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Cookie Policy

Last updated: December 2025

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1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device when you visit our website. They help us provide a better user experience by remembering your preferences and understanding how you use our site.

2. How We Use Cookies

CloudScale Technologies uses cookies and similar tracking technologies for the following purposes:

  • Essential cookies: Necessary for the website to function properly
  • Functional cookies: Remember your preferences and settings
  • Analytics cookies: Help us understand how visitors use our website
  • Marketing cookies: Track your activity across websites for advertising purposes (only with consent)

3. Types of Cookies We Use

3.1 Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for the website to work properly. They enable core functionality such as security, authentication, and network management.

Cookie Name Purpose Duration
cloudscale_session Maintains your logged-in session Session
cloudscale_cookie_consent Stores your cookie preferences 1 year
CSRF-TOKEN Security token to prevent cross-site request forgery Session

Legal basis: These cookies are necessary for the legitimate interest of operating our website.

3.2 Functional Cookies

These cookies allow the website to remember choices you make and provide enhanced features.

Cookie Name Purpose Duration
cloudscale_lang Remembers your language preference 1 year
cloudscale_theme Stores your theme preference (light/dark) 1 year

Legal basis: Your consent (you can disable these through cookie settings).

3.3 Analytics Cookies

We use analytics cookies to understand how visitors interact with our website, helping us improve user experience.

Service Cookie Names Purpose Duration
Google Analytics _ga, _gid, _gat Anonymized visitor statistics and behavior tracking 2 years / 24 hours / 1 minute

Provider: Google LLC (USA) - Data processing agreement in place with EU Standard Contractual Clauses

Legal basis: Your consent. You can opt-out via cookie settings.

More information: Google Privacy Policy

3.4 Marketing/Tracking Cookies (When Applicable)

If you consent, we may use marketing cookies from third-party services to deliver personalized advertising.

Service Purpose Provider
Facebook Pixel Track conversions and build custom audiences Meta Platforms Inc.
LinkedIn Insight Tag Measure campaign performance and retargeting LinkedIn Corporation

Legal basis: Your explicit consent. These cookies are only placed after you accept them.

4. Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies are placed by third-party services that appear on our pages:

  • Google Analytics: Website analytics and visitor behavior
  • Formspree: Contact form submissions
  • Payment processors: If using embedded payment forms (Stripe, PayPal)

These services may use cookies according to their own privacy policies. We have no control over third-party cookies.

5. Managing Your Cookie Preferences

5.1 Our Cookie Consent Banner

When you first visit our website, you'll see a cookie consent banner with these options:

  • Accept All: Allows all cookies including analytics and marketing
  • Essential Only: Only accepts strictly necessary cookies
  • Cookie Settings: Customize your preferences (link in footer)

Change your preferences anytime: Click "Cookie Settings" in the footer of any page to update your cookie choices.

5.2 Browser Settings

You can also control cookies through your browser settings:

  • Chrome: Settings → Privacy and Security → Cookies
  • Firefox: Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data
  • Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Manage Website Data
  • Edge: Settings → Cookies and site permissions

Note: Disabling essential cookies may affect website functionality.

5.3 Opt-Out Tools

You can opt out of specific analytics services:

  • Google Analytics: Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on
  • Network Advertising Initiative: NAI Opt-out Tool
  • Digital Advertising Alliance: Your Online Choices (EU)

6. Do Not Track (DNT)

Our website respects "Do Not Track" browser settings. When DNT is enabled, we do not place analytics or marketing cookies, only essential cookies necessary for the site to function.

7. Cookie Retention

Different cookies have different retention periods:

  • Session cookies: Deleted when you close your browser
  • Persistent cookies: Remain for a set period (as detailed in tables above)

You can delete cookies at any time through your browser settings or our cookie consent tool.

8. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. Material changes will be notified through our website. The "Last updated" date indicates when changes were made.

9. Contact Us

If you have questions about our use of cookies:

FKM CLOUDSCALE TECHNOLOGIES LTD
Erofilis 50, Apartment A103
8016 Paphos, Cyprus

Email: [email protected]

10. More Information

For more information about cookies and how they work:

  • All About Cookies
  • CookieLaw.org
  • UK ICO Guidance on Cookies

By continuing to use our website, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Cookie Policy.