Cookie Statement
Last updated: August 01, 2026.
Scope
Bentley uses cookies and similar technologies, including pixels, tags, beacons, SDKs, local storage, device identifiers, and comparable technologies (collectively, “Cookies”), on Bentley websites, applications, cloud services, products, support portals, marketing pages, and other digital properties that link to this Cookie Statement (collectively, “Bentley digital properties”).
We use Cookies to operate and secure Bentley digital properties, remember your choices, understand how Bentley digital properties are used, improve user experience, measure engagement, and, where permitted and based on your choices, personalize advertising and content.
This Cookie Statement supplements Bentley’s Privacy Statement. It explains how Cookies are used, why they are used, and how you can manage your choices. Product-specific notices, just-in-time notices, or in-product settings may provide additional information for particular Bentley offerings.
Note: This Cookie Statement does not govern third-party websites or services that are not controlled by Bentley.
What are Cookies?
Cookies and similar technologies are small files, identifiers, scripts, pixels, software development kits, or other technologies that store information on, or access information from, your browser, device, application, or similar environment when you interact with Bentley digital properties. They may be used to remember preferences, support sign-in, maintain security, enable requested features, measure usage, troubleshoot performance, support analytics, and deliver or measure advertising where permitted.
Legal basis and consent
Where required by applicable law, Bentley provides notice and obtains your consent before placing or reading non-essential Cookies. Strictly necessary Cookies do not require consent because they are needed to provide the digital property or service you request, maintain security, remember your privacy choices, or enable core functionality.
Where Cookies collect personal data, Bentley processes that information as described in the Privacy Statement. Depending on the jurisdiction, purpose, and technology involved, Bentley may rely on consent, legitimate interests, performance of a contract, or another lawful basis for downstream processing.
Important: Bentley will not use this statement to override consent requirements that apply to storing information on, or accessing information from, your device.
Types of Cookies used
Bentley’s provide additional information about the Cookies used on relevant Bentley digital properties, including cookie names, providers, purposes, categories, and durations where available. Bentley generally uses the categories below.
Strictly necessary Cookies
These Cookies are required for Bentley digital properties to work and to provide services you request. They support functions such as:
- Sign-in
- Authentication
- Security
- Fraud prevention
- Load balancing
- Remembering privacy choices
- Language or region settings
- Completing requested transactions
These Cookies cannot be disabled through , although you may be able to block them in your browser; doing so may affect functionality.
Performance and functionality Cookies
These Cookies help Bentley understand how digital properties are used, measure performance, improve functionality, remember preferences, support embedded content, and provide a more relevant experience. They may be set by Bentley or by service providers acting on Bentley’s behalf.
Where required, Bentley uses these Cookies only with your consent or provides an applicable opt-out mechanism.
Targeting and social media Cookies
These Cookies may be used to deliver, personalize, limit, and measure advertising; understand marketing campaign effectiveness; support social media features; and help Bentley and its advertising partners understand interactions across Bentley digital properties and, where permitted, other sites.
These Cookies are optional and are used only where permitted and based on your choices. If you do not allow these Cookies, you may still see advertising, but it may be less relevant to your interests.
Managing Cookie choices
Except for strictly necessary Cookies, you can manage your choices through , the cookie icon or footer link where available, and relevant product or browser settings. You may change or withdraw your choices at any time.
Where required by law, rejecting or withdrawing consent will be made available in a manner that is as easy as accepting Cookies.
You may need to set preferences separately for each browser, device, application, or account context unless Bentley has implemented a cross-domain or account-based preference mechanism and explains that scope to you. You can also use browser or device settings to delete or block Cookies.
Some browsers or extensions may transmit privacy preference signals, such as Global Privacy Control, and Bentley honors such signals where required by applicable law and technically feasible.
Third-party content, analytics, and advertising
Some Bentley digital properties include third-party content or services, such as embedded video, social media features, analytics tools, advertising technologies, chat functionality, or similar services. These third parties may set or read Cookies or receive information about your browser, device, or interactions.
Bentley’s provide additional details where available. Third-party services may also provide their own privacy and cookie notices.
Marketing emails
When Bentley sends marketing emails, they may include pixels, web beacons, or similar technologies that help Bentley understand whether an email was delivered, opened, or interacted with, and whether links were clicked.
You can manage marketing preferences or unsubscribe using the links in Bentley marketing emails or the mechanisms described in the Privacy Statement.
Changes to this Cookie Statement
Bentley may update this Cookie Statement to reflect changes in law, guidance, technology, Bentley digital properties, or Bentley’s use of Cookies and similar technologies. We will update the “Last updated” date when we make changes and provide additional notice where required by law.
Contact information
If you have questions about this Cookie Statement or Bentley’s privacy practices, contact Bentley’s Data Protection Officer or use the contact methods described in the Privacy Statement.
