Introduction
This Cookie Policy explains how 5CA B.V. ("5CA", "we", "us", or "our"), the company behind AICX, uses cookies and similar technologies when you visit our website at www.aicx-platform.com. This policy provides you with clear and comprehensive information about what we store on your device and why.
5CA is headquartered in the Netherlands and is committed to protecting your privacy in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other applicable European data protection laws.
What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile phone) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, provide a better user experience, and give website owners information about how visitors use their site.
Websites can also store information using related browser technologies such as local storage and session storage. We treat these the same way we treat cookies, and this policy covers them too — where we mention cookies below, we mean cookies and these similar technologies.
Cookies We Use
We strive to minimise our use of cookies and only use those that are necessary for the proper functioning of our website or to improve your experience.
Essential Cookies
These cookies are strictly necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you, such as setting your privacy preferences or filling in forms.
- Your cookie choice: When you accept or decline on our cookie banner, we record that choice in your browser's local storage so we do not ask you again on every page. It contains only your preference — no identifier, and nothing that identifies you.
- Analytics buffer: If you accepted analytics, measurements are held briefly in memory until they are sent. Nothing is written to your device, and it is gone when you close the tab.
Third-Party Cookies
We use a limited number of third-party services that may set their own cookies:
Microsoft Azure (Hosting)
Our website is hosted on Microsoft Azure App Service in the West Europe region, which may use cookies for essential functionality such as load balancing and security. Microsoft is compliant with GDPR and your data remains in the EU.
- Purpose: Website hosting, security, and performance
- Duration: Session
- More information: Microsoft Privacy Statement
Azure Application Insights (Analytics)
If you accept cookies, we measure which pages are visited and how quickly they load, so we can improve the site. This runs without setting any cookies and without storing an identifier on your device, and we do not build profiles, track you across other websites, or share the data with advertisers. If you decline, or simply ignore the banner, no analytics is collected about your visit. The service is Microsoft Azure Application Insights, hosted in the EU (West Europe).
Separately, and regardless of your choice, our hosting platform keeps standard server logs of requests to the site — the page requested, timing, and technical details such as browser type. These are operational records needed to run and secure the website, kept on the basis of legitimate interest, and are not used to build a profile of you.
- Purpose: Page view counts and performance measurement
- Cookies set: None
- Opt out: Choose "Decline" on the cookie banner
- More information: Microsoft Privacy Statement
Cookies We Do Not Use
We believe in a privacy-first approach. As such, we currently do not use:
- Analytics cookies: Our analytics run without cookies entirely — see "Analytics" above. We do not store identifiers on your device to track you between visits
- Advertising cookies: We do not use cookies for advertising or remarketing purposes
- Social media tracking cookies: We do not embed social media trackers on our website
Managing Your Cookie Preferences
You can change your mind at any time. Withdrawing your choice is as easy as making it — analytics stops immediately and the banner will ask you again.
Your current choice: You have not made a choice yet, so nothing is being collected.
You can also control this through your browser. Note that clearing cookies alone may not remove local storage — to remove everything this site has stored, use your browser's "clear site data" option for this website. The following links may help:
Please note that blocking certain cookies may impact your experience on our website and limit the functionality we can offer you.
Your Rights
Under the GDPR, you have rights regarding the processing of your personal data, including data collected through cookies. These rights include:
- The right to access your personal data
- The right to rectification of inaccurate data
- The right to erasure ("right to be forgotten")
- The right to restrict processing
- The right to data portability
- The right to object to processing
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details below.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We encourage you to review this policy periodically. The "Last updated" date at the top of this policy indicates when it was last revised.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact us:
- Email: privacy@aicx-platform.com
- Address: 5CA B.V., Stationsstraat 154, 3511 EK Utrecht, The Netherlands
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Dutch Data Protection Authority (Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens) if you believe your data protection rights have been violated.