Last Updated: 2025, April 10th

1. Introduction

Welcome to sellem.me (the “Site”). This Cookie Policy explains how we (“we”, “us”, “our”) use cookies and similar tracking technologies on our Site. It clarifies what these technologies are, why we use them, and your rights to control our use of them, in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other relevant privacy laws.

This policy should be read together with our privacy policy.

2. What are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer, smartphone, or other device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site.

Cookies can be:

• First-party cookies: Set directly by the website you are visiting (sellem.me).
• Third-party cookies: Set by a domain other than the one you are visiting (e.g., by analytics providers, advertisers, or social media platforms integrated into our Site).
• Session cookies: Temporary cookies that expire once you close your browser.
• Persistent cookies: Cookies that remain on your device for a set period or until you delete them.

3. How and Why We Use Cookies

We use cookies and similar technologies for various purposes, including:

• Functionality: To ensure the Site works correctly (e.g., remembering login details, items in a shopping cart, user preferences).
• Performance & Analytics: To understand how visitors interact with our Site, identify popular pages, detect errors, and gather statistical information to improve the Site’s performance and user experience.
• Personalization: To remember your preferences (like language or region) and provide enhanced, more personal features.
• Marketing & Advertising: To track your Browse habits across websites, deliver advertising relevant to your interests, measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns, and limit the number of times you see an ad.

Under GDPR, we need your explicit consent to place cookies on your device, except for those that are “strictly necessary” for the basic operation of the Site.

4. Types of Cookies We Use

Here is a breakdown of the types of cookies used on sellem.me:

• Strictly Necessary Cookies:

  • Purpose: These cookies are essential for you to browse the Site and use its core features, such as accessing secure areas or managing your session. Without these cookies, services you have asked for cannot be provided. They do not store personally identifiable information.
  • Consent: These cookies do not require your consent under GDPR.

• Performance and Analytics Cookies:

  • Purpose: These cookies collect information about how you use our Site, like which pages you visit most often, how long you spend on them, and if you encounter error messages. This data helps us understand user behaviour and improve our Site. The information collected is typically aggregated and anonymous, although some analytics cookies may collect identifiers like IP addresses under certain configurations.
  • Consent: We will only place these cookies on your device if you give us your explicit consent via our cookie consent banner/tool.
  • Examples:
    • Example: _ga, Provider: Google Analytics, Purpose: Distinguishes users for statistical analysis, Duration: 2 years, Policy: [Link to Google’s Privacy Policy]
    • Example: _gid, Provider: Google Analytics, Purpose: Distinguishes users for statistical analysis, Duration: 24 hours, Policy: [Link to Google’s Privacy Policy]

• Functional Cookies:

  • Purpose: These cookies allow the Site to remember choices you make (such as your username, language, or the region you are in) and provide enhanced, more personalized features. They may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we have added to our pages.
  • Consent: We will only place these cookies on your device if you give us your explicit consent via our cookie consent banner/tool.
  • Examples:
    • Example: lang_pref, Provider: sellem.me, Purpose: Stores user’s language choice, Duration: 1 year.

• Marketing and Targeting Cookies:

  • Purpose: These cookies are used to track your online activity to help advertisers deliver more relevant advertising or to limit how many times you see an ad. These cookies can share that information with other organizations or advertisers. They often link to site functionality provided by the other organization.
  • Consent: We will only place these cookies on your device if you give us your explicit consent via our cookie consent banner/tool.
  • Examples:
    • Example: _fbp, Provider: Facebook Pixel, Purpose: Tracks visits across websites for advertising, Duration: 3 months, Policy: [Link to Facebook’s Cookie Policy]
    • Example: IDE, Provider: DoubleClick (Google), Purpose: Used for serving targeted advertisements, Duration: 1 year, Policy: [Link to Google’s Advertising Policies]

5. Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies on our Site may be placed by third-party services that appear on our pages. These third parties (such as advertising networks, providers of external services like web traffic analysis, and social media platforms) may use cookies to collect information about your online activities over time and across different websites. We do not control these third-party cookies. Please review the privacy and cookie policies of these third parties for more information:

6. Your Choices and Consent Management

When you first visit sellem.me, you will be presented with a cookie consent banner requesting your consent for non-essential cookies. You have the right to accept or reject these cookies.

You can withdraw or change your consent at any time. You can typically do this by:

• Clicking on the Cookie icon located on the bottom left corner of the Site’s pages. This will reopen the consent banner/tool, allowing you to adjust your preferences.
• Adjusting your browser settings (see section 7).

Please note that withdrawing consent for certain types of cookies may impact your experience on our Site, and some features may not function correctly. Consent is not required for Strictly Necessary cookies.

7. Managing Cookies Through Your Browser

Most web browsers allow some control over most cookies through the browser settings. You can configure your browser to block cookies, delete existing cookies, or alert you when cookies are being sent. However, if you block or delete cookies, especially Strictly Necessary ones, some parts of our Site may not work properly.

Find out how to manage cookies on popular browsers:

• Google Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647
• Mozilla Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enable-and-disable-cookies-website-preferences
• Microsoft Edge: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/delete-cookies-in-microsoft-edge-63947406-40ac-c3b8-57b9-2a946a29ae09
• Apple Safari: https://support.apple.com/guide/safari/manage-cookies-and-website-data-sfri11471/mac

For other browsers, please consult the browser developer’s documentation.

8. Data Transfers Outside the EU/EEA

Some of our third-party service providers (e.g., Google Analytics) may be based outside the European Economic Area (EEA). When data collected via cookies is transferred outside the EEA, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place to protect your personal data in accordance with GDPR requirements. This may include relying on Adequacy Decisions by the European Commission, using Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs), or other valid transfer mechanisms. Please refer to the privacy policies of the relevant third parties (linked in Section 5) for more details on their data transfer practices.

9. Updates to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology, legal requirements, or other factors. We encourage you to review this policy periodically. We will notify you of any significant changes by updating the “Effective Date” at the top of this policy and, where appropriate, through a notice on our Site or via our cookie consent tool.

10. Contact Us

If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact us:

Data Controller: Léonard Sellem

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