Cookie Policy

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Effective date: 1 May 2025   Last updated: 1 April 2026

This Cookie Policy explains how InfluenConnect Global Ltd and, where relevant, its group affiliates use cookies and similar technologies on the InfluenConnect website and related pages that link to this Cookie Policy.

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It is designed for website publication, so the wording is direct and user-facing, while also supporting diligence review by investors, customers and advisers.

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We use the term cookies in this Cookie Policy as a shorthand for cookies and comparable technologies, including pixels, tags, local storage objects, software development kits and similar tools that store information on, or access information from, a user’s device.

Important: We only set strictly necessary cookies without consent where permitted by law. Analytics, advertising and similar non-essential technologies are used only after you have given consent through our cookie banner or preference centre, unless another lawful exception clearly applies.

1. What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files or similar technologies placed on your browser, device or application environment. They help websites remember information about your visit, recognise your browser or device, maintain session integrity, store preferences, measure usage and support advertising or social media functionality.

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Some cookies are set directly by us. Others are set by third-party providers that deliver services to us, such as analytics, consent management, embedded content, advertising, security or performance tools.

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2. Why we use cookies

We use cookies and similar technologies for the following main purposes:

• to make the website work, including page navigation, login or session integrity, load balancing, security controls and user interface preferences;

• to understand how visitors use the website so we can improve content, features, navigation, speed and user experience;

• to remember choices you make, such as language, consent settings or region selection;

• to support communications, campaign attribution and marketing effectiveness, where permitted;

• to protect the website, platform pages and users against fraud, abuse, bot traffic, suspicious activity and service disruption.

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3. Types of cookies we use

We generally group cookies into the categories below.

Strictly necessary cookies are required for core website operation or to provide a service you have requested. These may include cookies used for security, network management, load balancing, fraud prevention, session continuity, consent management and form submission integrity.

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Functional cookies help the website remember settings and preferences, such as language, consent memory, region or layout choices. Depending on the relevant legal test and the exact function, some of these may require consent.

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Analytics and performance cookies help us understand how visitors interact with the website. They may record visits, pages viewed, click paths, approximate location derived from IP information, device or browser data, traffic sources and engagement events.

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Advertising, social media and targeting cookies may be used to measure campaigns, personalise content, cap ad frequency, link website activity to marketing channels or enable third-party platform features. These cookies are non-essential and will only be used where you have provided valid consent.

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4. Legal basis and consent

Where UK PECR and UK GDPR apply, we rely on consent for non-essential cookies and similar technologies. You can accept, reject or manage those cookies through our cookie banner or preference centre.

We do not rely on silence, pre-ticked boxes or bundled consent for non-essential cookies.

Strictly necessary cookies may be used without consent where they are genuinely required to provide the website or an online service that you actively request, or where another limited legal exception applies.

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Where personal data is processed through cookies, the associated processing is handled in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

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5. How long cookies stay on your device

Some cookies are session cookies. These expire automatically when you close your browser.

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Others are persistent cookies. These remain on your device for a defined period or until you delete them. Retention periods vary according to the cookie’s purpose, technical design, renewal logic and whether the cookie is controlled by us or a third party.

We aim to keep cookie durations proportionate to their purpose and to review them periodically.

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6. Third-party cookies and embedded services

Some pages may use third-party tools or embedded content, for example analytics services, consent management tools, media players, social media features, maps, chat tools or campaign tracking tools.

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Where those tools place or read non-essential cookies, they should not activate until the relevant consent has been obtained, unless an exception clearly applies.

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Third parties may process information collected through their cookies for their own purposes. Where that happens, their own privacy or cookie notices will also apply.

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7. International data transfers

Information collected through cookies or similar technologies may be processed outside the United Kingdom where this is necessary to operate InfluenConnect, host the website, provide analytics, maintain infrastructure, support product operations or work with service providers and affiliates across multiple markets.

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Where personal data is transferred internationally, we use a valid transfer mechanism where required, such as UK adequacy regulations, the UK International Data Transfer Agreement, or the UK Addendum to the European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses.

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We also assess transfer risk where appropriate and apply supplementary measures where needed, such as access controls, encryption, data minimisation, vendor diligence and contractual restrictions on onward sharing.

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8. How to manage your choices

You can manage non-essential cookies through our cookie banner or preference centre at any time.

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You can also delete or block cookies through your browser settings. Blocking some cookies may affect site functionality, preference retention, login persistence, embedded tools or the way pages display.

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If you clear cookies in your browser, your consent preferences may need to be set again on a future visit.

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9. Browser controls

Most browsers allow you to see what cookies are stored, delete individual cookies, delete all cookies or block cookies from particular websites.

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Browser settings operate separately from our own cookie banner. Using browser controls does not always prevent all tracking technologies from operating, especially where the technology does not rely solely on traditional browser cookies.

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10. Do Not Track and similar signals

At present, there is no universally accepted standard for browser-based Do Not Track signals. Unless and until a recognised standard is adopted that we can reliably implement, our website may not respond to all such signals in a uniform way.

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Where legally required, we instead rely on the consent and preference mechanisms described in this Cookie Policy.

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11. Changes to this Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in law, regulation, regulator guidance, website functionality, vendors, integrations, tracking technologies or our business operations.

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When we make material changes, we will update the last updated date and take additional steps where required.

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12. Contact us

If you have questions about this Cookie Policy or our use of cookies and similar technologies, please contact us at info@influenconnect.com.

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13. Website publication notes

Before publishing this Cookie Policy, InfluenConnect should align the wording with the live cookie banner, preference centre configuration, tag manager rules and actual vendor stack.

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The website should also maintain an operational cookie inventory listing each live cookie or similar technology, its provider, purpose, legal category, retention period and whether it is blocked pending consent.

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14. Illustrative cookie inventory format

For investor or diligence purposes, we recommend that InfluenConnect maintains a separate internal cookie register rather than publishing a full technical table in this policy.

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That register should capture, at a minimum, the name of each cookie or technology, the domain or provider, whether it is first-party or third-party, its purpose, whether it is strictly necessary, the relevant retention period, and whether it is loaded before or after consent.

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Examples may include session integrity tools, consent memory cookies, analytics identifiers, advertising conversion tags, embedded media cookies, social media plug-in cookies and fraud prevention technologies. The live register should be reviewed periodically as website tooling changes.

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