Cookies Policy

Cookies Policy

What are Cookies?

A cookie is a small piece of data that a website stores on your device when you visit it. It's like a label or a tag that helps us remember certain things about you, such as the language you prefer or what items you've added to your shopping cart.

Why Do We Use Cookies?

We use cookies for various reasons:

  • To save you time and effort by remembering your preferences
  • To enhance your browsing experience on our site
  • To improve site performance and security

Essential Cookies

These are the essential cookies we need to operate our website properly. They're not used for marketing or tracking purposes.

Purpose: Remembering that you've accepted our cookie policy or consented to certain types of cookies.Duration: Session only (deleted when you close your browser)

Session Cookies vs Persistent Cookies

Session cookies are temporary and deleted from your device at the end of each browsing session. They're used for:

  • Login authentication
  • Shopping cart management
  • Language preferences

Persistent cookies, on the other hand, remain on your device even after the browsing session has ended. We use them to remember your preferences or login status.

Purpose: Remembers that you've checked our cookie policy or consented to certain types of cookies.Duration: 30 days (then expires)

Functional Cookies

These cookies help us deliver a better user experience on our site. They enable features such as:

  • Password recovery
  • Shopping cart saving

Analytics and Performance Cookies

We use these cookies to understand how you interact with our website, what content is most engaging, and where we can improve.

Purpose: Analyze site traffic and performance metrics.Duration: 13 months (with a 30-month maximum)

Preference and Language Settings

When you visit our site, it's set up for your region by default. However, we allow you to adjust the language settings according to your preference.

How it works: When you select your preferred language, a cookie is stored on your device indicating the chosen language.Duration: Persistent (remains until changed)

Login/Session Continuity

We use cookies to recognize you across sessions and prevent unauthorized access. This ensures that when you return to our site after logging out, your login details are still in place.

How it works: A cookie is stored on your device linking your username or email with a unique ID.Duration: 30 days (then expires)

Device Recognition

We may store cookies related to the type of device and operating system you use when accessing our site. This helps us tailor content accordingly.

Security-Related Cookies

Our website uses secure certificates for added protection, including encryption technologies like HTTPS.

What they do: Authenticate your connection with a unique ID.Duration: Session only (deleted when you close your browser)

Browser Storage Technologies

We utilize other storage mechanisms beyond cookies to enhance functionality:

  • LocalStorage: Stores data locally on your device without expiration dates
  • SessionStorage: Stores temporary data within the session, then deleted upon closing the tab or window

Third-Party Integrations

Occasionally, we integrate with third-party services that may store their own cookies. This allows us to provide more features and enhance user experience.

Example of integrations: Google Analytics for web analyticsWhat it does: Collects aggregated data on browsing behaviorDuration: Up to 26 months (then expires)

Marketing or Communication Preferences

When you sign up for our newsletter, a cookie is set to remember your preference. This helps us communicate with you more effectively.

Cookie Consent Management

We take transparency seriously and inform you about cookies before collecting any information from you.

Cookie types: We divide cookies into categories: Essential (necessary), Analytics & Performance, Functional, and SessionYour choices: You may withdraw consent at any time through your browser settings or by contacting us directly

Browser Cookie Controls

Most modern browsers provide tools to manage cookies. This allows you to:

  • Clear existing cookies
  • Block future cookie placements
  • Customize cookie behavior (first-party vs third-party)

Clearing/Disabling Cookies

You can remove all stored cookies from your browser at once using built-in controls.

Consequences: Disables certain site functionality, such as auto-login or preferences.Impact on User Experience: May cause login sessions to terminate upon closure of the tab/browser; content may load more slowly due to reduced ability for browser caching and client-side rendering.