What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device (computer, smartphone, tablet) when you visit websites. They are widely used to ensure websites function efficiently, improve user experience, and provide information to website owners.
Types of cookies we use
We use the following types of cookies on our Website:
Essential Cookies: These cookies are necessary for the operation of our Website. They enable you to navigate the site and use its features, such as accessing secure areas. Without these cookies, some services you request cannot be provided.
Functional Cookies: These cookies allow our Website to remember choices you make (such as your username, language, or region) and provide enhanced, more personalized features.
Analytics Cookies: These cookies collect information about how visitors use our Website, such as which pages are visited most often, and if they get error messages from web pages. We use this data to improve the performance and user experience of our Website. We use services like Google Analytics to gather this information.
Advertising Cookies: These cookies are used to deliver relevant advertisements to you based on your interests. They are also used to limit the number of times you see an ad and to measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns. We use services like Google Ads and Facebook Pixel for these purposes.
Social Media Cookies: These cookies are used when you share information using a social media sharing button or “like” button on our Website, or when you link your account or engage with our content on or through a social networking site such as Facebook or Twitter.
Third-party cookies
In addition to our own cookies, we also use third-party cookies provided by Google Analytics, Google Ads, and Facebook Pixel to collect and report usage statistics, deliver advertisements, and enable social media features.
These third parties may also use cookies that they collect independently of our services. We have no control over third-party cookies, and they are subject to the third party’s privacy policies.
How we obtain your consent
We use a consent management platform provided by Cookie Control from Civic to obtain your consent before setting non-essential cookies on your device. When you visit our Website for the first time, you will see a cookie banner that allows you to accept or manage your cookie preferences.
You can choose to accept all cookies, reject non-essential cookies, or customize your cookie preferences. Your preferences will be stored for future visits to the Website.
Managing your cookie preferences
You can change or withdraw your consent to the use of cookies at any time through the “Cookie Settings” link available on our Website. You can also control cookies through your browser settings; however, please note that disabling certain cookies may impact the functionality of the Website.
Retention of cookies
The duration for which cookies are stored on your device varies. Some cookies are deleted when you close your browser, while others remain on your device until they expire or you delete them. We retain cookies for the default periods as dictated by applicable laws and regulations.
Your Rights
Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), you have the right to access, correct, erase, and restrict the processing of your personal data collected through cookies. You also have the right to object to processing and data portability in certain circumstances.
For more information on your rights, please refer to our Privacy Policy.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed about how we are using cookies.
Last Updated: 16.08.2024
