This Cookie Policy explains what Cookies are and how alleplanner.com (the “Site” or “we” or “us”) use them. You should read this policy so You can understand what type of cookies We use, or the information We collect using Cookies and how that information is used.

WHAT IS A COOKIE?

A cookie is a small amount of information that’s downloaded to your computer or device when you visit our Site. We use a number of different cookies, including functional, performance, advertising, and social media or content cookies. Cookies make your browsing experience better by allowing the website to remember your actions and preferences (such as login, region selection and preferred currency). This means you don’t have to re-enter this information each time you return to the site or browse from one page to another. Cookies also provide information on how people use the website, for instance whether it’s their first time visiting or if they are a frequent visitor.

Cookies do not typically contain any information that personally identifies a user, but personal information that we store about You may be linked to the information stored in and obtained from Cookies. For further information on how We use, store and keep your personal data secure, see our Privacy Policy.

We do not store sensitive personal information, such as mailing addresses, account passwords, etc. in the Cookies We use.

TYPES OF COOKIES

FIRST-PARTY AND THIRD-PARTY COOKIES

One of the key attributes of a cookie is its 'Host' - this is the domain name of the site that ultimately sets the cookie. Cookies set by the website owner or service provider (in this case, Shopify) are called “first-party cookies”. Cookies set by parties other than the website owner are called “third-party cookies”. Third-party cookies enable third-party features or functionality to be provided on or through the website or service you are using.

The Website include third-party apps and other services or interactive mini-programs that run on the Websites. These features may set a (third-party) cookie to enable the feature to function properly.

NECESSARY COOKIES, UNNECESSARY COOKIES AND EXEMPTIONS

Necessary cookies are required to operate Our Websites, display them properly and enable features or services you explicitly request. Our Websites cannot function properly without these cookies. These cookies are automatically enabled on Our Website upon your visit and they cannot be disabled. They include, for example, the ability to login, they enable you to move around the website and use its features or to access secure areas of the Website.

The law states that we can store cookies on your device if they are strictly necessary for the operation of the site. For all other types of cookies (unnecessary cookies; e.g. analytics cookies), we need your prior informed consent.

However, some cookies are exempt from this requirement. Consent is not required if the cookie is:

• used for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication, or
• strictly necessary in order for the provider of an information society service explicitly required by the user to provide that service.

Cookies clearly exempt from consent according to the EU advisory body on data protection- WP29 include:

• user-input cookies, such as first-party cookies to keep track of the user's input when filling online forms, shopping carts, etc., for the duration of a session or persistent cookies limited to a few hours in some cases,
• authentication cookies, to identify the user once he has logged in, for the duration of a session,
• user-centric security cookies, used to detect authentication abuses, for a limited persistent duration,
• multimedia content player cookies, used to store technical data to play back video or audio content, for the duration of a session,
• load-balancing cookies, for the duration of session,
• user-interface customisation cookies such as language or font preferences, for the duration of a session (or slightly longer),
• third-party social plug-in content-sharing cookies, for loggedin members of a social network.

SESSION AND PERSISTENT COOKIES

Session cookies are deleted automatically when you close your browser. Persistent cookies remain on your device after your browser is closed. Persistent cookies may expire at a later date or remain on your device until you clear them from your browser or device.

Most of the cookies we use are persistent and will expire between 30 minutes and two years from the date they are downloaded to your device.

CONTROL OF COOKIES

You can control and manage cookies in various ways. Please keep in mind that removing or blocking cookies can negatively impact your user experience and parts of our website may no longer be fully accessible.

Most browsers are set to accept cookies by default. However, you can remove or reject cookies in your browser’s settings. Please be aware that such action could affect the availability and functionality of the Site.

For more information on how to control cookies, check your browser or device’s settings for how you can control or reject cookies, or visit the following links:

Apple Safari
Google Chrome
Microsoft Edge
Microsoft Internet Explorer
Mozilla Firefox
Opera
Android (Chrome)
Blackberry
iPhone or iPad (Chrome)
iPhone or iPad (Safari)

In addition, you may opt-out of some third-party cookies through the Network Advertising Initiative’s Opt-Out Tool.

OTHER TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES

In addition to cookies, we may use web beacons, pixel tags, and other tracking technologies on the Site to help customize the Site and improve your experience. A “web beacon” or “pixel tag” is tiny object or image embedded in a web page or email. They are used to track the number of users who have visited particular pages and viewed emails, and acquire other statistical data. They collect only a limited set of data, such as a cookie number, time and date of page or email view, and a description of the page or email on which they reside. Web beacons and pixel tags cannot be declined. However, you can limit their use by controlling the cookies that interact with them.

WHAT TYPES OF COOKIES WE USE?

Our Websites use different types of cookies.
We use necessary cookies and cookies which are exempt from consent.
Some of them are third-party cookies but most of them are first-party cookies.

We use analytics cookies which are strictly first-party cookies.

COOKIES NECESSARY FOR THE FUNCTIONING OF THE STORE

We use these necessary Cookies and Cookies that do not need your prior informed consent (exemptions):

Name	Function
_ab	Used in connection with access to admin.
_secure_session_id	Used in connection with navigation through a storefront.
cart	Used in connection with shopping cart.
cart_sig	Used in connection with checkout.
cart_ts	Used in connection with checkout.
checkout_token	Used in connection with checkout.
secret	Used in connection with checkout.
secure_customer_sig	Used in connection with customer login.
storefront_digest	Used in connection with customer login.
_shopify_u	Used to facilitate updating customer account information.

REPORTING AND ANALYTICS COOKIES

These cookies track information about visits to Our Websites so that we can customize and improve Our Websites for you. We might also use analytics cookies to test new ads, pages, or features to see how users react to them. These cookies collect different information such as:

• total time a user spends on our site,
• time a user spends on each page and in what order those pages were visited,
• what internal links were clicked,
• the geographic location of the user,
• what browser and operating system are being used,
• screen size and whether Flash or Java is installed,
• the referring site.

These data do not include personally identifiable information.

When you visit Our Website for the first time, we hereby inform you that by continuing to use Our Website, you consent to the use of cookies (so-called implied consent). By your continuing use of Our Website and in accordance with the above conditions, we are allowed to enable analytics cookies on Our Website upon your first visit.

We use these analytics Cookies:

Name	Function
_tracking_consent	Tracking preferences.
_landing_page	Track landing pages
_orig_referrer	Track landing pages
_s	Shopify analytics.
_shopify_fs	Shopify analytics.
_shopify_s	Shopify analytics.
_shopify_sa_p	Shopify analytics relating to marketing & referrals.
_shopify_sa_t	Shopify analytics relating to marketing & referrals.
_shopify_y	Shopify analytics.
_y	Shopify analytics.
_ga	Google analytics. Used to distinguish users.
_gat	Google analytics. Used to throttle request rate.
_gid	Google analytics. Used to store and update a unique value for each page visited
_gat_gtag_UA_*_*	Google analytics. Used to distinguish visitors for analytical purposes.
ga-disable-UA-*	Google analytics. Used to disable Google Analytics tracking.
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE	This cookie is set by Youtube to keep track of user preferences for Youtube videos embedded in sites.
YSC	Used by YouTube to track views of embedded videos.

ADVERTISING COOKIES

Such cookies are most frequently used by advertising and social networks (third pages) with the purpose of showing targeted advertisements, restricting recurring advertisements, or measuring the effectiveness of advertising agencies. Such cookies may enable the tracking of your activities online.

Name	Function
_fbp	Used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real time bidding from third party advertisers.
_gcl_au	Used by Google AdSense for experimenting with advertisement efficiency across websites using their services.
PREF	This cookie, which may be set by Google or Doubleclick, may be used by advertising partners to build a profile of interests to show relevant ads on other sites. It works by uniquely identifying your browser and device.

CHANGES AND UPDATES

We reserve the right to make changes to this Cookie Policy at any time and for any reason. We will alert you about any changes by updating the “Last Updated” date of this Cookie Policy. Any changes or modifications will be effective immediately upon posting the updated Cookie Policy on the Site, and you waive the right to receive specific notice of each such change or modification.

You are encouraged to periodically review this Cookie Policy to stay informed of updates. You will be deemed to have been made aware of, will be subject to, and will be deemed to have accepted the changes in any revised Cookie Policy by your continued use of the Site after the date such revised Cookie Policy is posted.

CONTACT

For more information about our privacy practices, if you have questions, or if you would like to make a complaint, please contact us by e-mail at: info@alleplanner.com.

Last updated: 5 july 2021