to ensure our Website and Services function correctly, to understand how You use our platform, to enhance security, and to tailor our services to your preferences. We use cookies for the following purposes and categories:

• Strictly Necessary Cookies: These cookies are essential to enable You to browse the Website and use its basic features, such as accessing secure areas and navigating between pages. Without these cookies, services like secure login, billing, and session management cannot be provided. hese cookies do not store any personally identifiable information.
• Performance and Analytics Cookies: These cookies collect information about how You use our Website and Services, such as which pages You visit most often and if You encounter error messages. They are used to improve the performance of our Website and to optimize the delivery of our Services.
• Functionality Cookies: These cookies allow the Website to remember choices You make (such as your username, language, or region) and provide enhanced, more personal features. They may also be used to remember changes You have made to text size, fonts, and other parts of web pages that You can customize.
• Marketing and Targeting Cookies: These cookies are used to track your browsing habits and activity to deliver advertising and promotional materials that are more relevant to You and your interests. They are also used to limit the number of times You see an advertisement and help measure the effectiveness of the advertising campaigns.

4. Legal Basis and User Consent (GDPR and DPDPA Compliance)

The use of cookies is subject to your privacy rights, as defined by Applicable Data Protection Laws.

• Strictly Necessary Cookies: We rely on our legitimate interest to operate our Website and provide You with the essential functions of the Service. We do not require your explicit consent for these cookies.
• All Other Cookies (Analytics, Functional, Marketing): In compliance with the GDPR and the principles of the DPDPA, Zeacloud requires your explicit, informed consent before placing or accessing any non-essential cookies on your device. You will be presented with a clear consent management banner or tool on your first visit, which allows You to accept or reject different categories of non-essential cookies. You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.

5. Third-Party Cookies

In addition to our own (first-party) cookies, we may use various third-party cookies from trusted partners to report usage statistics, deliver advertisements, and improve our services. For example, we use third-party analytics services like Google Analytics. Third parties collecting data on our Website have their own privacy policies. We encourage You to read them.

6. Managing and Deleting Cookies

You have the power to control and manage your cookie preferences at any time.

• Consent Management Tool: You can revisit the cookie preferences link (usually available in the footer of the Website) to change or withdraw your consent at any time.
• Browser Settings: You can also choose to accept or refuse cookies by modifying the settings in your browser. Most browsers allow You to:
• See what cookies You have and delete them on an individual basis.
• Block third-party cookies.
• Block cookies from particular sites.
• Block all cookies from being set.
• Delete all cookies when You close your browser.

Please be aware that if You choose to block or delete cookies, this may impact the functionality and performance of our Website and Services, and certain features may become unavailable.

7. Changes to This 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 will notify You of any material changes by posting the new policy on this page, and we encourage You to review this policy periodically.

8. Contact Information

If You have any questions about this Cookie Policy, You may contact our designated Grievance Officer or Data Protection point of contact using the information provided in the Terms of Use Agreement.