Cookie Policy

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files or similar browser technologies that websites may store on a visitor's device. They can help websites remember information, maintain functionality, understand how a website is used, or support other website features.

Not every website uses every type of cookie. The exact technologies in use depend on how a particular website is built and configured. Some cookies are set directly by the website, while others may be set by third-party services that the website relies on.

Cookies are not inherently harmful. They are a standard part of how many websites operate today.

2. How We Use Cookies

Where cookies or similar technologies are used on the NIA Softwares website, they may support purposes such as:

• operating essential website functionality;
• remembering certain preferences, where implemented;
• understanding website usage, where analytics are implemented;
• improving the website experience;
• supporting security or technical functionality.

Where analytics tools are implemented, cookies or similar technologies may be used to understand how visitors interact with the website. NIA does not state that any particular analytics provider is in use unless such a service is actually implemented.

3. Types of Cookies

The following types of cookies or similar technologies may be relevant depending on the website's implementation:

The presence of a category above does not indicate that NIA Softwares currently uses that type of cookie. Each category should be confirmed against the website's actual implementation.

4. Cookies Currently Used

Transparency about the actual cookies used on a website is important. The table below is structured so that a confirmed cookie inventory can be recorded here.

[TECHNICAL REVIEW REQUIRED — Confirm and populate the cookie inventory against the live website's actual implementation, including cookie names, purposes, types, durations, and providers.]

5. Essential Cookies

Essential cookies are technologies that may be necessary for certain website functions to operate correctly. Depending on the website implementation, essential technologies may support functions such as:

• session management;
• security-related functionality;
• navigation and site behaviour;
• accessibility preferences, where implemented;
• consent state, where a consent mechanism is implemented.

Because essential cookies may be required for the website to function correctly, disabling them may affect certain website features. Specific essential cookies should be confirmed against the website's technical implementation.

6. Analytics & Performance Cookies

Analytics and performance cookies are generally used to understand how visitors interact with a website — for example, which pages are viewed, how often, and how visitors move through the site. This information can help website owners improve content, structure, and usability.

NIA does not list a specific analytics provider in this policy unless such a service is actually implemented on the website.

[TECHNICAL REVIEW REQUIRED — If analytics technologies are implemented, document the provider, cookie names, purposes, durations, and any applicable controls.]

7. Functional & Preference Cookies

Functional or preference cookies can help a website remember settings and choices a visitor has made, so the experience is more consistent across visits. Where implemented, preference technologies may help the website remember selected settings such as:

• interface preferences;
• language preferences;
• form state, where implemented;
• display preferences.

NIA does not state that specific preference cookies are currently in use unless the website implementation confirms them.

8. Advertising & Marketing Cookies

Advertising and marketing cookies are typically used to deliver advertising, measure advertising campaigns, or track behaviour across websites to inform marketing activity.

NIA should only describe advertising or marketing cookies here if advertising or marketing tracking technologies are actually implemented on the website.

No advertising or marketing cookies are identified in this policy unless and until such technologies are implemented and confirmed.

9. Third-Party Cookies

Some website features may involve third-party services that can place or access cookies or similar technologies. These third parties may process information under their own terms and privacy policies.

NIA does not name specific third-party providers in this policy unless those providers are actually used on the website. Where a third-party service is present in the website implementation, it should be described accurately, including its role, its cookies, and the relevant provider terms.

For questions about third-party cookies, visitors may also need to refer to the relevant third party's own cookie or privacy information.

10. Local Storage & Similar Technologies

Websites may also use technologies other than cookies to store or access information in a browser, such as local storage, session storage, pixels, tags, or scripts.

This Cookie Policy covers similar technologies where they perform functions comparable to cookies. NIA does not state that specific storage mechanisms are currently used unless the website implementation confirms them.

11. Managing Cookies

Visitors can generally manage cookies through their browser. Most modern browsers allow users to:

• view cookies stored on their device;
• delete cookies that have already been set;
• block cookies from specific websites;
• block cookies from all websites;
• set preferences for certain types of cookies.

Browser settings vary, and specific instructions should be checked in the browser's own help documentation. Visitors may also use browser extensions or operating-system tools to manage cookies.

Where cookie preference controls are provided by the website, visitors can use those controls to manage applicable cookie categories. Visitors can also manage cookies through their browser settings.

12. What Happens When Cookies Are Disabled?

Blocking or deleting cookies may affect some website functionality, depending on which cookies are disabled. Possible impacts may include:

• preferences may not be remembered;
• certain interactive functions may not work as expected;
• consent preferences may need to be selected again, where applicable.

Disabling cookies should not usually prevent access to the website's general public content, but the exact effect depends on the website's technical implementation.

13. Cookie Retention

Cookies generally fall into two broad categories based on how long they remain on a device:

• Session cookies: typically removed when the browsing session ends.
• Persistent cookies: remain on the device for a defined period or until deleted.

Specific retention periods depend on the cookie and its purpose. Retention periods should be confirmed against the website's current cookie inventory.

[TECHNICAL REVIEW REQUIRED — Confirm the applicable retention periods for any cookies or similar technologies in use on the website.]

14. Changes to This Cookie Policy

This Cookie Policy may be updated as website functionality changes, cookies change, third-party services are introduced, tracking technologies are added or removed, or legal or regulatory requirements change.

Where updates are made, the revised version will be published on this page with a revised effective or last-updated date.

Version: [To be confirmed] Effective date: [To be confirmed] Last updated: [To be confirmed]

15. Contact NIA

If you have questions about this Cookie Policy or the technologies used on the NIA website, you can contact us using the details below.

16. Policy Review Notice