This Cookie Policy explains how Financial Rights & Awareness Foundation (FRAF) uses cookies and similar tracking technologies on our website www.frafindia.org.
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device (computer, phone, tablet) when you visit a website. They help websites recognize your device, remember your preferences, and analyze how the site is being used.
2. Types of Cookies We Use
a. Strictly Necessary Cookies
These enable core website functionality such as login sessions (JWT tokens), navigation, and form submission. Without these cookies, the website cannot function properly. Cannot be disabled.
b. Functional Cookies
These remember your language preference, theme (light/dark), voice input language toggle in AI Assistant, and other UI settings you have chosen.
c. Analytics Cookies
We use Google Analytics (if enabled) to understand aggregate visitor behaviour — pages visited, time spent, referring source. This data is anonymized and used only for improving the website.
d. Marketing Cookies
If we run advertising campaigns via Meta (Facebook/Instagram), Google Ads, or LinkedIn, their tracking pixels may set cookies on your device to help us measure campaign performance and reach relevant audiences.
3. Third-Party Cookies
Our website may include cookies from these third-party services:
- Google (Sign-in / Analytics / Fonts / Maps)
- WhatsApp (Chat widget)
- OpenAI / AI providers (AI Assistant functionality)
- Payment gateway providers (once integrated)
Each third-party operates under its own privacy and cookie policy.
4. How Long Cookies Stay
- Session cookies — deleted when you close the browser
- Persistent cookies — stay until they expire or are manually deleted (typically 7–30 days for authentication, up to 2 years for analytics)
5. Managing Cookies
You can manage cookies through your browser settings:
- Chrome: Settings → Privacy and Security → Cookies and other site data
- Firefox: Options → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data
- Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Manage Website Data
- Edge: Settings → Cookies and site permissions
⚠️ Blocking essential cookies may cause parts of the website (login, forms, AI Assistant) to stop working correctly.
6. Local Storage
Our web application uses browser localStorage (a client-side storage mechanism, not a cookie) to keep you logged in via JWT token. This data stays on your device and is never sent to third parties.
7. Do Not Track (DNT)
Some browsers offer a “Do Not Track” setting. Currently, there is no universal standard for interpreting DNT signals. FRAF does not modify data collection based on DNT headers, but you can control tracking via cookie settings above.
8. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy occasionally. Please check this page for the latest version. Continued use of our website after changes means you accept the updated policy.