Cookie Policy

1. What this page covers

This Cookie Policy explains which cookies and similar technologies simionadvisory.com (the "Site") uses, why, and how you control them. The Site is operated by HASHGRAPH TECHNOLOGIES SRL, trading as Simion Advisory Partners. How we handle personal data more broadly is described in our Privacy Notice; this page is the cookie-specific part of that story.

2. What cookies are

A cookie is a small text file stored on your device by a website. Some cookies are deleted when you close the browser (session cookies); others remain until they expire or you delete them (persistent cookies). Cookies can be set by us (first-party) or by services we use, such as Google (third-party). We also use similar technologies such as local storage entries; this Policy treats them the same way.

3. How consent works on this Site

If you visit from the EU/EEA, the United Kingdom or Switzerland, only strictly necessary cookies run until you make a choice in the cookie banner. You can accept all, continue with only essential cookies, or customize categories. Your choice is saved for 12 months and can be changed at any time from the "Cookie settings" link in the footer. In regions where consent is not legally required, analytics and marketing tools may run by default, and you can still opt out from the same footer link. Where you decline analytics or marketing cookies, Google services operate in cookieless "consent mode", which sends only aggregated, non-identifying signals.

4. The cookies we use

Necessary (always on). Required for the Site to function and to remember your cookie choice.

• Consent preference cookie / local storage entry, set by us. Duration: 12 months.
• Session and security cookies set by our hosting infrastructure, where applicable. Duration: session.

Analytics (Google Analytics 4), only with your consent where required. Helps us understand which content visitors find useful, in aggregate.

• _ga: distinguishes visitors. Duration: up to 24 months.
• _ga_<container-id>: maintains session state. Duration: up to 24 months.

Marketing (Google Ads), only with your consent where required. Lets us measure whether our advertising brings relevant visitors.

• _gcl_au: stores ad click information for conversion measurement. Duration: 3 months.
• Additional Google advertising cookies may be set by Google depending on your Google settings; see Google's cookie documentation for the current list.

We do not use cookies to sell personal information, and we do not run third-party advertising networks on the Site.

5. Third parties and international transfers

Analytics and marketing cookies involve Google, whose processing may take place on servers outside the European Economic Area, including in the United States. These transfers rely on the EU-US Data Privacy Framework and/or Standard Contractual Clauses. Details are in our Privacy Notice.

6. Managing cookies

You can change your choice at any time from the "Cookie settings" link in the footer, which reopens the preferences panel. You can also delete or block cookies from your browser settings; blocking necessary cookies may affect how the Site works. General guidance on cookies is available at aboutcookies.org.

7. Changes and contact

We update this Policy when our cookie use changes, and the date above reflects the latest version. Questions: simion@simionadvisory.com.