Cookie Policy

This Cookie Policy explains what cookies and similar tracking technologies are used on the Sourcinq platform (sourcinq.com), operated by LEX RESO LTD (Company Number: 16682470), registered at 128 City Road, London, United Kingdom, EC1V 2NX.

This Policy should be read alongside our Privacy Policy at sourcinq.com/privacy-policy, which provides broader context on how we handle your personal data.

By continuing to use our website after being presented with our cookie consent banner, you agree to the use of cookies as described in this Policy. You may withdraw or change your consent at any time — see Section 6.

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device (computer, tablet, or smartphone) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work properly, work more efficiently, and to provide information to website operators.

Cookies can be:

• Session cookies — temporary files that exist only for the duration of your browser session and are deleted automatically when you close your browser.
• Persistent cookies — files that remain on your device for a defined period of time, or until you delete them manually, even after you close your browser.
• First-party cookies — set directly by Sourcinq on our domain.
• Third-party cookies — set by external services we use (such as Google Analytics or Stripe).

In addition to cookies, we may use similar technologies such as local storage, session storage, and pixel tags for equivalent purposes. This Policy applies to all such technologies.

2. Why We Use Cookies

We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:

• to enable core platform functionality (authentication, security, session management);
• to remember your preferences and settings across visits;
• to prevent unauthorised access and detect abuse of our platform features;
• to understand how visitors interact with our platform so we can improve it;
• to facilitate secure payment processing.

3. Categories of Cookies We Use

3.1 Essential Cookies (Strictly Necessary)

These cookies are required for the platform to function. They cannot be disabled through our cookie consent controls. Without these cookies, core features such as logging in, submitting searches, and accessing your dashboard would not work.

Legal basis: These cookies are strictly necessary for the delivery of the Service you have requested. No consent is required under UK GDPR / PECR for strictly necessary cookies.

3.2 Functional Cookies

Functional cookies enable enhanced features and personalisation. They remember choices you make and settings you configure within the platform to provide a more consistent experience across visits.

Legal basis: Legitimate interest in providing a consistent and personalised user experience. These cookies do not track your behaviour across third-party sites and contain no personally identifiable information.

3.3 Analytics Cookies

Analytics cookies help us understand how visitors use the platform — which pages are visited most, how long users spend on each page, and where visitors come from. This information is used in aggregate to improve the platform and identify areas for development.

Important: We have enabled IP anonymisation in Google Analytics 4. This means the last octet of your IP address is masked before any data is stored by Google, reducing the personally identifiable nature of the data collected.

Google Analytics data is processed by Google LLC, based in the USA. Data transfers are covered by Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs). For more information, see Google's Privacy Policy at policies.google.com.

Legal basis: Consent — analytics cookies are only placed on your device if you have accepted them through our cookie consent banner. You may opt out at any time. See Section 6 for instructions.

3.4 Third-Party and Payment Cookies

When you proceed to checkout and make a payment through Stripe, Stripe may set cookies on your device as part of their fraud detection, payment session management, and security verification processes.

These cookies are governed by Stripe's own Cookie Policy and Privacy Policy, available at stripe.com. Sourcinq does not control the content or behaviour of Stripe's cookies.

Legal basis: Strictly necessary for the execution of the payment transaction you have initiated. No consent is required for cookies that are essential to a service you have actively requested (such as processing a payment).

4. Demo and Guest User Tracking

When you use the guest demo search feature on our platform without registering an account, we use session-level tracking (including session identifiers and IP address) to enforce the free demo query limit and to prevent abuse — such as using multiple browser sessions, incognito windows, or different devices to obtain additional free Queries beyond the permitted limit.

This tracking does not involve placing persistent cookies for tracking purposes. It operates through server-side session management and is limited to the enforcement of our demo access controls.

Legal basis: Legitimate interest in protecting the integrity of our platform and preventing circumvention of access limits. This tracking is necessary to maintain a fair and functional demo experience for all visitors and does not require prior consent under UK GDPR / PECR, as it is a security and fraud-prevention measure rather than a behavioural tracking mechanism.

5. Cookie Consent Banner

In accordance with the UK Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR) and UK GDPR, we display a cookie consent banner the first time you visit sourcinq.com.

The banner gives you the following options:

• Accept All — accept all cookie categories including analytics.
• Reject Non-Essential — accept only strictly necessary cookies; analytics and functional cookies will not be set.
• Manage Preferences — choose which individual categories of cookies you wish to accept or decline.

Your preferences are saved in a first-party cookie (sourcinq_cookie_consent) for 12 months and applied consistently on all subsequent visits from the same browser and device.

If you use a different browser, device, or clear your cookies, the banner will appear again and you will be asked to set your preferences once more.

6. Managing and Withdrawing Cookie Consent

You have the right to withdraw or change your cookie consent at any time. There are several ways to do this:

6.1 Cookie Preferences (Recommended)

Click the "Cookie Settings" link in the footer of any page on sourcinq.com to open the preference panel and update your choices at any time.

6.2 Browser Settings

Most browsers allow you to block or delete cookies through their settings. Please note that blocking all cookies — including essential cookies — may prevent some or all of the platform from functioning correctly.

Instructions for managing cookies in common browsers:

• Google Chrome: Settings → Privacy and Security → Cookies and other site data
• Mozilla Firefox: Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data
• Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Manage Website Data
• Microsoft Edge: Settings → Cookies and site permissions → Cookies and site data

6.3 Google Analytics Opt-Out

To opt out of Google Analytics tracking across all websites, you can install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on, available at tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

You can also disable analytics tracking specifically on Sourcinq by selecting "Reject Non-Essential" in our cookie preferences panel.

7. Cookies and Personal Data

Some cookies — particularly analytics cookies that use unique identifiers — may constitute personal data under UK GDPR. Where this is the case, our processing of that data is governed by our Privacy Policy at sourcinq.com/privacy-policy.

We do not use cookies to:

• build individual behavioural profiles for advertising purposes;
• sell or share your data with third-party advertisers;
• track your activity across unrelated third-party websites.

8. Full Cookie Reference Table

The table below summarises all cookies used on sourcinq.com at the time this Policy was last updated.

9. Updates to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the cookies we use, applicable regulations, or the third-party services we integrate. When we make changes, we will update the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page.

If changes are material — for example, if we introduce a new category of cookies — we will display an updated consent banner to give you the opportunity to review and re-set your preferences.

We encourage you to review this Policy periodically.

10. Contact

If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy or how we use cookies on sourcinq.com, please contact us:

LEX RESO LTD
128 City Road, London, United Kingdom, EC1V 2NX
Company Number: 16682470
Email: [email protected]
Website: sourcinq.com

For questions about your rights under UK GDPR in relation to cookie data, you may also contact the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk.

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