1. About This Policy
This Cookie Policy explains how Helios AI, Inc. ("the Company," "we," "us," or "our") uses cookies and similar technologies on helioshq.org. It supplements our Privacy Policy. Helios AI is a commodity price and supply-risk forecasting service used by food procurement desks and commodity traders; this policy covers both the informational website and the logged-in Service.
2. What Are Cookies
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They allow us to recognize your device, store preferences, and measure how procurement professionals find and use the Service. We also use related technologies such as localStorage for session state.
3. How We Use Cookies
| Category | Examples | Lifetime |
|---|---|---|
| Strictly necessary | Session authentication, CSRF protection token, cookie-banner dismissal state | Session to 12 months |
| Preferences | Language, display settings | Up to 12 months |
| Analytics | Self-hosted usage analytics, anonymized page-view counts and navigation paths | Up to 13 months |
| Marketing | Not currently used | n/a |
We do not run third-party advertising cookies or behavioral targeting networks on helioshq.org. Analytics are self-hosted and anonymized: we measure aggregate page traffic and feature usage, not individual procurement firm activity.
4. Notice and Choice
By continuing to use the Service, you acknowledge our use of cookies as described above. You can opt out of analytics cookies through the cookie banner that appears on your first visit, or by configuring your browser as described in Section 7. Strictly necessary cookies cannot be disabled without breaking core site functions such as sign-in and account session management.
5. Universal Opt-Out Signals
Where applicable state law requires (e.g., California, Colorado, Connecticut, Texas, Oregon), we honor browser-transmitted opt-out signals such as the Global Privacy Control ("GPC") for sale and targeted-advertising categories. The Company does not sell personal information and does not use targeted advertising, so GPC will have the practical effect of suppressing analytics initialization on your session.
6. Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies may be set by third-party service providers acting on our behalf (for example, self-hosted analytics infrastructure). We have contractual agreements with such providers limiting their use of data to providing services to the Company only. We do not share cookie-identified data with commodity brokers, market data vendors, or advertisers.
7. Managing Cookies
- Use the cookie banner on your first visit to opt out of analytics.
- You can reopen cookie preferences at any time via the "Cookie preferences" link in the footer.
- Browser settings allow you to block or delete cookies; see aboutcookies.org for browser-specific instructions.
- Disabling all cookies will prevent sign-in and account access from working correctly.
8. Changes and Contact
We may update this policy as our use of cookies changes. The "Last updated" date above will reflect any material change. Questions about this policy can be sent to:
Helios AI, Inc.80 South Eighth Street, Suite 900
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Email: [email protected]