Cookie Policy

The Bleuer Group and Bleuer Social Cookie Policy

Effective from 28 August 2025

This Cookie Policy explains how The Bleuer Group and Bleuer Social ("we," "us," or "our") and our partners use cookies and similar technologies on our platform and across the internet. By using our platform, you consent to the use of cookies in accordance with this policy.

1. What are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device (computer, smartphone, tablet) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and to provide information to the website owners. We use cookies and similar technologies, such as pixel tags and local storage, to provide, protect, and improve our services.

2. How We Use Cookies

We use cookies for several purposes to ensure our platform functions properly and to enhance your experience. These include:

• Authentication and Security: To keep your account secure and to help you log in. For example, we use cookies to remember you and keep you logged in as you navigate our platform.
• Functionality and Personalization: To personalize your experience and remember your preferences. This allows us to show you relevant content and features, such as remembering your language settings or showing you content that might interest you.
• Performance and Analytics: To understand how our platform is being used and to monitor its performance. We use cookies to analyze traffic, user behavior, and trends, which helps us improve our products and develop new features.
• Advertising: To deliver relevant advertisements and measure their effectiveness. We use cookies to show you ads that are more likely to be relevant to you based on your activity on our platform and on other websites and apps.

3. Types of Cookies We Use

We use both session cookies and persistent cookies on our platform.

• Session Cookies: These are temporary cookies that are deleted from your device when you close your browser. They help us track your movement through our platform during a single session.
• Persistent Cookies: These remain on your device for a set period or until you delete them. They help us recognize you when you return to our platform and remember your preferences.

4. Third-Party Cookies

We partner with third parties, such as advertisers, analytics providers, and social media services, who may also place cookies on your device when you interact with our platform. These cookies are used for purposes such as:

• Advertising: To serve ads that are tailored to your interests based on your activity across different websites.
• Analytics: To help us measure the performance of our platform and understand how users engage with our content.
• Social Media Integration: To enable features like social sharing buttons, which allow you to share content with your networks.

5. Your Choices Regarding Cookies

You have several options to manage or limit the use of cookies on our platform:

• Consent Management Platform: When you first visit our platform, you will be presented with a consent banner where you can accept or reject non-essential cookies. You can change your preferences at any time through our privacy settings.
• Browser Settings: Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can set your browser to refuse cookies, or to alert you when cookies are being sent. However, refusing cookies may prevent you from using certain features of our platform.
• Advertising Preferences: You can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting the privacy settings of your account or the industry-wide opt-out pages provided by our advertising partners.

6. How Long We Retain Cookie Data

The retention period for cookie data varies depending on the type of cookie and its purpose. Session cookies are deleted when you close your browser. Persistent cookies have an expiration date set by us or the third party that placed them and will remain on your device until they expire or you delete them.

7. Updates to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, the services we offer, or for legal and regulatory reasons. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the updated policy on our platform and updating the "Effective date" at the top.

8. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy, please contact us at:

Email: privacy@bleuersocial.org

By continuing to use The Bleuer Group and Bleuer Social, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Cookie Policy.