This Cookie Policy was updated on 10/16/2023

 

Icon.Partners (And And Operation OÜ, a company registered under the laws of Estonia at Narva mnt 7 - 634 Kesklinna linnaosa Tallinn, 10117 Harju maakond Estonia) (hereinafter referred to as "ICON", "we", "our") understands that your privacy is important to you and is committed to being transparent about the technologies it uses. This Cookie Policy explains how and why cookies may be stored on your device and accessed from your device when you use or visit our Website. "Website" means the website accessible athttps://www.icon.partners/.

All terms used below but not defined in this Cookie Policy shall be interpreted in accordance with our Icon.Partners Privacy Policy.

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What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device, such as your computer, smartphone or tablet, by your browser when you visit any website. They allow you to be recognized as the same visitor and store information collected on one web page until it is needed for use on another. In this way, you are provided with personalized content and the website receives usage statistics that help to improve it.

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Cookies used on the Website

By default, we do not place cookies that collect statistics, personalize ads, and track files in your browser.

When you visit our Website, we ask you if you want us to use cookies. If you choose not to accept them, we will not use statistical and marketing cookies during your visit, except for strictly necessary cookies that support the proper functioning of our Website.

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The installation of cookies is based on consent. Such consent can be easily revoked at any time by following the instructions in the "Submit tracking ban" section.

Please note: the "Submit tracking ban" function also allows you to refuse the use of cookies. For example, if you choose to opt out of cookies, you will receive an opt-out cookie to save your decision. If you regularly delete your browser cookies, the opt-out cookie will also be deleted after deletion. You will have to decide again whether to refuse the use of cookies or to accept them for use on our Website.

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We and our service providers use cookies in the following ways:

• record whether you have seen specific messages that we display on our Website;

• save your browsing preferences to optimize your search queries (your consent is required);

• collect statistics in an anonymous and aggregated form (your consent is required);

track how you use our Website (your consent is required).

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Depending on the function and purpose, cookies can be divided into the following categories:

1. Session and permanent cookies

• Cookies may expire at the end of the browser session (from the moment the Visitor / User opens the browser window until the moment they leave the browser), but they can be stored longer.

• Session cookies enable our Website to synchronize the actions of the Visitor / User during the browser session. They are used for various purposes, such as recording information viewed on the Website. Session cookies expire after the browser session, so they will not be stored after the browser is closed.

• Persistent cookies are stored on visitors' devices between browser sessions, enabling the visitor's preferences or actions on websites to be remembered. Persistent cookies are used for various purposes, including remembering the preferences and actions of Visitors / Users while using our Website or to personalize advertising.

• All persistent cookies have a validity period (no more than twelve (12) months), after which they are automatically deleted from the Visitor's / User's device. Anonymous and aggregated data are retained by us for an indefinite period of time for analysis purposes.

2. Strictly necessary cookie files

• Strictly Necessary Cookies are required to navigate our Website and to operate basic Website functions. Examples of strictly necessary cookies are cookies to remember cookie settings or to access protected areas of the Website. Without these cookies, certain basic functions cannot be offered.

• Strictly Necessary Cookies are always active and will be placed without your consent. These cookies cannot be turned off.

3. Cookie statistical files

Statistical cookies (also known as performance cookies) collect information about how you use our Website. They identify, for example, your browser, operating system, the websites you visit, the duration and number of website visits, the websites you have visited before, the websites you have visited most often, and the errors you have encountered when visits The information collected is aggregated and anonymous. It does not allow to identify a person. It serves only the purpose of evaluating and improving the usability of our Website.

4. Marketing cookie files

Marketing cookies (also advertising cookies / tracking cookies) remember your preferences for products and web pages and generally that you have visited the Website. We aim to provide you with advertising that is relevant to you and your interests on other online platforms, where possible, based on your visits and activities on our Website and other third-party websites. Based on these interests, we develop a segmented profile and then tailor the content and advertising on our Website to different customer groups.

5. Cookie preferences

Preference cookies enable websites to remember choices you make (such as your language or the region you are in) and provide more personalized features. These cookies cannot track your activity on other websites. They do not collect any information about you that can be used for advertising or to remember where you have been on the Internet outside of our Website.

6. Own and third-party cookie files

• First-party cookies are cookies set by our Website (which is displayed in the URL box).

• Third-party cookies are cookies that are set by a third-party domain (not our Website). If you visit a website and a company sets a cookie through that website, it will be a third-party cookie.

• Some third-party services that we use to improve the performance of our Website may place their own cookies on your browser. This Cookie Policy applies only to our use of cookies and not to the use of third-party cookies by third parties.

The following third-party services place their own cookie files:

1. Google Analytics. Types of cookies used: preferences, security, processes, advertising, session state, functionality, analytics. Google uses the collected data to track and study the use of our Website, to prepare reports on its functioning and share them with other Google services. Google may use the collected Personal Data to contextualize and personalize the advertisements of its own advertising network. Personal Data Collected: Cookies and Usage Data. Place of processing: USA —Privacy Policy —Opt Out.

2. Google Tag Manager. Types of cookies used: preferences, security, processes, advertising, session state, functionality, analytics. Google uses the collected data to track and study the use of our Website, to prepare reports on its functioning and share them with other Google services. Google may use the collected Personal Data to contextualize and personalize the advertisements of its own advertising network. Personal Data Collected: Cookies and Usage Data. Place of processing: USA —Privacy Policy —Opt Out.

3. Google Ads. Types of cookies used: preferences, security, processes, advertising, session state, functionality, analytics. Google uses the collected data to direct our advertisements to persons who have already interacted with our Website (e.g. Visitors), prepare reports on the effectiveness of advertisements and transmit them to other Google services. Google may use the collected Personal Data to contextualize and personalize the advertisements of its own advertising network. Personal Data Collected: Cookies and Usage Data. Place of processing: USA —Privacy Policy —Opt Out.

4. Meta Pixel. Meta uses the collected data to track and study the use of our Website, to prepare reports on its operation and to transmit them to other Meta services. Meta Pixel may use the Personal Data it collects to contextualize and personalize the advertisements of its own advertising network. Personal Data Collected: Cookies and Usage Data. Place of processing: USA —Privacy Policy —Opt Out.

Since the installation of third-party cookies and other tracking systems through the services used in ICON cannot be technically controlled by ICON, any specific references to cookies and tracking systems installed by third parties should be considered indicative. To obtain complete information, the Visitor / User is invited to familiarize himself with the privacy policy of the relevant third-party services. Taking into account the objective complexity associated with the identification of technologies based on cookies, Visitors / Users are encouraged to contact us if they wish to receive additional information about our use of cookies.

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First-party and third-party cookies, regardless of whether the cookie is first-party or third-party, are related to the website or domain where the cookie is placed.

To the extent that information processed in connection with cookies is to be qualified as personal data, the legal basis for such processing is your consent (Art. 6 (1), (a) GDPR).

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"Send tracking ban" option

"Send no tracking" is an option in the browser settings that allows visitors to opt out of being tracked by websites for any purpose, including tracking by analytics services, advertising networks and social platforms.

Many browsers are configured by default to accept and use cookies from the time they are first installed on your device. You can block cookies or receive notifications about cookies using your browser's help or settings menu. You can use the help or help panels of your browser to get more information about the various methods of cookie management or to adjust your browser settings. If you decide to delete cookies, you should be aware that any settings will / may be lost. In addition, if you block cookies completely, many websites (including ours) may function incorrectly.

Most browsers allow you to:

see which cookies you have installed and delete them separately;

block third-party cookies;

block cookies from individual sites;

block all cookies from the moment of installation;

delete all cookies when closing the browser.

Through your browser settings, you can delete cookies that have been previously installed, including cookies that have retained your initial consent to the installation of cookies from our Website.

Visitors can, in particular, find information about managing cookies by visitinghttps://allaboutcookies.org/ or in frequently used browsers using the following links:Google Chrome,Mozilla Firefox,Apple Safari,Opera andMicrosoft Internet Explorer.

Our cookies are not used to identify you personally. They are used to make our Website work better for you.

Contact us!

If you have any questions about the operation of our Website or your interaction with it, please contact us at office@icon.partners. 

 

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