Cookie Policy
This policy explains the cookies and similar technologies we use on the Bidvane website (operated by YatedLabs), what they do, and how you control them. It should be read alongside our Privacy Policy. We use cookies in line with the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR) and the UK GDPR in the United Kingdom, and the ePrivacy Regulations (S.I. No. 336/2011) and the EU GDPR in Ireland. The consent rules are materially the same in both: non-essential cookies need your opt-in.
1. What cookies are
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They let a site remember your actions and preferences. We also use similar technologies (such as local storage) for the same purposes; we refer to all of them as "cookies" here.
2. Your consent
Essential cookies are always on because the service cannot run without them. Non-essential storage — analytics and ad-measurement — is off by default. So that we can measure our advertising accurately, our pages include the Google tag, which loads on every visit but starts with every storage-consent signal set to denied (Google Consent Mode v2): no cookies or local identifiers are set until you opt in. While consent is denied, Google receives only limited, cookieless technical pings, which it uses to model conversions in aggregate — nothing is stored on your device and you are not identified.
When you first visit, our banner lets you accept or reject non-essential cookies, and you can change your choice at any time by reopening the cookie controls. Accepting enables analytics (Google Analytics 4) and ad-conversion (Google Ads) cookies; rejecting keeps everything in the cookieless, denied state.
3. Categories of cookies we use
Essential cookies
Required for the site to function — for example, a session cookie that keeps you signed in, and a cookie that records your cookie-consent choice. These do not require consent.
| Cookie | Purpose | Retention |
|---|---|---|
| Session | Keeps you signed in and secures your session. | Up to 14 days |
cookie_consent | Remembers your accept/reject choice for cookies. | 12 months |
Functional cookies
Set by the app for signed-in users to remember interface preferences. They hold only your own settings — no tracking or identifiers shared with third parties — so no separate consent is required.
| Cookie | Purpose | Retention |
|---|---|---|
notif_mine | Remembers your "only my mentions" notifications filter. | 6 months |
notif_dismissed | Remembers which alerts you have dismissed. | 6 months |
trial_bar_dismissed | Remembers that you dismissed the trial reminder bar. | 2 months |
wn_… | Remembers which product-update ("what's new") notes you have seen. | 12 months |
tenders_per_page | Remembers your page-size choice on tender lists. | 12 months |
saved_stages_hidden | Remembers which stages you have hidden on your saved list. | 12 months |
saved_view | Remembers your saved-tenders view (list or board). | 12 months |
Analytics cookies (non-essential)
Help us understand how visitors use the site so we can improve it. We use Google Analytics (GA4). These cookies are only set after you accept, and Google may process the data in the United States under the EU–US / UK–US Data Privacy Framework (see our Privacy Policy).
| Cookie | Purpose | Retention |
|---|---|---|
| Google Analytics (GA4) | Aggregate, non-identifying website analytics. | Up to 12 months |
Advertising / conversion (non-essential)
Let us measure how well our advertising works. We use Google Ads to count conversions from our campaigns and, where enabled, for remarketing. These cookies are set only after you accept; until then Google receives just the cookieless Consent Mode pings described above. Google may process this data in the United States under the EU–US / UK–US Data Privacy Framework.
| Cookie | Purpose | Retention |
|---|---|---|
| Google Ads (conversion / remarketing) | Measures ad conversions and supports remarketing. | Up to 13 months |
4. Managing cookies in your browser
You can also block or delete cookies through your browser settings. Note that blocking essential cookies may stop parts of the service from working.
5. Contact
Questions about this policy: get in touch and we'll answer.