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This Cookie Policy explains how Cartken uses cookies and similar technologies to collect information when you visit our websites or any sites or services that link to this Cookie Policy. It explains what these technologies are and why we use them, as well as your rights to control our use of them.

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to the cookies we use or for other operational, legal or regulatory reasons and encourage you to review this Cookie Policy periodically. For further information on how we use Personal Data that we collect, please see our Privacy Policy.

1. What are cookies?
‍2. The types of cookies we use.
3. How we use cookies
‍4. Manage your cookie preferences
‍5. Cookie Declaration
‍6. Contact us‍

‍WHAT ARE COOKIES?
‍A cookie is a small text file that stores information about a user's browsing activity and interactions with a website. When you visit the site again, the cookie allows that site to recognize your browser, this makes navigating and interacting with our websites a more efficient and personalized experience.

Cookies set by the website owner (in this case, Cartken) 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 (such as advertising, interactive content and analytics). The parties that set these third party cookies can recognize your computer or mobile device both when it visits the website in question and also when it visits other specific websites.

‍THE TYPES OF COOKIES WE USE
Cartken uses first and third party cookies, and both persistent and session cookies:(i) Persistent cookies stay on your device for a set period of time or until you delete them. Persistent cookies help websites provide a more personalized experience by retaining user settings and preferences. For example, to remember any preferences you have or choices you make when you use our website.(ii) Session cookies are deleted once you close your web browser. They are primarily used to manage user sessions and provide a seamless browsing experience. For example, session cookies can keep a user logged in as they navigate through different pages of a website or remember items in a shopping cart until the user checks out.

‍HOW WE USE COOKIES
‍We use cookies for several reasons. Some cookies are required for technical reasons in order for our websites to operate properly, others enable us to perform analytics, provide different functionality or engage in targeted advertising.

(i) Essential website cookies. These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our websites and are necessary for our website to function properly. Because these cookies are essential to operate our websites, you are unable to opt out of these cookies.
(ii) Functionality cookies. Functionality cookies are used to remember visitor information on the website, eg. language, timezone, enhanced content.
(iii) Performance cookies. Performance cookies are used to see how visitors use the website, eg. analytics cookies. Those cookies cannot be used to directly identify a certain visitor.
(iv) Targeting cookies. These cookies are used to make advertising messages more relevant to you. They perform functions like preventing the same ad from continuously reappearing, ensuring that ads are properly displayed for advertisers, and in some cases selecting advertisements that are based on your interests.

‍MANAGE YOUR COOKIE PREFERENCES
‍You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies.

4.1 Manage your cookie preferences. When you visit our websites for the first time, a cookie consent banner will ask you to accept, decline or manage your cookie preferences. If you are visiting our sites from outside the European Union, all cookies will drop unless you decline or manage your preferences. You can also manage your preferences at any time by clicking “Cookie Settings” icon in the left bottom corner of our websites. If you choose to reject cookies, you may still use our website, however your access to some functionality and areas of our website may be restricted. The cookie choices you make are browser and/or device specific. If you clear your cookies from your browser on any of your devices, your choices will need to be reset.

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4.2 Manage cookies using your browser. In addition to managing your cookie preferences through our sites, you can set or amend your web browser controls to accept or refuse cookies. As the means by which you can refuse cookies through your web browser controls vary from browser-to-browser, you should visit your browser's help menu for more information.
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4.3 Universal Opt-Out mechanism. The Global Privacy Control (GPC) is a tool that you can use to inform websites of your privacy preferences in regard to ad trackers. To set up GPC, you need to configure it on your browser or use browser extensions that support GPC. Please note that this may impact the functionality of our websites or your account.
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4.4 Opt Out of Advertising Cookies. You can opt out of targeting cookies through Cartken’s “Cookie Settings” tool. In addition, most advertising networks offer you a way to opt out of targeted advertising. If you would like to find out more information, please visit **http://www.aboutads.info/choices/** or http://www.youronlinechoices.com. You may opt out by clicking here: **http://optout.aboutads.info/** or **http://optout.networkadvertising.org/** (or if located in the European Union, by clicking here: **http://www.youronlinechoices.eu/**). Please note this does not opt you out of being served advertising. You will continue to receive generic advertisements.

‍CONTACT US
‍If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy or our privacy practices, or if you have a disability and need to access this notice in a different format, contact us on info@cartken.com.