1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer, tablet, or mobile device when you visit a website. They allow the website to recognize your device, store preferences, keep track of your session, and improve your browsing experience.
Cookies may be "session cookies" (which are automatically deleted when you close your browser) or "persistent cookies" (which remain on your device until they expire or you delete them).
2. How We Use Cookies
ALTEREGO AGENT LTD uses cookies on the Influence Connect platform to ensure our systems work properly, to secure user sessions, to process payments, and to understand how visitors interact with our pages.
Under the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR) and the UK GDPR, we require your prior consent for any cookies that are not "strictly necessary" for the operation of the Platform. You can grant, refuse, or manage your cookie choices at any time.
3. The Types of Cookies We Use
We categorize our cookies as follows:
- Strictly Necessary Cookies: These cookies are essential for you to navigate the Platform and use its features, such as accessing secure areas, maintaining your login state, and submitting forms. The Platform cannot function properly without these cookies. Consent is not legally required for these cookies.
- Functionality Cookies: These cookies allow the Platform to remember choices you make (such as your username, dashboard preferences, or language) and provide enhanced, more personal features. These require your prior consent.
- Analytical/Performance Cookies: These cookies collect information about how visitors use the Platform (for example, which pages are visited most often or if any errors occur). They help us improve how our website works. These require your prior consent.
4. List of Specific Cookies We Set
The table below lists the cookies set by the Platform during your visit:
| Cookie Name |
Provider |
Purpose |
Duration |
Category |
Consent Required? |
| PHPSESSID |
First-party (PHP Engine) |
Maintains your active session state, login status, and dashboard settings. |
Session |
Strictly Necessary |
No |
| csrf_token |
First-party (Security) |
Prevents Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attacks when submitting forms. |
Session |
Strictly Necessary |
No |
| cookieConsentChoice |
First-party (Local Storage) |
Stores your choice regarding cookie consent (accepted/declined). |
Persistent (1 year) |
Strictly Necessary |
No |
| __stripe_mid |
Third-party (Stripe) |
Used by Stripe for fraud detection and risk assessment during payments. |
1 year |
Strictly Necessary |
No |
| __stripe_sid |
Third-party (Stripe) |
Used by Stripe for secure checkout navigation and fraud prevention. |
30 minutes |
Strictly Necessary |
No |
5. Third-Party Cookies
In addition to our first-party cookies, we work with third-party service providers who may set cookies on your device when you interact with the Platform:
- Stripe: We integrate Stripe components to handle subscriptions, escrow funding, and creator payouts. Stripe sets cookies to identify browsers for secure payments and fraud prevention. You can learn more in Stripe's Privacy Policy.
6. Managing & Disabling Cookies
You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can manage your choices via the Cookie Consent Banner that appears when you visit our website, or by configuring your web browser settings to block or delete cookies.
To manage cookies in your browser, visit the help or settings page of your browser:
Note: If you choose to disable or decline strictly necessary cookies, some features of the Influence Connect platform (such as logging in or funding campaigns) may not function correctly or may be completely inaccessible.