Cookie Policy
The website khooa.com uses some cookies, which may be installed on your device when you browse it.
On this page, we will try to explain what cookies are, which cookies are used by this website, and what they are used for.
Finally, we will explain what to do if you want to avoid cookies being installed on your device or if you want to remove those that have already been installed.
What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are saved on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. These files contain information about your browsing activities on the site, such as the pages you have visited, language choices, and display preferences.
Why do cookies concern your privacy?
If cookies are installed on your device, you might wonder why they should concern your privacy. Well... because the information they contain can be read by the website that installed them every time you return to it, and sometimes, even by third-party sites.
In general, cookies do not contain personal information such as your name, email address, or phone number. However, in some cases, cookies can be used to uniquely identify a user or to correlate online browsing activities with the user's personal information.
For example, when you register on our site using Google or Facebook authentication means, these entities can link the information collected through cookies to your account, thus creating a profile of you.
Additionally, cookies can be used in combination with other tracking technologies, such as pixels or tags, to collect more detailed information about your online browsing activity. For example, a website might use cookies to track your browsing activities on that site, but also use pixels to track your browsing activities on different websites.
What are cookies used for?
Cookies can be divided into three broad categories, based on their function:
Technical Cookies
These are used to enable or improve the user's browsing experience. These can be further distinguished into:
- Strictly necessary, when they are indispensable for the functioning of the website;
- Functional, when they enable simple interactions and functionalities that allow you to access certain resources of the site;
- Experience, when they allow improving the quality of the user's experience on the site and enable interactions with platforms, networks, and external content.
Measurement Cookies (a.k.a. Analytics)
These cookies are used to collect aggregate data related to users' navigation on the website. Thanks to the anonymization of the IP address, these tools do not allow the site manager and third parties to identify the user but only to use aggregated data. Consequently, they are assimilated to technical cookies.
Marketing Cookies
Marketing cookies are used to profile users' interests based on their behavior during browsing and send advertising messages in line with their preferences.
For example, if you visit a website that sells clothes, you might see advertisements for similar products on other websites you visit subsequently. This is made possible by marketing cookies.
Third-party Cookies
In addition to their purposes, cookies can also be distinguished between first-party and third-party cookies.
First-party cookies are installed directly by the website you are visiting.
Third-party cookies, on the other hand, come from different websites and are sometimes used to track your browsing activity on multiple websites, in order to collect information about your interests and browsing habits.
Cookies used by Khooa.com
Now that we have explained what cookies are and what types exist, we will illustrate which Khooa services use cookies and for what purposes.
We will also explain how you can prevent their installation and review your preferences at a later time.
Let's start by saying that our site uses cookies belonging to all the categories listed above (technical, measurement, and marketing), both first and third party.
Google Analytics 4
Khooa.com uses the Google Analytics 4 service to monitor website statistics and obtain information such as the number of visitors, their origin, the duration of stay on the site, the most visited pages, etc. These data are stored for two years in aggregate form, without us being able to trace back to the identity of individual users.
The information collected by Google Analytics 4 cookies is transmitted to Google and stored on its servers in the United States or other countries. Google uses this information to evaluate the use of the website by users, compile reports on website activity for site operators, and provide other services related to website activity and internet usage. Google may also transmit this information to third parties in case of legal obligation. You can consult Google's privacy policy at the following link: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en. To understand how Google Analytics uses cookies, you can refer to this link: https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/analyticsjs/cookie-usage.
To prevent the possibility of tracing back to users' identities, we have set up the anonymization of IP addresses. This allows us to consider Google Analytics cookies as technical cookies and to install them without your prior consent. However, you can still avoid the installation of these cookies through your browser settings or by following the instructions contained in this link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en.
| Cookie | Provider | Expiration | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | Google Analytics 4 | 2 years | Analysis of user behavior and measurement of interactions |
| _gid | Google Analytics 4 | 24 hours | Differentiation of visitor users |
| _gat | Google Analytics 4 | 1 minute | Limiting the rate of data collection |
| ga* (e.g., _ga_ABCDEF1234) | Google Analytics 4 | 2 years | Unique user identification and analysis of behavior across different sites |
| gac* (e.g., _gac_ABCDEF1234) | Google Analytics 4 | 90 days | Providing campaign information for site traffic analysis |
Firebase
Firebase is a mobile and web application development platform provided by Google, which may use cookies for various purposes: authenticating users, collecting information on application usage, and customizing advertising based on user preferences.
The use of Firebase may involve the transfer of data to the United States.
To learn how Firebase uses cookies, you can refer to this page: https://firebase.google.com/support/privacy.
| Cookie | Provider | Expiration | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| _session | Google Firebase Auth | End of session | User authentication and maintaining login status during the session |
| _remember_across_sessions | Google Firebase Auth | Manual logout | Keep the user logged in across different sessions |
| _sessionId | Google Firebase Auth | End of session | Unique identification of the current user session, maintaining login status |
Stripe
Stripe is a service that allows us to receive online payments. Stripe uses cookies to:
- Ensure its services work properly
- Detect and prevent fraud
- Understand visitors' use of the site and how users interact with the site
- Analyze and improve services
The use of Stripe may involve the transfer of data to the United States.
To learn how Stripe uses cookies, you can refer to this page: https://stripe.com/cookies-policy/legal.
| Cookie | Provider | Expiration | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| __stripe_mid | Stripe | 1 year | Merchant identification |
| __stripe_sid | Stripe | Session | User session identification |
| cid | Stripe | 30 days | Customer identification |
| checkout_test_cookie | Stripe | Session | Check cookie support |
| m | Stripe | 2 years | Checkout functionality support |
| private_machine_identifier | Stripe | 20 years | Unique device identification |
| machine_identifier | Stripe | 20 years | Device identification |
| machine_identifier1 | Stripe | 20 years | Device identification |
| machine_identifier2 | Stripe | 20 years | Device identification |
| machine_identifier3 | Stripe | 20 years | Device identification |
| machine_identifier4 | Stripe | 20 years | Device identification |
Our website contains frames with pages from the social network Pinterest.
If you interact with these contents, Pinterest may install cookies on your device, for profiling purposes.
The data acquired by Pinterest may be transferred to the United States.
For more information, you can consult Pinterest's cookie policy at this link: https://policy.pinterest.com/cookies.
| Cookie | Provider | Expiration | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| _pinterest_ct_ua | 1 year | Device identification and user behavior analysis | |
| _pinterest_ct_ua_exp | 1 year | Expiration of the device identification | |
| _pinterest_ct_rt | Session | Recording of user reference data | |
| _pinterest_ct_rt_exp | Session | Expiration of the user reference data | |
| _pinterest_ct_ua_v | 1 year | Version of the device identification cookie | |
| _pinterest_ct_ua_v_exp | 1 year | Expiration of the device identification cookie version | |
| pinterest_ct_rs | 1 year | Status of the device identification cookie | |
| _pinterest_ct_rs_exp | 1 year | Expiration of the device identification cookie status | |
| pinterest_ct_sr | 1 year | Value of the device identification cookie | |
| _pinterest_ct_sr_exp | 1 year | Expiration of the device identification cookie value |
Facebook Pixel
The Facebook Pixel is a user tracking system that allows us to monitor your activities on our site and create targeted ads on Facebook.
Through the Facebook Pixel, we can collect information about you, such as the pages you visited, services you purchased, viewed, and so on.
The Facebook Pixel may involve the transfer of data to the United States. For more information about the Facebook Pixel, you can refer to this page: https://www.facebook.com/policies/cookies/.
| Cookie | Provider | Expiration | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| _fbp | 3 months | Conversion tracking and analysis of advertising campaigns | |
| fr | 3 months | Identification of the browser for targeted advertising purposes | |
| tr | End of session | Tracking of conversions and analysis of advertising campaigns | |
| presence | End of session | Checking the user's login status on Facebook | |
| c_user | 3 months | Unique identification of the user on Facebook | |
| xs | 3 months | Protection against Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks | |
| datr | 2 years | Prevention of security attacks and account protection | |
| sb | 2 years | Prevention of security attacks and account protection | |
| wd | 7 days | Optimization of the display of the Facebook window | |
| spin | 1 day | Page request counter | |
| act | End of session | Tracking of conversions and analysis of advertising campaigns |
TikTok
Our site has buttons that allow you to connect and share content on the social network TikTok. This could involve the installation of cookies by TikTok, including profiling cookies.
The use of TikTok may also involve the transfer of data to China.
To learn more about TikTok's use of cookies, you can refer to this page: https://www.tiktok.com/legal/cookie-policy.
| Cookie | Provider | Expiration | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| tt_webid | TikTok | 2 years | Unique user identification |
| tt_webid_v2 | TikTok | 2 years | Version of the user identifier |
| tt_csrf_token | TikTok | 1 year | CSRF protection token |
| tt_sso_session | TikTok | Session | User authentication session |
| tt_sharedact_id | TikTok | 2 years | Identifier of the shared account |
| tt_viewer | TikTok | 2 years | Viewer information |
| tt_vcsid | TikTok | 30 days | Visitor session identifier |
| tt_installation_id | TikTok | 2 years | Installation identifier |
| tt_tc | TikTok | 30 days | Cache configuration information |
| tt_adid | TikTok | 2 years | Advertising identifier |
| tt_dnt | TikTok | 2 years | Do Not Track signal |
Google Ads
Khooa uses Google Ads for online advertising campaigns, conversion tracking, and remarketing activities.
If you have already visited our site, we assume you may be interested in our services. Through the use of profiling cookies, we can track your visit and activities on our site, and then show you our advertisements when you browse the web, even on other sites.
The use of Google Ads may involve a transfer of data to the United States.
You can consult Google's privacy policy at this link: https://policies.google.com/privacy.
| Cookie | Provider | Expiration | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| _gcl_aw | Google Ads | 3 months | Conversion tracking and attribution of advertising campaigns |
| _gcl_dc | Google Ads | 3 months | Tracking of conversions and attribution of advertising campaigns |
| _gcl_au | Google Ads | 3 months | Tracking of conversions and attribution of advertising campaigns |
| _ga | Google Ads | 2 years | Analysis of user behavior and measurement of interactions |
| _gid | Google Ads | 24 hours | Differentiation of visiting users |
| _gat | Google Ads | 1 minute | Limitation of data collection rate |
| IDE | Google Ads | 1 year | Delivery of targeted and personalized advertising |
| DSID | Google Ads | 1 year | Delivery of targeted and personalized advertising |
| ANID | Google Ads | 2 years | Delivery of targeted and personalized advertising |
| APISID, HSID, SAPISID, SID, SSID | Google Ads | 1 year | Delivery of targeted and personalized advertising |
| __Secure-3PAPISID | Google Ads | 1 year | Providing targeted advertising to users through Google services |
| __Secure-3PSID | Google Ads | 1 year | Providing targeted advertising to users through Google services |
| __Secure-3PSIDCC | Google Ads | 1 year | Providing targeted advertising to users through Google services |
Google Tag Manager
Khooa.com uses Google Tag Manager.
Google Tag Manager is a tool provided by Google that allows you to easily add, modify, and manage tags (i.e., code snippets) used to collect data on users' activities on the website.
Google Tag Manager does not directly control data collection but provides a tool for tag management on the website. Actual data collection is managed by web analytics scripts, such as Google Analytics, which use cookies to track user activity on the site.
| Cookie | Provider | Expiration | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| _dc_gtm_UA-* | Google Tag Manager | 10 minutes | Used to control the execution of Google Tag Manager scripts and manage container versions |
| _ga | Google Tag Manager | 2 years | Used to distinguish unique users and generate statistical data on website usage |
| _gid | Google Tag Manager | 24 hours | Used to distinguish unique users and generate statistical data on website usage |
| gat* | Google Tag Manager | 1 minute | Used to limit the frequency of requests to the service |
| gac* | Google Tag Manager | 90 days | Used to store campaign information for site traffic analysis |
| _gcl_aw | Google Tag Manager | 90 days | Used to track conversions of Google Ads advertising campaigns |
| _gcl_dc | Google Tag Manager | 90 days | Used to track conversions of Google Ads advertising campaigns |
Hotjar
Our website uses Hotjar, behavioral analytics and user feedback software. Hotjar uses various cookies to ensure the operation of its services and to collect information about website users. Hotjar uses functional, analytical, and targeting cookies for different purposes.
To learn more about how Hotjar uses cookies, you can refer to this link: https://help.hotjar.com/hc/en-us/articles/6952777582999-Cookies-Set-by-the-Hotjar-Tracking-Code.
| Cookie | Provider | Expiration | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| _hjClosedSurveyInvites | Hotjar | 1 year | Used to record whether a user has viewed or closed a survey invitation |
| _hjDonePolls | Hotjar | 1 year | Used to record whether a user has completed a survey |
| _hjMinimizedPolls | Hotjar | 1 year | Used to record whether a user has completed a survey |
| _hjShownFeedbackMessage | Hotjar | 1 year | Used to record whether a user has viewed a feedback message |
| _hjid | Hotjar | 1 year | Unique identifier assigned to a user during their first visit to the site |
| _hjRecordingLastActivity | Hotjar | 30 minutes | Used to record the last time a Hotjar recording session was active |
| _hjTLDTest | Hotjar | End of session | Used to test the user's cookie support |
| _hjUserAttributes | Hotjar | End of session | Contains custom attributes selected by the user while browsing the site |
| _hjCachedUserAttributes | Hotjar | 1 day | Contains cached custom attributes selected by the user while browsing the site |
| _hjLocalStorageTest | Hotjar | End of session | Used to check if the user's browser supports local storage |
| _hjIncludedInPageviewSample | Hotjar | 30 minutes | Used to indicate if the user is included in the data sample used for generating aggregated analysis |
| _hjIncludedInSessionSample | Hotjar | 30 minutes | Used to indicate if the user is included in the data sample used for generating aggregated analysis |
Shopify
Khooa.com uses Shopify, an e-commerce platform that uses various cookies to ensure the operation of its service and improve users' experience on online store pages. Shopify uses authentication, preference, analysis, and targeting cookies for different purposes. Additionally, Shopify may use third-party cookies, such as Google Analytics, for website analysis.
For more information on how Shopify uses cookies, you can refer to this page: https://www.shopify.com/legal/cookies.
| Cookie | Provider | Expiration | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| _orig_referrer | Shopify | Session | Stores the original referral URL |
| _landing_page | Shopify | Session | Stores the landing page |
| cart_currency | Shopify | Session | Stores the cart currency |
| _shopify_country | Shopify | 30 days | Stores the user's country |
| _tracking_consent | Shopify | 1 year | Stores the user's tracking consent |
| secure_customer_sig | Shopify | 20 years | Unique identification of the customer |
| _s | Shopify | Session | User session identifier |
| _shopify_s | Shopify | Session | Store session identifier |
| _shopify_sa_p | Shopify | 30 days | Number of pages visited |
| _shopify_sa_t | Shopify | 30 days | Timestamp of the last visit |
| _shopify_y | Shopify | 1 year | Stores the cart ID |
| _y | Shopify | 1 year | Stores the cart ID |
Iubenda
This site uses Iubenda's services to set the cookie banner and preference panel.
This service, in turn, uses technical cookies, which allow the user's choices regarding cookie installation to be stored.
Iubenda cookies are not used to collect users' personal information and are not shared with third parties.
| Cookie | Provider | Expiration | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| __iub_cs-_* | Iubenda | Session | Data privacy consent management |
| __iub_cs-_* | Iubenda | 1 year | Management of consent for the processing of personal data |
| __iub_cookie-* | Iubenda | 1 year | Stores consent to specific cookies |
| __iub_cs-c-* | Iubenda | 1 year | Management of consent to specific categories of cookies |
| __iub_cs-x-* | Iubenda | 1 year | Management of consent to specific data processing purposes |
| __iub_s-* | Iubenda | Session | Identification of the user's session |
| __iub_cs-creation-* | Iubenda | 1 year | Date of creation of consent |
| __iub_noconsent-* | Iubenda | 1 year | Indicates the absence of consent |
| __iub_l-* | Iubenda | 1 year | Stores the user's preferred language |
| __iub_end-* | Iubenda | 1 year | Stores the last date the cookie banner was displayed |
Disclaimer
Accurately identifying third-party cookies installed on our website, knowing exactly how they are used, and how long they remain installed on devices is technically very challenging.
We at Khooa do our best to ensure maximum transparency and, for this reason, want you to be aware that the tables above may not be 100% accurate and that some third-party cookies may have been recently added, modified, or deleted.
How to Use the Cookie Banner
When you land for the first time on any page of the khooa.com website, a banner will appear containing brief information about cookies and some options to choose from:
- You can accept all cookies, allowing us to install all types of cookies.
- You can refuse all cookies, and in this case, we will only install strictly necessary technical cookies. You can customize your choices, accessing a control panel that allows you to accept the installation of some categories of cookies and refuse others.
- Until you make your choice, khooa.com will only install technical cookies. If you decide to close the banner without making any choice, only technical cookies will remain installed.
Once you have made your choices, they are saved for 6 months, so you don't have to see the banner every time you return to our site. However, the cookie customization panel will always be available, so you can change your choices at any time. You can access the panel by clicking on the green lock symbol.
However, consider that your cookie choices can be saved in turn through the use of technical cookies. Therefore, if you log in with a different browser or after deleting installed cookies, the banner will appear again.
How to Disable Cookies
If you wish to disable cookies, you can do so by changing your browser settings. Below we provide instructions for the most common browsers:
Google Chrome
- Open Chrome and click on the three horizontal lines in the top right corner. Select "Settings" and then "Advanced".
- Under "Privacy and security," select "Site settings".
- Select "Cookies and site data" and disable the option "Allow sites to save and read cookie data".
Mozilla Firefox
- Open Firefox and click on the three horizontal lines in the top right corner. Select "Options" and then "Privacy & Security".
- In the "Cookies and Site Data" section, select "Settings". Disable the option "Allow sites to save and read cookie data".
Safari
- Open Safari and select "Safari" from the menu bar. Select "Preferences" and then "Privacy".
- In the "Cookies and website data" section, select "Always block".
Microsoft Edge
- Open Edge and click on the three horizontal lines at the top right. Select "Settings" and then "View all settings".
- Scroll down to "Cookies" and select "Block all cookies".