Cookie Policy

Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website or use an online service. They help websites remember information about your session, preferences, and interactions. eGARC may use cookies and similar technologies to provide secure access to the platform, maintain sessions, remember preferences, understand service usage, and improve the user experience.

Essential cookies are necessary for eGARC to operate securely and provide core functionality. These may support authentication, user sessions, tenant identification, security controls, access permissions, load balancing, and other functions required for the platform to operate. Because these cookies are necessary for the service, they generally cannot be disabled through the platform's cookie preferences.

eGARC may use cookies or similar browser storage mechanisms to maintain authenticated sessions and protect user accounts. These technologies can help verify that requests are associated with an authorized session, prevent unauthorized access, support security monitoring, and protect the platform against certain types of abuse. Authentication and security mechanisms may change as the eGARC platform evolves.

Preference technologies allow eGARC to remember choices made by users or organizations. Depending on the features enabled, this may include interface preferences, selected settings, language preferences, display options, or other configuration choices. These technologies are intended to make the platform more convenient and consistent between sessions.

Where enabled, eGARC may use analytics or performance technologies to understand how the website and platform are used. This information can help us identify errors, measure performance, understand feature usage, improve navigation, and prioritize product improvements. Analytics information is intended to be used for service improvement and operational purposes.

Some eGARC features may rely on third-party services that use cookies or similar technologies. These may include authentication providers, analytics services, communication tools, embedded services, or other integrations. Third-party providers may process information according to their own privacy policies and terms. eGARC does not control the independent cookie practices of third-party services.

Information collected through cookies may be used to maintain secure sessions, remember preferences, improve platform functionality, monitor service performance, troubleshoot technical problems, protect against abuse, understand general usage patterns, and improve the eGARC experience. Cookie information is handled in accordance with applicable privacy and security practices.

Most modern browsers allow users to control or delete cookies through browser settings. You may be able to block certain cookies, delete stored cookies, or receive notifications before cookies are stored. However, disabling essential cookies may prevent some eGARC features from working correctly, including authentication, account access, security controls, and other core functionality.

Cookies may be either session cookies, which are removed when a browser session ends, or persistent cookies, which remain for a defined period or until they are deleted. The retention period depends on the purpose of the cookie and the technology involved. Security and authentication cookies may have shorter retention periods where appropriate.

eGARC may update this Cookie Policy when our platform, technologies, services, or legal requirements change. Updates may include changes to the types of cookies we use or how they are described. The latest version will indicate the applicable update date. We encourage users to review this page periodically.