Our approach
We keep cookies and similar storage to a minimum. This website does not use advertising cookies, behavioural advertising or third-party analytics, and we do not sell or share personal data for cross-context behavioural advertising.
This policy sits alongside our Privacy Notice, which explains the wider processing of personal data and your rights.
What we store and why
| Item | Category | Purpose | Duration | Consent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
vedhaconConsent | Strictly necessary Local storage | Remembers your consent choices, the policy version, and when and how you chose, so we respect them and do not ask again on every page. | Until you change or clear it. We ask again after 180 days or when this policy changes. | Not required |
vedhaconConsentLog | Strictly necessary Local storage | Keeps a history of your last 50 consent decisions on your device, so you can see it on the Manage consent page. | Until you clear it on that page or in your browser. | Not required |
vxGeo, vxGeoFlag | Preferences Local storage | Remembers the jurisdiction you selected, so guidance stays relevant between visits. | Until you clear it, or withdraw preferences consent, which deletes it. | Only if you allow preferences |
vx_dpia, vx_ropa, vx_vendor, vx_audit | Your own action Local storage | Keeps a draft you choose to save in a tool. It stays on your device and is never sent to us. | Until you delete the draft or clear site data. | Set only when you save |
| Tool working data | Strictly necessary Browser memory | Holds your answers while you use a tool. Not sent to us. | Until you close or reload the page. | Not required |
We do not set HTTP cookies for advertising or analytics. If we introduce any storage that is not described here, we will update this table before it is used and, where consent is needed, ask you again before it is set.
Categories at a glance
| Category | Status | What it means for you |
|---|---|---|
| Strictly necessary | In use, always on | Needed to deliver the page you asked for and to remember your choice. Consent is not required. |
| Preferences | In use, off by default | Remembers your jurisdiction. Set only if you switch it on. Refusing does not limit any content or tool. |
| Analytics | Not in use | Shown in the banner for transparency but cannot be switched on. If this changes, we will update this policy and ask you again. |
| Marketing and advertising | Not in use | Never set. We do not run behavioural advertising. |
Third-party content
Fonts (Google Fonts) and icons (cdnjs) are fetched from those providers. They receive standard request data, such as your IP address and browser details, when delivering the files. They do not set cookies through this site and we do not use them to track you.
Links to other websites, such as LinkedIn, X or YouTube, take you to sites with their own cookie and privacy policies. Nothing from those sites is loaded until you choose to visit them.
Managing your choices
You can change your choice at any time:
- On this site: use the cookie banner when it appears, reopen your preferences with the button below, or visit the Manage consent page, which is also linked in every footer and available in English and the 22 languages of the Eighth Schedule.
- In your browser: every major browser lets you block or clear site data for a specific site. Clearing it removes your saved choice and any tool drafts.
- Global Privacy Control: if your browser sends a GPC signal, we treat it as a valid opt-out of optional storage.
Declining preferences does not affect access to any content or tool.
How we ask for consent
- Optional storage is not set until you opt in.
- Refusing is as easy as accepting: both are one click, with equal weight.
- No pre-ticked boxes. Every optional category starts switched off.
- We do not treat scrolling or continued browsing as consent, and the banner never blocks reading.
- Withdrawing consent is as easy as giving it, and takes effect straight away.
- Each decision is recorded on your device with its time, method and policy version, so it can be shown and is not asked again unnecessarily.
These follow the GDPR (Articles 4(11) and 7), the ePrivacy Directive (Article 5(3)), the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (sections 5 and 6) and the DPDP Rules, 2025.
Changes to this policy
We check the storage this site actually sets whenever we change the front end, and at least once a year. When something changes, we update this page and the version and date at the top. If a change affects what you consented to, we ask you again.
Version history: 1.0, 28 September 2026, first published. 2.0, 8 October 2026, added the full storage list, consent categories, how we ask for consent, and this change log.
Contact
Questions about this policy: enquiry@vedhacon.com. See also our Privacy Notice.