Cookie policy
Version 1.0 · Draft · UK GDPR and PECR
Foundium uses cookies to keep you signed in, remember your preferences and understand how the platform is used. Every non-essential cookie can be switched off on this page.
1. What cookies are
Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website or use a web application. They let the platform recognise you between sessions, remember your preferences and collect usage data.
Foundium also uses local storage in your browser to hold session state, draft invoices and unsent proposals so work is not lost. It is governed by the same consent framework as cookies and is covered by everything on this page.
2. Cookies we use
| Name | Type | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| fd_session | Essential | Keeps you signed in. The platform cannot work without it. | 30 days |
| fd_csrf | Essential | Protects against cross-site request forgery. | Session |
| fd_cookie_consent | Essential | Records the choices you make on this page. | 1 year |
| pay_* | Essential | Set by our payment provider to secure checkout and payment links. | Session |
| fd_prefs | Preference | Interface preferences such as theme, notification settings and sidebar state. | 1 year |
| fd_analytics | Analytics | Anonymised feature usage and session flow. First-party, not shared. | 6 months |
We use no advertising cookies, no tracking pixels and no third-party retargeting, and we run no ad network scripts. Nothing here follows you to another site, and no cookie is set for a brand partner.
3. Manage your preferences
Essential cookies keep you signed in and keep payments secure, so they cannot be turned off. Everything else is yours to decide.
Session authentication, request protection, payment security and recording your choices here.
Remembers interface settings such as theme, notifications and layout between sessions.
Anonymised usage data showing which features are used and where people get stuck. No personal data included.
4. Controlling cookies in your browser
You can also manage cookies from your browser settings, where you can view, delete and block them. Blocking essential cookies will stop you signing in.
Your browser's help centre has instructions for its own settings.
5. Changes to this policy
Material changes are announced in the platform, and the current version is always published here. Turning analytics off does not reduce any platform functionality.
6. Contact
Cookie questions go through the contact route on the platform.