COOKIES POLICY

Last updated: 01 April 2024


This Cookies Policy explains how Fotostudio Boudoir Boutique by Marina Siahaan Fotografie (“We”, “Us”, or “Our”) uses cookies and other trackers to ensure security, provide functionality, serve ads to you based on your online behavior, measure the effectiveness of those ads, and track how people interact with our site (“visitors” or “users”) at boudoir-boutique.ch.

Please read this Cookies Policy in conjunction with our Privacy Policy, available here.


WHAT ARE COOKIES?

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device when you visit a website. Cookies enable the website to remember your actions and preferences over a period, so you don't have to keep re-entering them whenever you come back to the website. Cookies also help to improve the website's performance and functionality, as well as to provide more personalized services.

While most cookies won’t collect information that directly identifies you as a person, and will instead collect more general information such as how visitors arrive at and use our Site. Cookies may, however, be used to create a profile of the visitor's activities on the Internet which can be used (for example) to try to predict the visitor’s purchasing and behavioral preferences.


TYPES OF COOKIES

First party cookies
First party cookies are set by the website you are visiting and they can only be read by that site.

Third party cookies
Third party cookies are not set by the owner of the website you are visiting, but by a different organization. For example, advertisers and other third parties may use their own cookies when you click on an advertising or link on our Site, or we might engage a third-party analytics company that will set their own cookie to perform this service.

Session cookies
Session cookies are stored only temporarily during a browsing session and are deleted from the visitor’s device when the browser is closed.

Persistent cookies
Persistent cookies used on this Site generally have a maximum lifespan of thirteen (13) months. Please see below for further details.


CATEGORIES OF COOKIES

Essential or Necessary Cookies:

Essential or necessary cookies are cookies that are strictly necessary to provide you with the services and features available through our website and to enable you to use its core functionalities. These cookies are essential for the proper functioning of the website, and without them, the website may not work correctly. Examples of essential or necessary cookies include those that enable you to log in to secure areas of our website or to use shopping carts.

Functionality Cookies:

Functionality cookies are cookies that allow our website to remember the choices you make, such as your preferred language or your username, and to provide enhanced, more personalized features. These cookies may also be used to remember changes you have made to text size, fonts, and other customizable elements of the website. Functionality cookies can also be used to provide you with requested services, such as playing videos or enabling social media interactions. These cookies may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we have added to our website.

Performance Cookies:

Performance cookies are cookies that collect information about how visitors use our website, including which pages they visit most often and whether they receive error messages from web pages. These cookies do not collect any personal information and are only used to improve the performance of our website and to understand how users interact with our website. Performance cookies may also be used to measure the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns and to help us improve our website's content and design.

Targeting Cookies:

Targeting cookies are cookies that are used to deliver targeted ads and to track user behavior across different websites. These cookies are set by third-party advertisers and ad networks and are used to serve ads that are relevant to your interests. Targeting cookies can also be used to measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns and to limit the number of times you see an ad. Targeting cookies are usually persistent cookies, and they remain on your device until they expire or you delete them.

Unclassified Cookies:

Unclassified cookies are cookies that are not categorized as necessary, performance, functionality, or targeting cookies. These cookies may include cookies that are still being analyzed or evaluated, or cookies that do not fit into any of the standard categories. Unclassified cookies may also include cookies that have been created by third-party providers that we have not yet identified or evaluated.



COOKIES WE USE AND THEIR LIFESPANS

You can see the various cookies we use on our Sites in the Cookie Banner that pop-up the first time you visit our website.  Each cookie has different lifespans. Session cookies will be deleted once you close your browser. Persistent cookies implemented on our Site will be kept for a period that does not exceed thirteen (13) months. 

When you first visit our website, you a pop-up will appear which lets you see the various cookies we used.  This Pop-up will also ask you to choose which type and categories of cookies you will accept.

MANAGING COOKIES AND WITHDRAWING CONSENT

You have the right to manage the use of cookies and to withdraw your consent to the use of cookies on our website at any time. You can do this by adjusting your browser settings to block or delete cookies.

Please note that blocking or deleting cookies may affect your browsing experience and the functionality of our website. If you choose to block or delete cookies, you may not be able to access certain features of our website, and some pages may not display correctly.

The steps for managing cookies and withdrawing consent vary depending on the browser you are using. Here are the steps for some of the most commonly used browsers:

Google Chrome:

Click the three dots in the top right corner of your browser.

Click "Settings."

Scroll down and click "Privacy and security."

Click "Cookies and other site data."

Select "Block third-party cookies" or "Block all cookies."

Mozilla Firefox:

Click the three lines in the top right corner of your browser.

Click "Options."

Click "Privacy & Security."

Under "Cookies and Site Data," select "Manage Data."

Select "Remove All" or choose specific cookies to delete.

Safari:

Click "Safari" in the top left corner of your screen.

Click "Preferences."

Click "Privacy."

Under "Cookies and website data," select "Manage Website Data."

Select "Remove All" or choose specific cookies to delete.

Microsoft Edge:

Click the three dots in the top right corner of your browser.

Click "Settings."

Click "Privacy, search, and services."

Under "Cookies and site permissions," select "Manage and delete cookies and site data."

Select "Clear browsing data" or choose specific cookies to delete.

Internet Explorer:

Click the gear icon in the top right corner of your browser.

Click "Internet options."

Click "Privacy."

Under "Settings," select "Advanced."

Select "Block" or "Prompt" for first-party and third-party cookies.

TO LEARN MORE ABOUT COOKIES

To learn more about how advertisers use these types of cookies or to opt-out of receiving them, you can visit http://www.youronlinechoices.eu. For further information on managing cookies in most browsers, you can visit http://www.allaboutcookies.org/.

CONTACT US

If you have any questions or concerns about this Cookie Policy or our use of cookies, please contact us at info@boudoir-boutique.ch.

UPDATES TO THIS COOKIE POLICY

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time. The updated version will be indicated by an updated “Revised” date and the updated version will be effective as soon as it is accessible. If we make material changes to this Cookie Policy, we may notify you either by prominently posting a notice of such changes or by directly sending you a notification. We encourage you to review this Cookie Policy frequently to be informed of how we use cookies.