At BA Software Solutions, we believe in transparency regarding how we collect and utilize data. This Cookie Policy explains how and why cookies and similar technologies are used on our website and within our secure Client Portal.
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device by your browser when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work efficiently, provide secure authentication, and remember user preferences.
2. How We Use Cookies
We operate with a data-minimization approach. We do not deploy invasive third-party tracking or advertising cookies. The cookies we utilize fall into the following necessary categories:
- Strictly Necessary / Authentication Cookies: These are essential for the operation of our Client Portal. We utilize Firebase Authentication to generate secure tokens that keep you logged in and ensure your proprietary data remains inaccessible to unauthorized users.
- Security Cookies: We utilize bot-protection frameworks (such as reCAPTCHA v3) to cryptographically secure our database from automated abuse. These tools may set temporary tokens to verify that traffic is originating from a human user.
- UI Preference Cookies: We may utilize local storage to cache interface preferences (such as your Client Portal context) to reduce load times and minimize database reads.
3. Managing Your Cookies
You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can set or amend your web browser controls to accept or refuse cookies at any time. However, please be aware that disabling strictly necessary cookies will completely prevent you from accessing or utilizing the BA Software Solutions Client Portal, as secure authentication will fail.
4. Policy Updates
We may update this Cookie Policy periodically to reflect changes in our engineering infrastructure or legal requirements. Any structural changes regarding how session data is handled will be communicated directly to active clients via the portal.