EFFECTIVE: JANUARY 1, 2024
WHAT ARE COOKIES, AND HOW CAN YOU MODIFY SETTINGS?
Cookies are small text files that a website can use to make the user experience more efficient.
Some cookies are temporary and disappear when you close your browser, while there are persistent versions that stay on your computer for a longer period. According to legislation, cookies can be stored on the visitor’s device if they are strictly necessary for the operation of our website.
For any other type of cookies, we need the visitor’s permission. This website uses various cookies. Some of the cookies on the website are set by our third-party service providers.
Browsers allow you to change your cookie settings. Most browsers accept cookies by default, but this can be changed to prevent automatic acceptance in the future.
If you want to learn more about changing your browser settings, check your browser’s instructions or help feature. You can find information about the cookie settings of the most popular browsers on the following links:
Google Chrome
Firefox
Microsoft Internet Explorer 11
Microsoft Internet Explorer 10
Microsoft Edge
Safari
WHERE IS INFORMATION AND CONSENT REGARDING COOKIE MANAGEMENT PROVIDED?
When you visit our website for the first time, a pop-up window appears at the top of the screen, allowing you to specify which cookies you consent to.
This informational window also contains a link to this Privacy Statement.
TYPES OF COOKIES
3.1. Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies help make a website usable by enabling basic functions like page navigation and access to secure areas of the website.
The website cannot function properly without these cookies.
PHPSESSID – Preserves user session state across page requests until browser closure.
CookieConsent – Stores the user’s cookie consent state for the current domain for 1 year.
cfduid – Used by the content network, Cloudflare, to identify trusted web traffic for 1 year.
JSESSIONID – Assigns a unique, anonymous identifier to each page visit to improve site usability until browser closure.
wp_woocommerce_session – Preserves cart contents across page navigation until browser closure.
woocommerce_items_in_cart – Preserves cart contents across page navigation until browser closure.
wc_cart_hash – Assigns a unique identifier to each shopper, connecting orders to the customer for 1 day.
3.2. Preference Cookies
Preference cookies enable a website to remember information that changes the way the website behaves or looks, like your preferred language or the region that you are in.
3.3. Statistics Cookies
Through the collection and reporting of data anonymously, statistics cookies help website owners understand how visitors interact with websites.
_ga – Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website for 2 years.
_gid – Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website for 24 hours.
_gat – Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate until browser closure.
collect – Used to send data to Google Analytics about the visitor’s device and behavior across devices and marketing channels until browser closure.
3.4. Marketing Cookies
Marketing cookies are used to track visitors across websites. The intention is to display ads that are relevant and engaging for the individual user and thereby more valuable for publishers and third-party advertisers.
ads/ga-audiences – Used by Google AdWords to re-engage visitors that are likely to convert to customers based on the visitor’s online behavior across websites until browser closure.
pref – Registers a unique ID that Google uses to keep statistics of how the visitor uses YouTube videos across different websites for 8 months.
fr – Used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real-time bidding from third-party advertisers for 3 months.
tr – Used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real-time bidding from third-party advertisers until browser closure.
CHECKING AND DISABLING COOKIE SETTINGS
Modern browsers allow you to modify cookie settings. Some browsers automatically accept cookies by default, but this setting can also be changed to prevent automatic acceptance in the future.
Upon adjustment, the browser will offer the option to change cookie settings at every occasion.
Even if cookies are enabled, the Data Controller does not store any identifiers or passwords. Visitors can still use the services securely even if they accept cookies.
Please note that since cookies support the usability and processes of the website, disabling cookies may prevent us from guaranteeing that the visitor will be able to fully use all functions of the website.
In this case, the website may not function as intended in the browser.