Cookie Policy

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1. What Are Cookies

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile device 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 information about your visit, such as your preferences and settings. This helps improve your browsing experience and enables certain website features.

2. How We Use Cookies

Squidraleuchik uses cookies and similar technologies for various purposes, including:

  • Ensuring the website functions properly
  • Remembering your preferences and settings
  • Understanding how you use our website
  • Improving our website and services
  • Providing relevant content and advertisements
  • Ensuring security and preventing fraud

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 would not function without them.

Examples:

  • Session cookies for maintaining your login state
  • Security cookies for fraud prevention
  • Cookie consent preference cookies

3.2 Analytics Cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. This data helps us improve our website's performance and user experience.

Information collected may include:

  • Pages visited and time spent on each page
  • Links clicked
  • Scrolling behavior
  • Error messages encountered
  • Device and browser information

3.3 Marketing Cookies

These cookies are used to track visitors across websites to display ads that are relevant and engaging for individual users. They may be set by us or by third-party advertising partners.

Purposes include:

  • Displaying personalized advertisements
  • Measuring the effectiveness of advertising campaigns
  • Limiting the number of times you see an advertisement
  • Retargeting visitors who have shown interest in our products

4. Cookie Duration

Cookies can be classified by how long they remain on your device:

  • Session Cookies: Temporary cookies that are deleted when you close your browser. They are used to maintain your session while you navigate our website.
  • Persistent Cookies: Remain on your device for a set period or until you delete them manually. They are used to remember your preferences across multiple visits.

5. Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies on our website are set by third-party services. These third parties may include:

  • Analytics providers (for understanding website usage)
  • Advertising networks (for displaying relevant ads)
  • Social media platforms (for social sharing features)
  • Payment processors (for secure transactions)

These third parties have their own privacy and cookie policies. We recommend reviewing their policies for more information about how they use cookies.

6. Managing Your Cookie Preferences

You have several options for managing cookies:

6.1 Our Cookie Settings

When you first visit our website, you will see a cookie consent banner that allows you to:

  • Accept all cookies
  • Reject optional cookies (only essential cookies will be used)
  • Customize your preferences through our Cookie Settings

You can change your cookie preferences at any time by clicking the cookie settings link in our website footer.

6.2 Browser Settings

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can:

  • View and delete existing cookies
  • Block all cookies or third-party cookies
  • Set preferences for specific websites
  • Enable "Do Not Track" signals

Instructions for managing cookies in popular browsers:

  • Chrome: Settings > Privacy and security > Cookies and other site data
  • Firefox: Options > Privacy & Security > Cookies and Site Data
  • Safari: Preferences > Privacy > Manage Website Data
  • Edge: Settings > Privacy, search, and services > Cookies

6.3 Opt-Out Tools

You can also opt out of certain cookies using these industry tools:

7. Impact of Disabling Cookies

Please note that disabling or blocking certain cookies may affect the functionality of our website. Specifically:

  • Strictly necessary cookies cannot be disabled; they are required for the website to function
  • Disabling analytics cookies will prevent us from understanding how you use our website
  • Disabling marketing cookies will result in less relevant advertisements, though you may still see ads

8. Local Storage and Similar Technologies

In addition to cookies, we may use other technologies to store information on your device:

  • Local Storage: Similar to cookies but can store larger amounts of data. Used to save your cookie consent preferences.
  • Session Storage: Temporary storage that is cleared when you close your browser tab.

These technologies are subject to the same controls as described in this policy.

9. Updates to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the cookies we use or for legal, operational, or regulatory reasons. We will notify you of any significant changes by posting the updated policy on our website with a new "Last Updated" date.

We encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed about our use of cookies.

10. Contact Us

If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact us:

Squidraleuchik
120 Cashel Street
Christchurch Central, 8011
New Zealand

Email: contact@squidraleuchik.world