Cookies Policy
Last Updated: 17 January 2025
At UVN LTD (“we,” “us,” or “our”), we are deeply committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring the security of your personal data. This Cookies Policy is designed to provide you with a comprehensive understanding of how we use cookies and similar tracking technologies on our website, https://www.uvnltd.com (the “Site”). It also outlines your rights and choices regarding these technologies, empowering you to make informed decisions about your data.
Our practices are meticulously crafted to comply with global privacy regulations, including but not limited to:
· General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) (applicable in the European Union and European Economic Area).
· California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) (applicable in California, USA).
· Brazilian General Data Protection Law (LGPD) (applicable in Brazil).
· Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) (applicable in Canada).
· ePrivacy Directive (applicable in the EU).
· Other applicable data protection laws and regulations.
Cookies and similar technologies are indispensable for ensuring that our Site functions efficiently, delivers a seamless user experience, and provides personalized content. By understanding how these technologies work and your rights, you can make informed decisions about how your data is collected and processed.
This policy is intended to provide transparency and clarity about our cookie practices. For a detailed understanding of how we handle your personal data, including data collected through cookies, please refer to our Privacy Policy.
Table of Contents
1. What Are Cookies?
2. Scripts and Web Beacons
3. Types of Cookies We Use
4. Specific Cookies Used
5. How We Use Cookies
6. Managing Cookies
7. Third-Party Cookies and Services
8. Data Retention Periods
9. Your Rights Regarding Cookies
10. International Data Transfers
11. Data Security
12. Policy Updates
13. Contact Us
14. Conclusion
15. Sources
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device (e.g., computer, smartphone, or tablet) when you visit a website. These files contain data that helps websites recognize your device, track your interactions, and remember your preferences. Cookies can be set directly by the website you are visiting (“first-party cookies”) or by external services (“third-party cookies”).
Key Functions of Cookies
· Authentication: Verify your identity when you log in, ensuring secure access to your account. For example, they store session tokens that validate your login credentials without requiring you to re-enter them on every page.
· Session Management: Maintain your session as you navigate through the Site, preventing the need to re-enter information. This ensures a seamless browsing experience, especially during transactions or form submissions.
· Personalization: Remember your preferences, such as language, region, and theme settings. This allows us to tailor the Site to your individual needs, enhancing usability and satisfaction.
· Analytics: Collect data about how you interact with the Site, helping us improve its performance and usability. For instance, cookies track which pages are most frequently visited and identify areas for optimization.
· Advertising: Enable targeted advertising by tracking your browsing habits and interests. This ensures that the ads you see are relevant to your preferences, improving the effectiveness of marketing campaigns.
Without cookies, many essential functionalities, such as maintaining your login session or remembering items in your shopping cart, would not be possible. These small but powerful tools enhance user convenience and overall site usability.
Types of Cookies Based on Lifespan
· Session Cookies: These are temporary cookies that are deleted when you close your browser. They are essential for maintaining your session and ensuring secure navigation. For example, session cookies keep you logged in as you move from one page to another.
· Persistent Cookies: These remain on your device for a specified period (e.g., days, months, or years) and are used to remember your preferences and track your interactions over time. For instance, persistent cookies store your language preference so that the Site automatically displays content in your chosen language on subsequent visits.
2. Scripts and Web Beacons
In addition to cookies, our Site employs other tracking technologies to optimize functionality and gather insights into user behavior:
Scripts
Scripts are program codes that enable the Site to execute tasks, such as:
· Interactive Features: Enabling dynamic elements like dropdown menus, sliders, and forms. For example, scripts ensure that dropdown menus function smoothly and that forms submit data correctly.
· Data Processing: Validating form inputs and processing transactions. Scripts verify that the information you enter (e.g., email addresses or credit card numbers) is accurate and complete before submission.
· Real-Time Updates: Displaying live data, such as stock availability or chat notifications. Scripts enable real-time interactions, ensuring that you receive up-to-date information without refreshing the page.
Scripts can run either on your device (client-side) or on our servers (server-side). For example, client-side scripts ensure that forms submit data correctly, while server-side scripts handle complex calculations and database interactions.
Web Beacons
Web beacons (also known as pixel tags or clear GIFs) are small graphic images embedded in web pages or emails. They are used to:
· Track User Interactions: Monitor whether an email has been opened or a specific page on our Site has been visited. For instance, web beacons help us determine the effectiveness of email campaigns by tracking open rates and click-through rates.
· Measure Campaign Effectiveness: Analyze the performance of marketing campaigns by tracking clicks, conversions, and engagement. Web beacons provide valuable insights into how users interact with our content, enabling us to refine our marketing strategies.
Together, scripts and web beacons complement cookies by providing deeper insights into how users interact with our content. This data helps us fine-tune our services, ensuring they remain relevant and effective.
3. Types of Cookies We Use
To enhance your browsing experience and ensure our Site operates effectively, we use the following types of cookies:
a. Necessary Cookies
These cookies are essential for the fundamental operation of our Site. They enable:
· Secure Login: Authenticating users and preventing unauthorized access. For example, necessary cookies store session tokens that validate your login credentials without requiring you to re-enter them on every page.
· Session Stability: Maintaining your session as you navigate the Site. This ensures that you remain logged in and that your preferences are retained as you move from one page to another.
· Transactional Processes: Supporting checkout functionality and payment processing. Necessary cookies ensure that your shopping cart items are retained and that transactions are processed securely.
Without these cookies, basic features of our Site would not function properly. For example, they prevent unauthorized access to your account by ensuring your login details remain secure throughout your session.
b. Performance Cookies
Performance cookies collect data on:
· Page Visits: Tracking which pages are most frequently accessed. This helps us identify popular content and allocate resources accordingly.
· Navigation Paths: Understanding how users move through the Site. Performance cookies track the sequence of pages visited, enabling us to optimize the user journey.
· Errors: Identifying and resolving technical issues. For example, performance cookies help us detect broken links or pages that fail to load, allowing us to address these issues promptly.
This information helps us identify areas for improvement and ensure smooth operation. By analyzing how visitors interact with different sections of the Site, we can prioritize updates and optimizations to enhance user satisfaction.
c. Functionality Cookies
These cookies enable us to provide a personalized experience by remembering:
· Language Preferences: Displaying content in your preferred language. For example, functionality cookies ensure that the Site automatically displays content in your chosen language on subsequent visits.
· Region-Specific Settings: Showing relevant products or services based on your location. Functionality cookies tailor the Site to your region, ensuring that you receive localized content and offers.
· User Preferences: Retaining choices such as dark mode or font size. These cookies enhance usability by preserving your settings across multiple visits.
Functionality cookies are crucial for creating a consistent and user-friendly experience. For example, they ensure that your chosen settings persist across multiple visits, saving you time and effort.
d. Marketing/Tracking Cookies
These cookies are used to deliver targeted advertisements and track your browsing habits. They:
· Analyze User Interests: Identify topics and products that align with your preferences. For example, marketing cookies track the pages you visit and the products you view, enabling us to recommend similar items.
· Display Relevant Ads: Show advertisements tailored to your interests across platforms. Marketing cookies ensure that the ads you see are relevant to your preferences, improving the effectiveness of our campaigns.
· Measure Campaign Effectiveness: Evaluate the success of marketing initiatives. These cookies track clicks, conversions, and engagement, providing valuable insights into the performance of our campaigns.
Marketing cookies enable us to show you ads that align with your preferences, making promotional content more relevant and engaging. These cookies also help us understand which campaigns resonate most with our audience.
e. Social Media Cookies
These cookies facilitate:
· Content Sharing: Allowing you to share content via platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok. Social media cookies integrate our Site with popular platforms, enabling seamless sharing of content.
· Tailored Marketing: Delivering personalized ads based on your interactions with social media. These cookies track your engagement with our content on social media, enabling us to deliver targeted ads within your feeds.
Social media cookies integrate our Site with popular platforms, allowing seamless sharing of content and enhancing brand visibility. They also enable personalized ad delivery within your social media feeds.
4. Specific Cookies Used
The following table outlines the cookies used on our Site:
Cookie Name | Type | Purpose | Lifespan |
_session_id | Necessary | Tracks user sessions for secure login. | Session |
__utma | Performance | Google Analytics—measures user visits. | 2 years |
__utmz | Performance | Google Analytics—monitors referral sources. | 6 months |
language_pref | Functionality | Stores user language preferences. | 1 year |
ad_targeting | Marketing/Tracking | Tracks ad interactions for personalized ads. | 30 days |
fr | Social Media | Facebook—delivers ads based on engagement. | 3 months |
NID | Marketing/Tracking | Google—delivers tailored advertisements. | 6 months |
auth_token | Necessary | Manages user authentication and sessions. | Session |
__cfduid | Performance | Cloudflare—enhances security and load times. | 1 month |
ci_session | Necessary | Maintains session identification and authentication. | Session |
user_referral | Marketing/Tracking | Tracks referrals for conversion analysis. | 30 days |
Each of these cookies plays a unique role in improving your browsing experience. For example, Google Analytics cookies help us understand how visitors navigate the Site, enabling data-driven enhancements.
5. How We Use Cookies
Cookies play a vital role in delivering an optimal browsing experience. We use cookies for the following purposes:
a. Website Functionality
· Ensure smooth navigation.
· Provide essential services (e.g., login and checkout processes).
· Prevent unauthorized activities, such as fraud.
For instance, necessary cookies maintain session continuity, ensuring that items added to your shopping cart remain there as you browse other pages.
b. Website Traffic Analysis
· Understand user behavior through tools like Google Analytics.
· Monitor peak usage times and optimize server performance.
· Detect and troubleshoot technical issues.
By analyzing traffic data, we can identify popular content and allocate resources to improve load times and server reliability.
c. Personalized Content and Ads
· Recommend products or services based on browsing history.
· Serve advertisements tailored to your interests.
· Improve customer engagement through customized experiences.
Personalization enhances user satisfaction by delivering relevant content, such as product recommendations aligned with your preferences.
d. Security
· Protect user accounts from unauthorized access.
· Identify and mitigate security risks.
· Maintain data integrity through encryption and secure session handling.
Robust security measures ensure that sensitive data, like login credentials and payment details, remains protected during transmission.
6. Managing Cookies
You have the freedom to decide how cookies are managed on your device. Here are some ways to control your cookie preferences:
a. Browser Settings
Most browsers allow you to:
· Accept or reject cookies.
· Delete existing cookies.
· Enable notifications for cookie requests.
Customizing browser settings gives you greater control over how cookies interact with your device. For example, you can choose to block all third-party cookies while allowing essential first-party cookies.
b. 2. Opt-Out Tools
Various platforms offer tools to manage cookies:
· Google Ads Settings: Opt-out of targeted ads.
· Network Advertising Initiative: Manage ad preferences across multiple networks.
· Facebook Ad Settings: Control ad personalization on Facebook.
These tools provide a convenient way to opt out of data collection without disabling cookies entirely.
c. 3. Cookie Consent Mechanism
Upon your first visit to our Site, a cookie banner will appear, allowing you to:
· Accept all cookies.
· Customize your preferences by enabling or disabling specific cookie categories.
You can update your preferences at any time by clicking the “Cookie Settings” link in the footer of our website. This flexibility ensures that you remain in control of your privacy settings.
7. Third-Party Cookies and Services
We collaborate with third-party service providers to:
· Analyze website traffic and user behavior.
· Deliver targeted advertisements.
· Facilitate social media integrations.
These third parties may place cookies on your device, governed by their respective privacy policies. Notable third-party services we use include:
· Google Analytics: Tracks website performance and user behavior.
· Facebook Ads: Provides personalized marketing solutions.
· Cloudflare: Enhances website security and speed.
· TikTok: Enables social media engagement and ad targeting.
8. Data Retention Periods
The retention periods for cookies depend on their purpose:
Cookie Type | Retention Period |
Necessary Cookies | Session duration only |
Performance Cookies | Up to 2 years |
Functional Cookies | Up to 1 year |
Marketing/Tracking | 30 days to 6 months |
9. Your Rights Regarding Cookies
As a user, you have the following rights regarding data collected through cookies:
· Right to Know: Request details about how cookies collect and process your data.
· Right of Access: Access personal data collected by cookies.
· Right to Rectification: Correct inaccuracies in collected data.
· Right to Deletion: Request deletion of personal data collected through cookies.
· Right to Restriction: Limit the scope of data processing.
· Right to Object: Oppose data usage for marketing purposes.
· Right to Data Portability: Obtain cookie data in a portable format.
To exercise these rights, contact us at privacy@uvnltd.com.
10. International Data Transfers
Your personal data, including data from cookies, may be processed outside your jurisdiction. We implement appropriate safeguards, such as Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs), to ensure compliance with privacy laws.
11. Data Security
We prioritize the security of your data and employ industry-standard measures to safeguard it:
· Encryption: Protects data during transmission.
· Access Controls: Restricts data access to authorized personnel.
· Regular Audits: Identifies and addresses vulnerabilities.
12. Policy Updates
We review and update this Cookie Policy annually or as required by changes in law or technology. The latest version and its effective date will always be available on our website.
13. Contact Us
For questions or concerns regarding this Cookie Policy, contact us:
· Email: privacy@uvnltd.com
· Phone: +44 7366485844
· Address: UVN LTD, 71-75 Shelton Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2H 9JQ, United Kingdom
14. Conclusion
This Cookie Policy explains how UVN LTD uses cookies to enhance your experience while safeguarding your data. If you have any questions or require assistance, please reach out using the contact information provided above.
15. Sources
Network Advertising Initiative