Cookie Policy

1. What Are Cookies?

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

Similar technologies include web beacons, pixels, and local storage, which serve similar functions to cookies. When we refer to "cookies" in this policy, we include all these related technologies.

2. How We Use Cookies

Tyomnaya Vishnya uses cookies to enhance your browsing experience, analyze website performance, and deliver relevant content. We use cookies for the following purposes:

2.1 Essential Website Functionality

These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly and cannot be disabled:

• Session Management: Maintaining your session as you navigate through pages
• Security: Protecting against cross-site request forgery and other security threats
• Cookie Preferences: Remembering your cookie consent choices
• Form Data: Temporarily storing form information to prevent data loss
• Load Balancing: Distributing website traffic efficiently across our servers

2.2 Performance and Analytics

These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website:

• Google Analytics: Collecting anonymous data about page views, user behavior, and website performance
• Page Load Times: Monitoring website speed and performance
• Error Tracking: Identifying and resolving technical issues
• User Journey Analysis: Understanding how visitors navigate through our site
• Content Optimization: Determining which content is most engaging

2.3 Functionality and Preferences

These cookies enhance your experience by remembering your preferences:

• Language Settings: Remembering your preferred language
• Theme Preferences: Storing your visual preferences
• Contact Form Data: Pre-filling forms with previously entered information
• Newsletter Preferences: Managing your subscription preferences
• Accessibility Settings: Remembering accessibility adjustments

2.4 Marketing and Advertising

These cookies are used to deliver relevant marketing content:

• Social Media Integration: Enabling social media sharing and interactions
• Conversion Tracking: Measuring the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns
• Remarketing: Showing relevant ads to past website visitors
• Email Marketing: Tracking email campaign performance
• Lead Generation: Identifying potential clients and their interests

3. Types of Cookies We Use

3.1 First-Party Cookies

These cookies are set directly by our website (tyomnaya-vishnya.com):

• Session Cookies: Deleted when you close your browser
• Persistent Cookies: Remain on your device for a specified period or until deleted
• Secure Cookies: Only transmitted over encrypted HTTPS connections
• HttpOnly Cookies: Cannot be accessed by client-side scripts for security

3.2 Third-Party Cookies

These cookies are set by external services we use:

• Google Analytics: Website analytics and user behavior tracking
• Google Tag Manager: Managing marketing and analytics tags
• LinkedIn Ads: Professional network advertising and conversion tracking
• Facebook Pixel: Social media advertising and audience building
• YouTube: Video content delivery and engagement tracking

4. Detailed Cookie Information

4.1 Essential Cookies

4.2 Analytics Cookies

4.3 Marketing Cookies

5. Managing Your Cookie Preferences

5.1 Cookie Consent Banner

When you first visit our website, you'll see a cookie consent banner with options to:

• Accept All: Allow all cookies for the best experience
• Necessary Only: Only enable essential cookies
• Custom Settings: Choose specific cookie categories

5.2 Updating Your Preferences

You can change your cookie preferences at any time by:

• Clicking the "Cookie Preferences" link in our website footer
• Clearing your browser cookies and revisiting our site
• Contacting us at [email protected]

5.3 Browser Settings

Most browsers allow you to manage cookies through their settings:

• Chrome: Settings → Privacy and security → Cookies and other site data
• Firefox: Preferences → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data
• Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Manage Website Data
• Edge: Settings → Cookies and site permissions → Cookies and site data

6. Third-Party Cookie Opt-Outs

6.1 Google Analytics

You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking by:

• Installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on
• Visiting: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
• Using browser "Do Not Track" settings

6.2 Social Media Platforms

Control social media cookies through platform settings:

• Facebook: Ad preferences and data settings
• LinkedIn: Privacy settings and ad preferences
• Twitter: Privacy and safety settings
• YouTube: Google account privacy settings

6.3 Industry Opt-Out Tools

Use industry-wide opt-out services:

• Digital Advertising Alliance: optout.aboutads.info
• Network Advertising Initiative: optout.networkadvertising.org
• European Digital Advertising Alliance: youronlinechoices.eu

7. Impact of Disabling Cookies

7.1 Essential Cookies

Disabling essential cookies may result in:

• Inability to submit forms or contact requests
• Loss of session data when navigating pages
• Reduced security protections
• Inability to remember your cookie preferences

7.2 Analytics Cookies

Disabling analytics cookies means:

• We cannot improve website performance based on usage data
• Less personalized content recommendations
• Reduced ability to identify and fix technical issues

7.3 Marketing Cookies

Disabling marketing cookies results in:

• Less relevant advertising content
• Reduced social media integration
• Inability to measure marketing campaign effectiveness
• Potential for seeing more generic advertisements

8. Mobile Device Considerations

8.1 Mobile Browsers

Mobile browsers may handle cookies differently:

• Some mobile browsers block third-party cookies by default
• Private browsing modes automatically delete cookies
• App-based browsing may not support all cookie types

8.2 Mobile App Analytics

If you access our content through mobile apps, we may use:

• Mobile advertising identifiers (IDFA, Android ID)
• App-specific analytics tools
• Push notification identifiers

9. Data Protection and Security

9.1 Cookie Data Security

We protect cookie data through:

• Encryption of sensitive cookie information
• Secure transmission over HTTPS connections
• Regular security audits of cookie implementations
• Limited access to cookie data by authorized personnel only

9.2 Data Retention

Cookie data is retained according to:

• The specific cookie's expiration date
• Your browser's cookie deletion settings
• Our data retention policies
• Legal requirements for data preservation

10. Legal Basis for Cookie Use

10.1 Essential Cookies

We use essential cookies based on legitimate interests in providing a functional website and protecting user security.

10.2 Analytics and Marketing Cookies

Non-essential cookies are used based on:

• Your explicit consent when provided
• Legitimate interests in improving our services
• Contractual necessity for service delivery

11. International Cookie Compliance

11.1 Australian Privacy Laws

Our cookie practices comply with Australian Privacy Principles under the Privacy Act 1988.

11.2 European GDPR Compliance

For European visitors, we comply with GDPR requirements including:

• Clear consent mechanisms
• Detailed cookie information
• Easy opt-out procedures
• Data portability rights

11.3 Other Jurisdictions

We adapt our cookie practices to comply with applicable laws in all jurisdictions where we operate or have clients.

12. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy to reflect:

• Changes in cookie technologies or implementations
• New legal requirements or guidelines
• Updates to third-party services we use
• Improvements to our website functionality

Material changes will be communicated through:

• Website notifications
• Email announcements to subscribers
• Updated date at the top of this policy

13. Contact Information

For questions about our cookie practices or this policy, please contact: