Cookies Policy
Effective from: 20.05.2018

Last updated: 17.02.2021

SUBJECT

This policy applies to cookies or similar tools on the website www.addict.fashion (hereinafter referred to as “ADDICT BOUTIQUE”, “the Site”, “the website”, “the Webpage”), operated by “ADDICT FASHION” EOOD, UIC 203670627, with registered office and management address: Dimitrovgrad, 1 “Hristo Botev” Blvd., contact phone: +359 888 48 60 60, e-mail: adboutique.eu@gmail.com (hereinafter referred to as “We”).

When you first visit www.addict.fashion  , we will ask you to accept the use of “cookies” in accordance with the terms of this policy. By using our website and accepting these rules, you agree to the use of cookies.

WHAT ARE COOKIES

A cookie is a small file consisting of letters and numbers that is stored on your computer, mobile device, or other equipment when internet access is available. The cookie is installed by a request sent by the server of a given webpage to the browser (e.g., Internet Explorer, Chrome) and is completely “passive” (it does not contain software programs, viruses, or spyware and does not access the user’s hardware information).

PURPOSE OF COOKIES

We use cookies or similar tools on our website to improve its performance and your experience in accordance with all applicable standards and legislation. In general, the purpose of cookies is to ensure the effectiveness and usefulness of our Site, ensure its proper functioning, and remember important actions (e.g., what you have placed in your “cart”, which pages you visit most often, whether you have saved certain settings, or received error messages from specific pages). Cookies help the Site correctly display the availability of products, which you can add to your shopping list in the cart.

Cookies enable recognition of the user’s device and presentation of the content in the appropriate way, tailored to the user’s preferences. Cookies provide a pleasant experience while browsing and help the Site offer relevant goods and services, such as – online privacy preferences, cart content, or targeted advertising. They are also used for the preparation of anonymous statistics that help us understand how a user prefers to use our websites, allowing us to improve their structure and content, excluding the identification of the user’s identity. Thanks to cookies, the Site correctly displays the availability of products you can add to your shopping list in the cart.

WHAT COOKIES WE USE

Our website uses several types of cookies – essential, session cookies, and third-party cookies.

Essential Cookies

They are strictly necessary for the website to perform its functions and are stored as a file on your computer or mobile device for a long period of time, usually as determined by the cookie’s parameters or until manually deleted by the user. We use these cookies to authenticate our users when they use the site so we can provide our services or to enforce our Terms and Conditions and maintain the security of our services.

Session Cookies

Session cookies are temporary files that remain on your device during your visit to our website and are active until the end of your session or until the browser is closed, after which they are deleted. We may use session cookies, for example:

• to allow you to navigate between different pages of our site without needing to log in again;
• to recognize you when you return to our site to use our services;

Third-party Cookies and Technologies, including Pixels

We also use certain third-party cookies as part of our services. These cookies are managed by the respective sites and are not controlled by us. Below are the third-party cookies we use, some of which can be disabled through your browser’s general settings. For others, you will need to visit the respective provider’s site or browser and follow the instructions provided. These service providers may collect your IP address and non-personal information about your visits to our website. Some of these advertising cookies enable the display of our ads when you visit other websites. This information is non-personally identifiable and anonymous, according to the Privacy Policies of those third parties, and does not include your name, address, email, or other personal data, but your IP address may be collected. Anonymous information is collected through the use of a pixel tag (also known as “cookies” or action tags), a standard technology used by most large websites. These cookies and technologies are often referred to as targeting cookies and are used to:

• deliver ads more relevant to you and your interests;
• limit the number of times you see an ad;
• measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns;
• track behavior after viewing an ad.

They are typically installed on behalf of advertising networks with the permission of the site operator. They remember that you visited a website and are often linked to functionality provided by other organizations.

We use Doubleclick.net – for Google remarketing and display ads;

We use Facebook – to track user actions after viewing or clicking a Facebook ad. This allows us to track the effectiveness of Facebook ads and collect statistical data. The data collected in this way is anonymous to us, and we do not receive information about the user’s identity. However, Facebook stores and processes the data, making it possible to associate it with the respective user profile and use the information for its own advertising purposes in accordance with Facebook’s Data Use Policy.

We use Google Analytics by Google – to generate traffic statistics for the site and traffic sources.

We use MailerLite from mailerlite.com or similar providers – to allow unregistered users to subscribe to our free newsletter.

We use Yandex.ru – to generate information about orders, site visits, and ad impressions.

We use Intercom from intercom.com – to enable you to use the chat feature provided on the Site.

We use pixel tags (web beacons), which do not place information on your device but may work with cookies to monitor website activity.

If you’re concerned about third-party advertising cookies generated by advertisers, you can disable them here: Your Online Choices site.

LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES

The Site contains references (so-called “links”) which, if followed, may lead you to websites of other companies and organizations. For example, if you click the Facebook “Like” button or log in to our Site through this social network, you share data with those third parties. We are not responsible for their content and data protection strategies. These other websites, services, and applications may set their own cookies on users’ devices, collect data, or request personal information.

DO COOKIES CONTAIN PERSONAL DATA

Cookies by themselves do not require personal data to be used and most often do not identify internet users personally. Any personal data collected through the use of cookies may be gathered only to facilitate the user’s use of the website. These data are encrypted in a way that prevents unauthorized access.

CAN COOKIES BE BLOCKED AND HOW

Typically, any application for accessing web pages allows cookies to be stored by default. These settings can be changed so that the automatic cookie handling is blocked by the web browser or the user is informed each time cookies are sent to their terminal. Detailed information about the options and ways to manage cookies can be found in the settings of the browser (application). Restricting the use of cookies may affect some functions of the website.

Most browsers allow you to refuse to accept cookies; for example:

• in Internet Explorer (version 10) you can block cookies using “Settings”, “Internet Options”, “Privacy”, and then “Advanced”;
• in Firefox (version 24) you can block all cookies by clicking “Tools”, “Options”, “Privacy”, selecting “Use custom settings for history” from the drop-down menu and deselecting “Accept cookies”;
• in Chrome (version 29) you can block all cookies by opening the “Customize and control” menu, clicking “Settings”, “Show advanced settings”, and “Content settings”.

Blocking all cookies will negatively affect the usability of many websites. If you block cookies, you may not be able to use all the features of our website.

DELETING COOKIES

You can delete cookies that are already stored on your computer; for example:

• in Internet Explorer (version 10), you must manually delete the cookie files (you can find instructions for this HERE);
• in Firefox (version 24) you can delete cookies by clicking “Tools”, “Options”, and “Privacy”, then selecting “Use custom settings for history”, and clicking “Show Cookies”;
• in Chrome (version 29) you can delete all cookies by opening the “Customize and control” menu, clicking “Settings”, “Show advanced settings”, and “Clear browsing data” and other site and plugin data before clicking “Clear browsing data”.

Deleting cookies will have a negative impact on the usability of many websites.

WHY COOKIES ARE IMPORTANT ON THE INTERNET

Cookies are a central point for the effective operation of the internet, helping to create a specific pattern of preferences and interests for each user. Refusing or disabling cookies may render some websites unusable.

Refusing or disabling cookies does not mean that you will no longer receive online ads, but that these will no longer be tailored to your preferences and interests collected through browsing behavior.

Examples of important roles of cookies (that do not require account authentication):

• Content and services tailored to user preferences – product and service categories.
• Offers tailored to user preferences – remembering passwords.
• Remembering child protection filters regarding internet content (family mode option, safe search function).
• Limiting ad display frequency – limiting the number of times a specific ad is shown to a site user.
• Providing ads that would interest the user.
• Measurement, optimization, and analytics features – how to confirm a certain traffic level on the site, what type of content is viewed, and how the user reaches a website (e.g.: search engines, direct traffic, other websites, etc.). Websites perform these analyses and use them to improve the site for the benefit of users.

SECURITY AND CONFIDENTIALITY

Cookies are NOT viruses! They use plain text format. They are not made of code segments, so they cannot be executed or run independently. Therefore, they cannot be duplicated or copied to other networks to be executed or replicated. Since they cannot perform these functions, they cannot be considered viruses.

However, cookies can be used for negative purposes. Since they store information about user preferences and browsing history on both specific and multiple websites, cookies may be used as a form of spyware. Many anti-spyware programs are unaware of this fact and regularly flag cookies for removal during anti-spyware/anti-virus scans.

Browsers usually have built-in privacy settings that provide different levels of cookie acceptance, validity period, and automatic deletion after a user has visited a website.

Other security-related aspects of cookies:

Since the protection of personal data is very important and represents the right of every internet user, it is recommended to be aware of the potential problems cookies may create. Information is constantly exchanged in both directions between the browser and the website, and if a hacker or unauthorized person interferes during the data transfer, the information contained in cookies may be intercepted.

In rare cases, this may happen if the browser connects to the server using an unencrypted network (e.g.: password-free wireless network).

Another type of cookie-based attack involves incorrect cookie settings on the server. If a website does not require the browser to use encrypted channels only, hackers may exploit this vulnerability to trick browsers into sending information via unprotected channels. They then use that information for unauthorized access to websites. It is very important to choose the most appropriate personal data protection measures.

TIPS FOR SAFE AND RESPONSIBLE COOKIE-BASED BROWSING

Thanks to their flexibility and the fact that most of the most visited and largest websites use cookies, they are almost inevitable.

Disabling cookies will prevent access to many of the most common and used websites, including YouTube, Gmail, Yahoo, and others.

All modern browsers offer the ability to change cookie settings. These settings are usually found in the “options” or “preferences” menu of your browser, through which you can customize your cookie usage preferences.

DATA RETENTION PERIODS FOR COOKIES

Please refer to the Privacy Policy, where we have thoroughly outlined the data retention periods for cookies and similar technologies.

CONTACT US

Questions and requests related to the exercise of your personal data protection rights can be addressed to us through the contact form available on the Site or via any of the listed contact methods:

“ADDICT FASHION” EOOD, UIC 203670627, with registered office and management address: Dimitrovgrad, 1 “Hristo Botev” Blvd., contact phone: +359 888 48 60 60, e-mail: adboutique.eu@gmail.com

DATA PROTECTION OFFICER

The Data Protection Officer is Delcho Nikolov

Correspondence address: Dimitrovgrad, 1 “Hristo Botev” Blvd.
E-mail address: adboutique.eu@gmail.com
Contact phone: +359 888 48 60 60