Cookie Policy

This Cookie Policy explains how Safepiens, NIPT M21704029F, located at Rruga Ferit Xhajko, Tiranë, Albania ("we", "us", or "our") uses cookies and similar technologies on our website and platform (the "Service"). This policy should be read together with our Privacy Policy.

1. What Are Cookies

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work efficiently, provide a better user experience, and supply information to website operators.

Similar technologies include web beacons, pixels, and local storage, which serve comparable purposes.

2. How We Use Cookies

We use cookies for the following purposes:

2.1 Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for the operation of the Service and cannot be disabled. They include:

Cookie	Purpose	Duration
Session cookie	Maintains your authenticated session and CSRF protection	Session (expires when browser closes)
XSRF-TOKEN	Cross-site request forgery protection	Session
Language preference	Stores your preferred display language (EN, IT, SQ)	Session

2.2 Analytics Cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting information anonymously.

Cookie	Provider	Purpose	Duration
_ga	Google Analytics	Distinguishes unique users by assigning a randomly generated identifier	2 years
_ga_*	Google Analytics	Maintains session state for Google Analytics 4	2 years

2.3 Functional Cookies

These cookies enable enhanced functionality and personalization, such as remembering your preferences.

Cookie	Purpose	Duration
frontend_locale	Stores your language preference for the website	Session
safepiens_cookie_consent	Stores your cookie preferences so we do not prompt again	12 months

2.4 Payment / Checkout Cookies (Paddle)

When you open the subscription checkout, our Merchant of Record Paddle.com Market Limited (paddle.com) loads an overlay that places its own cookies for fraud prevention, 3-D Secure authentication, and session integrity. These cookies are only set when you actively start a checkout and can be declined by closing the overlay.

Cookie	Provider	Purpose	Duration
paddle_session_id	Paddle	Maintains checkout session state and fraud signals	Session
__stripe_* / checkout.*	Paddle (via payment processor)	3-D Secure and card authentication	Up to 1 year

2.5 Marketing Cookies (Meta)

Only if you allow Marketing in the cookie banner, our website loads the Meta Pixel of Meta Platforms Ireland Limited. It tells Meta which of our pages you visit, so we can measure our ads on Facebook and Instagram and show them to people likely to be interested. You can change your choice at any time with Cookie settings at the bottom of every page.

Cookie	Provider	Purpose	Duration
_fbp	Meta	Tells visits to our website apart, to measure our ads and who they reach	3 months
fr	Meta (facebook.com)	Links the visit to the Facebook or Instagram account you are logged in to, for ads	3 months

3. Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies are placed by third-party services that appear on our pages. We do not control these cookies. The third-party services we use include:

• Paddle.com Market Limited: our Merchant of Record for subscription billing. Cookies are set when you open the checkout overlay. Paddle's privacy notice: paddle.com/legal/privacy.
• Google Analytics (Google LLC): used to analyze website traffic and usage. Google's privacy policy can be found at https://policies.google.com/privacy.
• Google Fonts (Google LLC): used to serve web fonts. Your IP address may be transmitted to Google servers.
• Meta Platforms Ireland Limited: the Meta Pixel, only if you allow Marketing cookies, to measure our ads on Facebook and Instagram. Meta's privacy policy: facebook.com/privacy/policy.

4. Managing Cookies

You can control and manage cookies in several ways:

4.1 Browser Settings

Most web browsers allow you to manage cookies through their settings. You can typically:

• View which cookies are stored on your device.
• Delete individual or all cookies.
• Block cookies from specific or all websites.
• Configure your browser to notify you when a cookie is set.

Note that blocking certain cookies may affect the functionality of the Service.

4.2 Google Analytics Opt-Out

You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

4.3 Do Not Track

Some browsers offer a "Do Not Track" (DNT) setting. We currently do not respond to DNT signals, but we respect your privacy choices through the cookie management options described above.

5. Legal Basis for Using Cookies

In accordance with the ePrivacy Directive (2002/58/EC) and applicable national implementations:

• Strictly necessary cookies are placed without consent, as they are essential for the Service to function.
• Analytics and functional cookies are placed based on our legitimate interest in understanding website usage and improving user experience, or with your consent where required by local law.
• Marketing cookies (the Meta Pixel) are placed only with your consent, given in the cookie banner.

6. Data Retention for Cookies

Cookie data is retained for the duration specified in the tables above. Session cookies are deleted when you close your browser. Persistent cookies remain on your device until they expire or until you delete them.

Data collected through analytics cookies is retained in aggregated form for up to 26 months.

7. Changes to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, regulation, or our business practices. We will indicate the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

8. Contact Us

If you have questions about our use of cookies, please contact us:

• Email: [email protected]
• Address: Rruga Ferit Xhajko, Tiranë, Albania
• NIPT: M21704029F