Cookie Policy

1. What Are Cookies

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile phone) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites function efficiently, provide a better user experience, and supply information to website operators. Cookies can be "session cookies" that are deleted when you close your browser, or "persistent cookies" that remain on your device for a set period or until you delete them manually.

In addition to cookies, we may use similar technologies such as web beacons (pixel tags), local storage, and session storage. These technologies serve comparable functions and are subject to the same consent requirements under the ePrivacy Directive (2002/58/EC) as amended and the GDPR.

This Cookie Policy applies to the Website operated by Spinesievevital at spinesievevital.world and should be read alongside our Privacy Policy, which provides additional information about how we process personal data collected through cookies.

2. How We Use Cookies

We use cookies and similar technologies for the following general purposes:

• Essential functionality: Enabling core Website features such as page navigation, cookie consent storage, and security measures.
• Performance and analytics: Understanding how visitors interact with our Website, which pages are most visited, and how users navigate between sections. This helps us improve content about herbal tea recipes and blending guidance.
• Preference storage: Remembering your cookie consent choices and display preferences so you do not need to reconfigure settings on each visit.
• Marketing and advertising: Where you have provided consent, cookies may be used to measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns and deliver relevant content. We do not use cookies for aggressive retargeting or manipulative advertising practices.

We are committed to transparency regarding our cookie usage and comply with the requirements of the Finnish Information Society Code (917/2014) and the GDPR regarding consent for non-essential cookies.

3. Cookie Categories

We classify cookies into the following categories, each requiring different levels of consent:

3.1 Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for the Website to function and cannot be disabled through our cookie settings panel. They do not store personally identifiable information in a way that requires consent under GDPR. Examples include cookies that maintain your cookie consent preference, enable secure login sessions, and load-balance server requests. Legal basis: legitimate interest and contractual necessity.

3.2 Analytics Cookies

Analytics cookies collect information about how visitors use the Website, including the number of visitors, pages viewed, and error messages encountered. All data is aggregated and anonymized where possible. These cookies require your explicit consent before activation. Legal basis: consent (GDPR Article 6(1)(a)).

3.3 Marketing Cookies

Marketing cookies track visitors across websites to display relevant advertisements or measure campaign performance. We use these cookies sparingly and only with your consent. We do not share cookie data with third parties for their independent marketing purposes without explicit disclosure. Legal basis: consent (GDPR Article 6(1)(a)).

4. Specific Cookies We Use

The following table describes the primary cookies used on our Website:

4.1 Strictly Necessary

• tdde_cookie_consent — Stores your cookie consent preferences (necessary, analytics, marketing). Duration: 12 months. Provider: Spinesievevital (first-party, local storage).
• session_id — Maintains session state during your visit. Duration: Session. Provider: Spinesievevital (first-party).

4.2 Analytics (Requires Consent)

• _ga — Distinguishes unique users for Google Analytics. Duration: 2 years. Provider: Google LLC.
• _ga_* — Maintains session state for Google Analytics 4. Duration: 2 years. Provider: Google LLC.
• _gid — Distinguishes unique users for Google Analytics. Duration: 24 hours. Provider: Google LLC.

4.3 Marketing (Requires Consent)

• _gcl_au — Used by Google AdSense to experiment with advertisement efficiency. Duration: 3 months. Provider: Google LLC.
• IDE — Used by Google DoubleClick to register and report user actions after viewing ads. Duration: 1 year. Provider: Google LLC.

Cookie names and durations may change as we update our analytics and advertising tools. We review this list quarterly and update this policy accordingly.

5. Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies on our Website are placed by third-party services that appear on our pages. We do not control these third-party cookies, and their use is governed by the respective third party's privacy and cookie policies. Third parties that may set cookies on our Website include:

• Google Analytics: Provides website traffic analysis. Privacy policy: policies.google.com/privacy
• Google Ads: Measures advertising performance when applicable. Privacy policy: policies.google.com/privacy
• jsDelivr CDN: Delivers icon fonts and may set performance cookies. Privacy policy: jsdelivr.com/privacy

We select third-party providers that demonstrate compliance with GDPR and provide data processing agreements. Where third-party cookies involve transfers outside the EEA, appropriate safeguards such as Standard Contractual Clauses are in place.

6. Cookie Consent Management

When you first visit our Website, a cookie consent banner appears at the bottom of the screen. You have three options:

• Accept All: Enables all cookie categories including analytics and marketing cookies.
• Reject: Declines all non-essential cookies. Only strictly necessary cookies will be active.
• Cookie Settings: Opens a detailed panel where you can toggle individual cookie categories on or off before saving your preferences.

Your consent choice is stored locally on your device and respected on subsequent visits. You may change your preferences at any time by clearing your browser cookies and revisiting the Website, which will display the consent banner again. Alternatively, contact us at assist@spinesievevital.world to request deletion of consent records from our systems.

We do not use pre-ticked boxes or implied consent mechanisms. Non-essential cookies are blocked until you provide affirmative consent, in compliance with GDPR Recital 32 and the ePrivacy Directive.

7. Browser Controls

Most web browsers allow you to manage 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 from specific websites or all websites entirely.
• Configure the browser to notify you when a cookie is being set.
• Enable "Do Not Track" signals, though not all websites respond to this signal.

Instructions for managing cookies in popular browsers:

• Google Chrome: Settings → Privacy and security → Cookies and other site data
• Mozilla Firefox: Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data
• Apple Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Manage Website Data
• Microsoft Edge: Settings → Cookies and site permissions → Manage and delete cookies

Please note that disabling cookies may affect Website functionality. Strictly necessary cookies cannot be disabled without impacting core features such as cookie consent storage and secure navigation.

8. Local Storage and Similar Technologies

In addition to cookies, we use browser local storage to persist your cookie consent preferences. Local storage data remains on your device until explicitly cleared through browser settings or our consent management interface. Unlike cookies, local storage data is not automatically transmitted to our servers with each request.

The primary local storage key used on our Website is "tdde_cookie_consent," which stores a JSON object containing your consent choices for necessary, analytics, and marketing categories along with a timestamp of when consent was given or last updated.

We do not use local storage for tracking purposes beyond consent management. No fingerprinting techniques or cross-site tracking methods are employed on our Website.

9. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy to reflect changes in the cookies we use, updates to applicable legislation, or modifications to our Website functionality. When material changes occur, we will update the effective date at the top of this page and may display a notification on the Website requesting renewed consent where required by law.

We recommend reviewing this Cookie Policy periodically. Continued use of the Website after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy, except where renewed consent is legally required for specific cookie categories.

10. Contact Information

If you have questions about our use of cookies or wish to exercise your data protection rights related to cookie data, please contact:

Spinesievevital
Mannerheimintie 20, 00100 Helsinki, Finland
Email: assist@spinesievevital.world
Phone: +358 10 765 1000

For more information about how we process personal data, please see our Privacy Policy. To learn about your general rights when using our Website, refer to our Terms of Use.