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Cookies Policy

Cookies Policy

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device when you visit a website or mobile application. They help websites remember information about you, such as preferences and login details, so that you can have a better browsing experience.

What Are Cookies?

Cookies are used to track user interactions with our site, including the pages they visit and any actions taken while using our services. We use cookies for various reasons, including:

  • To enable us to recognize repeat visitors
  • To understand how users interact with our website
  • To personalize content based on individual preferences
  • To improve overall browsing experience

Why Do We Use Cookies?

We use cookies for a variety of purposes to enhance your experience and provide the best possible service. The types of cookies we use include:

Essential Cookies

These cookies are necessary for basic functionality, such as logging in or filling out forms.

Examples:

  • PHPSESSID
  • _ga

These essential cookies allow us to remember you're logged in and securely save your information.

Session Cookies

Session cookies are temporary files that exist only while a user is interacting with our website. They are deleted once the browser closes, and new ones will be generated when returning to the site.

Examples:

  • PHPSESSID
  • _session_id

Our session cookies ensure secure data handling for sensitive operations like login or account management.

Persistent Cookies

Persistent cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them manually. These help us track user behavior over a longer period, including log-ins and preferences saved between sessions.

Examples:

  • Google Analytics ID (_ga)
  • Login persistence (login_id)

Our persistent cookies ensure seamless experience across multiple browser instances or when users leave our site temporarily but come back later with their previous session maintained intact.

Functional Cookies

Functional cookies help in customization of your browsing, like remembering language and currency preferences.

Examples:

  • Currency preference (_currency)
  • Language setting (language_id)

These functional cookies personalize the content you see on each visit to make sure it's relevant to your regional context or preferred choices.

Analytics and Performance Cookies

Analytics cookies allow us to understand how users interact with our website, such as where they came from and what pages they visited. They help us optimize performance based on real-world data and improve user experience over time.

Examples:

  • Google Analytics (_ga)
  • Browser fingerprinting (fp)

Our analytics cookies track overall engagement and enable targeted improvements for smoother, faster browsing experiences for all users.

Preference and Language Settings

Your chosen language or currency can be stored through our site as per your preference for future visits. These are examples of how we tailor user experience based on saved choices:

Examples:

  • Browser language settings
  • Selected locale (currency)

This helps to create an enhanced browsing environment by understanding preferences you've shown and saving the relevant data between sessions.

Login/Session Continuity

We use cookies for login persistence, which ensures a smoother sign-in process without having to remember multiple usernames/passwords every time. Our systems handle these securely, maintaining confidentiality as top priority:

Examples:

  • User session management
  • Persistent identification (login_id)

By enabling login persistence via stored data in our system and on your device through cookies, you benefit from quicker access with fewer log-ins needed between browser sessions.

Device Recognition

Device recognition is used to differentiate user experiences according to the device type or specific hardware conditions of each individual accessing our website:

Examples:

  • _utma
  • __atuvs

Our systems automatically collect and analyze technical data such as screen resolution, operating system versions etc., so that you can enjoy optimal site features whether on smartphone, laptop, PC etc.

Security-Related Cookies

We have mechanisms in place for authenticating access attempts while maintaining user security through encrypted transactions protected by session cookies like these:

Examples:

  • _Secure
  • Token validation (_token)

By safeguarding against unauthorized logins via stored credentials or secure transaction IDs generated dynamically on each visit, you're safe browsing with our website.

Browser Storage Technologies

Our platform leverages a mix of cookies for user data persistence and additional browser storage technologies (LocalStorage) to enhance session handling efficiency without disrupting overall performance:

Examples:

  • _ga
  • LocalStorage API implementation

For maximum convenience while still ensuring best security practices, we optimize our backend logic using dynamic storage techniques that update automatically as needed.

Third-Party Integrations

Our integration with third-party analytics tools like Google Analytics, Facebook Ads Manager allows us to further analyze user behavior for insights into the effectiveness of their campaigns:

Examples:

  • Google (_ga)
  • Facebook (fbclid)

Through collaborative efforts between multiple platforms, we can provide actionable results that enhance your visitor experience as well.

Marketing/Communication Preferences

We respect users’ choices and preferences regarding marketing communications. You have the right to opt-out from receiving future updates about new features or special offers:

Examples:

  • Newsletter sign-up forms
  • Email lists for promotional campaigns

To comply fully with all applicable regulations, we honor requests not wanting further marketing contact or providing any type of promotion through personalized messages as you wish.

Cookie Consent Management

We adhere to guidelines from the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) by allowing users explicit control over consent preferences regarding our cookie use. This includes the ability to withdraw previously given permissions at a later stage:

Examples:

  • Explicit opt-ins for targeted advertising
  • User-configurable settings in site footer (_cookiePolicy)

Transparency and giving each visitor options on what information about them is collected allows us ensure compliance while respecting users' autonomy over data choices.

Browser Cookie Controls

Browsers typically come equipped with features to manage cookies directly through the preferences menu or third-party tools which can be enabled within specific software applications for privacy-conscious visitors:

Examples:

  • Chrome (cookies)
  • Firefox (preferences)

You have control to block all, set limits on types of data collected (session/persistent), remove individual items manually when unwanted – so feel free to adjust levels according your needs.

Clearing or Disabling Cookies

Cookies stored by us will expire at the end of each session automatically unless specified otherwise (persistent cookies) and may also be cleared via browser controls as mentioned before:

Examples:

  • Deleting cookies manually (clear all)
  • Turning off third-party tracking options googleAnalyticsOptOut

Our system does its part in using a variety that is easily revocable by you so there’s complete control over storing or deleting data related to specific services offered.

Site Functionality Impact When Cookies Disabled

To avoid any confusion regarding site functionality, we inform users on our main landing page about potential issues resulting from turning off all cookies including third-party scripts due to limitations in their ability without being able fully work:

Examples:

  • Reduced performance or some loss of features
  • Inability access content requiring special permissions like restricted sections

Feel free to explore more – however please keep aware what cookie policy we have implemented so things go smoothly between us & you.

Technical Diagnostics and Performance Optimisation

For an even better user experience, analytics provided through cookies allows continuous optimization across various levels (server-side configurations): ensuring that data flows freely without significant drops or downtime issues:

Examples:

  • Debugging server logs to resolve performance bottlenecks _siteCache

Our system runs checks regularly so as best serve the users of our platform – keeping a great balance between ease-of-use & internal tech development efficiency.

Aggregated Analytics Information

Any data collected through various integrations (analytics services) on aggregated level doesn't personally identify individual visitors but shows us how user patterns evolve overall across platforms over long-term monitoring sessions:

Examples:

  • Overall engagement trends (ga)
  • New users acquired per month _newUsersAcquired

These types of analyses are not about recognizing specific individuals; rather focusing large-scale insights into larger population that contribute positively towards decision-making process at our end.

User Experience Improvements

With detailed breakdowns obtained from statistics, we enhance areas requiring improvement as derived directly from raw data – creating a more enjoyable environment overall while continuously pushing limits what's considered smooth online navigation today:

Examples:

  • Enhancing site speed via optimization recommendations based on user session logs (_utma)
  • Refinements in personalized content delivery ( lang )