1. Introduction
This Cookie Policy explains how Vitadote® ("we", "us", or "our"), operated by eCom IT BV, uses cookies and similar technologies on our website vitadote.com. This policy provides you with clear and comprehensive information about the cookies we use and the purposes for using them.
2. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site. Cookies can be "persistent" or "session" cookies.
3. How We Use Cookies
We use cookies for the following purposes:
- Essential Cookies: These are cookies that are required for the operation of our website. They include, for example, cookies that enable you to log into secure areas of our website or use a shopping cart.
- Analytical/Performance Cookies: These allow us to recognise and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around our website when they are using it. This helps us to improve the way our website works, for example, by ensuring that users are finding what they are looking for easily.
- Functionality Cookies: These are used to recognise you when you return to our website. This enables us to personalise our content for you, greet you by name and remember your preferences (for example, your choice of language or region).
- Targeting Cookies: These cookies record your visit to our website, the pages you have visited and the links you have followed. We will use this information to make our website and the advertising displayed on it more relevant to your interests.
4. Third-Party Cookies
In addition to our own cookies, we may also use various third-parties' cookies to report usage statistics of the Service, deliver advertisements on and through the Service, and so on.
5. What Specific Cookies Do We Use?
Here is a list of the main cookies we use on vitadote.com:
| Cookie | Name | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Session Cookie | PHPSESSID | Preserves user session state across page requests | Session |
| Authentication Cookie | auth_token | Keeps the user logged in | 30 days |
| Shopping Cart Cookie | cart_items | Remembers items in the user's shopping cart | 30 days |
| Language Preference Cookie | site_language | Remembers the user's language preference | 1 year |
| Google Analytics Cookies | _ga, _gid, _gat | Used to distinguish users and throttle request rate | _ga: 2 years, _gid: 24 hours, _gat: 1 minute |
| Facebook Pixel Cookie | _fbp | Used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products | 3 months |
| Consent Cookie | cookie_consent | Remembers if the user has accepted the cookie notice | 1 year |
| Product Recommendation Cookie | recent_views | Stores recently viewed products for recommendations | 30 days |
| Performance Cookie | page_load_time | Measures page load times to help improve website performance | Session |
| A/B Testing Cookie | ab_test_variant | Remembers which version of a split test the user has seen | 30 days |
Please note that third-party services, such as Google Analytics or social media platforms, may set additional cookies. For more information about these cookies, please refer to the respective privacy policies of these services.
6. Your Choices Regarding Cookies
If you'd like to delete cookies or instruct your web browser to delete or refuse cookies, please visit the help pages of your web browser.
Please note, however, that if you delete cookies or refuse to accept them, you might not be able to use all of the features we offer, you may not be able to store your preferences, and some of our pages might not display properly.
7. Changes to Our Cookie Policy
We may update our Cookie Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Cookie Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date at the top of this policy.
8. Contact Us
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact us at:
Email: info@vitadote.com
Post: Vitadote® / eCom IT BV, Albert Huismanpad 166, 1502EK Zaandam, The Netherlands
Last Updated: 19 August 2024