Cookie Policy
Cookies are small pieces of information stored by websites on the visitor’s device, specifically within the web browser. These cookies record certain interactions of the user with the website, such as login details, language preferences, and shopping cart contents. They are essential for remembering specific settings or user preferences for future visits and can even gather information about browsing behavior, which is useful for personalizing content or advertisements.
While cookies store valuable data, they typically identify machines (browsers) rather than individual persons. They do this through unique identification codes. As a result, a user who visits the same website from a different browser is often seen as a new user because a new cookie is created. These cookies are accessible and configurable through browser settings, where users can also delete them if desired.
Functional Cookies
Functional cookies are essential cookies that ensure the proper functioning of a website. They remember user choices and actions, such as login information, shopping cart contents, and language preferences, to provide smooth navigation and user experience. Importantly, functional cookies do not record specific data from individual users but only retain information necessary for the basic operation of the website.
Google Tag Manager places cookies that support various functionalities on a website, particularly the management of scripts from other services.
See also: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en
Analytical Cookies
Analytical cookies collect data on how visitors use a website, such as which pages are most visited and how long visitors stay on the site. This information is used to improve the user experience and gain insight into user behavior. They do not record personal information but do show trends and patterns.
Google Analytics
Google Analytics is a web analytics service from Google that helps website owners understand how visitors use their site. It collects data on website interactions through cookies to generate reports and optimize the user experience.
See also: https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/gajs/cookie-usage
Hotjar
Hotjar is an analytical tool that provides visual heatmaps, visitor recordings, and surveys to understand and analyze user behavior on websites.
See also: https://help.hotjar.com/hc/en-us/articles/115011789248-Hotjar-Cookies
Tracking Cookies
Tracking cookies are used to follow the behavior of visitors across multiple websites in order to build a profile of their online activities. They are used for targeted advertising and content personalization and can be placed by the website or company itself as well as by third parties.
Google Ads
Google Ads is an online advertising platform by Google that allows advertisers to place ads in search results, display networks, and YouTube, with features like remarketing to reach previous website visitors.
See also: https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites?hl=en
The Facebook Pixel is an analytical tool in the form of a cookie that helps advertisers measure the effectiveness of their ads, build target audiences, and retarget website visitors with customized Facebook ads.
See also: https://www.facebook.com/about/basics
Bing
The Bing Pixel, also known as the UET (Universal Event Tracking) tag, is a tracking code from Microsoft Bing Ads that helps advertisers measure the effectiveness of their ads and track website behavior for targeted marketing.
See also: https://advertise.bingads.microsoft.com/en-us/resources/policies/microsoft-bing-ads-privacy-policy
You can delete cookies or prevent them from being accepted through your internet browser settings. In the ‘Privacy’ or ‘Browsing Data’ menu of your browser, you will find options to view, delete, or block the acceptance of cookies. The exact steps may vary depending on the browser you use, but these options are generally easy to locate and customize in most modern browsers. You can also configure your browser to notify you each time a site wants to place a cookie, allowing you to decide whether to accept it or not.
Cookie Management
Make sure cookies are enabled in your browser. Follow these steps to enable cookies:
Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Open Internet Explorer and go to ‘Tools,’ then select ‘Internet Options.’
- Choose the ‘Privacy’ tab and set the setting to ‘Low’ or “Accept All Cookies” (A setting higher than ‘Medium’ deactivates cookies).
- Click ‘OK.’
Mozilla Firefox
- Open Firefox, click on ‘Firefox’ in the top left, and select ‘Options.’
- In the ‘Privacy’ tab, make sure “Tell websites I do not want to be tracked” is not checked.
- Click ‘OK.’
Google Chrome
- Open Chrome, click the three dots in the upper right corner, and select ‘Settings.’
- Go to “Privacy and security” and choose ‘Content Settings.’
- Select “Cookies” and check “Allow sites to save and read cookie data.”
Safari
- In Safari, go to ‘Preferences’ via the task menu. (The task menu looks like a gear, or click ‘Safari’ in the expanded menu.)
- Go to the Privacy tab. Look for “Cookies and other website data.”
- Specify that you accept cookies.
If you wish to visit the website, it is advisable to enable cookies. However, if you do not want to do so, you can also deactivate cookies in your browser. Do this as follows:
Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Open Internet Explorer, go to Tools, and select ‘Internet Options.’
- Choose the ‘Privacy’ tab and set the setting to block all cookies. Click OK.
Mozilla Firefox
- Open the menu and select ‘Preferences.’
- Choose ‘Privacy & Security’ and go to ‘History.’
- Under ‘Firefox will,’ select ‘Use custom settings for history.’
- Set “Accept third-party cookies” to ‘Never.’ Then close the page.
Google Chrome
- In Chrome, choose ‘More Settings.’
- Scroll down and select ‘Advanced.’
- Under ‘Privacy and security,’ choose ‘Content Settings.’
- Select ‘Cookies’ and deactivate “Allow sites to save and read cookie data.”
Safari
- In Safari, select ‘Preferences.’
- Choose the Privacy tab and look for “Cookies and other website data.”
- Specify that you do not accept cookies.
Refer to your browser’s help function for more information.