Cookie Policy

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile phone) by your web browser. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and to provide information to website owners. Cookies can be "first-party" (set by the website you are visiting) or "third-party" (set by external services).

2. Our Approach to Cookies

Guru Nanak Associates takes your privacy seriously. We have designed our website to use the minimum amount of data storage necessary. Specifically:

• We do not use advertising or tracking cookies.
• We do not use Google Analytics, Meta Pixel, or any other third-party analytics that sets cookies.
• We use Cloudflare Web Analytics, which is a cookieless analytics solution. It collects anonymous, aggregate page view data without using cookies or tracking individual users across sessions.
• We use local storage only to remember your cookie consent preference (accept or reject). This is an essential preference and does not track you.

3. Local Storage

When you respond to our cookie banner (Accept or Reject), your choice is stored in your browser's local storage under the key gna_cookie_consent. This ensures we do not show you the banner again on subsequent visits. This data never leaves your device and is never transmitted to any server.

4. Third-Party Services

While we do not use cookies ourselves, please note:

• WhatsApp links open WhatsApp Web or the WhatsApp app. Any cookies or data collected by WhatsApp are governed by Meta's privacy policy.
• Cloudflare hosts this website and provides cookieless analytics. Any data collected by Cloudflare is governed by their privacy policy.
• Web3Forms / Formspree may process form submissions on our behalf. Their use of cookies, if any, is governed by their respective privacy policies.

5. How to Manage Your Preferences

You have full control over browser storage on your device:

• Clear local storage: You can clear your browser's local storage at any time through your browser's settings or developer tools. This will remove our cookie consent preference, and the banner will reappear on your next visit.
• Change consent: Simply clear the local storage for this site (or use our cookie banner) to change your consent preference.
• Browser settings: Most browsers allow you to block or delete cookies. Refer to your browser's help documentation for specific instructions.

6. No Advertising Cookies

We do not use advertising cookies, retargeting cookies, behavioural tracking cookies, or any form of cookie-based advertising. We do not share your data with advertisers.

7. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time. The updated version will be posted on this page with an updated "Last updated" date.

8. Contact

If you have any questions about our use of cookies or local storage, please contact:

Guru Nanak Associates
GH-8, T-8-402, Unitech Cascades, Sector-PI-2, Greater Noida,
Gautam Buddha Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, India — 201308
Email: info@gurunanakassociates.co.in
Phone: +91 92891 53923