Cookie Policy
Effective Date: 05 June 2026 · Version 2.0
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. Similar technologies include web beacons, pixels, and local storage. This policy covers all such technologies used on spadamq.com and spadamq.eu.
2. Your Consent
Under the European Communities (Electronic Communications Networks and Services) (Privacy and Electronic Communications) Regulations 2011 (SI 336/2011, Ireland) and the GDPR, we require your consent before placing any non-essential cookies.
When you first visit the Website, a Cookie Banner appears offering you three choices:
- Accept All: permits all cookie categories
- Reject All: only strictly necessary cookies are placed
- Manage Preferences: choose individual categories
Your choice is stored and applied on subsequent visits. Change your preferences at any time via the link. We do not treat closing the banner, scrolling, or continued browsing as consent. Consent must be a clear, affirmative action.
3. Cookies We Use
Category 1: Strictly Necessary (No Consent Required)
Essential for the Website to function. Cannot be disabled via the Cookie Banner.
| Cookie Name | Provider | Purpose | Duration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| sb-[ref]-auth-token | Supabase | Authentication session management | Session | HTTP Cookie |
| cookie_consent | Mass Quantitative | Records your cookie consent choice | 12 months | HTTP Cookie |
| mq-cookie-consent | Mass Quantitative | Stores cookie preference state (localStorage) | Persistent | Local Storage |
| __Host-nextauth.csrf-token | Vercel / Next.js | Cross-site request forgery protection | Session | HTTP Cookie |
Category 2: Analytics (Consent Required)
Help us understand how visitors use the Website. Only placed with your consent.
| Cookie Name | Provider | Purpose | Duration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| _va (Vercel Analytics) | Vercel Inc. | Aggregate page view analytics, no personal identifiers | Session / 1 year | HTTP Cookie |
Category 3: Marketing Cookies
We do not currently place marketing or targeting cookies on this Website. If this changes in future, this policy will be updated and fresh consent obtained before any such cookies are placed.
4. Third-Party Cookies
Where cookies are set by third parties listed above, their use is also governed by those parties' own privacy and cookie policies. Where third parties act as processors on our behalf, we have Data Processing Agreements with them. Data transfers outside the EEA are protected by Standard Contractual Clauses as described in our Privacy Policy.
5. Managing Cookies
- Cookie Banner: Use the link at any time to update your preferences.
- Browser Settings: Most browsers allow you to refuse, accept, or delete cookies. See your browser's help function.
- Opt-Out Tools: youronlinechoices.eu provides opt-out tools for interest-based advertising.
Note: blocking all cookies may affect Website functionality. Strictly necessary cookies cannot be disabled without preventing core functions.
6. Changes
This Cookie Policy is reviewed annually or when new cookies are introduced. Material changes will be flagged via the Cookie Banner on your next visit, requiring fresh consent where applicable.
Cookie queries: info@massquantitative.com