Cookie Policy

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.

2. How We Use Cookies

We use cookies for the following purposes:

• Essential Cookies: These are necessary for the website to function properly, including maintaining your login session and remembering your preferences.
• Authentication: To keep you logged in securely and manage your user session.
• Language Preferences: To remember your selected language across visits.
• Security: To protect against cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks.

3. Types of Cookies We Use

4. Cookie Duration

We use different types of cookies based on how long they remain on your device:

• Session Cookies: These are temporary and are deleted when you close your browser or after 30 days of inactivity.
• Persistent Cookies: These remain on your device for a set period (up to 30 days) or until you delete them.

5. Managing Cookies

You can control and manage cookies in various ways:

6. Your Rights Under GDPR

Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), you have the following rights regarding cookies:

• Right to Information: You have the right to be informed about our use of cookies (this policy).
• Right of Access: You can request information about what cookies we store.
• Right to Withdraw Consent: Where we rely on consent, you can withdraw it at any time.
• Right to Object: You can object to our use of cookies for certain purposes.

7. Legal Basis for Processing

We process cookies based on the following legal grounds:

• Legitimate Interest: For essential website functionality and security
• Consent: For non-essential cookies (where applicable)
• Contractual Necessity: For providing services you have requested

8. Data Retention

We retain cookie data for the following periods:

• Session cookies: Until you log out or after 30 days of inactivity
• Language preference cookies: Until you change them or clear your browser
• Security cookies: As long as necessary for security purposes

9. International Transfers

Some of our service providers may process cookies outside the European Economic Area (EEA). We ensure that such transfers are protected by appropriate safeguards, such as Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the European Commission.

10. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We will notify you of any material changes by updating the "Last updated" date at the top of this policy.

11. Contact Us

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

12. Supervisory Authority

If you have concerns about our use of cookies that we cannot resolve, you have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection supervisory authority.