1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device when you visit a website. They help the website work properly, remember your preferences, and give the website owner information about how the site is used.

We may also use similar technologies, such as local storage and pixels. In this policy, we refer to all of these as "cookies".

2. How We Use Cookies

We use cookies to:

• Make our website work properly and securely

• Remember your cookie preferences

• Understand how visitors use our website so we can improve it

We do not use cookies to sell your information or to show you targeted advertising.

3. Types of Cookies We Use

Strictly necessary cookies. These keep our website working and secure, for example by loading pages correctly and protecting our contact form against spam. The website cannot work properly without them, so they cannot be turned off.

Preference cookies. These remember choices you make, such as your cookie settings, so you don't have to set them again on each visit. You can turn these off.

Analytics cookies. These help us understand how many people visit our website, which pages they view and how they found us. The information is aggregated and helps us improve the website. You can turn these off.

Cookies can also be session cookies, which are deleted when you close your browser, or persistent cookies, which stay on your device until they expire or you delete them.

4. Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies are set by third parties that provide services on our website, such as our website hosting platform and analytics tools. If you click a link to an external site, such as LinkedIn, that site may also set its own cookies.

We do not control these third-party cookies. Please check the third party's own cookie and privacy policies for more information.

5. Managing Cookies

When you first visit our website, you can choose which non-essential cookies to accept. You can change your choice at any time.

You can also control and delete cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers let you:

• See which cookies are stored and delete them

• Block all cookies or only third-party cookies

• Delete all cookies when you close the browser

If you block strictly necessary cookies, some parts of our website may not work properly.

6. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated date at the top.

7. Contact Us

If you have any questions about our use of cookies, contact us at hello@astera.com.