1. 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 more efficiently, enhance user experience, and provide information to website owners. Cookies do not typically contain any information that personally identifies you, but personal information that we store about you may be linked to the information stored in and obtained from cookies.

Cookies can be "persistent" (remain on your device until deleted or until they expire) or "session" (deleted automatically when you close your browser).

2. How We Use Cookies

We use cookies for the following purposes:

Essential Cookies: Necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off. They enable basic functions like page navigation, security, and access to secure areas. The website cannot function properly without these cookies.
Performance and Analytics Cookies: Help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. This helps us improve our website structure, content, and user experience.
Functionality Cookies: Enable the website to provide enhanced functionality and personalization based on your choices (such as language preference).
Marketing and Targeting Cookies: Used to deliver relevant advertisements to you, measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns, and build a profile of your interests. These cookies may be set by us or by our advertising partners.

3. Specific Cookies We Use

The following table lists the specific cookies used on our website:

Cookie Name	Provider	Purpose	Type	Duration
PHPSESSID	BlueMails	Maintains user session state across pages	Essential	Session
cookie_consent	BlueMails	Stores your cookie consent preferences	Essential	1 year
_ga	Google Analytics	Distinguishes unique users	Analytics	2 years
_ga_*	Google Analytics	Persists session state	Analytics	2 years
_gid	Google Analytics	Distinguishes users	Analytics	24 hours
_gat_UA-*	Google Analytics	Throttles request rate	Analytics	1 minute
_fbp	Facebook	Stores and track visits across websites for ad targeting	Marketing	3 months
_linkedin_partner_id	LinkedIn	Identifies LinkedIn member for ad targeting	Marketing	1 month
IDE	DoubleClick (Google)	Displays targeted ads	Marketing	1 year
test_cookie	DoubleClick	Checks if browser supports cookies	Marketing	Session
preferences	BlueMails	Stores user preferences (e.g., theme, language)	Functionality	1 year

Note: Third-party cookies are subject to the privacy policies of the respective third parties. We do not control these cookies.

4. Third-Party Cookies

We use services provided by third parties that may also set cookies on your device. These include:

4.1 Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics to understand how users interact with our website. Google Analytics uses first-party cookies to report on user interactions. Google may use the data collected to contextualize and personalize the ads of its own advertising network. You can learn more about Google's privacy practices at https://policies.google.com/privacy. To opt out of Google Analytics, you can install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

4.2 Social Media Platforms

Our website includes sharing buttons and links to social media platforms such as LinkedIn, Twitter (X), and Facebook. These platforms may set cookies when you are logged in or interact with their services. We recommend reviewing the cookie policies of these platforms:

4.3 Marketing and Advertising Partners

We may work with advertising partners (such as Google Ads, LinkedIn Ads) to deliver relevant advertisements to you. These partners use cookies to track your browsing behavior across websites and build a profile of your interests to show you relevant ads. You can control interest-based advertising through your device settings or via the Your Online Choices platform.

5. Your Consent and Control

When you first visit our website, we display a cookie consent banner that allows you to accept or reject non-essential cookies. You can change your cookie preferences at any time by clicking the "Cookie Settings" link in the footer of our website.

You can also control cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to:

View what cookies you have and delete them individually.
Block third-party cookies.
Block all cookies.
Delete all cookies when you close your browser.

Instructions for managing cookies in popular browsers:

Please note that disabling essential cookies may affect the functionality of our website and may prevent you from accessing certain features.

6. Changes to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, legal requirements, or our practices. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Last Updated" date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed about our use of cookies.

If we make material changes, we will notify you via a prominent notice on our website or by email where appropriate.

7. Contact Us

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

BlueMails
Email: privacy@bluemails.eu
Contact Form: https://bluemails.eu/contact.php

8. Cookie Consent Logging

We maintain a record of your cookie consent choices for compliance purposes. This record includes the date and time of consent, the cookie categories you accepted, and your IP address (anonymized after 30 days). This information is stored securely and used only to demonstrate compliance with data protection regulations.