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Cookie Policy

How we use cookies and tracking technologies.

1. What Are Cookies

Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit our website. They help us provide you with a better experience by remembering your preferences and analyzing how you use our services.

2. Legal Basis for Cookies

Under the EU ePrivacy Directive, UK PECR, and GDPR/UK GDPR, we use the following legal bases for cookies:

  • Strictly Necessary Cookies: These do not require consent as they are essential for the website to function (ePrivacy Directive Art. 5(3) exemption).
  • Analytics, Functional, and Marketing Cookies: These require your prior consent before being placed on your device. We obtain consent through our cookie consent mechanism before activating these cookies.

You may withdraw your consent at any time by adjusting your cookie preferences through our cookie settings or your browser settings.

3. How We Use Cookies

Satoshi Institute Inc. uses cookies and similar tracking technologies for various purposes:

  • Essential Cookies: Required for basic site functionality, user authentication, and security
  • Performance Cookies: Help us analyze site usage and improve user experience (requires consent)
  • Functional Cookies: Remember your preferences and personalize your experience (requires consent)
  • Marketing Cookies: Used to deliver relevant advertisements and track campaign effectiveness (requires consent)

4. Types of Cookies We Use

Essential Cookies

These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly:

  • Authentication: Keep you logged in during your session (session duration)
  • Security: Protect against cross-site request forgery attacks (session duration)
  • Load Balancing: Distribute traffic across our servers (session duration)
  • Session Management: Maintain your session state (session duration)

These cookies cannot be disabled as they are essential for site functionality. No consent is required.

Analytics Cookies

Help us understand how visitors use our website (consent required):

  • Google Analytics (_ga, _gid): Track page views, user interactions, and site performance — retention: 14 months
  • Heatmaps: Understand user behavior and optimize user experience — retention: 12 months
  • Error Tracking: Monitor and fix technical issues — retention: 90 days
  • Performance Monitoring: Measure site speed and functionality — retention: 30 days

Functional Cookies

Enhance your experience by remembering your preferences (consent required):

  • Theme Preferences: Remember your dark/light mode selection — retention: 12 months
  • Language Settings: Store your preferred language — retention: 12 months
  • Dashboard Layout: Save your personalized dashboard configuration — retention: 12 months
  • Form Data: Remember form inputs to improve user experience — retention: session

Marketing Cookies

Used for advertising and marketing purposes (consent required):

  • Conversion Tracking: Measure the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns — retention: 90 days
  • Retargeting: Show relevant ads based on your interests — retention: 13 months
  • Social Media: Enable social sharing and track social media interactions — retention: 13 months
  • Email Marketing: Track email campaign performance and engagement — retention: 6 months

5. Third-Party Cookies

We work with third-party service providers who may set cookies on your device. These third parties act as independent data controllers for their own cookies. Their privacy policies govern their data collection:

Analytics Providers

  • • Google Analytics
  • • Hotjar

Marketing Platforms

  • • Google Ads
  • • LinkedIn Insight Tag

Communication Tools

  • • Calendly

Payment Processors

  • • Stripe

6. Managing Your Cookie Preferences

Cookie Consent

When you first visit our site, we present a cookie consent mechanism that allows you to accept or reject each category of non-essential cookies. Non-essential cookies are not activated until you provide consent. You can update your preferences at any time through our cookie settings.

Browser Settings

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can:

  • Block all cookies
  • Block third-party cookies only
  • Delete existing cookies
  • Set warnings before cookies are stored

Opt-Out Links

You can opt out of specific third-party services:

7. Cookie Duration

Session Cookies

These cookies are temporary and are deleted when you close your browser. They are used for essential functions like maintaining your login session.

Persistent Cookies

These cookies remain on your device for the specific retention periods listed in Section 4 above. No persistent cookie exceeds a maximum lifetime of 14 months, in line with data minimization principles.

8. Impact of Disabling Cookies

Disabling cookies may affect your experience on our website:

  • Essential Features: You may not be able to log in or access certain areas
  • Personalization: Your preferences won't be remembered between visits
  • Analytics: We won't be able to improve our services based on usage data
  • Support: Some customer support features may not function properly

9. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy periodically to reflect changes in our practices or applicable laws. We will notify users of significant changes through our website. Where required, we will re-obtain consent for any new cookie categories or purposes.

10. Contact Us

If you have questions about our use of cookies or this policy, contact us at:

Satoshi Institute Inc.

Incorporated in the Commonwealth of Virginia, USA

Data Rights Officer: dro@satoshiinstitute.com

General Inquiries: privacy@satoshiinstitute.com

Effective Date: July 1, 2025
Last Updated: March 15, 2026