Cookie Policy
This is the Cookie Policy for Katoa S.r.l., accessible from www.katoaco.com
What are cookies?
As is common practice with almost all professional websites this site uses cookies, which are tiny files that are downloaded to your computer, to improve your experience. This page describes what information they gather, how we use it and why we sometimes need to store these cookies. In general, some cookies (so called session cookies) are assigned to the user's device only for website access period and automatically expire as soon as the browser is closed. Some other cookies (so called persistent) are kept in the device for a longer period.
Cookies have multiple purposes, different characteristics and can be used both by the owner of the website that is being visited and by third parties.
Third-party cookies
In some special cases we also use cookies provided by trusted third parties. The following section details which third party cookies you might encounter through this site.
Third party companies offering or advertising their products through this website may assign cookies to the users' computers. The categories of cookies and type of treatment of personal data by these companies are governed in compliance with the privacy policy provided by them.
Third-Party cookies are not under our direct control and therefore, for any further information on how Third Parties use cookies, please visit the Third Parties' website.
This site uses Google Analytics which is one of the most widespread and trusted analytics solutions on the web for helping us to understand how you use the site and ways that we can improve your experience. These cookies may track things such as how long you spend on the site and the pages that you visit so we can continue to produce engaging content.
For more information on Google Analytics cookies, see the official Google Analytics page.
Third party analytics are used to track and measure usage of this site so that we can continue to produce engaging content. These cookies may track things such as how long you spend on the site or pages you visit which helps us to understand how we can improve the site for you.
From time to time we test new features and make subtle changes to the way that the site is delivered. When we are still testing new features, these cookies may be used to ensure that you receive a consistent experience whilst on the site whilst ensuring we understand which optimizations our users appreciate the most.
As we sell products it's important for us to understand statistics about how many of the visitors to our site actually make a purchase and as such this is the kind of data that these cookies will track. This is important to you as it means that we can accurately make business predictions that allow us to monitor our advertising and product costs to ensure the best possible price.
We use adverts to offset the costs of running this site and provide funding for further development. The behavioral advertising cookies used by this site are designed to ensure that we provide you with the most relevant adverts where possible by anonymously tracking your interests and presenting similar things that may be of interest.
Several partners advertise on our behalf and affiliate tracking cookies simply allow us to see if our customers have come to the site through one of our partner sites so that we can credit them appropriately and where applicable allow our affiliate partners to provide any bonus that they may provide you for making a purchase.
We also use social media buttons and/or plugins on this site that allow you to connect with your social network in various ways. For these to work the following social media sites including; {Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest}, will set cookies through our site which may be used to enhance your profile on their site or contribute to the data they hold for various purposes outlined in their respective privacy policies.
Cookies that do not require any explicit authorisation
Technical cookies: they are used by the website administrator to save the information needed to improve the browsing quality within the website. These cookies are anonymous, send aggregate information and therefore do not allow for the individual visitor's identification.
Analytical cookies: they are used by the website administrator to perform statistical analyses, improve the website and simplify its use as well as to monitor its proper functioning.
Cookies requiring an explicit authorisation
Profiling cookies: they are used by the website administrator to send advertising messages in line with the preferences expressed by the user while browsing.
They can be provided by our own servers or by third parties through our website.
In order to preserve the privacy of the user in the field of electronic communication, the company Katoa S.r.l., owner of this website, can use profiling cookies having specific marketing purposes only with the user's prior consent.
The user can decide to refuse the use of this category of cookies through the opt-out tool provided in the web browser setting page, or expressing his/her own preference, as reported hereunder.
Disabling cookies
In compliance with the current legislation, the website www.katoaco.com does not have to require the user's explicit authorisation for technical, analytical and third-party cookies since they are necessary for a proper use of the website. In case they do not want to authorise their use, users can however disable these cookies, being informed that, in their absence, the website may not be displayed correctly through the following services and on-line web services configuration possibilities as well as software installed on their own computer.
Web browsers are configured to accept, control and disable cookies through their settings. Please remember that disabling browsing or functional cookies may prevent the website from functioning properly and/or limit its services. Hereunder is the process to follow in order to manage cookies from these browsers:
In order to disable analytical cookies and prevent Google Analytics from collecting your browsing data, you can download the Browser plug-in to disable Google Analytics
If the user decides to disable the use of profiling cookies, this will prevent us from saving other cookies later, while, for cookies that have been previously installed by the user in the device, these will continue to be used.
In case the user wants to delete all the cookies on the device, he/she can do it by simply selecting the settings to reject them on the device.