Cookie Policy
Last Updated: 14 March 2026
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They help websites recognise your browser, remember your preferences, and understand how you navigate pages. They do not typically contain information that identifies you personally — they work more like a short-term memory for the website.
On the Fikir Systems website, we use cookies selectively and only for the purposes described in this policy. You can manage your preferences using the controls further down this page.
2. Cookies We Use
2.1 Essential Cookies Always Active
These cookies are required for the website to function. They enable things like session management and remembering your cookie consent choices. Because they are technically necessary, they cannot be switched off.
- cookieConsent — stores your cookie preferences (localStorage, session-persistent)
- PHPSESSID — maintains your session state during a visit (session duration)
2.2 Analytics Cookies
These cookies help us understand how visitors engage with our website — which pages are visited most, how long people spend on the site, and where traffic originates. All data is aggregated and does not identify individual visitors.
- Google Analytics (_ga, _gid, _gat) — page view and session tracking (up to 26 months)
2.3 Marketing Cookies
These cookies support our advertising activity, allowing us to understand which campaigns lead visitors to our site and to show relevant content on external platforms. You may encounter these if you have interacted with our ads.
- Google Ads (conversion tracking) — measures form submissions attributed to ad clicks
- Facebook Pixel — tracks site visits and conversions from Facebook campaigns
- Bing UET — Microsoft advertising event tracking
2.4 Preference Cookies
These cookies remember choices you make on the site to improve your experience on return visits, such as language settings or regional preferences.
- lang_pref — remembers language or locale selection (12 months)
3. Cookie Duration
- Session cookies — exist only for the duration of your browser session and are deleted when you close the browser
- Persistent cookies — remain on your device for a specified period (typically 30 days to 26 months depending on the cookie), or until you manually delete them
4. Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies are set by third-party services we use. These providers have their own privacy practices, and we encourage you to review their respective policies:
- Google — policies.google.com/privacy
- Meta (Facebook) — facebook.com/policy/cookies
- Microsoft (Bing) — privacy.microsoft.com
5. Your Cookie Preferences
You can manage which optional cookies you allow. Essential cookies cannot be disabled as they are necessary for the site to work. Your preferences are saved to your browser's local storage and will be remembered on your next visit.
6. Managing Cookies in Your Browser
You can also control cookies directly through your browser settings. Note that blocking certain cookies may affect how our site functions.
Google Chrome
- Click the three-dot menu in the top right
- Select Settings, then Privacy and security
- Click Cookies and other site data
- Choose your preferred cookie setting or manage exceptions per site
- To delete existing cookies, click See all cookies and site data and remove as needed
Mozilla Firefox
- Click the three-line menu and select Settings
- Go to Privacy & Security
- Under Enhanced Tracking Protection, select your preferred level
- To clear cookies, scroll to Cookies and Site Data and click Clear Data
Safari
- Open Safari menu and select Preferences (or Settings on macOS Ventura+)
- Click the Privacy tab
- Tick Prevent cross-site tracking to limit third-party cookies
- Click Manage Website Data to view and remove existing cookies
Microsoft Edge
- Click the three-dot menu and select Settings
- Go to Cookies and site permissions, then Cookies and data stored
- Toggle Block third-party cookies or manage exceptions
- Select See all cookies and site data to review and delete cookies
Mobile Browsers
Cookie management on mobile varies by browser and OS. In general:
- Open your browser's Settings or Privacy menu
- Look for Site Settings, Privacy, or Cookies
- Select your preferences or clear existing cookie data
- For iPhone Safari, go to iOS Settings → Safari → Privacy & Security
7. Your Rights
- You can withdraw cookie consent at any time using the preference controls above
- Withdrawing consent for analytics or marketing cookies may mean we no longer recognise your preferences across sessions
- Essential cookies cannot be disabled without significantly affecting site functionality
- For questions about how your data is handled more broadly, see our Privacy Policy
- To contact us about data and privacy matters: [email protected]