Cookie Policy

COOKIE POLICY
Last Updated: 2 April 2026

This Cookie Policy explains how Echolink uses cookies and similar technologies on our website and platform.

What are cookies
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device when you visit a website. They help websites function properly, improve security, remember preferences, and support certain user journeys.

How Echolink uses cookies
Echolink currently uses a limited number of first-party cookies for essential platform operation and invite-based registration continuity.

Cookies currently used by Echolink

1. PHP Session Cookie
Purpose:
This cookie is used to maintain a secure user session and to support core website and platform functions, including:
user login and authenticated account access;
security protections such as CSRF protection on forms;
email verification and password reset flows; and
session-based success or error messages within the platform.

Category:
Strictly Necessary

Duration:
Session only (it expires when your browser session ends, unless your browser retains session state longer)

Provider:
Echolink (first-party)

Notes:
If this cookie is disabled, parts of the website and platform may not function correctly, including login, secure forms, and account-related features.

2. sigco_invite_token
Purpose:
This cookie is used to remember a validated early-access invite token during the public registration journey, so that the correct invitation context can be preserved while a user browses around the site before completing registration.

Category:
Functional

Duration:
7 days

Provider:
Echolink (first-party)

Notes:
This cookie helps us maintain continuity in the invite-based registration experience across public pages. It is cleared when the invite is invalid or after successful registration.

Cookie attributes
Where supported and applicable, Echolink configures cookies with security-related settings such as:
HttpOnly, to reduce access from client-side scripts;
Secure, when the site is served over HTTPS; and
SameSite=Lax, where applied, to help reduce unnecessary cross-site cookie transmission.

Third-party cookies
Based on the current website application code, Echolink does not currently set analytics, advertising, or marketing cookies through the site itself.

However, third-party services used in the production environment, hosting environment, or future site integrations may set additional cookies. If that occurs, this Cookie Policy should be updated accordingly.

Managing cookies
Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through browser settings. You can usually:
view what cookies are stored;
delete existing cookies;
block some or all cookies; and
set preferences for specific websites.

Please note that blocking strictly necessary cookies may cause parts of the website or platform to stop functioning properly.

Changes to this Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our website, platform, legal requirements, or the cookies we use. Any updates will be posted on this page with a revised “Last Updated” date.

Contact
If you have questions about this Cookie Policy, please contact us through the contact options available on the Echolink website.
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