This policy explains how and why we use cookies on TradeFinderNI.com.
Last updated: 23rd August 2025
Strictly necessary only (by default)
No cross-site tracking
No advertising cookies
Overview
This website (TradeFinderNI.com) uses a small number of cookies that are strictly necessary for the site to function. We do not use cookies for advertising, cross-site tracking, or analytics by default.
What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device by a website. They are widely used to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the site owners.
How we use cookies
We use cookies only for the following purposes:
Authentication & security: to keep you logged in while you navigate the site and to protect your account.
Basic preferences: to remember choices needed for core functionality (e.g., acknowledging the cookie banner).
These cookies are classed as strictly necessary and are enabled by default because the site would not function properly without them.
Cookies we set
The specific cookie names may vary slightly depending on your browser and our implementation. Typical cookies include:
Cookie
Purpose
Type
Duration
business_session
Authenticates your session after login and keeps you signed in as you move between pages.
Strictly necessary, HTTP-only
Session (deleted on logout/expiry)
user_session
Authenticates your session after login and keeps you signed in as you move between pages.
Strictly necessary, HTTP-only
Session (deleted on logout/expiry)
cookieConsent
Remembers that you acknowledged the cookie banner so we don’t show it again on each visit.
Preference
Up to 12 months
No analytics or advertising cookies (by default)
We do not set any cookies for analytics, advertising, or tracking you across other websites unless you have explicitly opted in (for example, if we introduce optional analytics in the future).
