Effective Date:15/6/2026
Last Updated: 11/6/2025
1. Introduction
This Cookie Policy explains how Digician Limited ("we", "us", "our" or "Digician") uses cookies and similar technologies on our website and software applications. This policy should be read in conjunction with our Privacy Policy.
By using our website or applications, you agree to the use of cookies as described in this policy. If you do not agree with this Cookie Policy, you should not use our website or applications.
2. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device (computer, smartphone, tablet) when you visit a website or use an application. They contain information that is transferred to your device's hard drive and allow websites and applications to recognise your device and remember certain information about your preferences or past actions.
3. How We Use Cookies
Digician uses cookies solely for essential application functionality and basic website traffic monitoring. We do not use cookies for marketing, advertising, behavioural tracking, or creating user profiles.
Our cookies are used exclusively for:
3.1 Essential Application Functionality
Authentication: Keeping you logged in to your account during your session
Security: Protecting against cross-site request forgery and other security threats
Session Management: Maintaining your session state as you navigate through our applications
Optimisation: Ensuring optimal performance by directing your requests to the appropriate servers
Error Handling: Helping us identify and resolve technical issues
User Interface Preferences: Remembering your display settings and interface preferences
3.3 Website Traffic Monitoring
Google Search Console: Monitoring basic website traffic, search performance, and technical issues
Optimisation: Understanding how users access our website to improve technical performance
Search Optimisation: Monitoring search engine indexing and crawling status
System Performance: Monitoring system performance to ensure optimal functionality
Feature Functionality: Enabling specific features within our lending platform
Data Integrity: Ensuring data consistency and preventing corruption during transactions
4. Types of Cookies We Use
4.1 Session Cookies
These are temporary cookies that are deleted when you close your browser or log out of the application. They are essential for:
Maintaining your login session
Preserving data during form completion
Ensuring security throughout your session
4.2 Persistent Cookies
These cookies remain on your device for a specified period or until you delete them. We use them for:
Remembering your login preferences (if you choose "remember me")
Storing user interface settings
Maintaining security tokens for extended sessions
4.3 Google Search Console Cookies
These cookies are set by Google Search Console to help us monitor our website's technical performance:
Basic traffic and search performance data
Website indexing and crawling information
Technical SEO monitoring
Important: This data is used solely for website maintenance and technical optimisation, not for marketing or user profiling
4.4 First-Party Cookies
All cookies used by Digician are first-party cookies, meaning they are set directly by our domain and are not shared with third parties for marketing purposes.
5. What We Don't Use Cookies For
Digician explicitly does not use cookies for:
Marketing or advertising purposes
Tracking your behaviour across other websites (except basic Google Search Console data)
Creating detailed user profiles or behavioural targeting
Sharing data with advertising networks
Social media tracking
Third-party analytics for marketing purposes
Behavioural targeting or personalised advertising
6. Cookie Duration
Our cookies have the following retention periods:
Session Cookies: Deleted when you close your browser or log out
Authentication Cookies: Typically expire after 24 hours of inactivity
Preference Cookies: Retained for up to 12 months
Security Cookies: Expire after your session ends
7. Managing Cookie Preferences
7.1 Browser Settings
You can control cookies through your browser settings. However, please note that:
Disabling essential cookies will prevent our applications from functioning properly
You may not be able to log in or use key features if cookies are disabled
Some security features may not work without cookies
7.2 Application Settings
Within our applications, you may have limited options to adjust certain preference cookies while maintaining essential functionality.
7.3 Important Notice
Since our cookies are essential for application functionality, disabling them will significantly impair or prevent the use of our services. If you do not accept our use of essential cookies, you should discontinue use of our website and applications.
8. Third-Party Cookies
Digician does not use third-party cookies for marketing, advertising, or behavioural tracking purposes.
Any third-party cookies that may be present are limited to:
Google Search Console: For basic website traffic monitoring and technical SEO
Essential security services (e.g., fraud prevention)
Required technical infrastructure (e.g., content delivery networks)
Mandatory compliance tools (e.g., accessibility services)
These third parties are contractually bound to use cookies only for the specific services they provide to us and not for their own marketing purposes.
9. Cookies and Personal Data
Some cookies may contain personal data. When they do, this data is:
Processed in accordance with our Privacy Policy
Used only for the technical purposes described in this policy
Not used for marketing, profiling, or tracking
Protected with appropriate security measures
Retained only for as long as necessary for technical functionality
10. Your Rights
Under UK data protection law, you have rights regarding any personal data contained in cookies:
Right to Access: Request information about cookies that contain your personal data
Right to Rectification: Request correction of inaccurate data
Right to Erasure: Request deletion of cookie data (subject to technical requirements)
Right to Object: Object to processing for legitimate interests
To exercise these rights, contact our Data Protection Officer at dpo@digician.com.
11. Legal Basis
Our legal basis for using cookies is:
Legitimate Interests: For essential technical functionality, security, and basic website traffic monitoring
Contract Performance: To deliver our software services
Consent: Where required by law for specific cookie types (Google Search Console may require consent in some cases)
12. Updates to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy to reflect:
Changes in our technical infrastructure
Updates to legal requirements
Improvements to our services
We will notify you of significant changes by:
Posting the updated policy on our website
Updating the "Last Updated" date
Notifying active users through our applications
13. Compliance
This Cookie Policy complies with:
UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR)
14. Contact Information
For any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data protection practices, please contact:
General Inquiries:
Email: privacy@digician.com
Address: Digiican Ltd, Colony, Silk Street, Ancoats, Manchester, M4 6LZ
Data Protection Officer:
Email: dpo@digician.com
Data Subject Requests:
Email: data.requests@digician.com
15. Important Notice
This Cookie Policy forms part of our terms of service. By using our website or applications, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by this policy. If you do not agree with any part of this Cookie Policy, you must not use our website or applications.
