1. What Are Cookies and Local Storage Technologies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your computer, smartphone, or tablet when you browse websites. Similar technologies include web storage (localStorage and sessionStorage), pixel tags, and server log records. These technologies allow a website to recognize your browser, maintain session integrity, preserve interactive calculator state, and remember your interface preferences between visits.
ADEQUS does not deploy intrusive cross-site advertising networks, third-party behavioral profiling trackers, or data-broker cookies. Our cookies serve functional, navigational, and performance-tuning purposes strictly related to our consulting services.
2. Categories of Cookies We Utilize
Category A: Essential & Strictly Necessary Cookies
Always ActiveThese cookies are technically indispensable for the website to function. They enable core security features, prevent cross-site request forgery, handle CSRF form tokens on our lead submission forms, and maintain network routing across our distributed hosting infrastructure.
Category B: Functional & Interactive Calculator Storage
Operational
These cookies and browser local storage objects remember choices you make while using our interactive tools. For example, when calculating ISO certification budgets, NABH readiness scores, or GST compliance fees, browser localStorage temporarily preserves your slider values and chosen options so you do not lose progress if you refresh the browser or navigate between calculators.
adequs_calc_active_tab, adequs_estimate_draft. Duration: 30 days or until cleared by user.
Category C: Anonymous Performance & Diagnostic Analytics
AggregatedThese cookies collect aggregated, anonymized information about how visitors navigate ADEQUS pages (e.g. which service guides are read most frequently, average page load latency, broken link detection). All IP addresses are truncated or hashed at source to prevent individual re-identification.
3. Third-Party Integrations & Content Delivery Networks (CDNs)
To maintain high performance, accessibility, and visual clarity across all devices, ADEQUS utilizes verified content delivery networks and trusted communication interfaces:
- Google Fonts: Typography (Inter, Space Grotesk, JetBrains Mono) is delivered via Google's edge caching infrastructure. Google Fonts does not set persistent tracking cookies.
- Tailwind CSS & Lucide Icons CDN: Scripts and icon libraries are delivered via trusted global CDN nodes (such as unpkg and cdnjs) with strict subresource integrity (SRI) where applicable.
- WhatsApp Business Bridge: Clicking our direct WhatsApp support buttons initiates a direct client-side deep link to WhatsApp (operated by Meta Platforms, Inc.). Any cookies set upon entering the WhatsApp web or mobile app are subject to WhatsApp's independent privacy policy.
4. How to Inspect, Manage, or Disable Cookies
You have the absolute right to accept, reject, or remove cookies at any time through your browser settings. Please note that disabling essential cookies may impact certain interactive capabilities, such as automated quotation generation or enquiry draft preservation.
Settings → Privacy and security → Third-party cookies → Clear browsing data or block cookies.
Settings → Privacy & Security → Enhanced Tracking Protection → Cookies and Site Data.
Preferences → Privacy → Prevent cross-site tracking & Block all cookies.
Settings → Cookies and site permissions → Manage and delete cookies and site data.
5. Updates to this Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect operational modifications, technical advancements, or regulatory amendments under the Indian Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023. When changes occur, the updated policy will be published immediately on this page with a revised "Effective Date".
6. Contact Our Privacy & Data Protection Officer
If you have questions regarding our use of cookies or wish to exercise data rights, please contact our team:
Need Clarification on Data Practices?
Read our comprehensive Privacy Policy or connect with our support desk.