Cookie Policy

Last Updated: 2024-03-01 11:00 UTC

The following Cookie Policy relates to Makánal Tech and our affiliated entities, as listed on this page, regarding the use of cookies and similar technologies when you access our Website (makanal.eu). This Policy outlines what these technologies are, the reasons for using them, and your rights to manage their usage.

Please note that this Cookie Policy is part of our broader Privacy Policy and should be read in conjunction with it. If there are any inconsistencies between the two policies, the provisions of this Cookie Policy will prevail.

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to the cookies we use or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Please revisit this Cookie Policy regularly to stay informed about our use of cookies and related technologies.

1. What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files containing a string of characters that are sent to your computer when you visit a website. Upon revisiting the site, the cookie allows the site to recognize your browser, and may store user preferences and other information.

Cookies provide a convenient feature to save you time or inform the Web server that you have returned to a specific page. Cookies set by the website owner (in this case, Makánal Tech) are known as "first-party cookies". Cookies set by parties other than the website owner are called "third-party cookies". Third-party cookies enable third-party features or functionality to be provided on or through the website (e.g. advertising, interactive content, and analytics). The parties that set these third-party cookies can recognize your computer both when it visits the website in question and also when it visits certain other websites

2. Why do we use cookies?

We use first-party and third-party cookies for various reasons. Some cookies are essential for the proper functioning of our website, and we refer to these as "essential" or "strictly necessary" cookies. Other cookies allow us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance their experience on our website and subscription service.

For instance, we keep track of the pages you visit within our website to determine what portion of our website or subscription service is the most popular or most used. This data is used to deliver customized content and promotions within our website and subscription service to users who have shown interest in a particular subject area.

3. What types of cookies do we use and how do we use them?

The specific types of first and third-party cookies served through our Website and the purposes they perform are as follows:

1. Essential website cookies: These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our Website. They are necessary for the Website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems.
2. Performance and functionality cookies: These cookies are used to enhance the performance and functionality of our Website but are non-essential to their use. However, without these cookies, certain functionality may become unavailable.
3. Analytics and customization cookies: These cookies collect information that is used either in aggregate form to help us understand how our Website are being used or how effective our marketing campaigns are, or to help us customize our Website for you.
4. Advertising cookies: These cookies are used to make advertising messages more relevant to you. They perform functions like preventing the same ad from continuously reappearing, ensuring that ads are properly displayed for advertisers, and in some cases selecting advertisements that are based on your interests.
5. Social networking cookies: These cookies are used to enable you to share pages and content that you find interesting on our Website through third-party social networking and other websites. These cookies may also be used for advertising purposes.

4. How can I control cookies?

You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can exercise your cookie preferences by clicking on the appropriate opt-out links provided below.

To manage your cookie preferences, you can:

1. Set or amend your web browser controls to accept or refuse cookies. If you choose to reject cookies, you may still use our website, but your access to some functionality and areas of our website may be restricted. Please note that the means by which you can refuse cookies through your web browser controls vary from browser to browser, so you should visit your browser's help menu for more information.
2. Opt out of targeted advertising. Most advertising networks offer you a way to opt out of targeted advertising. If you would like to find out more information, please visit http://www.aboutads.info/choices/ or http://www.youronlinechoices.com. You may opt out by clicking here: http://optout.aboutads.info/ or http://optout.networkadvertising.org/ (or if located in the European Union, by clicking here: http://www.youronlinechoices.eu/). Please note that this does not opt you out of being served advertising. You will continue to receive generic advertisements.
3. Block or delete cookies by changing your browser settings. However, please note that essential website cookies cannot be refused, as they are strictly necessary to deliver the website to you. You can block or delete them by changing your browser settings, but your experience on our website may be affected.

5. What about other tracking technologies, like web beacons?

Cookies are not the only way to recognize or track visitors to a website. We use a software technology called clear gifs (also known as web beacons or web bugs) to better manage the Website and Subscription Service. Clear gifs are tiny graphics with a unique identifier, similar in function to cookies, and are used to track the online movements of web users. In contrast to cookies, which are stored on a user's computer hard drive, clear gifs are embedded invisibly on web pages or in emails and are about the size of the period at the end of this sentence.

We use clear gifs or pixels in our HTML-based emails to let us know which emails have been opened by recipients. This allows us to gauge the effectiveness of certain communications and the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns. We tie the information gathered by clear gifs in emails to our customers' personal information.

We use clear gifs to:

1. Manage the Website and Subscription Service.
2. Understand the effectiveness of certain communications.
3. Understand the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns.

6. Do you use Flash cookies or Local Shared Objects?

The Adobe Flash Player (and similar applications) use technology to remember settings, preferences, and usage similar to browser cookies. However, these are managed through a different interface than the one provided by your web browser. This technology creates locally stored objects that are often referred to as "Flash cookies."

Makánal Tech does not use Flash cookies.

7. Do you serve targeted advertising?

Yes, third parties may serve cookies on your computer or mobile device to serve advertising through our Website. These companies may use information about your visits to this and other websites in order to provide relevant advertisements about goods and services that you may be interested in. They may also employ technology that is used to measure the effectiveness of advertisements.

This can be accomplished by them using cookies or web beacons to collect information about your visits to this and other sites in order to provide relevant advertisements about goods and services of potential interest to you. The information collected through this process does not enable us or them to identify your name, contact details, or other personally identifying details unless you choose to provide these.

8. How often will you update this Cookie Policy?

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes to the cookies we use or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We will notify you of any material changes to this Cookie Policy prior to the changes becoming effective by posting the changes on this page and providing a more prominent notice through on-site or email notifications.

We encourage you to review the Cookie Policy regularly to stay informed about our use of cookies and related technologies. The date at the top of this Cookie Policy indicates when it was last updated.

9. Where can I get further information?

If you have any questions about our use of cookies or other technologies, please email us at privacy@makanal.eu.