1. About This Policy
This Cookie Policy explains how Birch Hill, Inc. ("the Company," "we," "us," or "our") uses cookies and similar browser-based technologies on birchhiil.com and within the authenticated Birch Hill settlement platform portal. It supplements our Privacy Policy. The Company does not use cookies for behavioral advertising or cross-site tracking. Cookies placed within the authenticated platform portal are strictly necessary for session management and audit log continuity; they are not used for marketing.
2. What Are Cookies
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website or access an authenticated application. They allow us to recognize your device across a session, retain preferences, and measure how the website is used. We also use related browser-storage technologies such as local storage to retain your cookie banner acknowledgment state.
3. How We Use Cookies
| Category | Examples | Lifetime |
|---|---|---|
| Strictly necessary | Authenticated portal session token, CSRF protection token, cookie-banner acknowledgment state (localStorage) | Session to 12 months |
| Preferences | UI language and display preferences within the settlement portal | Up to 12 months |
| Analytics | Self-hosted, anonymized page-view counts on the public website; no cross-site identifiers | Up to 13 months |
| Marketing | Not currently used | - |
Session tokens within the authenticated platform portal are strictly necessary to maintain your logged-in session, enforce role-based access controls, and support the audit log that records all actions by authorized treasury users. Disabling these cookies will prevent you from accessing the platform.
4. Notice and Choice
This site operates a notice-only cookie model. When you first visit birchhiil.com, a banner informs you that cookies are in use. By continuing to use the Service after seeing the notice, you acknowledge this use. You can opt out of analytics cookies at any time through the cookie banner or by configuring your browser. Strictly necessary cookies used within the authenticated portal cannot be disabled without preventing access to the platform.
5. Universal Opt-Out Signals
Where applicable state law requires it -- including for California, Colorado, Connecticut, Texas, and Oregon residents -- the Company honors browser-transmitted opt-out preference signals such as the Global Privacy Control ("GPC") for sale and targeted-advertising categories. The Company does not sell personal information and does not engage in cross-context behavioral advertising, so the practical effect of a GPC signal on birchhiil.com is suppression of optional analytics initialization.
6. Third-Party Cookies
Some analytics cookies may be set by service providers acting as our data processors. We have data processing agreements with these providers that limit their use of data to providing the contracted analytics service on our behalf. We do not authorize third-party advertising networks to place cookies on birchhiil.com.
7. Managing Cookies
- Use the cookie banner at the bottom of birchhiil.com to acknowledge the notice or to reopen your preferences at any time via the "Cookie preferences" link in the footer.
- Browser settings allow you to block or delete cookies; instructions are available at aboutcookies.org. Note that blocking strictly necessary cookies will prevent access to the authenticated settlement portal.
8. Changes and Contact
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time. The "Last updated" date will reflect any change. For questions about our use of cookies, contact us at:
Birch Hill, Inc.701 Brickell Avenue, Suite 1550
Miami, FL 33131
Email: [email protected]