Cookie Policy

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work efficiently, remember your preferences, and provide information to website owners. Cookies cannot run programs or deliver viruses to your computer.

2. How Abodex Uses Cookies

Abodex uses cookies and similar tracking technologies (including local storage and session storage) to provide and improve our services. We use cookies to:

• Keep you signed in to your account across sessions
• Remember your search preferences and filters
• Analyse how visitors use our website (anonymised analytics)
• Measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns
• Personalise content and property recommendations
• Prevent fraud and ensure platform security

3. Types of Cookies We Use

3.1 Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for the website to function and cannot be disabled. They include:

• Session cookie: Maintains your login state and session security (HttpOnly, Secure, SameSite)
• CSRF protection: Prevents cross-site request forgery attacks
• Cookie consent: Stores your cookie preferences

3.2 Analytics Cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website. All data is anonymised and aggregated. They include:

• Page view tracking (pages visited, time on page)
• Search query analytics (anonymised)
• User journey analysis (how users navigate the site)
• Geographic analytics (country/region level only)

3.3 Functional Cookies

These cookies enable enhanced functionality and personalisation:

• Saved search preferences and filters
• Recently viewed properties
• Language and regional preferences

3.4 Marketing Cookies

These cookies are used to deliver relevant advertisements and track campaign performance. They may be set by our advertising partners and include:

• Ad impression and click tracking
• Conversion tracking for advertiser campaigns
• Retargeting and remarketing functionality

4. Authentication and Security Cookies

Our authentication system uses a secure, HttpOnly session cookie to maintain your login state. This cookie is:

• HttpOnly: Cannot be accessed by JavaScript, protecting against XSS attacks
• Secure: Only transmitted over HTTPS connections
• SameSite: Restricted to prevent CSRF attacks
• Signed: Cryptographically signed to prevent tampering

For full details on how we handle authentication data, see our Authentication Disclosure.

5. Third-Party Cookies

Some third-party services we use may set their own cookies on your device, including:

• Stripe: Payment processing cookies (only on payment pages)
• Google Maps: Map functionality cookies
• Affiliate networks: Tracking cookies on affiliate product links (disclosed at point of click)

We do not control third-party cookies. Please refer to the respective third-party privacy policies for more information.

6. Managing Your Cookie Preferences

You can manage your cookie preferences at any time using our Cookie Consent banner (accessible via the footer). You can also control cookies through your browser settings:

• Chrome: Settings → Privacy and Security → Cookies and other site data
• Firefox: Options → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data
• Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Manage Website Data
• Edge: Settings → Privacy, search, and services → Cookies

Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of our website. Disabling strictly necessary cookies will prevent you from using core features including account sign-in.

7. Contact

For questions about our use of cookies, contact us at [email protected].