Cookie Policy

What exactly is a cookie?

Cookies are small text files containing information created by the website you visit. They are stored on the visitor's, that is, your computer, to enable various functionalities. On our websites, we use both session-specific and persistent cookies. A session-specific cookie is temporarily stored in the computer's memory while you browse the website. This cookie is removed once you close your browser or after a certain period (i.e., at the end of the session). A persistent cookie remains on the visitor's computer until it is deleted. In this document, the term "cookies" refers to cookies or similar technologies as outlined in the EU directive on the privacy of electronic communications.

Essential and Non-Essential Cookies

Some cookies are essential for the functioning of the site. These are primarily functional cookies that ensure the retention of information as you navigate from one page to another. For instance, online shopping cart and checkout wouldn't function without cookies. Cookies that aren't crucial to the site's operation often relate to analyzing visitor behavior. They help us improve our website and direct our advertising more effectively.

Functional Cookies

We use cookies on our websites to provide the services you request. These services include user login, managing the contents of the shopping cart, setting language preferences, and protections that are critically important for using the site.

Website Functionality and Content

With the sharing feature, visitors can recommend our websites and its content on social networks, such as Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Cookies store information on visitors' use of the sharing function, but not on an individual basis, to enhance the website. If you disallow cookies, no such data will be stored.

We use third-party providers for certain functionalities on our website, for example, when you visit a page with videos from YouTube or links to them. These videos or links (and any other third-party content) might contain third-party cookies, and further information on their use can be found in the third-party website's cookie policy.

Website Analysis and User Profiling

On our website, we use tools like Google Analytics and Facebook Analytics that utilize cookies. Cookies store data in an aggregated form about actions of website users, including the number of pages accessed, where a visitor came to the site from, and the number of visits. We also track submissions of various forms and site-specific scrolling.

Through these cookies, we gather data about the age, gender, and interests of the people who visit the page. All the aforementioned information is used to improve the website, ensure a positive user experience, develop our business, and create advertising audiences. We might also combine data collected via cookies with other information obtained separately.

The website uses or might use cookies from the following entities for the purposes previously mentioned.

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Managing Cookies on This Site

Non-essential cookies are managed using Google Tag Manager. When you arrive on the page, you are asked if you consent to the use of cookies. If you respond affirmatively, a cookie is installed in your browser based on which the cookies stored in the Tag Manager are activated. If you decline, a different type of cookie is installed in your browser, and the Tag Manager cookies are not activated.

If you accepted the cookies but change your mind later, you can still opt out from the bottom of this page. In this case, your future activities will no longer be tracked. However, older cookies might remain in your browser, which you can delete from your browser settings.

How Can I Reject or Remove Cookies?

If you wish, you can decline or remove cookies set by our or third-party websites by altering your browser settings – refer to your browser's "Help" section for more details. Most browsers accept cookies by default, so if you don't want to allow the use of cookies, you might need to actively delete or block them. For information on how to manage cookies on mobile phone browsers and how to reject or remove them, consult your phone's user manual. If you disable the use of cookies, you can still access our website, but not all functionalities might operate correctly.

If you accidentally approved cookies, you can remove them through your browser settings. When you revisit our site, you should see the cookie notification again. You can also decline non-essential cookies from our site using the button at the bottom of the page.

Data Retention

Data collected by cookies is generally stored for 24 months. However, the retention period might vary among different programs. Personal data is processed in accordance with our privacy statement.