COOKIE POLICY
Effective as of October 28 2024.
This Cookie Policy makes an integral part of our Privacy Policy and Terms & Conditions. You can find out more about cookies and how to control them on the website in the information below. Concepts written in capital letters in this Cookie Policy have the same meaning as defined in the Privacy Policy.
1. WHAT IS A COOKIE?
Cookies are text files containing small amounts of information which are downloaded to your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. Cookies are then sent back to the originating website on each subsequent visit, or to another website that recognizes that cookie. Cookies are useful because they allow a website to recognize a user's device.
We use cookies to collect information about the use of the Website. The purpose of collecting information through cookies is not to identify the Website user, but to improve the Website's content and user experience.
2. TYPES OF COOKIES
Cookies can be classified in three different ways: based on their duration, i.e., how long they last, where they originate from, and what is their purpose.
(a) Duration of cookies
In general, cookies may last a certain period of time (such as 179 days, 1 year, 2 years, etc.), or only while the website visit session lasts.
So, session cookies are temporary cookies that expire once you close your browser (or once your session ends).
Persistent cookies are cookies that remain on your hard drive until you erase them, or your browser does, depending on the cookie’s expiration date. All persistent cookies have an expiration date written into their code, but their duration can vary.
(b) Provenance (origin)
First-party cookies – cookies that are put on your device directly by us, i.e., the website that you have visited.
Third-party cookies - cookies placed on your device, not by us, but by a third party. Third-party cookies are usually related to an advertiser or an analytic system.
Whether a certain cookie falls into the category of first-party or third-party ones, you can check in the category ‘provider’ in the table below.
(c) Purpose
Our Website includes several types of cookies, which all have different purposes - the necessary, statistical, functionality and marketing cookies. In addition, from time-to-time unclassified cookies may appear.
We use:
2.1. NECESSARY COOKIES
Necessary cookies help make the Website usable by enabling basic functions like page navigation and access to secure areas of the website. The Website cannot function properly without these cookies.
| COOKIE NAME | PURPOSE | PROVIDER | EXPIRY | TYPE |
| OptanonConsent | Calendly is an online appointment scheduling software that allows individuals and businesses to manage appointments and meetings. | calendly.com | 1 year | HTTP |
| m | This domain is associated with Stripe, a company that provides payment processing software and application programming interfaces for e-commerce websites and mobile applications. | m.stripe.com | 1 year | HTTP |
2.2. STATISTIC COOKIES
Statistic cookies help us understand how visitors interact with the site by collecting and reporting information anonymously. These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so that we can measure and improve the performance of our Website. They help us know which pages are the most and the least popular and see how visitors move around the Website. All information collected by these cookies are collected anonymously. If you do not allow the use of these cookies, we will not know when you visited the Website.
| COOKIE NAME | PURPOSE | PROVIDER | EXPIRY | TYPE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | This cookie registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the Website. | elanwave.com | 1 year | HTTP |
| _gid | This cookie registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the Website. | elanwave.com | a few seconds | HTTP |
| _ga_xxxxxxxxxx | NAUsed by Google Analytics to identify and track an individual session with your device. | elanwave.com | 1 year | HTTP |
2.3. FUNCTIONALITY COOKIES
Functionality cookies allow websites to remember the user’s site preferences and choices they make on the site in order to provide personalized features, increase the level of the Websites’ functionality, and boost the user experience on a Website.
If you do not allow these cookies, some of the services won’t function properly.
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COOKIE NAME |
PURPOSE | PROVIDER | EXPIRY | TYPE |
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_calendly_session |
Calendly is an online appointment scheduling software that allows individuals and businesses to manage appointments and meetings. | calendly.com | 20 days | HTTP |
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_cfuvid |
Calendly is an online appointment scheduling software that allows individuals and businesses to manage appointments and meetings. | calendly.com | 1 year | HTTP |
|
cf_clearance |
Calendly is an online appointment scheduling software that allows individuals and businesses to manage appointments and meetings. | calendly.com | 1 year | HTTP |
|
__cfruid |
Calendly is an online appointment scheduling software that allows individuals and businesses to manage appointments and meetings. | calendly.com | 1 year | HTTP |
2.4. MARKETING COOKIES
Marketing cookies help us provide you with good user experience, tailored content and also allow us to continually improve our Website. Marketing cookies are set up through our location and set by our advertising partners. They can use these companies to create a profile of your interests and show you relevant advertisements in other locations. They work by uniquely identifying your browser and device. If you do not allow these cookies, you will not experience our targeted ads on other websites
| COOKIE NAME | PURPOSE | PROVIDER | EXPIRY | TYPE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| _gat_gtag_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx | This cookie is part of Google Analytics and is used to limit requests (throttle request rate). | elanwave.com | a few seconds | HTTP |
3. USE OF EXTERNAL TOOLS ON OUR WEBSITE
Google Analytics
On this Website, we have integrated a special analysis service - Google Analytics.
Website analysis refers to the collection, recording and analysis of data regarding the behaviour of Website visitors. In other words, Google Analytics uses cookies to remember a visitor’s behaviour and provide us with reports on the Website visits and the visitors’ activity.
The operator of the Google Analytics tool is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, USA. Google Analytics uses cookies, as described in the table above. The information about your use of our Website generated by the Google Analytics cookies is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. Google might disclose these personal data collected via the technical procedure to third parties.
In addition to the instructions in Section 5. of this Cookie Policy, you may prevent the disclosure of the data generated by the cookie which refers to the use of the Website (including your IP address) to Google, as well as the processing of these data by Google, by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available under the following link.
This browser add-on notifies Google Analytics via JavaScript that no data or information about website visitors may be transmitted to Google Analytics. Apart from that, a cookie left behind by Google Analytics may be erased at any time via the Internet browser or other software programs.
Google Analytics is explained in more detail here, while information on how Google processes data you may find on this link.
TOOLS USED FOR MARKETING ON OTHER WEBSITES/PLATFORMS
A. Meta (Facebook and Instagram)
Our website uses the Meta Pixel, a tool provided by Meta Platforms, Inc., that allows us to show tailored advertisements to users who have previously visited our website. The pixel enables Meta to track actions taken on our website (like page views) and helps us deliver ads on Facebook and Instagram that are relevant to your interests.
Owner: Meta Platforms, Inc.
Headquarters: 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
You can learn more about Meta’s data practices and privacy policies here:
Disabling the Use of Meta Pixel: If you prefer not to receive ads based on your website interactions, you can adjust your ad settings on Meta platforms directly - Ad Preferences on Facebook.
B. LinkedIn
We use the LinkedIn Insight Tag, which enables LinkedIn to collect information about visits to our website, including the pages you view and actions you take. This helps us serve tailored LinkedIn ads to users who have previously interacted with our website.
Owner: LinkedIn Corporation
Headquarters: 1000 W. Maude Avenue, Sunnyvale, California 94085, USA
You can learn more about LinkedIn’s data processing practices here:
Disabling the Use of LinkedIn Insight Tag: You can manage your LinkedIn ad preferences to limit tracking and personalized ads - LinkedIn Ad Preferences.
C. Google (Google Ads)
Our website uses Google Ads tracking technology, which helps us display personalized ads to users who have previously interacted with our site. Google Ads tracks certain actions on our site (such as visiting specific pages) and enables us to deliver relevant ads on Google’s platforms based on your interests.Owner: Google LLC
Headquarters: 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, California 94043, USA
You can review Google’s data processing and privacy policies here:
Disabling Google Tracking: To manage personalized ad settings or limit data collection, you can adjust your preferences through: - Google Ad Settings.
4. LEGAL BASIS FOR THE USE OF COOKIES
We use cookies only if we have obtained your consent for that (through the cookie settings). In general, the legal basis for the use of cookies on the Website is the consent of the visitor, given in accordance with the Privacy Policy. The only exception is necessary cookies because the legal basis for their implementation is the performance of the agreement concluded with the data subject.
Please note that it is assumed that the device you use to access the Website is yours. If you access the Website from a device that you do not own, it will still be assumed that you have the authority to consent to the use of cookies on that device, in accordance with the Cookie Policy.
5. HOW TO BLOCK COOKIES?
You can disable any type of cookies, except for the necessary ones.
To block the cookies, you can:
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Refuse cookies via the cookie banner and general cookie settings, or
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Adjust your browser settings.
When disabling the cookies via the cookie banner, please choose the option “Decline”. Also, please have in mind that you can change your cookie preferences at any time by clicking on the “Cookie settings” icon. Then, you can change the available sliders/checkboxes to “On” or “Off” and confirm the choice by clicking on “Save and close”.
You may need to refresh your page for your settings to take effect.
If you would like to disable cookies via browser, please note that most internet browsers accept cookies by their default setup. However, if you want to refuse or delete cookies, please refer to the help and support area on your browser for further instructions (e.g., Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox, Safari (Desktop), Safari (Mobile), Android Browser, Opera, Opera Mobile).
Browsers may have different procedures for managing and configuring cookies. But, if you decide to use your browser settings to block all cookies (including necessary cookies), please keep in mind that you may not be able to access all or some parts of our Website.
For more information on cookies, i.e., instructions on how to delete or block them, please visit http://www.aboutcookies.org/.
6. CHANGES TO OUR COOKIE POLICY
This Cookie Policy may be updated from time to time. If we change anything important about this Cookie Policy we will notify you through a pop-up on the Website in a reasonable period of time prior to and following the change.