EFFECTIVE · 17 AUGUST 2026
1. Essential sessions
Protected member and staff areas use secure session cookies to keep an authenticated user signed in, enforce permissions and support sign-out. Disabling these cookies prevents protected access.
2. Theme preference
The light or dark theme choice is stored locally on the device. It is not used to identify a person or track activity across websites.
3. Security services
Cloudflare Turnstile may use limited browser signals needed to distinguish legitimate submissions from automated abuse. Its operation is security-related rather than advertising-related.
4. Payment checkout
Cashfree or Razorpay may use cookies or comparable storage within hosted checkout to prevent fraud, maintain transaction state and complete payment under their own policies.
5. Analytics and advertising
SCI does not enable advertising cookies by default. If optional analytics is introduced later, it should be documented here and any consent controls required by applicable rules should be provided before activation.
6. Controls
Browser settings can clear or block storage. Clearing the theme preference restores the device default; clearing an authenticated session signs the user out.