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COOKIE POLICY

MAPSTARS COOKIE POLICY


 

Effective Date: February 7, 2024



 

We utilize cookies while you browse our websites, including but not limited to mapstars.org (referred to as the "Website"), to recognize you and enhance your user experience by remembering your preferences. In this Cookie Policy, we offer detailed insights into how and why Mapstars ("we" or "our") collects your data, the types of data collected, and the duration of data storage.


 

  1. WHAT IS “COOKIE“

 

A cookie is a small text file containing data fragments used to identify your computer as you navigate a computer network. These files are stored on your computer and serve as anonymous unique identifiers. We may automatically collect information from you through cookies or similar technology when you use our Website.


 

  1. WHY WE USE COOKIES

 

2.1. We employ cookies for the following primary purposes:

 

  • Ensuring the efficient and secure operation of the website.

  • Recognizing and tallying the number of visitors and tracking their movements on the site. This aids in analyzing website usage and enhancing its functionality, such as ensuring users easily locate desired information.

  • Identifying and authenticating a user across various pages of our website, within a session or across multiple sessions.

  • Facilitating the retrieval of previously stored user data to streamline user experience.

  • For marketing purposes, cookies enable us to gather information to display relevant content in browsers, thereby creating distinct target groups.

 

2.2. Web beacons, also known as “1×1 GIFs” or “clear GIFs,” are small graphic images or other web programming code that may be included in the pages of the Website and in our messages. While web beacons may be invisible to you, they act as electronic images or code inserted into a page or email. Clear GIFs, similar to cookies, are tiny graphics with unique identifiers. However, unlike cookies stored on a user’s computer hard drive, clear GIFs are embedded invisibly on web pages and are typically the size of a period.

 

2.3. In some instances, cookies are utilized to collect data recognized as personal data, such as IP addresses and associated data. The usage of such cookies is governed by data protection laws, providing users with more control over the collection and processing of this data.

 

2.4. In providing our services, we may use the following types of cookies:

 

  • Essential or strictly necessary cookies: These are essential for error-free operation, security, and accessibility of the website, as well as remembering your cookie preferences. Without these cookies, proper service provision may be compromised. While refusal of these cookies is not possible through the Website, you may decline them by adjusting your browser settings, although this may impact the Website's functionality. These cookies are typically session-based and expire upon browser closure.

  • Performance cookies: These collect information on your website usage, such as frequently visited pages and encountered error messages. They do not gather personally identifiable information but are aggregated to enhance website functionality. These cookies may be a combination of session and persistent types.

  • Analytical cookies: These track your activity on the Website, including session counts, duration, device characteristics, and visited pages. The collected data is aggregated and does not constitute personally identifiable information. These cookies are typically a mix of session and persistent types.

 

  1. TYPES OF COOKIES THAT WE USE 

 

The list of cookies we are using are as follows:

 

Cookie Name

Purpose

Duration

Cookie Type

XSRF-TOKEN

Used for security reasons

Session

Essential

hs

Used for security reasons

Session

Essential

svSession

Used in connection with user login

12 months

Analytical

SSR-caching

Used to indicate the system from which the site was rendered

1 minute

Preference

_wixCIDX

Used for system monitoring/debugging

3 months

Essential

_wix_browser_sess

Used for system monitoring/debugging

session

Essential

consent-policy

Used for cookie banner parameters

12 months

Essential

smSession

Used to identify logged in site members

Session

Essential

TS01438eb3

Used for security and anti-fraud reasons

Session

Essential

bSession

Used for system effectiveness measurement

30 minutes

Essential

fedops.logger.X

Used for stability/effectiveness measurement

12 months

Essential

wixLanguage

Used on multilingual websites to save user language preference

12 months

Functional


 

  1. HOW TO MANAGE  COOKIES 

 

4.1. You can withdraw your consent and delete cookies whenever you want, you can do that by choosing the appropriate settings of your browser:

4.2. The processing of the data that we collect with these technologies, where it is personal data, falls within the Privacy Policy. For example, our employees and subcontractors may be able to access this data. Moreover, your data may be processed on our behalf by the third-party service providers mentioned above. For more information on our practices, see the Privacy Policy.

  1. CONTACT US

 

We will be glad to hear something from you. If you have any questions regarding these Policy, please contact us at:

 

  • Mapstars LDA, Rua José Filipe Neto Rebelo - 5, Lot 22, 5º Esq.º 2500-222 Caldas da Rainha

  • Email: info@mapstars.org

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