Cookies Policy
Last Updated: July 26, 2024
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed and stored on your computer, smartphone, or other internet-enabled device when you visit a website or use an application. They are widely used to make websites and applications work, or work more efficiently, remember your preferences, and provide information to the site owners.
Cookies can be "session" cookies (which expire once you close your web browser) or "persistent" cookies (which stay on your device for a set period or until you delete them).
2. How We Use Cookies
The GiftSensei Application (https://giftsensei.app) uses cookies primarily through the third-party services integrated into its functionality. We do not appear to set first-party cookies directly from the `giftsensei.app` domain for tracking or user identification based on the provided application code.
The types of cookies that may be encountered when using our Application include:
Strictly Necessary / Functional Cookies (from Third Parties):
Vercel (Hosting Provider): Our Application is hosted by Vercel. Vercel may use cookies essential for the secure and efficient delivery of the Application content and infrastructure operation (e.g., load balancing, security features). These are typically necessary for the service to function correctly. See Vercel Privacy Policy.
Third-Party Cookies (Non-Essential - Require Consent):
Google Fonts (Google LLC): We use Google Fonts to display typography. While Google states that the Fonts API usage is unauthenticated and sets no cookies directly for font requests, Google may collect usage information or potentially use cookies related to its broader services depending on your browser and Google account status. See Google Privacy Policy and Google Fonts FAQ on Privacy.
Amazon Associates (Affiliate Links - Amazon): When you click on a sponsored gift suggestion link redirecting to Amazon.com (containing our affiliate tag antal01-21), Amazon places tracking cookies on your device. These cookies are used by Amazon to identify that the referral came from our Application and to track any subsequent qualifying purchases for the purpose of calculating affiliate commissions. These cookies are set and controlled by Amazon according to their own privacy and cookie policies. See Amazon.com Privacy Notice and their specific cookie information pages.
3. Your Consent - Cookie Banner Required
Action Required: According to GDPR and ePrivacy regulations (applicable in Bulgaria and the EU), you MUST obtain informed consent from users before placing any non-essential cookies on their device. This includes affiliate tracking cookies (Amazon) and potentially performance or analytics cookies if used.
Therefore, you must implement a Cookie Consent Banner or Management Tool on the GiftSensei Application. This tool should:
Appear prominently on the user's first visit.
Clearly inform users about the types of cookies used (especially third-party tracking cookies like Amazon's) and their purposes.
Provide clear options to ACCEPT or REJECT non-essential cookies. Best practice includes an option to "Configure" or "Manage Preferences" for granular control.
Ensure that non-essential cookies (like Amazon affiliate tracking cookies) are NOT loaded or activated until the user gives explicit consent (Accepts). Strictly necessary cookies do not require consent but should be declared.
Link to this Cookies Policy and the Privacy Policy for detailed information.
Remember the user's choice for future visits (usually via a necessary cookie).
Failure to implement a compliant consent mechanism can lead to breaches of data protection laws.
Clicking on an affiliate link to Amazon implies interaction with their service, which will then operate under their cookie and privacy policies.
4. How to Manage and Delete Cookies via Browser Settings
In addition to using a Cookie Consent Banner (once implemented), you can control and manage cookies through your web browser settings. Most browsers allow you to:
View the cookies stored on your device.
Block cookies from specific websites or all websites.
Delete existing cookies.
Set your browser to notify you when a cookie is set.
Find out how to manage cookies on popular browsers:
Please be aware that blocking or deleting cookies, especially strictly necessary ones (like those potentially set by Vercel for functionality), may negatively impact your experience and prevent certain parts of the Application from working correctly.
5. Changes to This Cookies Policy
We may update this Cookies Policy from time to time, for example, to reflect changes in the third-party services we use or for legal or regulatory reasons. We will post any changes on this page and update the "Last Updated" date. If the changes are significant, we may also notify you through the Application or the cookie banner upon your next visit.
6. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Cookies Policy or our use of cookies, please contact us:
By email: contact@giftsensei.app
By mail: Aleksandar Petrov, Vladislav Varnenchik 16, Varna 9000, Bulgaria