Cookie Policy

1. About Flashyminds

Flashyminds is an India based digital marketing and technology agency providing digital marketing, branding, design, website development, mobile application development, custom software development, AI automation, marketing automation, analytics and consulting services.

Flashyminds is registered in India and operates through a remote delivery model.

Operating location: Bangalore, Karnataka, India

Business model: Remote operations

Email: enquiry@flashyminds.com

Website: flashyminds.com

Privacy Policy: /privacy-policy/

Flashyminds may market and provide services remotely to businesses in India and selected international markets.

The presence of a location specific service page does not mean that Flashyminds maintains an office, legal establishment or physical team in that location unless expressly stated.

2. Scope of This Policy

This Cookie Policy applies to:

• The Flashyminds website
• Landing pages operated by Flashyminds
• Location specific service pages
• Campaign pages
• Online forms hosted on the Flashyminds website
• Other Flashyminds digital properties that link to this Policy

Third party websites and platforms linked from the Flashyminds website operate under their own cookie and privacy policies.

3. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on a browser or device when a person visits a website.

Cookies can help a website:

• Operate securely
• Remember visitor choices
• Maintain sessions
• Prevent fraud and spam
• Understand website traffic
• Measure website performance
• Analyse visitor interactions
• Support optional features
• Measure advertising campaigns

Some cookies remain only while the browser is open. These are commonly called session cookies.

Other cookies remain for a specified period or until they are removed. These are commonly called persistent cookies.

4. Similar Technologies

Flashyminds may also use technologies that perform functions similar to cookies.

These may include:

• Browser local storage
• Session storage
• Tracking pixels
• Tags
• Scripts
• Device identifiers
• Browser identifiers
• Consent records
• Software development kits
• Session analysis technologies
• Server side measurement technologies

References to cookies in this Policy also include similar storage and access technologies where appropriate.

5. First Party and Third Party Cookies

5.1 First Party Cookies

First party cookies are associated with the website being visited.

They may be used by Flashyminds or by an integrated provider through the Flashyminds domain.

They may support:

• Consent preferences
• Website security

Analytics

Session functions

User preferences

Form protection

5.2 Third Party Cookies

Third party cookies are placed or accessed by a provider whose domain is different from the website being visited.

Third party providers may include:

• Google
• Microsoft
• Advertising platforms
• Video platforms
• Scheduling services
• Chat providers
• Embedded content providers
• Social media platforms

Third party providers may process information under their own terms and privacy policies.

6. Cookie Categories

Flashyminds classifies cookies and similar technologies according to their purpose.

6.1 Essential Cookies

Essential cookies are required for the website to operate securely or provide a feature requested by the visitor.

They may support:

• Website security
• Network management
• Form protection
• Spam prevention
• Load balancing
• Consent preference storage
• Session functions
• Fraud prevention
• Technical website operation

Essential cookies may remain active without optional consent where they are genuinely necessary for the website or a requested service.

Visitors may still be able to block these cookies through browser settings, but doing so may prevent parts of the website from working correctly.

6.2 Analytics Cookies

Analytics cookies help Flashyminds understand how visitors find, navigate and use the website.

They may collect information about:

• Pages visited
• Referral sources
• Time spent on pages
• General navigation paths
• Device and browser type
• Approximate location
• Website interactions
• Scroll activity
• Technical performance
• Form submission events
• CTA interactions
• Contact button interactions

Flashyminds uses:

• Google Analytics 4
• Microsoft Clarity

Analytics cookies are treated as non essential.

Where consent is required, they will remain disabled unless the visitor accepts the Analytics category.

6.3 Functional Cookies

Functional cookies support optional website features or remembered choices.

They may be introduced through:

• Booking tools
• Embedded videos
• Maps
• Chat services
• Language preferences
• Communication tools
• Third party forms
• Other interactive services

Flashyminds will update this Policy when a functional tool that uses cookies or similar technologies is introduced.

Where required, functional cookies will remain disabled unless the visitor accepts the Functional category.

6.4 Advertising Cookies

Advertising cookies may be used to:

• Measure campaign performance
• Attribute enquiries to campaigns
• Create advertising audiences
• Support remarketing
• Deliver more relevant advertising
• Limit repeated advertisements
• Measure advertising conversions

Flashyminds may introduce advertising technologies provided by:

• Google
• Meta
• LinkedIn
• Microsoft
• TikTok
• Other advertising platforms

Advertising technologies will be added to this Policy when they are installed.

Where consent is required, advertising cookies will remain disabled unless the visitor accepts the Advertising category.

7. Current Cookie Categories

The Flashyminds website currently uses or is being configured to use:

[ Category | Current status | Technologies ]

• Essential — Active where necessary | Consent storage, website security and form protection

• Analytics — Controlled by consent where required | Google Analytics 4 and Microsoft Clarity

• Functional — Activated only when relevant tools are installed | Booking, video, maps, chat or embedded services

• Advertising — Activated only when advertising tags are installed | Google Ads, Meta, LinkedIn, Microsoft, TikTok or similar platforms

The exact cookies present on the live website may vary according to:

• Visitor consent
• Visitor location
• Browser settings
• Device settings
• Website configuration
• Installed tools
• Provider changes
• Browser privacy restrictions

8. Google Analytics 4

Flashyminds uses Google Analytics 4 to understand website traffic, visitor acquisition, engagement and website performance.

Google Analytics may process information such as:

• Browser and device details
• Approximate location
• Pages visited
• Session information
• Referral sources
• Campaign information
• Website interaction events
• Cookie or device identifiers

Flashyminds does not intend to send the following information to Google Analytics:

• Names
• Email addresses
• Telephone numbers
• WhatsApp numbers
• Form message contents
• Passwords
• Payment details
• Client credentials
• Confidential project information

8.1 Google Analytics Cookies

Google Analytics may use cookies including:

[ Cookie | Provider | Purpose | Typical duration | Category ]

• _ga — Google Analytics | Distinguishes visitors using a pseudonymous identifier | Up to 2 years | Analytics

• _ga_<property-id> — Google Analytics | Maintains session and property specific information | Up to 2 years | Analytics

The exact property specific cookie name will depend on the Flashyminds Google Analytics property.

Cookie duration may be affected by:

• Browser restrictions
• Consent settings
• User activity
• Flashyminds configuration
• Google product changes

9. Google Consent Mode

Flashyminds uses or intends to use Google Consent Mode to communicate a visitor’s cookie choices to supported Google tags.

Consent Mode works together with the Flashyminds cookie banner and preference centre.

It does not replace the consent banner.

Consent settings may include:

• analytics_storage
• ad_storage
• ad_user_data
• ad_personalization
• functionality_storage
• personalization_storage
• security_storage

The website will be configured so that Google tags respond to the consent choices selected by the visitor.

Depending on the final implementation, Flashyminds may use basic or advanced Consent Mode.

Basic Consent Mode

Under a basic implementation, Google measurement tags are blocked until the visitor provides the relevant consent.

Advanced Consent Mode

Under an advanced implementation, Google tags may load with consent settings denied and send limited cookieless signals before consent.

Where advanced Consent Mode is used, it does not mean that Analytics or Advertising cookies have been accepted.

The exact implementation will be documented internally and tested before publication.

10. Microsoft Clarity

Flashyminds uses Microsoft Clarity to understand how visitors interact with the website and identify usability or performance issues.

Clarity may provide:

• Heatmaps
• Session interaction information
• Click activity
• Scroll activity
• Navigation patterns
• General mouse movement
• Browser and device information
• Website performance insights
• Usability information

Flashyminds will configure Clarity to:

• Mask form inputs
• Mask sensitive content where appropriate
• Avoid restricted administrative areas
• Avoid client portals
• Avoid pages containing confidential client information
• Restrict access to authorised users

Clarity is classified as an Analytics technology.

11. Microsoft Clarity Cookies

Depending on consent, browser settings and Clarity configuration, Microsoft Clarity may use cookies including:

[ Cookie | Provider | Purpose | Typical duration | Type ]

• _clck — Microsoft Clarity | Retains a pseudonymous Clarity identifier and preferences for the website | Up to 1 year | First party

• _clsk — Microsoft Clarity | Connects page views into a single Clarity session | Approximately 1 day | First party

• CLID — Microsoft | Identifies when Clarity first encountered the browser on a website using Clarity | Provider controlled | Third party

• ANONCHK — Microsoft | Indicates whether a Microsoft browser identifier is transferred for advertising related purposes | Short duration | Third party

• MR — Microsoft | Indicates whether a Microsoft browser identifier should be refreshed | Short duration | Third party

• MUID — Microsoft | Identifies unique browsers visiting Microsoft services | Provider controlled | Third party

• SM — Microsoft | Supports synchronisation of a Microsoft browser identifier across Microsoft domains | Session or short duration | Third party

Not every cookie listed above will be created during every visit.

The cookies created may depend on:

• Visitor consent
• Visitor location
• Browser settings
• Browser privacy controls
• Clarity configuration
• Microsoft product changes
• Whether third party cookies are permitted

12. Microsoft Clarity Consent Controls

Flashyminds will use Microsoft Clarity consent controls so that Clarity responds to the visitor’s Analytics preference.

Where analytics consent is denied:

• Clarity will not use its cookies to persist the visitor’s session
• Cross page and cross session tracking will be limited
• Existing Clarity cookies may be removed where supported
• Clarity may operate in a limited no consent mode

Where analytics consent is granted:

• Clarity may set the cookies required for its normal analytics features
• Page views may be connected into sessions
• Heatmaps and session insights may become available

Flashyminds will use the current supported Clarity consent method and update the implementation when Microsoft changes its requirements.

13. Google Tag Manager

Flashyminds uses Google Tag Manager to deploy, organise and control approved website tags.

Google Tag Manager acts mainly as a tag management system.

The information collected depends on the individual technologies deployed through it.

These may include:

• Google Analytics
• Microsoft Clarity
• Google Ads
• Other approved analytics tags
• Advertising conversion tags
• Functional integrations

Google Tag Manager is not treated as a separate cookie category.

Each technology deployed through it must follow the category and consent status applicable to that technology.

For example:

• Google Analytics is classified as Analytics
• Microsoft Clarity is classified as Analytics
• Google Ads remarketing is classified as Advertising
• An embedded booking feature may be classified as Functional

14. Google Search Console

Flashyminds uses Google Search Console to monitor:

• Website indexing
• Search performance
• Search queries
• Technical search issues
• Manual actions
• Security notifications

Standard Search Console verification and reporting do not normally place visitor tracking cookies through the Flashyminds website.

Search Console is therefore not listed as a website cookie provider in the current inventory.

15. Consent Preference Storage

The Flashyminds consent management system will store a cookie or local storage record to remember:

• Whether the visitor accepted or rejected non essential cookies
• Which categories were selected
• When the choice was recorded
• Whether the banner has already been displayed
• The version of the consent notice shown

This preference record is classified as Essential because it is needed to remember and respect the visitor’s choice.

The exact name and duration must be inserted after the consent management system is installed.

[ Cookie or storage key | Provider | Purpose | Duration | Category ]

• [Insert consent key] — [Insert provider or Flashyminds] | Stores the visitor’s cookie preferences | [Insert duration] | Essential

16. Website Security and Form Protection

The website may use cookies, local storage or technical identifiers for:

• Website security
• Spam prevention
• Bot detection
• Rate limiting
• Form validation
• Session protection
• Network management
• Fraud prevention

The exact security technologies and identifiers will be added to the cookie inventory after the live website is scanned.

Security technologies will be classified as Essential only when they are genuinely necessary for secure website operation or for a feature requested by the visitor.

17. Forms, CRM and Email Platforms

Information submitted through Flashyminds forms may be:

• Delivered to authorised Flashyminds personnel
• Stored in business email
• Added to a CRM
• Added to an enquiry management system
• Used to respond to the enquiry
• Retained as part of a proposal or client record

A CRM or email provider does not automatically place cookies merely because form information is sent to it.

However, a provider may place cookies if Flashyminds installs:

• An embedded CRM form
• A chat widget
• A meeting scheduler
• An email tracking script
• A browser based CRM integration
• Other embedded provider technology

Any cookies introduced through these tools will be identified, classified and added to this Policy.

18. Embedded Content and External Services

The Flashyminds website may include content or features provided by third parties.

Examples may include:

• YouTube or Vimeo videos
• Maps
• Scheduling services
• Review platforms
• Social media content
• Chat tools
• Payment providers
• External forms

Embedded providers may place their own cookies or receive device information when their content is loaded.

Where technically practical and legally required, non essential embedded content will:

• Remain blocked until the relevant consent is provided
• Display a consent notice before loading
• Be assigned to the Functional, Analytics or Advertising category

19. Advertising and Remarketing Technologies

Flashyminds may add advertising tags in the future.

These may include:

• Google Ads conversion tracking
• Google Ads remarketing
• Meta Pixel
• LinkedIn Insight Tag
• Microsoft Advertising
• TikTok Pixel
• Other approved platforms

Before an advertising technology is activated, Flashyminds will:

• Add it to the Cookie Policy
• Add its cookies to the inventory
• Assign it to the Advertising category
• Update the consent configuration
• Test that it follows the selected preference
• Review the related data use
• Update the Privacy Policy where necessary

20. Cookie Banner

New visitors will be presented with a cookie banner where required.

The banner will explain that Flashyminds uses essential technologies and requests permission for non essential categories.

The banner will provide clear options such as:

• Accept All
• Reject Non Essential
• Manage Preferences

Rejecting non essential cookies will not prevent access to ordinary website content.

Some optional features may not work if the cookies required for those features are disabled.

21. Cookie Preference Centre

The Flashyminds cookie preference centre will allow visitors to review and control available cookie categories.

The preference centre may include:

Essential

Always active where genuinely necessary.

Analytics

Controls Google Analytics and Microsoft Clarity.

Functional

Controls optional embedded features and preference tools when present.

Advertising

Controls advertising measurement, audience and remarketing technologies when present.

Visitors will be able to:

• Accept all available categories
• Reject non essential categories
• Enable selected categories
• Disable selected categories
• Save their preferences
• Change their choices later

22. Managing Cookie Preferences

Visitors can review or change cookie choices at any time by selecting:

• Manage Cookie Preferences

This control will be available in the website footer or another persistent location.

Changing a preference affects future use of cookies and similar technologies.

Information already collected may continue to be processed where:

• The processing was lawful when collected
• Retention remains necessary
• The information has been aggregated
• The information has been anonymised
• Another lawful basis applies

23. Withdrawing Consent

Consent may be withdrawn by reopening the cookie preference centre and disabling the relevant category.

When consent is withdrawn, Flashyminds will take reasonable technical steps to:

• Stop future non essential cookie storage
• Update consent signals
• Prevent relevant tags from using cookies
• Remove Flashyminds controlled non essential cookies where supported
• Ask supported providers to apply the updated choice

Some cookies may need to be removed manually through browser settings.

24. Browser Controls

Most browsers allow users to:

• View stored cookies
• Delete individual cookies
• Delete all cookies
• Block third party cookies
• Block all cookies
• Receive warnings before cookies are stored
• Set rules for individual websites
• Clear local and session storage

Browser controls operate independently from the Flashyminds preference centre.

Blocking all cookies may prevent essential website functions from operating correctly.

25. Browser Privacy Signals

Some browsers and extensions send automated privacy preferences such as Global Privacy Control or other opt out signals.

Where legally required and technically supported, Flashyminds will take reasonable steps to recognise applicable signals.

A browser signal may not replace the cookie consent choice in every jurisdiction or for every technology.

26. Consent Records

Flashyminds may maintain a record of cookie choices to:

• Remember the selected preference
• Demonstrate that a choice was recorded
• Apply the preference across the website
• Identify which notice version was shown
• Honour withdrawal or rejection
• investigate consent related issues

A consent record may include:

• Consent categories
• Date and time
• Notice version
• Consent identifier
• General device or browser information
• Region or consent configuration
• Preference changes

Consent records will not be used to subscribe a visitor to marketing.

27. Consent Duration and Renewal

A cookie choice may remain valid for a reasonable period unless:

• The visitor changes the preference
• The consent cookie is deleted
• The browser blocks storage
• The website introduces a new purpose
• The cookie categories materially change
• The consent wording materially changes
• A new legal requirement applies

Flashyminds may display the banner again when renewed consent is appropriate.

28. Cookie Duration

Cookie durations vary according to:

• Purpose
• Provider settings
• User activity
• Browser limitations
• Device settings
• Consent status
• Flashyminds configuration
• Provider updates

The durations shown in this Policy are typical maximum or indicative durations.

The actual duration observed on a visitor’s device may be shorter.

29. International Processing

Some providers used by Flashyminds operate in multiple countries.

Information collected through cookies may be processed in:

• India
• The United States
• The European Economic Area
• The United Kingdom
• Other countries where providers operate

Where applicable, international processing is addressed in the Flashyminds Privacy Policy.

The presence of a location specific service page does not mean that Flashyminds maintains an office or legal establishment in that location.

30. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on the applicable law, visitors may have rights relating to information collected through cookies.

These may include the right to:

• Receive information about processing
• Withdraw consent
• Request access
• Request correction
• Request deletion
• Object to certain processing
• Opt out of marketing
• Opt out of targeted advertising
• Submit a grievance or complaint

Requests may be submitted through:

• enquiry@flashyminds.com
• /privacy-requests/

Further information is available in the Flashyminds Privacy Policy.

31. Children

The Flashyminds website and services are intended for businesses, professionals and adults.

Flashyminds does not knowingly use cookies to profile or target children.

The website does not intentionally provide services directly to individuals under 18.

32. Third Party Responsibility

Third party providers may change:

• Cookie names
• Cookie durations
• Processing purposes
• Product functionality
• Technical implementation
• Privacy terms

Flashyminds does not control independent changes made by third party providers.

Flashyminds will periodically review installed technologies and update this Policy when material changes are identified.

33. Cookie Scanning and Review

Flashyminds will conduct periodic reviews or cookie scans to identify:

• Active cookies
• Storage keys
• Installed tags
• Providers
• Purposes
• Categories
• Durations
• Unexpected technologies

The live scan should be performed:

• Before the Policy is published
• After a major website release
• After adding a new tag
• After adding a new embedded tool
• After changing the consent platform
• At reasonable periodic intervals

The Last cookie scan date at the top of this Policy should be updated after each formal review.

34. Changes to This Cookie Policy

Flashyminds may update this Policy to reflect:

• New cookies
• Removed cookies
• New providers
• Changes in consent configuration
• Changes in technology
• Changes in law
• Changes in regulatory guidance
• Changes in website features

The updated version will display a revised last updated date and version number.

Flashyminds may request a new cookie choice where a material change affects a purpose that depends on consent.

35. Contact Flashyminds

For questions about cookies, consent or the handling of personal data, contact:

• Flashyminds
• India based digital marketing and technology agency
• Operating remotely
• Bangalore, Karnataka, India
• Email: enquiry@flashyminds.com
• Website: flashyminds.com
• Privacy Policy: /privacy-policy/
• Privacy requests: /privacy-requests/
• Manage Cookie Preferences: Available through the website footer