Cookie Policy

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device (computer, smartphone, or tablet) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and provide information to website owners.

2. How We Use Cookies

DermaVita uses cookies to enhance your browsing experience, analyze website traffic, and understand how visitors interact with our website. Cookies help us:

• Remember your preferences and settings
• Understand how you use our website
• Improve website functionality and performance
• Provide relevant content and advertising

3. Types of Cookies We Use

3.1 Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for the website to function properly. They enable basic functions like page navigation and access to secure areas of the website. The website cannot function properly without these cookies.

Examples: Session cookies, security cookies

3.2 Performance Cookies

These cookies collect information about how visitors use our website, such as which pages are visited most often and if visitors receive error messages. These cookies help us improve how our website works.

Examples: Analytics cookies, traffic measurement cookies

3.3 Functionality Cookies

These cookies allow the website to remember choices you make (such as your language preference) and provide enhanced, more personalized features.

Examples: Language preference cookies, user interface customization cookies

3.4 Targeting/Advertising Cookies

These cookies are used to deliver advertisements that are relevant to you and your interests. They may also be used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement and measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns.

Examples: Advertising network cookies, retargeting cookies

4. Google Consent Mode v2

We implement Google Consent Mode v2 to respect your privacy choices regarding cookies and data collection. This technology allows us to adjust how Google tags behave based on your consent preferences.

4.1 Consent States

Google Consent Mode v2 manages the following consent states:

• ad_storage: Controls storage for advertising purposes
• analytics_storage: Controls storage for analytics purposes
• ad_user_data: Controls consent for sending user data to Google for advertising
• ad_personalization: Controls consent for personalized advertising

4.2 How It Works

When you visit our website, you will see a cookie banner asking for your consent. Based on your choice:

• If you accept cookies, all cookie types will be enabled
• If you decline cookies, only strictly necessary cookies will be used
• Google tags will adjust their behavior according to your consent preferences

5. Third-Party Cookies

In addition to our own cookies, we may use third-party cookies from trusted partners to help us analyze website usage and improve our services. These third parties may include:

• Google Analytics (website analytics)
• Google Ads (advertising and remarketing)

These third parties have their own privacy policies and cookie policies, which we encourage you to review.

6. Cookie Duration

Cookies can be either session cookies or persistent cookies:

• Session Cookies: Temporary cookies that are deleted when you close your browser
• Persistent Cookies: Remain on your device for a set period or until you delete them

7. Managing Your Cookie Preferences

7.1 Cookie Banner

When you first visit our website, you will see a cookie banner where you can accept or decline non-essential cookies. Your choice will be remembered for future visits.

7.2 Browser Settings

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

• View what cookies are stored on your device
• Delete cookies
• Block cookies from specific websites
• Block all cookies
• Delete all cookies when you close your browser

7.3 Browser-Specific Instructions

For information on managing cookies in specific browsers, please visit:

• Google Chrome: Settings > Privacy and security > Cookies
• Mozilla Firefox: Settings > Privacy & Security > Cookies
• Safari: Preferences > Privacy > Cookies
• Microsoft Edge: Settings > Privacy > Cookies

8. Impact of Disabling Cookies

If you choose to disable cookies, some features of our website may not function properly. Specifically:

• You may need to re-enter information more frequently
• Some personalized features may not be available
• Website performance may be affected

Strictly necessary cookies cannot be disabled as they are essential for the website to function.

9. Updates to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, legislation, or our business practices. We will notify you of any significant changes by posting the updated policy on this page with a new "Last updated" date.

10. Your Rights

Under applicable data protection laws, including GDPR, you have rights regarding your personal data collected through cookies:

• Right to access your data
• Right to correct inaccurate data
• Right to delete your data
• Right to restrict processing
• Right to data portability
• Right to object to processing
• Right to withdraw consent

11. Contact Us

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

DermaVita
Mariánske námestie 15, 010 01 Žilina, Slovakia
Phone: +421 41 456 78 932
Email: [email protected]

12. Additional Resources

For more information about cookies and how to manage them, you can visit:

• www.allaboutcookies.org
• www.youronlinechoices.eu (for EU residents)