Cookie Policy

1.What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work efficiently and to provide information to the site owners. Cookies allow our site to remember your actions and preferences (such as login, language, and other display preferences) over a period of time, so you don’t have to re-enter them whenever you come back to the site or browse from one page to another. They also help us understand how our site is being used and enable certain features and content.

In addition to cookies, we may use other tracking technologies like web beacons (tiny graphic images embedded on pages or emails) or pixels and local storage. For simplicity, this Cookie Policy refers to all of these as “cookies.” These technologies serve similar purposes as cookies, such as counting users who have visited a page or opened an email, or storing small bits of data locally in your browser to remember your preferences.

2.Cookies We Currently Use

At present this website does not set any advertising, marketing or social media cookies, and it does not load third-party advertising or social media trackers.

We use a small number of strictly necessary cookies and similar technologies to deliver the website and keep it secure. These are exempt from the consent requirement because they are required to provide the service you have asked for. Any personal data processed through them, such as your IP address, is processed on the basis of our legitimate interest in operating and securing the site.

We use Cloudflare to deliver and protect this website and to collect aggregate performance and traffic measurements.

If we introduce analytics, advertising or other non-essential cookies in future, we will ask for your consent before they are set, and we will update this policy at the same time.

3.Legal Basis for Cookies (Consent and Legitimate Interests)

Under GDPR and ePrivacy laws, we classify strictly necessary cookies as those that do not require prior consent because they are needed for the service you expressly request (e.g., to keep your session active or complete a payment). We rely on our legitimate interest in ensuring our site functions properly as the legal basis for using these necessary cookies.

For all other types of cookies (functional, analytics, advertising), our legal basis would be your consent. We do not use those kinds of cookies yet, so no consent is collected on this site today. If we introduce them, we will not set or use them unless you have given us permission, and we will update this policy at the same time.

You have the right to withdraw consent for non-essential cookies at any time. Withdrawing consent will not affect the lawfulness of data collected while the consent was active, but it will stop further data collection by those cookies.

4.Your Cookie Choices and How to Manage Cookies

Two kinds of cookies are in use across Harmonic today: strictly necessary ones, and preference (functional) ones. We do not use analytics or advertising cookies, so there are no categories of that kind for you to accept or reject.

Preference (functional) cookies: when you choose a colour theme or a language, we store that choice so the product looks the way you left it. They are set to provide the preference you asked for, and are not used for analytics or advertising. Clearing them returns Harmonic to its default theme and language.

Browser Settings: you can manage cookie storage through your web browser settings. Most browsers (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge, etc.) allow you to:

• View and delete cookies on a per-site basis
• Block third-party cookies (cookies set by domains other than the one you’re visiting)
• Block all cookies from being set
• Receive notifications when a cookie is about to be set, allowing you to accept or decline it

5.Do Not Track and Opt-Out Tools

Do Not Track (DNT): Some browsers have a “Do Not Track” feature that signals you do not want to be tracked. Because there is not yet a standard for how DNT requests should be interpreted, our site does not currently respond to DNT signals. You can manage or delete cookies through your browser settings, as described above.

Opt-Out of Analytics and Advertising: If you wish to opt out of Google Analytics across all websites, Google provides an opt-out browser add-on you can install. For interest-based advertising, you can visit the Network Advertising Initiative’s opt-out page or Your Online Choices (EU) to opt out of many ad networks.

Keep in mind that if you disable cookies in your browser, it may affect the functionality of our site and others. Essential functions (like staying logged in) often rely on cookies, so blocking them might impair your experience.

6.Updates to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the cookies we use or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We will post any changes on our website with an updated effective date. If the changes are significant, we may provide a more prominent notice or seek your consent where required. We review and update this policy regularly, at least every 6–12 months or whenever we introduce new cookies.

7.Contact Information

If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact us by email at [email protected]. You can also find more information about how we process personal data, and your rights, in our Privacy Policy.

By using the Harmonic website, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Cookie Policy.