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1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile phone) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and to provide information to website owners.
Cookies allow a website to recognize your device and remember certain information about your preferences or past actions.
2. How We Use Cookies
We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
- To ensure our website functions properly
- To remember your preferences and settings
- To understand how visitors use our website
- To deliver relevant content and advertisements
- To improve our website and services
As of the date of this policy update, our website always stores one strictly necessary preference record for consent choices and only enables non-essential analytics or marketing technologies after consent.
3. Types of Cookies We Use
3.1 Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are essential for the website to function properly. They enable core functionality such as security, network management, and accessibility. You cannot opt out of these cookies as the website cannot function properly without them.
- Session cookies: Maintain your session while browsing
- Security cookies: Protect against fraudulent activity
- Cookie consent: Remember your cookie preferences
3.2 Analytics Cookies
These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. This helps us improve our website's structure and content.
- Pages visited and time spent on each page
- Bounce rate and exit pages
- Traffic sources and referral paths
- Device and browser information
We may use services such as Google Analytics for this purpose. Analytics cookies are only set with your consent.
3.3 Marketing Cookies
These cookies are used to track visitors across websites to display relevant advertisements. They may be set by us or by third-party advertising partners.
- Deliver personalized advertisements
- Measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns
- Limit the number of times you see an advertisement
- Remember that you have visited a website
Marketing cookies are only set with your explicit consent.
4. Cookie Duration
Cookies can be classified by their lifespan:
- Session cookies: These are temporary cookies that are deleted when you close your browser.
- Persistent cookies: These remain on your device for a set period or until you delete them manually. Duration varies from a few hours to several years depending on the cookie type.
5. Technologies Currently Used on This Website
- Consent preference storage: Stores your cookie choices (necessary for compliance and user preference management).
- Duration: Persists until changed or removed by you from browser storage.
- Legal basis: Article 6(1)(c) and 6(1)(f) GDPR for necessary consent logging and preference management.
6. Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies on our website are placed by third-party services. These third parties have their own privacy policies governing the use of cookies:
- Google Analytics: Web analytics service (analytics.google.com/policies)
- Font Awesome: Icon library CDN
- Google Fonts: Web font service
7. Managing Your Cookie Preferences
You can manage your cookie preferences in several ways:
7.1 Our Cookie Settings
When you first visit our website, you will be presented with a cookie consent banner. You can choose to accept all cookies, reject non-essential cookies, or customize your preferences. You can change your preferences at any time from the Cookie Settings control available on the main page.
7.2 Browser Settings
Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can usually find these settings in the "Options" or "Preferences" menu of your browser. The following links may help:
- Chrome: support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647
- Firefox: support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/cookies-information-websites-store-on-your-computer
- Safari: support.apple.com/guide/safari/manage-cookies-and-website-data-sfri11471
- Edge: support.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/delete-cookies-in-microsoft-edge
7.3 Opt-Out Links
- Google Analytics: tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
- Network Advertising Initiative: optout.networkadvertising.org
- Digital Advertising Alliance: optout.aboutads.info
8. Impact of Disabling Cookies
If you choose to disable certain cookies, some features of our website may not function as intended. For example:
- You may need to re-enter information more frequently
- Certain personalization features may not work
- You may see less relevant content and advertisements
Strictly necessary cookies cannot be disabled as they are essential for the website to function.
9. Legal Basis and Consent
Our use of cookies and similar technologies is governed by GDPR, the ePrivacy framework, and Finnish communications legislation. Non-essential cookies are used only after your explicit consent, and you may withdraw consent at any time using the Cookie Settings control.
10. Updates to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, legislation, or our data practices. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date.
11. Contact Us
If you have questions about our use of cookies or this policy, please contact us:
- Email: askuse@srexalonzygroz.world
- Address: Ketolantie, 91800 Tyrnävä, Finland
12. Legal Basis
Our use of cookies is governed by:
- General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) (EU) 2016/679
- ePrivacy Directive 2002/58/EC (as amended)
- Finnish Act on Electronic Communications Services