Cookie Policy
1. Introduction
This Cookie Policy explains how Snoutastic ("we", "us", or "our"), a service provided by Klarfels, uses cookies and similar technologies to recognize you when you visit our website. It explains what these technologies are and why we use them, as well as your rights to control our use of them.
2. What are cookies?
Cookies are small data files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. Cookies are widely used by website owners in order to make their websites work, or to work more efficiently, as well as to provide reporting information.
3. Why do we use cookies?
We use cookies for the following purposes:
- To enable certain functions of the website
- To provide analytics
- To store your preferences
- To enable advertisement delivery, when applicable
4. Types of cookies we use
Essential Cookies
These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our website and to use some of its features, such as access to secure areas. These cookies are always enabled and cannot be declined.
Analytics Cookies
We use Google Analytics 4 to help us understand how our website is being used. These cookies may track things such as how long you spend on the site and the pages that you visit so we can continue to produce engaging content.
Functionality Cookies
These cookies allow the website to remember choices you make (such as your preferred theme) and provide enhanced features.
Advertising Cookies
These cookies may be set through our site by our advertising partners, if any. They may be used by those companies to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant adverts on other sites.
5. Specific Cookies We Use
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Duration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | Used by Google Analytics to distinguish users | 2 years | Analytics |
| _ga_[ID] | Used by Google Analytics to persist session state | 2 years | Analytics |
| cookie-consent-settings | Stores your cookie preferences | 1 year | Essential |
| theme-preference | Stores your theme preference | 1 year | Functionality |
6. How to control cookies
You can control and/or delete cookies as you wish. You can delete all cookies that are already on your computer and you can set most browsers to prevent them from being placed. If you do this, however, you may have to manually adjust some preferences every time you visit a site and some services and functionalities may not work.
You can manage your cookie preferences at any time by clicking on the "Cookie Settings" button in the footer of our website.
7. Google Analytics
Our website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. Google Analytics uses cookies to help us analyze how users use our site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of our website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States.
We use Google Analytics with IP anonymization enabled. This means that Google will truncate/anonymize the last octet of your IP address upon receipt. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be sent to and shortened by Google servers in the United States.
8. Changes to This Cookie Policy
We may update our Cookie Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Cookie Policy on this page and updating the "last updated" date.
9. Contact Us
If you have any questions about our Cookie Policy, please contact us at:
Email: snoutastic[at]klarfels[dot]com
Address: Amselweg 11, 37441 Bad Sachsa, Germany