Cookies Policy

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer, smartphone, or other device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and provide information to website owners. Cookies help us understand how you use our website, remember your preferences, and improve your overall browsing experience.

These files contain small amounts of data and are stored in your device's browser directory. When you return to our website, cookies allow us to recognize your device and recall your preferences and activities.

2. How We Use Cookies

Citaja uses cookies for various purposes to enhance your experience on our paving stone manufacturing website:

• Essential Functionality: To enable core website features and ensure proper operation of our online services
• Performance Monitoring: To analyze how visitors interact with our website and identify areas for improvement
• User Preferences: To remember your settings, language preferences, and customization choices
• Analytics: To collect statistical data about visitor behavior, popular products, and website traffic patterns
• Marketing: To deliver relevant content about our paving stone products and manufacturing services
• Security: To protect our website and users from fraudulent activities and unauthorized access

3. Types of Cookies We Use

3.1 Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for our website to function properly. They enable basic functions like page navigation, access to secure areas, and form submission. Without these cookies, certain services cannot be provided. These cookies do not collect information that could be used for marketing purposes.

3.2 Performance Cookies

Performance cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting anonymous information about page visits, time spent on pages, and any error messages encountered. This data helps us improve website performance and user experience for our paving stone product catalog and information pages.

3.3 Functionality Cookies

These cookies allow our website to remember choices you make, such as your preferred language, region, or customized settings. They provide enhanced, personalized features and help us recognize you when you return to our website.

3.4 Targeting/Advertising Cookies

These cookies are used to deliver advertisements relevant to you and your interests in paving stone products and related services. They also help limit the number of times you see an advertisement and measure the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns.

4. Third-Party Cookies

In addition to our own cookies, we may use third-party cookies from trusted partners to help us analyze website usage and improve our services. These third parties may include:

• Analytics Providers: Such as Google Analytics, to track and report website traffic
• Social Media Platforms: To enable social sharing features and track engagement
• Advertising Networks: To deliver targeted advertisements based on your browsing behavior
• Customer Support Tools: To provide chat functionality and customer service features

These third parties have their own privacy policies, and we encourage you to review them to understand how they use cookies and process your data.

5. Cookie Duration

Cookies can be either session cookies or persistent cookies:

• Session Cookies: These are temporary cookies that expire when you close your browser. They help us track your journey through our website during a single browsing session.
• Persistent Cookies: These remain on your device for a set period or until you manually delete them. They help us recognize you as a returning visitor and remember your preferences across multiple sessions.

6. Managing Your Cookie Preferences

You have the right to control how cookies are used on your device. You can manage your cookie preferences through the following methods:

6.1 Browser Settings

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can typically:

• View which cookies are stored on your device
• Delete existing cookies
• Block all cookies or specific types of cookies
• Set preferences for specific websites
• Receive notifications when new cookies are placed

6.2 Opt-Out Tools

You can opt out of certain third-party cookies by visiting industry opt-out pages or using browser extensions designed to block tracking cookies. Please note that blocking certain cookies may impact your experience on our website and limit access to some features.

6.3 Impact of Disabling Cookies

While you can browse our website with cookies disabled, please be aware that some functionality may be limited. You may not be able to access certain features, save preferences, or receive personalized content about our paving stone products and services.

7. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Cookies Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology, legal requirements, or other operational needs. When we make significant changes, we will update the "Last Updated" date at the top of this policy. We encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed about how we use cookies.

Your continued use of our website after any changes to this policy constitutes your acceptance of the updated terms.

8. Your Rights and Choices

Under applicable data protection laws, you have certain rights regarding cookies and the data they collect:

• The right to be informed about cookie usage
• The right to access information collected through cookies
• The right to withdraw consent for non-essential cookies
• The right to request deletion of data collected through cookies
• The right to object to processing of your data for marketing purposes