Cookies Policy

What are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your device (computer, mobile phone, or tablet) by a web browser when you visit our website. They contain information about the interactions you have with our site and can also store preferences for future visits.

Why are Cookies Used?

We use cookies to provide an optimal user experience, improve the functionality of our site, and enhance security measures. Here's how:

Essential Cookies: These cookies allow us to authenticate your identity when logging in to maintain a secure session.
Session Cookies: Temporary files stored only for the duration you're logged in or on that particular visit, removed once you leave or close your browser.
Persistent Cookies: Remain active after the browsing session has ended and are used to remember preferences such as language settings.

Types of Cookies

Essential Cookies

These cookies are necessary for our website's functionality. Without them:

You won't be able to access restricted sections of our site.
We cannot ensure proper security protocols.

Examples include authentication tokens, login status identifiers, or CSRF tokens to prevent attacks on the form handling system.

Session Cookies

These temporary files enhance your browsing experience by storing session details and are removed once you close your browser. This means:

Your shopping cart will be cleared if you leave without making a purchase.
The content tailored to your preferences won't persist after closing the browser.

We use these cookies for activities like remembering what's in your basket, providing personalized recommendations based on recent browsing history or previous purchases, and enhancing our mobile app experience by caching certain data locally.

Persistent Cookies

These help us remember user preferences across visits. This means that:

You'll see content tailored to your language settings even after closing the browser.
We can greet you by name if we've remembered it from a past session.

We use persistent cookies for activities such as remembering language or other preference options, providing targeted advertising based on previous website activity, and enhancing the user experience with personalized suggestions based on browsing history.

Analytics and Performance Cookies

These help us understand how our site is used, which enables us to improve its performance. This data will be collected anonymously:

Performance Tracking: Measures the loading time of certain web pages or application elements.
A/B Testing: We experiment with different layouts or UI changes based on user feedback.

Examples include tools like Google Analytics (GA) that provide insights into what content is most engaging, helping us make improvements to ensure you have a positive experience. GA can be blocked using the browser's built-in functionality, but keep in mind some features might not work correctly if cookies are disabled.

Preference and Language Settings

We use both session and persistent cookies for these functionalities:

Language Preferences: So we know which language is most relevant to your needs.
Font sizes or color schemes: Tailor the appearance of our site according to your personal taste.

Login/Session Continuity

These ensure you remain logged in securely. Upon a return visit, we will authenticate that session cookies have been stored:

Ensuring seamless continuity on subsequent visits.
Keeping restrictions on which areas of the website are accessible based on login status up-to-date.

Device Recognition

This allows for optimized performance and features tailored to your specific device:

Device Type: To offer browser-specific content and user interface enhancements (for instance, switching layouts depending on phone or tablet).
Browser Fingerprinting: Identifying whether cookies are supported at all by a certain browser version and build number.

Security-related Cookies

These enhance the security of our site. Examples include:

Session Key Generation: Automatically creates new session keys.
Anti-forgery tokens to safeguard against cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks.

Browser Cookie Controls

Your web browser has tools for managing cookies and improving privacy:

Blocking Third Party Cookies: Prevents scripts running on third-party websites from placing additional, hidden cookies.
Setting Temporary Data Retention Policies: Enables specifying time frames for how long stored data should persist (for example, the length of a session).
Clearing Data After Session Close: Automatically erases any local storage and data saved after closing.

Clearing or Disabling Cookies

If you choose to clear cookies:

Your username will no longer be recognized upon subsequent visits.
Stored preferences on our site may not persist.

Disabling cookies might result in reduced functionality or usability issues while visiting websites that employ a similar use of the technology.