1. What Are Cookies and Local Storage Technologies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your browser or device by web servers when you visit a website. They allow the website to recognize your device across browsing sessions, remember your navigation state, support security defenses against automated abuse, and analyze aggregate visitor volume.
In addition to HTTP cookies, modern websites may utilize browser Local Storage and Session Storage (key-value pairs stored locally within your browser client). Mantorius ("we", "us", or "the Practice"), under Lead Principal Keshav Verma, uses these technologies solely to support essential web accessibility features, remember your privacy choices, and ensure cryptographic session integrity across https://mantorius.com.
2. Statutory Legal Framework & Affirmative Consent
Because Mantorius advises multinational enterprises, scale-ups, and international corporate directors across the United Kingdom, European Union, United States, and India, our digital tracking policies strictly adhere to global data protection laws:
- European Union & UK (ePrivacy Directive 2002/58/EC & GDPR / UK GDPR): Under Article 5(3) of the ePrivacy Directive and Article 6 of the GDPR, non-essential cookies (such as analytics, telemetry, or functional preferences) require freely given, specific, informed, and unambiguous opt-in consent prior to deployment. Strictly necessary cookies are exempted from prior consent but are fully disclosed herein.
- India (Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 - DPDPA & IT Act 2000): Personal digital identifiers and online session tracking are processed under clear lawful grounds, with notice provided to Data Principals and accessible withdrawal mechanisms.
- United States (CCPA / CPRA & State Consumer Privacy Laws): We explicitly disclose all information collected through automated mechanisms. Mantorius does not sell, rent, or share personal data or browsing telemetry with third-party data brokers or advertising networks.
3. Categories of Cookies We Use
We classify all tracking technologies into three distinct tiers:
Tier A: Strictly Necessary Cookies (Always Active)
Exempt from Opt-InThese technologies are essential to enable core navigational functionality, load balancing, security token validation, and the retention of your explicit cookie consent decisions. Without these cookies, the website cannot function properly. They cannot be toggled off in our preference center.
Tier B: Analytical & Performance Cookies (Opt-In Required)
Consent RequiredThese optional trackers collect aggregate, anonymized metrics regarding which pages are visited, referral paths, time spent on case studies, and server response rates. IP addresses are truncated or anonymized at collection. We never correlate analytical telemetry with personally identifiable corporate briefs or consultation bookings.
Tier C: Functional & Interactive Media Cookies (Opt-In Required)
Consent RequiredThese cookies enable enhanced features such as embedded interactive videos (served via privacy-enhanced media players) or remembered form fields during multi-step navigation. They are only activated if you provide affirmative consent.
4. Detailed Cookie Inventory & Expiration Table
Below is the complete, transparent schedule of cookies and local storage tokens utilized on https://mantorius.com:
| Name / Token | Provider | Category | Purpose & Description | Lifespan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| mantorius_cookie_consent | mantorius.com (Local Storage) | Strictly Necessary | Stores the user's cookie consent preference state (Accept All, Reject Non-Essential, or Granular Choices). | 12 Months |
| mantorius_session_id | mantorius.com | Strictly Necessary | Maintains server session state and defends against cross-site request forgery (CSRF) on contact and RFP forms. | Session (Closes on exit) |
| _ga, _ga_* (Optional) | Google Analytics (Anonymized) | Analytics (Opt-In) | Distinguishes unique anonymous website visitors to generate aggregated traffic performance reports. IP anonymization enabled. | Up to 24 Months |
| VISITOR_PRIVACY (Optional) | youtube-nocookie.com | Functional (Opt-In) | Enables playback of informational practice case study video summaries without tracking user viewing history for behavioral advertising. | Session / 6 Months |
5. How to Manage, Customize, and Withdraw Consent
You possess full autonomous control over the placement of non-essential cookies on your device at all times:
Instant On-Site Consent Revocation
You may revisit or alter your consent choices at any time by clicking the button below or using the persistent "Cookie Preferences" link in our site footer. Withdrawing consent immediately halts non-essential tracking scripts.
Browser-Level Cookie Management
Alternatively, every major web browser allows you to review, block, or delete cookies through its native settings menu. Please consult the official guides for your browser:
6. Third-Party Embeds, Fonts, and Content Delivery Networks (CDNs)
To deliver an ultra-fast, accessible, and responsive user experience, our website communicates with trusted infrastructure providers:
- Typography Delivery (Google Fonts): Web fonts are fetched from Google Fonts (`fonts.googleapis.com` and `fonts.gstatic.com`). Google states that Google Fonts requests do not set cookies and are authenticated independently of end-user Google account credentials.
- Icon Assets (Cloudflare CDNJS): Vector iconography is delivered via Cloudflare CDNJS without establishing tracking profiles or storing persistent client tracking cookies.
- Video Embeds (Privacy-Enhanced Mode): Any educational video briefings utilize YouTube's `youtube-nocookie.com` domain, preventing Google from setting advertising cookies until the user explicitly triggers video playback.
7. Data Minimization & Form Processing Principles
In alignment with the GDPR Principle of Data Minimization (Article 5(1)(c)) and Section 6 of the India DPDPA, we collect only the minimum necessary business details required to fulfill your inquiry:
- Consultation Bookings: We collect only your name, corporate email address, contact telephone number, and proposed discussion scope. We do not solicit personal financial account numbers, passwords, or confidential tax IDs over unsecured web forms.
- Newsletter Subscription: Only a verified corporate email address is gathered, supported by explicit opt-in confirmation.
- No Pre-Ticked Boxes: All form consent mechanisms across Mantorius are unselected by default, ensuring affirmative, deliberate user consent.
8. Updates & Amendments to This Cookie Policy
We may periodically review and update this Cookie Policy to reflect regulatory evolutions under European, British, or Indian data privacy laws, or enhancements to our digital infrastructure. Any material revisions will be reflected with an updated "Last Updated" timestamp at the top of this documentation.
9. Data Protection Officer & Practice Lead Contact
For statutory privacy inquiries, cookie consent verifications, or data subject access requests, please direct formal communications to our Practice Lead and Data Governance Officer:
Office of the Practice Lead • Data Governance
Official communication channel for regulatory compliance, privacy oversight, and cookie governance:
- Practice Principal: Keshav Verma
- Offices & Locations: Full address details on our Contact Page
- Corporate Email: advisory@mantorius.com
- Confidential Desk: advisory@mantorius.com
- Practice Portal: https://mantorius.com