Cookies Policy

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This policy outlines the practices, purposes, and implications of the cookies utilized by “Findasupplier O.E.” company (hereinafter referred to as the “Company”/“us”/”we”) and their functionality within the website provided by “Findasupplier O.E.” on the internet namely: www.findasupplier.com (hereinafter referred to as the “Website”), relating to the user of the Website (hereinafter referred to as the “User”/”you”/”your”).Cookies play a vital role in enhancing user experience, personalizing content, and analyzing website traffic. This report aims to provide transparency regarding the types of cookies we use, how they function, and the choices Users of the Website have regarding their management. By understanding our cookie policy, Users can make informed decisions about their privacy preferences while navigating our Website, so that this information is kept private and secure. This statement covers any type of transaction you make with or generally any interaction you have with our Company, as well as any service we provide to you, through our Website, as described above.Our Website may use cookies to identify the User. Cookies are small text files that are stored on each user's hard drive, do not receive any document or file from the user's computer and are used only to facilitate the user's access to specific services, for marketing purposes as well as for statistical purposes, in order to determine the areas in which the services of the website are useful or popular. The User can configure his server so that he does not receive cookies, either in total or on a case-by-case basis.

Cookies also allow websites such as https://www.findasupplier.com to operate smoothly and without technical anomalies, to collect multiple user options, to identify frequent users, to facilitate their access to it, and to collect data on improving the content of the Website. Cookies do not cause harm to Users’ computers or to the files stored on them. We use cookies to provide the Users with information and to grant them our services but also they allow us to present the Users with advertising and educational content related to their interests and needs. You must keep in mind that cookies are absolutely necessary in order for the Website (https://www.findasupplier.com) to function properly and smoothly.

Generally, the Cookies are divided into the following categories:

Preference Cookies:

- Necessary Cookies. They allow the execution of basic functions of the site, such as storing Partners and/or their products in the “Wishlist”. Without these necessary Cookies, the smooth operation of the Website is directly affected, your personal browsing experience is limited and basic e-commerce functions are under-operated.

More specifically, due to the nature of our business at the Company, meaning that we are operating as a database for displaying collaborating product selling businesses, we are using “PHPSESSID” cookies which is a special PHP session ID variable. The importance of this cookie, in relation to the norm of our operation as a business, is that by utilizing it we maintain session state between different HTTP requests. When a user visits a website (e.g. our collaborating business websites) that uses PHP sessions, a unique PHPSESSID is generated for that User’s session. This session ID is then used to track the User’s session data, such as login status, shopping cart contents, or any other information specific to that User’s interaction with the website. The PHPSESSID is typically stored as a cookie in the User’s web browser and is automatically sent with each subsequent HTTP request to the server. This allows the server to identify the User and retrieve their session data, providing a seamless and personalized browsing experience.

- Performance Cookies. Performance cookies collect information about how visitors use our Website. They allow us to see which pages they visit most often, inform us if they encounter a problem while navigating, etc. Again, these cookies do not collect information that identifies the visitor as the information is aggregated and therefore anonymous. Used only to improve the way https://www.findasupplier.com operates.

- Functionality Cookies. These cookies remember your preferences when you browse our Website, so that we can suggest the right products based on your needs, thus helping you to find much more easily what you are looking for.

Particularly, we utilize “CookieControl” on our Website. “CookieControl” is a tool used to generally manage and control the use of cookies on websites. It provides website owners such us the Company with the ability to inform Users about the types of cookies being used, obtain user consent for non-essential cookies, and give Users options for managing their cookie preferences. Most importantly, “CookieControl” helps the Company, as a Website owner and operator, to comply with privacy regulations such as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) by ensuring transparency and user control over cookie usage.

Finally, regarding the cookies utilized on the Website which are necessary for its operation, we also use and operate “cookieControlPrefs” is a cookie that is commonly used in conjunction with “CookieControl” (see par. above), a tool for managing cookies on websites. This particular cookie stores the User’s preferences regarding cookie consent. It may contain information such as whether the User has consented to the use of certain types of cookies, their preferences for cookie settings, or their choices regarding cookie consent options provided by “CookieControl”. This cookie practically allows our Website to remember the User’s preferences across different sessions, ensuring a consistent experience in managing cookie preferences.

Marketing Cookies:

- Cookies Analytics. They are a subset of the Cookies functionality and enable us to evaluate the effectiveness of the various functions of our Website, thus constantly improving the experience we offer you. On our Website, we utilize Google Analytics, which are using _ga, _gid, _gat and _utmv cookies.

- Advertising Cookies. These cookies are used to provide ads related to you and your interests. They are also used to send advertisements or offers that best meet your needs, thus reducing unwanted and meaningless advertising messages. They also help us measure the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns. On our Website, we utilize _ga, _gid, _gat and _utmv advertising cookies.

Third-party vendors, including Google, may display the Company’s ads on Internet sites, use cookies to update, optimize and display ads based on the user's previous visit to the website https://www.findasupplier.com.

https://www.findasupplier.com may also use cookies from your previous visit to its website for remarketing. You can also configure your Browser (Chrome, Firefox, Microsoft Edge etc.), notify you each time before a cookie is downloaded and you decide whether to accept or reject it. In this case, keep in mind that you may not be able to take full advantage of it. https://www.findasupplier.com may use Google Analytics features for display ads (e.g., repeat marketing, Google Display Network display reports, etc.). By using Google’s Ad Settings, visitors can opt out of Google Analytics for display ads and customize Google Display Network ads.

https://www.findasupplier.com complies with Google’s Personalized Advertising Policy, “AdWords” and restrictions on sensitive categories and
https://www.findasupplier.com and third-party vendors, including Google, share cookies (such as the Google Analytics cookie) for updating, optimizing, and displaying ads, according to the previous visits of some users to its website, to run reports on how the ads are displayed in the Website, other uses of advertising services, interactions with these ad impressions and advertising services related to visits to our Website. https://www.findasupplier.com may use data from Google interest-based advertising or shared third-party data with Google Analytics.

We reserve the right to change this cookie policy at any time. Any changes to this Cookies Policy will take effect as soon as the revised Cookies Policy is available on our Website.

Third party advertisers and other companies we work with may use their own Cookies to collect information about your activities on our Website. We do not control these Cookies. We also do not control the cookies used and operated at the websites of the businesses we collaborate with and are displayed on the Website should read carefully when redirected to their website through links found on the Website.

The specific types of first- and third-party cookies served through our Website and the purposes they perform are described in the table below: