Cookie Policy

Cookie Policy of www.auctentic.com

This document informs Users about the technologies that help this Website to achieve the purposes described below. Such technologies allow the Owner to access and store information (for example by using a Cookie) or use resources (for example by running a script) on a User’s device as they interact with this Website.

For simplicity, all such technologies are defined as "Trackers" within this document – unless there is a reason to differentiate.
For example, while Cookies can be used on both web and mobile browsers, it would be inaccurate to talk about Cookies in the context of mobile apps as they are a browser-based Tracker. For this reason, within this document, the term Cookies is only used where it is specifically meant to indicate that particular type of Tracker.

Some of the purposes for which Trackers are used may also require the User's consent. Whenever consent is given, it can be freely withdrawn at any time following the instructions provided in this document.

This Website uses Trackers managed directly by the Owner (so-called “first-party” Trackers) and Trackers that enable services provided by a third-party (so-called “third-party” Trackers). Unless otherwise specified within this document, third-party providers may access the Trackers managed by them.
The validity and expiration periods of Cookies and other similar Trackers may vary depending on the lifetime set by the Owner or the relevant provider. Some of them expire upon termination of the User’s browsing session.
In addition to what’s specified in the descriptions within each of the categories below, Users may find more precise and updated information regarding lifetime specification as well as any other relevant information — such as the presence of other Trackers — in the linked privacy policies of the respective third-party providers or by contacting the Owner.

Activities strictly necessary for the operation of this Website and delivery of the Service

This Website uses so-called “technical” Cookies and other similar Trackers to carry out activities that are strictly necessary for the operation or delivery of the Service.

First-party Trackers

  • Registration and authentication provided directly by this Website

    By registering or authenticating, Users allow this Website to identify them and give them access to dedicated services. The Personal Data is collected and stored for registration or identification purposes only. The Data collected are only those necessary for the provision of the service requested by the Users.

    Direct registration (this Website)

    The User registers by filling out the registration form and providing the Personal Data directly to this Website.

    Personal Data processed: billing address, budget, city, company name, country, county, date of birth, email address, first name, house number, language, last name, password, phone number, physical address, state, Tax ID, Tracker, Usage Data, User ID, username, various types of Data, VAT Number and ZIP/Postal code.

Third-party Trackers

  • SPAM protection

    This type of service analyzes the traffic of this Website, potentially containing Users' Personal Data, with the purpose of filtering it from parts of traffic, messages and content that are recognized as SPAM.

    Google reCAPTCHA (Google Ireland Limited)

    Google reCAPTCHA is a SPAM protection service provided by Google Ireland Limited.
    The use of reCAPTCHA is subject to the Google privacy policy and terms of use.

    Personal Data processed: answers to questions, clicks, keypress events, motion sensor events, mouse movements, scroll position, touch events, Tracker and Usage Data.

    Place of processing: Ireland – Privacy Policy.

    Storage duration:

    • _GRECAPTCHA: duration of the session
    • rc::a: indefinite
    • rc::b: duration of the session
    • rc::c: duration of the session

     

  • Further information about Personal Data

    iubenda Cookie Solution (consent Cookie) (iubenda srl)

    iubenda consent Cookie (_iub_cs-X) is set by the iubenda Cookie Solution and stores User preferences related to Trackers in the local domain.

    Personal Data processed: Tracker.

    Place of processing: Italy – Privacy Policy.

    Storage duration:

    • _iub_cs-*: 1 year
    • _iub_cs-*-granular: 1 year
    • euconsent-v2: 2 years
    • usprivacy: 1 year

     

Other activities involving the use of Trackers

Functionality

This Website uses Trackers to enable basic interactions and functionalities, allowing Users to access selected features of the Service and facilitating the User's communication with the Owner.

  • Registration and authentication

    By registering or authenticating, Users allow this Website to identify them and give them access to dedicated services.
    Depending on what is described below, third parties may provide registration and authentication services. In this case, this Website will be able to access some Data, stored by these third-party services, for registration or identification purposes.
    Some of the services listed below may also collect Personal Data for targeting and profiling purposes; to find out more, please refer to the description of each service.

    Facebook Authentication (Facebook Ireland Ltd)

    Facebook Authentication is a registration and authentication service provided by Facebook Ireland Ltd and is connected to the Facebook social network.

    Personal Data processed: Tracker and various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service.

    Place of processing: Ireland – Privacy Policy.

    Storage duration:

    • _fbp: 3 months
    • fbssls_*: duration of the session

     

    WordPress.com Single Sign On (Aut O’Mattic A8C Ireland Ltd.)

    WordPress.com Single Sign On is a registration and authentication service provided by Aut O’Mattic A8C Ireland Ltd. and is connected to the WordPress.com network.

    Personal Data processed: Tracker and various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service.

    Place of processing: Ireland – Privacy Policy.

    Storage duration:

    • tk_or: 5 years
    • tk_r3d: 3 days
    • tk_rl: duration of the session

     

Experience

This Website uses Trackers to improve the quality of the user experience and enable interactions with external content, networks and platforms.

  • Displaying content from external platforms

    This type of service allows you to view content hosted on external platforms directly from the pages of this Website and interact with them.
    This type of service might still collect web traffic data for the pages where the service is installed, even when Users do not use it.

    Google Fonts (Google Ireland Limited)

    Google Fonts is a typeface visualization service provided by Google Ireland Limited that allows this Website to incorporate content of this kind on its pages.

    Personal Data processed: Tracker and Usage Data.

    Place of processing: Ireland – Privacy Policy.

  • Interaction with external social networks and platforms

    This type of service allows interaction with social networks or other external platforms directly from the pages of this Website.
    The interaction and information obtained through this Website are always subject to the User’s privacy settings for each social network.
    This type of service might still collect traffic data for the pages where the service is installed, even when Users do not use it.
    It is recommended to log out from the respective services in order to make sure that the processed data on this Website isn’t being connected back to the User’s profile.

    Facebook Like button and social widgets (Facebook Ireland Ltd)

    The Facebook Like button and social widgets are services allowing interaction with the Facebook social network provided by Facebook Ireland Ltd

    Personal Data processed: Tracker and Usage Data.

    Place of processing: Ireland – Privacy Policy.

    Storage duration:

    • _fbp: 3 months

     

    Pinterest “Pin it” button and social widgets (Pinterest, Inc.)

    The Pinterest “Pin it” button and social widgets are services allowing interaction with the Pinterest platform provided by Pinterest Inc.

    Personal Data processed: Tracker and Usage Data.

    Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.

    Storage duration:

    • _pin_unauth: 1 year
    • _pinterest_ct_ua: duration of the session

     

Measurement

This Website uses Trackers to measure traffic and analyze User behavior to improve the Service.

  • Analytics

    The services contained in this section enable the Owner to monitor and analyze web traffic and can be used to keep track of User behavior.

    Google Analytics (Google Ireland Limited)

    Google Analytics is a web analysis service provided by Google Ireland Limited (“Google”). Google utilizes the Data collected to track and examine the use of this Website, to prepare reports on its activities and share them with other Google services.
    Google may use the Data collected to contextualize and personalize the ads of its own advertising network.

    Personal Data processed: Tracker and Usage Data.

    Place of processing: Ireland – Privacy Policy  Opt Out.

    Storage duration:

    • AMP_TOKEN: 1 hour
    • _ga: 2 years
    • _gac*: 3 months
    • _gat: 1 minute
    • _gid: 1 day

     

    Facebook Ads conversion tracking (Facebook pixel) (Facebook Ireland Ltd)

    Facebook Ads conversion tracking (Facebook pixel) is an analytics service provided by Facebook Ireland Ltd that connects data from the Facebook advertising network with actions performed on this Website. The Facebook pixel tracks conversions that can be attributed to ads on Facebook, Instagram and Audience Network.

    Personal Data processed: Tracker and Usage Data.

    Place of processing: Ireland – Privacy Policy.

    Storage duration:

    • _fbp: 3 months
    • fr: 3 months

     

    Google Ads conversion tracking (Google Ireland Limited)

    Google Ads conversion tracking is an analytics service provided by Google Ireland Limited that connects data from the Google Ads advertising network with actions performed on this Website.

    Personal Data processed: Tracker and Usage Data.

    Place of processing: Ireland – Privacy Policy.

    Storage duration:

    • IDE: 2 years
    • test_cookie: 15 minutes

     

    Wordpress Stats

    Wordpress Stats is an analytics service provided by Automattic Inc. or by Aut O’Mattic A8C Ireland Ltd., depending on how the Owner manages the Data processing.

    Personal Data processed: Tracker and Usage Data.

    Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy; Ireland – Privacy Policy.

    Storage duration:

    • tk_tc: duration of the session

     

  • Anonymized analytics services

    The services contained in this section allow the Owner, through the use of third-party Trackers, to collect and manage analytics in an anonymized form.

    Google Analytics with anonymized IP (Google Ireland Limited)

    Google Analytics is a web analysis service provided by Google Ireland Limited (“Google”). Google utilizes the Data collected to track and examine the use of this Website, to prepare reports on its activities and share them with other Google services.
    Google may use the Data collected to contextualize and personalize the ads of its own advertising network.
    This integration of Google Analytics anonymizes your IP address. It works by shortening Users' IP addresses within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the complete IP address be sent to a Google server and shortened within the US.

    Personal Data processed: Tracker and Usage Data.

    Place of processing: Ireland – Privacy Policy  Opt Out.

    Storage duration:

    • AMP_TOKEN: 1 hour
    • _ga: 2 years
    • _gac*: 3 months
    • _gat: 1 minute
    • _gid: 1 day

     

  • Heat mapping and session recording

    Heat mapping services are used to display the areas of this Website that Users interact with most frequently. This shows where the points of interest are. These services make it possible to monitor and analyze web traffic and keep track of User behavior.
    Some of these services may record sessions and make them available for later visual playback.

    Smartlook (Smartsupp.com, s.r.o.)

    Smartlook is a session recording and heat mapping service provided by Smartsupp.com, s.r.o.

    Personal Data processed: Tracker, Usage Data and various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service.

    Place of processing: Czech Republic – Privacy Policy.

Marketing

This Website uses Trackers to deliver personalized marketing content based on User behavior and to operate, serve and track ads.

Some of the advertising services used by the Owner adhere to the IAB Transparency and Consent Framework, an initiative that facilitates responsible privacy practices across the digital advertising industry - providing Users with enhanced transparency and control over how their data are used for advertising tracking purposes. Users can customize their advertising preferences at any time by accessing the advertising preferences panel from within the cookie notice or via the relevant link on this Website.

This Website participates in the IAB Europe Transparency & Consent Framework and complies with its Specifications and Policies. This Website uses iubenda (identification number 123) as a Consent Management Platform.

  • Advertising

    This type of service allows User Data to be utilized for advertising communication purposes. These communications are displayed in the form of banners and other advertisements on this Website, possibly based on User interests.
    This does not mean that all Personal Data are used for this purpose. Information and conditions of use are shown below.
    Some of the services listed below may use Trackers to identify Users or they may use the behavioral retargeting technique, i.e. displaying ads tailored to the User’s interests and behavior, including those detected outside this Website. For more information, please check the privacy policies of the relevant services.
    Services of this kind usually offer the possibility to opt out of such tracking. In addition to any opt-out feature offered by any of the services below, Users may learn more on how to generally opt out of interest-based advertising within the dedicated section "How to opt-out of interest-based advertising" in this document.

    Facebook Lookalike Audience (Facebook Ireland Ltd)

    Facebook Lookalike Audience is an advertising and behavioral targeting service provided by Facebook Ireland Ltd that uses Data collected through Facebook Custom Audience in order to display ads to Users with similar behavior to Users who are already in a Custom Audience list on the base of their past use of this Website or engagement with relevant content across the Facebook apps and services.
    On the base of these Data, personalized ads will be shown to Users suggested by Facebook Lookalike Audience.

    Users can opt out of Facebook's use of Trackers for ads personalization by visiting this opt-out page.

    Personal Data processed: Tracker and Usage Data.

    Place of processing: Ireland – Privacy Policy  Opt Out.

    Storage duration:

    • _fbp: 3 months

     

  • Remarketing and behavioral targeting

    This type of service allows this Website and its partners to inform, optimize and serve advertising based on past use of this Website by the User.
    This activity is facilitated by tracking Usage Data and by using Trackers to collect information which is then transferred to the partners that manage the remarketing and behavioral targeting activity.
    Some services offer a remarketing option based on email address lists.
    In addition to any opt-out feature provided by any of the services below, Users may opt out by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page.

    Users may also opt-out of certain advertising features through applicable device settings, such as the device advertising settings for mobile phones or ads settings in general.

    Google Ads Remarketing (Google Ireland Limited)

    Google Ads Remarketing is a remarketing and behavioral targeting service provided by Google Ireland Limited that connects the activity of this Website with the Google Ads advertising network and the DoubleClick Cookie.

    Users can opt out of Google's use of Trackers for ads personalization by visiting Google's Ads Settings.

    Personal Data processed: Tracker and Usage Data.

    Place of processing: Ireland – Privacy Policy  Opt Out.

    Storage duration:

    • AID: 2 years
    • ANID: 2 years
    • Conversion: 3 months
    • DSID: 14 days
    • FCNEC: 1 year
    • FLC: 10 seconds
    • FPAU: 3 months
    • FPGCLAW: 3 months
    • FPGCLDC: 3 months
    • FPGCLGB: 3 months
    • IDE: 2 years
    • NID: 6 months
    • RUL: 1 year
    • TAID: 14 days
    • __gads: 2 years
    • __gsas: 2 years
    • _gac_: 3 months
    • _gac_gb_: 3 months
    • _gcl_au: 3 months
    • _gcl_aw: 3 months
    • _gcl_dc: 3 months
    • _gcl_gb: 3 months
    • _gcl_gf: 3 months
    • _gcl_ha: 3 months
    • id: 2 years
    • test_cookie: 15 minutes

     

    Facebook Custom Audience (Facebook Ireland Ltd)

    Facebook Custom Audience is a remarketing and behavioral targeting service provided by Facebook Ireland Ltd that connects the activity of this Website with the Facebook advertising network.

    Users can opt out of Facebook's use of Trackers for ads personalization by visiting this opt-out page.

    Personal Data processed: email address and Tracker.

    Place of processing: Ireland – Privacy Policy  Opt Out.

    Storage duration:

    • _fbp: 3 months

     

    Facebook Remarketing (Facebook Ireland Ltd)

    Facebook Remarketing is a remarketing and behavioral targeting service provided by Facebook Ireland Ltd that connects the activity of this Website with the Facebook advertising network.

    Personal Data processed: Tracker and Usage Data.

    Place of processing: Ireland – Privacy Policy  Opt Out.

    Storage duration:

    • _fbp: 3 months

     

    Google Ad Manager Audience Extension (Google Ireland Limited)

    Google Ad Manager Audience Extension is a remarketing and behavioral targeting service provided by Google Ireland Limited that tracks the visitors of this Website and allows selected advertising partners to display targeted ads across the web to them.

    Personal Data processed: Tracker and Usage Data.

    Place of processing: Ireland – Privacy Policy  Opt Out.

    Storage duration:

    • AID: 2 years
    • ANID: 2 years
    • Conversion: 3 months
    • DSID: 14 days
    • FCNEC: 1 year
    • FLC: 10 seconds
    • FPAU: 3 months
    • FPGCLAW: 3 months
    • FPGCLDC: 3 months
    • FPGCLGB: 3 months
    • IDE: 2 years
    • NID: 6 months
    • RUL: 1 year
    • TAID: 14 days
    • __gads: 2 years
    • __gsas: 2 years
    • _gac_: 3 months
    • _gac_gb_: 3 months
    • _gcl_au: 3 months
    • _gcl_aw: 3 months
    • _gcl_dc: 3 months
    • _gcl_gb: 3 months
    • _gcl_gf: 3 months
    • _gcl_ha: 3 months
    • id: 2 years
    • test_cookie: 15 minutes

     

How to manage preferences and provide or withdraw consent

There are various ways to manage Tracker related preferences and to provide and withdraw consent, where relevant:

Users can manage preferences related to Trackers from directly within their own device settings, for example, by preventing the use or storage of Trackers.

Additionally, whenever the use of Trackers is based on consent, Users can provide or withdraw such consent by setting their preferences within the cookie notice or by updating such preferences accordingly via the relevant consent-preferences privacy widget, if available.

It is also possible, via relevant browser or device features, to delete previously stored Trackers, including those used to remember the User’s initial consent preferences.

Other Trackers in the browser’s local memory may be cleared by deleting the browsing history.

With regard to any third-party Trackers, Users can manage their preferences via the related opt-out link (where provided), by using the means indicated in the third party's privacy policy, or by contacting the third party.

Locating Tracker Settings

Users can, for example, find information about how to manage Cookies in the most commonly used browsers at the following addresses:

Users may also manage certain categories of Trackers used on mobile apps by opting out through relevant device settings such as the device advertising settings for mobile devices, or tracking settings in general (Users may open the device settings and look for the relevant setting).

How to opt out of interest-based advertising

Notwithstanding the above, Users may follow the instructions provided by YourOnlineChoices (EU and UK), the Network Advertising Initiative (US) and the Digital Advertising Alliance (US), DAAC (Canada), DDAI (Japan) or other similar services. Such initiatives allow Users to select their tracking preferences for most of the advertising tools. The Owner thus recommends that Users make use of these resources in addition to the information provided in this document.

The Digital Advertising Alliance offers an application called AppChoices that helps Users to control interest-based advertising on mobile apps.

Consequences of denying the use of Trackers

Users are free to decide whether or not to allow the use of Trackers. However, please note that Trackers help this Website to provide a better experience and advanced functionalities to Users (in line with the purposes outlined in this document). Therefore, if the User chooses to block the use of Trackers, the Owner may be unable to provide related features.

Owner and Data Controller

Auctentic BV
Portland 66
1046 BD Amsterdam
Netherlands

Owner contact email: info@auctentic.com

Since the use of third-party Trackers through this Website cannot be fully controlled by the Owner, any specific references to third-party Trackers are to be considered indicative. In order to obtain complete information, Users are kindly requested to consult the privacy policies of the respective third-party services listed in this document.

Given the objective complexity surrounding tracking technologies, Users are encouraged to contact the Owner should they wish to receive any further information on the use of such technologies by this Website.

Definitions and legal references

Personal Data (or Data)

Any information that directly, indirectly, or in connection with other information — including a personal identification number — allows for the identification or identifiability of a natural person.

Usage Data

Information collected automatically through this Website (or third-party services employed in this Website), which can include: the IP addresses or domain names of the computers utilized by the Users who use this Website, the URI addresses (Uniform Resource Identifier), the time of the request, the method utilized to submit the request to the server, the size of the file received in response, the numerical code indicating the status of the server's answer (successful outcome, error, etc.), the country of origin, the features of the browser and the operating system utilized by the User, the various time details per visit (e.g., the time spent on each page within the Application) and the details about the path followed within the Application with special reference to the sequence of pages visited, and other parameters about the device operating system and/or the User's IT environment.

User

The individual using this Website who, unless otherwise specified, coincides with the Data Subject.

Data Subject

The natural person to whom the Personal Data refers.

Data Processor (or Processor)

The natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which processes Personal Data on behalf of the Controller, as described in this privacy policy.

Data Controller (or Owner)

The natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of Personal Data, including the security measures concerning the operation and use of this Website. The Data Controller, unless otherwise specified, is the Owner of this Website.

This Website (or this Application)

The means by which the Personal Data of the User is collected and processed.

Service

The service provided by this Website as described in the relative terms (if available) and on this site/application.

European Union (or EU)

Unless otherwise specified, all references made within this document to the European Union include all current member states to the European Union and the European Economic Area.

Cookie

Cookies are Trackers consisting of small sets of data stored in the User's browser.

Tracker

Tracker indicates any technology - e.g Cookies, unique identifiers, web beacons, embedded scripts, e-tags and fingerprinting - that enables the tracking of Users, for example by accessing or storing information on the User’s device.


Legal information

This privacy statement has been prepared based on provisions of multiple legislations.

This privacy policy relates solely to this Website, if not stated otherwise within this document.