This Cookie Notice should be read together with our Privacy Policy, which provides additional details about how we collect, use, and protect your personal information.
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your computer, tablet, or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the site’s owners.
Cookies allow a website to recognize your device, remember your preferences, and collect information about how you interact with the site. They may be set by us (“first-party cookies”) or by third parties whose services we use (“third-party cookies”).
1.1 Other Tracking Technologies
In addition to cookies, we may use similar technologies, including:
- Pixel tags (web beacons): small graphic images placed on web pages that allow tracking of user activity.
- Local storage: mechanisms (such as HTML5 localStorage) that store data in your browser.
- Session storage: temporary data storage cleared when the browser is closed.
- Software development kits (SDKs): integrated code from third parties (such as analytics providers).
For simplicity, this Cookie Notice refers to all of these as “cookies.”
2. Why We Use Cookies
We use cookies for the following purposes:
- Operate the Site: ensure essential functionality and security.
- Analyze usage: understand how visitors interact with the Site to improve the user experience.
- Personalize content: remember your preferences and settings.
- Measure performance: identify technical issues and optimize loading times.
- Power the AI chatbot: maintain conversation context during your interaction.
3. Categories of Cookies We Use
3.1 Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are essential for the Site to function. They allow basic features such as page navigation, secure form submission, and session management. Without these cookies, the Site cannot function properly. You cannot opt out of these cookies through our preference center, but you can block them in your browser settings (this may affect Site functionality).
| Cookie Name | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| session_id | influxnetwork.com | Maintains your active session during navigation. | Session |
| csrf_token | influxnetwork.com | Prevents cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks on forms. | Session |
| cookie_consent | influxnetwork.com | Records your cookie preferences so we don’t ask again on every visit. | 12 months |
3.2 Analytics Cookies
These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with the Site by collecting anonymous information about pages visited, time on site, and browsing patterns. We use this data to improve the user experience.
| Cookie Name | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | Google Analytics (Google LLC) | Distinguishes unique users by assigning a randomly generated identifier. | 2 years |
| _ga_<ID> | Google Analytics (Google LLC) | Maintains session state for GA4 properties. | 2 years |
| _gid | Google Analytics (Google LLC) | Distinguishes users for 24-hour aggregated analysis. | 24 hours |
| _gat | Google Analytics (Google LLC) | Limits the rate of requests to Google Analytics. | 1 minute |
| ph_* | PostHog | Identifies users and records events for product analytics. | 1 year |
| ph_*_posthog | PostHog | Stores feature flags and session configuration. | 1 year |
3.3 Functional Cookies
These cookies enable advanced features and personalization. They may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we have integrated into the Site.
| Cookie Name | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| chat_session | influxnetwork.com | Maintains the context of your conversation with the AI chatbot. | 30 days |
| chat_user_id | influxnetwork.com | Identifies recurring users in the chatbot to provide continuous experience. | 6 months |
| preferences | influxnetwork.com | Stores user preferences such as language or theme. | 12 months |
3.4 Marketing Cookies
Currently, the Site does not use marketing or advertising cookies. If we implement them in the future, we will update this Cookie Notice and request your prior consent through the cookie banner.
4. Third-Party Providers
Some cookies are placed by trusted third-party providers whose services we use. These providers have their own privacy policies that we encourage you to review:
- Google Analytics (Google LLC) — Privacy Policy · Opt-Out
- PostHog (PostHog Inc.) — Privacy Policy
5. How to Manage Your Cookie Preferences
5.1 Site Preference Center
You may change your cookie preferences at any time by clicking the button below or the “Cookie Preferences” link in the Site footer:
5.2 Browser Settings
You can also manage cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to:
- View what cookies are stored on your device.
- Delete existing cookies.
- Block cookies from specific sites or all sites.
- Receive a notification before a cookie is stored.
Configuration instructions for the most common browsers:
- Google Chrome: support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647
- Mozilla Firefox: Firefox Cookies Help
- Apple Safari: Safari Cookies Help
- Microsoft Edge: Edge Cookies Help
5.3 Consequences of Disabling Cookies
Note that disabling certain categories of cookies may affect Site functionality. Specifically:
- Disabling strictly necessary cookies may prevent the contact form, chatbot, or other essential features from working.
- Disabling analytics cookies will not affect your browsing experience but will limit our ability to improve the Site.
- Disabling functional cookies may affect personalization and the chatbot experience.
6. “Do Not Track” Signals
Some browsers offer a “Do Not Track” (DNT) feature that signals to websites you visit that you do not wish your browsing activity to be tracked. As there is currently no universal standard for DNT, the Site does not respond differently to these signals. However, you can manage your preferences through the methods described in Section 5.
7. Changes to This Cookie Notice
We may update this Cookie Notice periodically to reflect changes in the cookies we use or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. The current version will always be available on the Site with the corresponding “Last Updated” date.
8. Contact
If you have questions about this Cookie Notice or our use of cookies, contact us:
Privacy and Data Protection Inquiries
Darien, Illinois, United States of America
Email: [email protected]
Website: influxnetwork.com
Phone: (773) 389-5129