Cookie policy

With this cookie policy, we would like to explain what cookies and cookie-like technologies are, how we and other service provider use them on this website, what information they collect, for how long and for what purposes we use them.

Controller of the website
Addition to the privacy policy
What are cookies and similar technologies?
What is the legal basis for setting/reading cookies?
What rights does the website visitor have?
How to manage cookies in a browser?
What types of cookies exist?
Who can set cookies on this website?
Which cookies are used on this website?

Controller of the website

Provider: Herfey Art Sepideh Ghassemlou, Switzerland
Email: info@sepideh-artem-sg.art

Addition to the privacy policy

This cookie policy is a supplement to this website's privacy policy. The cookie policy specifies how a website uses cookies and what data it collects through them, while the privacy policy is a more comprehensive overview of all data processing activities on the website and beyond.

Cookies are small pieces of information similar to text files that can be stored and read on the end device. They serve various purposes, including maintaining basic functionalities of the website, security and privacy, providing optional functions of the website, collecting statistic data on visitor flows and providing marketing systems. Practical examples of what can be stored in cookies are the storage of login status in user accounts, the content of shopping baskets in e-commerce platforms, or a user ID for tracking behavior on the website.

The information can technically be stored in various ways. The best-known examples of this are HTTP cookies and cookie-like technologies like local storage, session storage or IndexedDB. Each type of storage has different properties, which determine the technical handling, accessibility and controllers authorized to access the information. All these types of storage are usually summarized under the term "cookies" and are therefore called as such in this cookie policy.

What is the legal basis for setting/reading cookies?

The setting and reading of cookies in the European Union (EU) and the European Economic Area (EEA) is in accordance with Art. 5 (3) ePrivacy Directive and Recital 66 ePrivacy Directive only permitted if a user has given his consent on the basis of comprehensive information about the purposes of the processing. The website operator may also set cookies if they are strictly necessary to provide you as a user with the expressly requested service, e.g. the basic content of this website or other strictly necessary cookies for basic functionality of the website to be displayed to you without your consent.

The setting and reading of cookies in Switzerland is in accordance with Art. 45c (b) FMG (Fernmeldegesetz) only permitted if a user has the option to object the processing of data on the basis of comprehensive information about the purposes of the processing. In exceptional cases, consent must be obtained for the processing of personal data in cookies in Switzerland.

What rights does the website visitor have?

Services and their cookies can be set and read on the legal basis of your consent or a legitimate interest. When you first visited this website, you were asked for your consent and you had the opportunity to object to the use of certain services. We explained which legal basis is used for which service in our consent dialog.

You have the right to view the history of your decisions, change your privacy settings, object to the use of services and revoke your consent at any time. Below you find possibilities to exercise your rights:

Change privacy settings
Privacy settings history
Revoke consents

How to manage cookies in a browser?

How to remove cookies in a browser: To remove cookies from your device, you can clear the browsing data in the settings of your browser. This action will remove all cookies from all websites you've visited, potentially including saved login details and site preferences. In some browsers, you can just delete the cookies and similar data without deleting the whole browsing history.
How to control cookies in a browser: For more granular control over cookies specific to certain websites, navigate to the privacy and cookie settings within your used browser. Here, you can adjust preferences related to individual sites' cookie usage.
How to block cookies in a browser: It's possible to configure most modern browsers in their settings to block all cookies from being placed on your device. But blocking cookies could lead to certain services and functionalities not functioning correctly, e.g. logins as a user. You can also use extensions for many browsers which can block the setting of cookies on websites.
How to manage cookies on this website: To tailor your preferences regarding cookies on this website, you can change your preferences at any time by clicking on the link in the section "Rights of the website visitor".

You can find more information on the handling of cookies devowl.io/rcb/cookie-handling/.

What types of cookies exist?

Essential cookies are indispensable for the basic functionality of a website and enable functions such as saving login information or access to secure areas of the site. These include, for example, security cookies, which can identify a bot that is not wanted on the website by storing an authentication key in a cookie.
Functional cookies improve the user experience by storing information and preferences such as language settings or appearance settings of the website to provide personalized. This includes, for example, preference cookies that store the user's preferred video quality on a website.
Statistics cookies collect data about the use of a website to gain insights into user behavior and optimize the performance of the site. This includes, for example, a randomly assigned user ID that makes it possible to attribute whether you have visited a subpage of the website.
Marketing cookies are used to track user behavior across different websites and to display personalized advertising based on the interests and surfing behavior of users. This includes, for example, advertising cookies that store an interaction with an advertisement on the website and pass it on to advertisers or a chat system for pre-sale questions and customer support.

Who can set cookies on this website?

On this website, both the operator of the website and third-party services which are used on this website may set cookies and access its content. Who can access which cookies and their content differs between first-party and third-party cookies. First-party cookies are created by the visited website and can only be read by the website operator and integrated third-party services on this website. Third-party cookies are set by usually third-party services on other domains, can be read on all websites on which the service that controls the domain is embedded and, for example, used by advertising networks to track user behavior across different websites and offer personalized advertising.

Which cookies are used on this website?

Category	Technical cookie name	Technical cookie host	Service	Duration	Type	Purpose
Essential	tk_qs	wordpress.com	Jetpack Cookies	7 days	HTTP Cookie	Collects user interaction data for Automattic’s internal analytics, to improve user experience.
Essential	tk_tc	wordpress.com	Jetpack Cookies	1 year	HTTP Cookie	Timestamp of last user login/activity on WordPress.com sites; used for tracking and analytics.
Essential	wp-settings-*	sepideh-artem-sg.art	Jetpack Cookies	1 year	HTTP Cookie	Stores user preferences for the WordPress admin interface and some site display settings.
Essential	wp-settings-time-*	sepideh-artem-sg.art	Jetpack Cookies	1 year	HTTP Cookie	Timestamp for when the above settings cookie was set, to coordinate preference application timing.
Essential	wordpress_test_cookie	sepideh-artem-sg.art	Jetpack Cookies	SESSION	Session Storage	Used to check if browser accepts cookies; required for login validation.
Essential	wordpress_logged_in_*	sepideh-artem-sg.art	Jetpack Cookies	SESSION	Session Storage	Authentication cookie indicating user is logged in.
Essential	wordpress_sec_*	sepideh-artem-sg.art	Jetpack Cookies	SESSION	Session Storage	Security cookie for logged-in users.
Essential	woocommerce_cart_hash	www.sepideh-artem-sg.art	WooCommerce	SESSION	Session Storage	Detects changes in cart contents/data to keep cart updated correctly
Essential	woocommerce_items_in_cart	www.sepideh-artem-sg.art	WooCommerce	SESSION	Session Storage	Tracks if items in the cart change during the session
Essential	wp_woocommerce_session_*	www.sepideh-artem-sg.art	WooCommerce	2 days	HTTP Cookie	Unique session code for retrieving customer cart data in the database
Essential	woocommerce_recently_viewed	www.sepideh-artem-sg.art	WooCommerce	SESSION	Session Storage	Powers the Recent Viewed Products widget
Essential	store_notice*	www.sepideh-artem-sg.art	WooCommerce	SESSION	Session Storage	Allows customers to dismiss the Store Notice message
Essential	woocommerce_snooze_suggestions_*	www.sepideh-artem-sg.art	WooCommerce	2 days	HTTP Cookie	Allows admin dashboard users to dismiss Marketplace suggestions
Essential	woocommerce_dismissed_suggestions_*	www.sepideh-artem-sg.art	WooCommerce	1 year	HTTP Cookie	Stores rejected proposal counts to avoid repeated suggestions
Essential	tk_ai	www.sepideh-artem-sg.art	WooCommerce	SESSION	Session Storage	Stores anonymous pseudonymous ID for internal WooCommerce admin tracking
Essential	real_cookie_banner*	.sepideh-artem-sg.art	Real Cookie Banner	365 days	HTTP Cookie	Unique identifier for the consent, but not for the website visitor. Revision hash for settings of cookie banner (texts, colors, features, service groups, services, content blockers etc.). IDs for consented services and service groups.
Essential	real_cookie_banner*-tcf	.sepideh-artem-sg.art	Real Cookie Banner	365 days	HTTP Cookie	Consents collected under TCF stored in TC String format, including TCF vendors, purposes, special purposes, features, and special features.
Essential	real_cookie_banner*-gcm	.sepideh-artem-sg.art	Real Cookie Banner	365 days	HTTP Cookie	Consents into consent types (purposes) collected under Google Consent Mode stored for all Google Consent Mode compatible services.
Essential	real_cookie_banner-test	.sepideh-artem-sg.art	Real Cookie Banner	365 days	HTTP Cookie	Cookie set to test HTTP cookie functionality. Deleted immediately after test.
Essential	real_cookie_banner*	https://www.sepideh-artem-sg.art	Real Cookie Banner	-	Local Storage	Unique identifier for the consent, but not for the website visitor. Revision hash for settings of cookie banner (texts, colors, features, service groups, services, content blockers etc.). IDs for consented services and service groups. Is only stored until consent is documented on the website server.
Essential	real_cookie_banner*-tcf	https://www.sepideh-artem-sg.art	Real Cookie Banner	-	Local Storage	Consents collected under TCF stored in TC String format, including TCF vendors, purposes, special purposes, features, and special features. Is only stored until consent is documented on the website server.
Essential	real_cookie_banner*-gcm	https://www.sepideh-artem-sg.art	Real Cookie Banner	-	Local Storage	Consents collected under Google Consent Mode stored in consent types (purposes) for all Google Consent Mode compatible services. Is only stored until consent is documented on the website server.
Essential	real_cookie_banner-consent-queue*	https://www.sepideh-artem-sg.art	Real Cookie Banner	-	Local Storage	Local caching of selection in cookie banner until server documents consent; documentation periodic or at page switches attempted if server is unavailable or overloaded.
Functional	__stripe_mid	js.stripe.com	Stripe.js	1 year	HTTP Cookie	Used for identifying the browser for fraud prevention and risk assessment during payment transactions.
Functional	__stripe_sid	js.stripe.com	Stripe.js	SESSION	Session Storage	Session identifier used to screen browsers and manage interactions during the payment process.
Functional	m	js.stripe.com	Stripe.js	2 years	HTTP Cookie	Used for tracking user behavior and fraud prevention.
Functional	__stripe_charge_id	js.stripe.com	Stripe.js	1 year	HTTP Cookie	Stores the unique identifier for a payment charge to link transactions and assist with payment processing and tracking. This helps in managing subscriptions, refunds, and other payment-related actions.
Functional	__stripe_did	js.stripe.com	Stripe.js	1 year	HTTP Cookie	Used by Stripe to identify the device/browser for fraud prevention and risk assessment during checkout and payment processes.
Functional	comment_author_*	sepideh-artem-sg.art	WordPress Comments	1 year	HTTP Cookie	Name of the comment author
Functional	comment_author_email_*	sepideh-artem-sg.art	WordPress Comments	1 year	HTTP Cookie	Email address of the comment author
Functional	comment_author_url_*	sepideh-artem-sg.art	WordPress Comments	1 year	HTTP Cookie	Website of the comment author
Marketing	fbm_*	facebook.com	Instagram Widget	1 year	HTTP Cookie	Facebook marketing cookie for tracking and ad personalization.
Marketing	fbc	facebook.com	Instagram Widget	3 months	HTTP Cookie	Facebook click identifier for ad tracking and retargeting.
Marketing	datr	facebook.com	Instagram Widget	2 years	HTTP Cookie	Security and fraud prevention by Facebook.
Marketing	sb	facebook.com	Instagram Widget	2 years	HTTP Cookie	Security related cookie.
Marketing	fr	facebook.com	Instagram Widget	3 months	HTTP Cookie	Facebook ad and analytics cookie.
Marketing	xs	facebook.com	Instagram Widget	3 months	HTTP Cookie	Session cookie used for login and security.
Marketing	c_user	facebook.com	Instagram Widget	3 months	HTTP Cookie	Facebook user ID cookie for logged in state management.
Marketing	presence	facebook.com	Instagram Widget	1 day	HTTP Cookie	Used to show if user is active.
Marketing	wd	facebook.com	Instagram Widget	1 month	HTTP Cookie	Window size for Facebook.
Marketing	spin	facebook.com	Instagram Widget	3 months	HTTP Cookie	Used for FB app login features.