Cookie policy

1. Scope

This Policy explains how STRATIUM POLICY LAB LTD uses cookies and similar technologies on stratiuminsights.com. The company postal address and registration details will be added when available.

It should be read together with the Privacy Policy. The site currently uses language preference and authentication cookies; it does not intentionally activate third-party audience-analytics or advertising cookies.

2. What are cookies?

Cookies are small pieces of information stored or accessed on a device when a website is used. Similar technologies can include local or session storage, pixels, software development technologies and other mechanisms that store or access information on a device.

Some technologies are necessary to provide a service requested by the user; others may support functionality, measurement, personalization or marketing and may require consent under applicable law.

3. Current essential and functional cookies

The stratium_site_locale cookie remembers the language selected by the user. It is a first-party functional preference with an approximate maximum duration of one year.

The stratium_access_token cookie maintains authenticated access to a member account and helps authenticate protected requests. Its duration follows the authentication session, normally about one hour.

The stratium_refresh_token cookie allows an authenticated session to be renewed. Its configured maximum duration is approximately 30 days.

The authentication cookies are set as HttpOnly, use SameSite=Lax and use Secure in production. The language-preference cookie is accessible to the browser so that the interface can read and preserve the chosen locale.

The cookie choice is stored in this browser’s local storage under stratium_cookie_consent_v1 (version 1), with the external-media choice and update time. It is used to remember the visitor’s preference; it is not an authentication cookie. Browser storage can be cleared at any time.

4. Necessary technologies

Authentication cookies are used when a user signs in to maintain the requested account session. The language cookie remembers a preference requested by the user. Blocking or deleting authentication cookies can prevent sign-in or protected account functions; deleting the language cookie may mean that the Service no longer remembers the selected language.

Where applicable law permits a technology without consent because it is strictly necessary to transmit a communication or provide a service expressly requested by the user, it may operate for that purpose. This description does not convert optional technologies into necessary ones.

5. Optional analytics

At the effective date of this Policy, the Service does not intentionally activate third-party audience-analytics cookies for ordinary visitors.

If optional analytics are introduced, their provider, purpose, categories and duration will be disclosed in the Service or its consent interface. Where consent is required, the technology must remain blocked until consent is given. Consent may be withdrawn through a functioning settings control before the technology is activated.

6. Advertising and marketing cookies

The Service does not intentionally use third-party advertising or behavioral-advertising cookies at the effective date of this Policy.

If advertising, retargeting or similar marketing technologies are introduced, this Policy will be updated and consent obtained before use where required by law. Newsletter sign-up is a separate email-based service and does not depend on cookies.

7. Payment technologies

Paid checkout is currently disabled and no payment provider is active on the site for subscription purchases.

If paid subscriptions are introduced, a payment provider may use cookies or similar technologies needed to process payment, prevent fraud or secure checkout. Optional technologies used by the provider for its own analytics or marketing will be assessed separately. The provider and applicable cookie information will be disclosed when checkout is configured.

8. Cookie consent

The Service provides an on-site choice for necessary storage and optional external media. Necessary storage is always active. The optional external-media category currently covers embedded YouTube videos; no audience analytics or advertising technology is intentionally activated.

Visitors can choose “Only necessary” or “Allow external media” from the banner, or adjust the external-media choice in settings. Embedded YouTube players remain blocked until external media is allowed. A visitor may also choose to load one video individually, which sends a request to YouTube for that video. The banner and settings offer a way to change or withdraw the saved choice.

9. Changing cookie preferences

You can delete or block cookies using your browser settings. Browser controls vary by browser and device.

Blocking authentication cookies may prevent sign-in or account features. Removing the stratium_site_locale cookie may stop the website from remembering your language choice.

Use Cookie settings in the site footer to reopen the panel and change or withdraw the external-media choice. The preference is saved in this browser; clearing its site storage removes the saved choice, and the banner will appear again.

10. Cookie retention

Cookies are retained no longer than reasonably necessary for their stated purpose. The durations listed in this Policy are approximate configured maximums and may be shortened by session state, browser behavior or security changes.

Optional technologies introduced later must have their purposes and retention periods disclosed before they are activated.

11. Third-party services and embedded video

Some editorial pages may include a YouTube video embedded using the privacy-enhanced youtube-nocookie.com host. The player is blocked until external media is allowed, or until the visitor chooses to load that individual video. Loading or playing it can cause the browser to contact YouTube and may allow YouTube to process technical or usage information under its own terms and privacy policy. The privacy-enhanced host does not mean that no third party receives a request.

Other third-party payment, video, analytics or technology services will be disclosed when they are actually integrated. Third parties may process information as independent controllers under their own policies. STRATIUM will assess consent and privacy requirements before enabling optional services.

12. Changes to this Cookie Policy

We may update this Policy when website technologies, feature flags or legal requirements change. The effective date at the beginning identifies the current version.

Where a change introduces optional processing based on consent, a new consent will be obtained where required before that processing begins.

13. Contact

For questions about cookies or privacy, contact legal@stratiuminsights.com; for general enquiries, contact info@stratiuminsights.com. Account and service support is available at support@stratiuminsights.com. These mailboxes are monitored. Please do not send authentication secrets or payment-card details.

Google sign-in cookies

When Google sign-in is used, necessary first-party authentication cookies protect the OAuth request and maintain the signed-in session. Short-lived state and PKCE cookies are used only to complete and protect the sign-in flow; the session cookie is HttpOnly, SameSite=Lax and Secure when served over HTTPS. These cookies are not used for advertising or audience analytics.

Contact channels

General enquiries: info@stratiuminsights.com. Legal notices and privacy requests: legal@stratiuminsights.com. Account and service support: support@stratiuminsights.com. These mailboxes are monitored service contacts. Do not send passwords, authentication codes or full payment-card details by email. The service is identified on this website as STRATIUM POLICY LAB LTD; its postal address and registration numbers will be added when available.