1. Strictly Necessary Security Cookies
H1BIndex utilizes a minimal footprint of "strictly necessary" cookies. These are tiny text files placed on your device that are absolutely essential for the Platform to function. We do not use these cookies to track your behavior across other websites.
- Authentication (The Data Vault): When you log into your account, we deploy secure session cookies to remember your logged-in state as you navigate between different data tables and pages.
- CSRF Protection Nonces: We generate temporary cryptographic tokens (nonces) stored in your session to verify that form submissions (like saving a job to your watchlist) are legitimate and not forged by a malicious third party.
- Web Application Firewall (WAF): Our security partner, Cloudflare, places a strictly necessary cookie to verify that you are a legitimate human user and to block automated botnets from scraping our database.
Because these cookies are structurally necessary for security and authentication, they cannot be disabled without completely breaking the functionality of the Data Vault and Dashboard.
2. Edge Caching & Performance
H1BIndex serves millions of rows of complex federal labor data. To ensure our tables and charts load instantly without crashing your browser, we heavily utilize both server-side edge caching and local browser caching.
We instruct your browser to temporarily store static assets—such as our Figtree fonts, SVG icons, and core CSS files—so that subsequent pages load immediately without needing to re-download the same files from our server.
3. HTML5 Local Storage
In addition to traditional cookies, we may utilize HTML5 Local Storage. This modern web technology allows us to store non-sensitive UI preferences directly in your browser. For example, if you interact with a specific data table or close a notification banner, we may use Local Storage to remember that preference so you are not repeatedly shown the same banner on every visit.
4. Managing Your Cookies & Cache
You have full control over how your browser handles cookies and local cache. Most modern web browsers allow you to view, manage, delete, and block cookies for specific websites directly through the settings menu.
If you choose to clear your cache, the site may take slightly longer to load on your next visit as it downloads fresh assets. If you choose to block all cookies from H1BIndex, please note that you will be unable to log into the Data Vault, save market data, or utilize any personalized dashboard features.