Cookie Policy

1. Technical Definition of Cookies

Cookies are minuscule alphanumeric data files injected locally onto your device (computer, smartphone, or tablet) by your web browser when you access a digital platform. They serve as a short-term memory vault for websites, allowing the platform to recall your device state, authentication tokens, and interface preferences across navigation sessions.

2. Categorization of Cookies Deployed

We classify our deployed cookies into four strict functional tiers:

• Essential (Strictly Necessary) Cookies: These are the architectural backbone of the platform. They govern load balancing, basic network requests, and critical security functions (like preventing Cross-Site Request Forgery). The platform cannot render securely without these. Hence, they cannot be deactivated safely.
• Authentication & Session Cookies: These functional cookies keep you securely logged into your account as you browse various properties. Without them, you would be forced to re-authenticate credentials upon loading every new page.
• Analytical & Performance Cookies: We utilize telemetry cookies (predominantly via Google Analytics) to passively aggregate anonymized traffic data. This allows our engineering team to map user flow, detect 404 dead ends, and optimize server response times. No personally identifiable tracking occurs here.
• Preference & UI Cookies: These functional nodes memorize your bespoke interface permutations—such as your preferred geographical search radius (e.g., "Properties in Jalukbari"), dark mode settings, and filtered pricing tiers.

3. Third-Party Pixel Tracking

In addition to our proprietary first-party cookies, we permit highly vetted third-party service providers to deploy tracking pixels. These are primarily utilized to:

• Evaluate the conversion efficacy of our digital ad campaigns on platforms like Google and Meta.
• Enable dynamic chat support widgets to function without losing your conversation history if you refresh the browser.

4. Lifespan of Cookies

Cookies operate on varying temporal protocols based on their functional necessity:

• Session Cookies: Highly volatile and ephemeral. These exist only while your browser window remains active and are permanently eradicated the moment you close the browser.
• Persistent Cookies: These remain anchored to your device's storage until they encounter their pre-programmed expiration date or until you manually clear your browser cache. For instance, a "Remember Me" toggle utilizes a persistent cookie.

5. User Supremacy and Cookie Control

You maintain absolute control over the deployment of non-essential cookies. While we present a cookie consent banner upon your initial entry to the platform, you can manually enact override controls via your browser settings at any point:

• You can instruct your browser to violently reject all cookies automatically.
• You can command your browser to alert you every time a website attempts to deploy a new cookie.
• You can retroactively purge all existing cookies from your device's hard drive.

Warning: Utilizing a "block all cookies" browser directive will destabilize the core mechanics of Assam Home Rentals, crippling features like saving favorite properties and logging into your dashboard.