INFORMATION ABOUT COOKIES

 

1. What is a cookie?

Cookies are small text files that a website, application, or other platform stores on your computer, tablet, smartphone, or other similar device, acting like a tag that identifies your device, and storing your browsing or usage information. Cookies are necessary for purposes such as facilitating browsing, learning how users interact with platforms, and improving them. They are also used to provide users with advertisements based on their preferences and for other purposes detailed below. Cookies do not harm your computer or device.

When we talk about "cookies," we are also referring to other similar technologies (flash cookies, web beacons or bugs, pixels, HTML5 - local storage) and SDK technologies for application formats that collect or install information on and through your device. Similarly, the term "cookie" is also applied to fingerprinting, i.e., the use of information-gathering techniques that help us identify your device. In some cases, these technologies work in conjunction with cookies to collect and store information in order to provide you with specific functions or services on our Platform or to serve you advertisements on third-party platforms based on your browsing data.

This definition is a general overview of Cookies used for informational purposes only. Cookies used for specific purposes are detailed in the cookie configuration panel accessible from our Platform.

2. What types of Cookies are there?

Please review this section for general information about the types of Cookies that can be used online.
Cookies can be categorized according to their owners as follows:
a. First-party cookies: Cookies sent to the user's computer or device from equipment or domains managed by the publisher and where the platform or the service requested by the user is provided.
b. Third-party cookies: Cookies sent to the user's computer or device from equipment or domains not managed by the publisher and from another entity that processes data through cookies. Cookies can be classified according to their purpose as follows:
a. Strictly necessary (technical) cookies: These cookies allow the user to navigate a web page, platform, or application and use various options such as monitoring traffic, identifying data or sessions, accessing restricted sections or content, remembering the elements that make up an order, completing a purchase for an order, managing payment, checking for fraud related to the security of the service, using security features during browsing, requesting registration or participation in an event, storing content for video or audio streaming, enabling dynamic content (e.g., text or image loading animation), or sharing content on social networks. Strictly necessary technical cookies are downloaded by default when the platform is displayed or the service requested by the user is provided.
b. Functional or personalization cookies: These cookies allow the user to access the service or platform with specific features that may differentiate their experience from that of other users, by remembering information such as language, the number of results shown when the user performs a search, the type of browser the user is using, or the appearance or content of the service depending on the region from which the service is accessed. Not accepting these cookies may result in the website running slowly or providing insufficiently personalized recommendations.
c. Analytical cookies: These cookies allow us to calculate the number of users, the sections users visit on the platform, and how they interact with them in order to perform usage measurements and statistical analyses of users in order to offer improvements through the analysis of usage data arising from users' use of our platform or service.
d. Behavioral advertising cookies: These cookies enable the creation of a specific profile to display advertisements based on the user's browsing habits and store user behavior information obtained through continuous monitoring of these habits. These cookies allow for the easiest possible management of advertising spaces added directly by the editor or in cooperation with third parties.
3. Why are cookies used on our platform?

Cookies are an integral part of the operation of our platform. The main purpose of our cookies for Nordhus, a home decor e-commerce company, is to store your browsing or usage information on your computer, tablet, smartphone, or other similar device, acting like a tag that identifies your device, making your browsing experience more convenient and efficient. For example, during browsing and in future visits...