1. What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files stored in your browser when you visit a website. They record preferences, login status, or track behavior. Depending on purpose, duration, and origin, cookies can be categorized as follows:
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Session Cookies: Deleted once the browser is closed.
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Persistent Cookies: Remain on your device until their set expiration date.
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First-party Cookies: Set directly by the website you are visiting.
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Third-party Cookies: Set by other organizations (e.g., analytics or advertising providers).
By purpose:
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Strictly Necessary Cookies: Ensure essential website functions (e.g., keeping you logged in, storing shopping carts).
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Functional Cookies: Remember your preferences (e.g., language, region).
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Statistical/Performance Cookies: Collect anonymous data to analyze website usage.
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Marketing Cookies: Track user behavior to deliver relevant advertisements.
2. How We Use Cookies
In compliance with the GDPR and the ePrivacy Directive, we obtain your consent before using non-essential cookies. Hokimi uses cookies for the following main purposes:
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Strictly Necessary Cookies: Ensure the basic operation of the website and app, such as remembering login sessions and keeping shopping cart contents during group-buying. These cookies do not require your explicit consent but we disclose their use.
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Functional Cookies: Remember your language and region preferences and recent visits, so your next visit is personalized.
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Statistical Cookies: With integrated analytics tools (e.g., Google Analytics or local alternatives such as Matomo), we collect anonymous data to understand how users use the site, in order to improve products and user experience. Data is only analyzed in aggregate form.
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Marketing Cookies: With your consent, we and trusted advertising partners may use marketing cookies to track your behavior on the platform, showing you relevant offers and group-buying information. You may refuse these cookies at any time.
3. Cookie Consent and Management
To comply with the GDPR and the ePrivacy Directive, the website must meet the following conditions:
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Obtain explicit user consent before using non-essential cookies.
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Provide accurate and specific information on the data collected by each type of cookie and its purpose before obtaining consent.
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Store records of cookie consent and provide users with an equally easy way to withdraw consent.
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If a user refuses a certain category of cookies, they must still be able to access our services, though some functions may be unavailable.
We display a cookie consent management tool via pop-up or banner, allowing you to accept or reject different categories of cookies through a “Consent/Preferences” button.
4. Managing Cookies
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Browser settings: Most browsers allow you to view, delete, and block cookies. The method varies, so please consult your browser’s help documentation.
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Withdrawing consent: You can withdraw consent for specific cookies at any time through our Cookie Settings Center.
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Third-party opt-out: For third-party cookies (such as advertising cookies), you can also visit the respective third-party privacy pages to opt out.
5. Third-Party Providers
Our platform may embed or link third-party services (e.g., payment gateways, social media plugins, advertising partners). These third parties may use their own cookies, and their practices are not covered by this policy. We recommend that you read their cookie policies.
6. Changes to this Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy for legal or business reasons. After updates, we will notify you via website announcements, prompting you to review the policy and reset your preferences.
7. Contact
If you have any questions regarding our use of cookies or this policy, please contact us at: info@hokimi.com.