Cookies Policy
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This Cookies Policy explains how Expellingclear, operating at expellingclear.world and located at Purilas 10, 40100 Jyväskylä, Finland, uses cookies and similar tracking technologies when you visit our website. It should be read alongside our Privacy Policy, which provides additional information about how we process personal data.
1. What Are Cookies
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites function properly, improve user experience, and provide information to site owners. Cookies can be "session cookies" that expire when you close your browser, or "persistent cookies" that remain on your device for a defined period or until you delete them.
Similar technologies include local storage, session storage, and pixel tags, which may be used on expellingclear.world for comparable purposes. References to "cookies" in this policy include these related technologies unless otherwise specified.
2. How We Use Cookies
Expellingclear uses cookies to ensure our website functions correctly, remember your cookie consent preferences, analyze how visitors interact with our office wellness program pages, and improve the overall browsing experience. We use cookies in a manner consistent with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Finnish Information Society Code.
3. Types of Cookies We Use
3.1 Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are essential for the operation of expellingclear.world. They enable core functionality such as page navigation, secure access to program areas, and remembering your cookie consent choice. Without these cookies, certain services you request cannot be provided. These cookies do not require your consent under applicable law.
- cookieConsent: Stores your cookie preference (accepted or declined). Duration: 12 months. Provider: Expellingclear.
- session_id: Maintains your session state during website navigation. Duration: Session. Provider: Expellingclear.
3.2 Functional Cookies
Functional cookies allow our website to remember choices you make, such as language preferences or form data you have entered, to provide enhanced and personalized features. These cookies may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we use.
- form_prefill: Remembers non-sensitive form field entries to improve contact form usability. Duration: Session. Provider: Expellingclear.
3.3 Analytics Cookies
Analytics cookies help us understand how visitors use expellingclear.world by collecting information about pages visited, time spent on site, navigation paths, and general geographic region. This data is aggregated and anonymized where possible. Analytics cookies are only activated if you accept cookies through our consent banner.
- _ga: Distinguishes unique users for traffic analysis. Duration: 24 months. Provider: Google Analytics (if enabled).
- _gid: Distinguishes unique users for daily traffic analysis. Duration: 24 hours. Provider: Google Analytics (if enabled).
3.4 Performance Cookies
Performance cookies collect information about how you use our website, such as which pages load slowly or generate errors. This helps us optimize site performance and ensure a smooth experience when browsing our wellness program information.
4. Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies on expellingclear.world are placed by third-party services that appear on our pages. These include:
- Google Fonts: Used to deliver custom typography. May set cookies related to font delivery and usage statistics.
- Google Maps: Embedded on our contact page to display our Jyväskylä location. Google may set cookies when you interact with the map.
- Font Awesome CDN: Delivers icon assets and may collect basic usage data.
We do not control third-party cookies. Please refer to the respective privacy and cookie policies of these providers for more information about their data practices.
5. Legal Basis for Using Cookies
Strictly necessary cookies are used based on our legitimate interest in providing a functional website and delivering the services you request. All other categories of cookies, including analytics and functional cookies beyond essential operation, are used only with your consent, obtained through the cookie banner displayed when you first visit expellingclear.world.
6. Managing Your Cookie Preferences
6.1 Cookie Banner
When you first visit our website, a cookie consent banner appears allowing you to accept or decline non-essential cookies. Your choice is stored in a cookie so we do not ask again on subsequent visits unless you clear your browser cookies.
6.2 Browser Settings
Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can typically:
- View cookies stored on your device and delete them individually or collectively
- Block third-party cookies while allowing first-party cookies
- Block all cookies entirely
- Set your browser to notify you when a cookie is being placed
Please note that blocking or deleting cookies may affect the functionality of expellingclear.world and limit your ability to use certain features.
6.3 Opt-Out Resources
For analytics cookies, you may use the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on available at tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout. You can also visit youronlinechoices.eu for information about behavioral advertising opt-outs in the European Union.
7. Cookie Retention Periods
Session cookies are deleted when you close your browser. Persistent cookies remain on your device for the duration specified in Section 3 or until you manually delete them. We review our cookie usage regularly and update retention periods as needed to align with our data minimization principles outlined in the Privacy Policy.
8. Do Not Track Signals
Some browsers offer a "Do Not Track" (DNT) feature. Currently, there is no industry standard for responding to DNT signals. Expellingclear does not alter its data collection practices in response to DNT signals, but we honor cookie consent choices made through our banner.
9. Updates to This Policy
We may update this Cookies Policy to reflect changes in technology, legal requirements, or our cookie practices. The revised policy will be posted on expellingclear.world with an updated date. We encourage you to review this page periodically. Significant changes may be communicated through our website or other appropriate channels.
10. Contact Us
If you have questions about our use of cookies or wish to exercise your data protection rights, contact Expellingclear at Purilas 10, 40100 Jyväskylä, Finland, phone +358408474770, or via the contact form at expellingclear.world.