Cookie Policy

1. What Are Cookies

Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They allow the website to recognise your device on subsequent visits, remember your preferences, and improve the experience of using the site.

UNIONE™ uses cookies and similar technologies - including local storage and session storage - on theunione.org and its associated subdomains (collectively, the "Site"). This Policy explains what we use, why, and how you can manage your preferences.

By continuing to use the Site after this policy is presented to you, you consent to our use of cookies in the categories you have accepted. Essential cookies are placed without your consent as they are necessary for the Site to function.

2. Types of Cookies We Use

Essential Cookies

These cookies are strictly necessary for the Site to operate. Without them, core functions - such as navigating between pages, submitting the case filing form, or accessing secure sections of the site - would not work. Essential cookies cannot be disabled.

Analytics Cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors use the Site - which pages are most visited, how long visitors spend on each page, and how they navigated to the Site. The data is aggregated and anonymised; it is never used to identify individual visitors.

Preference Cookies

These cookies remember choices you have made - such as your preferred language, currency display setting, or whether you have dismissed a notification - so you do not have to re-enter them each visit.

3. Cookie Reference Table

Cookie Name	Purpose	Duration	Category
unione_session Essential	Maintains your session state as you navigate the Site. Required for form submissions and secure page access.	Session	Essential
unione_csrf Essential	Cross-Site Request Forgery protection token. Prevents malicious form submissions.	Session	Essential
unione_lang Preference	Stores your preferred language setting for the Site interface.	12 months	Preference
unione_cookie_consent Essential	Records your cookie consent preferences. Required to respect your choices across sessions.	12 months	Essential
_ga Analytics	Google Analytics - distinguishes unique users. All data is anonymised.	2 years	Analytics
_ga_[ID] Analytics	Google Analytics 4 - maintains session state for analytics measurement.	2 years	Analytics
_gid Analytics	Google Analytics - distinguishes users. Stores and updates a unique value for each page visited.	24 hours	Analytics
unione_notice_[id] Preference	Records whether you have dismissed a specific site notice or banner.	30 days	Preference

4. Third-Party Cookies

The Site uses Google Analytics, provided by Google LLC, to help us understand how visitors use the Site. UNIONE™ has enabled IP anonymisation for all Google Analytics data collected through the Site.

UNIONE™ does not use advertising cookies, retargeting cookies, or any cookies that track your behaviour across third-party websites. UNIONE™ products are ad-free. No data collected through cookies on theunione.org is sold or shared with advertisers.

5. Your Cookie Preferences

You can manage your cookie preferences at any time using the panel below. Changing your preferences takes effect immediately.

6. Browser Controls

All modern browsers allow you to control cookies through the browser settings. You can set your browser to refuse all cookies, accept only certain cookies, or alert you before a cookie is set.

• Google Chrome - Settings → Privacy and Security → Cookies and other site data
• Mozilla Firefox - Preferences → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data
• Safari - Preferences → Privacy → Manage Website Data
• Microsoft Edge - Settings → Cookies and site permissions → Cookies and data stored

7. Changes to This Policy

UNIONE™ may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, regulation, or our use of the Site. When we make material changes, we will update the "Last updated" date at the top of this page.

8. Contact

If you have questions about this Cookie Policy or about how UNIONE™ handles your data, please contact the UNIONE™ Privacy Office:

• Email: privacy@theunione.org
• Post: UNIONE™ Privacy Office, c/o UNIONE™ Secretariat
• Response time: Within 5 business days

For broader questions about your data rights, please review our Privacy Policy. For questions about your use of the arbitration platform, please see our Terms of Service.