COOKIE POLICY

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile phone) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, provide a better user experience, and supply information to website owners.

2. How We Use Cookies

Garne Villo uses cookies and similar technologies on our website (https://garnevillo.com) for the following purposes:

• To ensure the proper functioning of our website (strictly necessary cookies)
• To remember your preferences and settings
• To analyze website traffic and usage patterns
• To improve our website and services
• To provide relevant content and, where applicable, advertising

3. Types of Cookies We Use

3.1 Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for the operation of our website. They enable basic functions like page navigation, access to secure areas, and form submissions. The website cannot function properly without these cookies.

Cookie Name	Purpose	Duration
PHPSESSID	Maintains user session state across page requests	Session
cookie_consent	Stores your cookie consent preference	365 days
csrf_token	Security token to prevent cross-site request forgery	Session

3.2 Functional Cookies

These cookies allow our website to remember choices you make and provide enhanced, more personalized features.

Cookie Name	Purpose	Duration
language_pref	Remembers your preferred language setting	180 days
theme_pref	Stores display preferences	180 days

3.3 Analytics Cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously.

Cookie Name	Purpose	Duration
_ga	Google Analytics - Distinguishes unique users	2 years
_ga_*	Google Analytics - Maintains session state	2 years
_gid	Google Analytics - Distinguishes unique users	24 hours
_gat	Google Analytics - Throttles request rate	1 minute

3.4 Marketing Cookies

These cookies are used to track visitors across websites to display relevant advertisements. They are set by third-party advertising partners with our permission.

Cookie Name	Purpose	Duration
_fbp	Facebook - Delivers advertising products	90 days
fr	Facebook - Delivers advertising products	90 days

4. Legal Basis

In accordance with applicable data protection and privacy laws:

• Strictly necessary cookies are set without your consent as they are essential for the operation of the website.
• All other cookies, including functional, analytics, and marketing cookies, are only set after you have given your explicit consent through the cookie consent banner.

5. Managing Your Cookie Preferences

You can manage your cookie preferences in the following ways:

• Cookie Consent Banner: When you first visit our website, a banner will appear allowing you to accept or decline non-essential cookies. You can change your preference at any time.
• Browser Settings: Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can delete existing cookies and set your browser to block cookies entirely. Note that blocking all cookies may affect website functionality.
• Opt-Out Links: For Google Analytics, you can install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

6. Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies on our website are set by third-party services. We have no direct control over these cookies. The relevant third parties' privacy policies apply:

• Google Analytics: Google Privacy Policy
• Facebook/Meta: Meta Privacy Policy
• Google Fonts: Google Privacy Policy

7. Changes to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, legislation, or our data practices. The revised version will be posted on this page with an updated "last updated" date.

8. Contact Us

If you have any questions about our use of cookies, please contact us:

Garne Villo
Dubai Media City, Loft Offices Building 1, Office 406 Entrance B, Dubai, UAE
Email: [email protected]
Phone: +971 4 455 3864