Cookie Policy
Last updated: October 2026 · OpenSoz, India
How OpenSoz uses cookies, what each category does, and how to manage your preferences.
1. What cookies are
Cookies are small files stored on your device when you visit a website. They help the site remember choices, such as your theme preference, and help the site owner understand how the site is used. OpenSoz uses cookies only as described in this policy, and this page works together with the Privacy Policy and the cookie banner's preference manager, where you can accept, reject or customise optional cookies at any time.
2. Necessary cookies
Necessary cookies are essential for the site to work. They remember your theme choice (dark or light), your cookie preferences, and basic security and load-balancing functions. These cookies do not require your consent because the site cannot function properly without them, and they do not track you across other websites. If you block necessary cookies in your browser, some parts of the site — such as the theme toggle or the cookie banner itself — may not work as expected, although the main content remains readable.
3. Analytics cookies
Analytics cookies help OpenSoz understand which pages are visited, how long visitors stay, and where the site can be improved. They collect aggregated, non-identifying information where possible, and they are only enabled with your consent through the cookie banner. If you reject analytics cookies, OpenSoz will not run them for your visit, and your browsing will not be counted in analytics reports. You can change this choice at any time through the cookie preference manager.
4. Marketing cookies
Marketing cookies, where used, help OpenSoz measure whether a campaign or announcement led to a visit or enquiry, and to avoid showing the same announcement repeatedly. They are optional and are only enabled with your consent. OpenSoz does not use marketing cookies to build detailed advertising profiles of individual visitors, and it does not sell cookie data. If you reject marketing cookies, you may still see OpenSoz content elsewhere, but it will not be personalised through cookies on this site.
5. Third-party cookies
Some content on the site may set third-party cookies, for example embedded maps, videos or analytics tools provided by other companies. Those providers have their own cookie and privacy policies, and OpenSoz does not control their cookies directly. Where a third-party tool is optional, it is only loaded after your consent where the tool requires it. If you are concerned about a specific third-party cookie, you can block third-party cookies in your browser settings, although some embedded content may then not display.
6. Managing your preferences
You can manage cookies in two ways. First, through the cookie banner's preference manager on this site, where you can accept all cookies, reject optional cookies, or choose analytics and marketing separately, and your choice is saved on your device. Second, through your browser settings, where you can block or delete cookies for this and other sites. Note that deleting cookies will also delete your saved cookie preference, so the banner may appear again on your next visit, and that is normal.
7. How long cookies last
Session cookies last only until you close your browser, while persistent cookies last for a set period — typically days or months — or until you delete them. OpenSoz keeps cookie lifetimes as short as is practical for the purpose: theme and preference cookies last longer so you do not have to choose again on every visit, while analytics cookies are kept only for the reporting period they support. Exact lifetimes depend on the cookie and your browser, and your browser's cookie settings show the expiry for each cookie stored on your device.
8. Contact
If you have a question about cookies on this site, email support@opensoz.com and mention the Cookie Policy. For broader questions about personal data, see the Privacy Policy, and for complaints, see the Grievance Redressal page. OpenSoz will update this page if its cookie use changes materially, and the last-updated date at the top of the page shows when that last happened.
Questions about this page? Email support@opensoz.com.