1. What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that websites visited by users send to their devices (usually to the browser), where they are stored to be sent back to the same websites on the next visit. Cookies have various functions: they allow you to navigate efficiently between pages, remember your preferences and, in general, improve your browsing experience.
2. What cookies do we use on this website?
The website www.sartex.eu, based on the Shopify platform, uses the following categories of cookies:
A. Technical Cookies (Strictly Necessary) These cookies are essential for the website to function properly. They do not require your prior consent.
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They allow you to add products to your basket.
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They keep your session active whilst you browse.
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They store your privacy preferences (e.g. whether you have accepted or rejected cookies).
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Examples of Shopify cookies:
_shopify_y,_shopify_s,cart_currency,secure_customer_sig.
B. Analytics and Statistics (Performance) Cookies These cookies help us understand how users interact with the site (most visited pages, time spent on site), by collecting information in an aggregated and anonymous form. They are only activated if you give your consent via the banner.
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Providers: Shopify Analytics, Google Analytics (if enabled).
C. Profiling and Marketing Cookies These cookies are used to track the user’s browsing activity online and create profiles based on their tastes, habits or choices. These cookies enable the transmission of advertising messages to the user’s device that are in line with the preferences the user has already expressed whilst browsing online. They are activated exclusively if you give your explicit consent.
3. Duration of Cookies
Cookies may be:
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Session cookies: These are automatically deleted when you close your browser.
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Persistent: They remain on the device until a pre-set expiry date (ranging from a few days to 2 years).
4. Consent management
On your first visit to the site, a banner is displayed. You can:
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Accept all cookies by clicking on "Accept".
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Reject non-essential cookies by clicking on "Reject" or the "X".
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Manage your preferences by selecting which categories to enable.
You can change your choices at any time by clicking on the cookie preferences icon at the bottom of the site or by deleting cookies via your browser settings.
5. How to disable cookies in your browser
As well as using our banner, you can manage cookies directly via your browser settings: