Cookies

Last modified: Aug 1, 2023 

This Cookies Notice outlines how we utilize cookies and similar technologies to identify you when you visit our websites linked to this Cookies Notice (referred to as the "Site"). It clarifies the nature of these technologies, the reasons behind their use, and your rights to control their implementation.

In this Cookies Notice, when we mention “Arctic Design,” "Arctic," "we," or "us," we are referring to Arctic Design Corporation.

What are cookies?

Cookies are text files that are downloaded onto your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They store specific information about your usage of the website and serve the purpose of enabling websites to recognize your device. Each time you revisit the original website or any other website that recognizes these cookies, they are sent back to the website.

The term "cookie" encompasses a broad range of similar techniques and technologies, including web beacons and log files. For further details on these additional tools, please refer to the "Glossary" section below.

Information collected

Cookies assist us in gaining a better understanding of how you utilize our Site, enabling us to provide a more personalized and consistent experience. They help us store your preferences and settings, deliver tailored content and advertising, and offer a range of benefits to our web visitors.

Here are examples of the types of information we collect through cookies:

  • The number of users who visit the Site, the frequency of Site visits, the pages viewed, the clicks made, and the total duration of navigation on the Site.

  • The date and time of your access to the Site or when you open our emails.

  • Whether you are a first-time visitor or have previously visited our Site.

  • Your viewing preferences, such as layout, sizing preferences, and language settings.

  • Your purchases and orders.

  • Your login credentials, the type of browser used, and your IP address, which allows us to identify you during your subsequent visits to our Site.

Moreover, cookies enable us to perform the following:

(a) Enhance your user experience and personalize your visit: The information collected during your visit helps us improve your future interactions with our Site. For instance, we can remember your login details and store your language preferences for a seamless experience.

(b) Customize advertising and marketing messages: Cookies allow us to tailor the advertisements and marketing messages you see on our Site, as well as on third-party websites.

(c) Analyze customer trends: We gather and analyze aggregated data on Site visits to identify broader patterns and trends among our visitors. This analysis focuses on overall visitor behavior rather than individual information.

(d) Cookies assist us in maintaining the security and functionality of our Site. They help troubleshoot page load errors and identify any irregular login activity, contributing to a smooth and secure browsing experience.

We use both first-party and third-party cookies for various purposes. Certain cookies are essential for the technical operation of our Site and to provide you with basic functionality. These cookies are referred to as "strictly necessary" cookies. Other cookies allow us to track and target user interests, enhancing the overall Site experience. Additionally, third parties may also set cookies through our Site for advertising, analytics, and other purposes.

First-party cookies

These cookies primarily enable you to navigate our Site and utilize its features. They may also support analytical activities.

Third-party cookies

In addition to our own cookies, certain third-party and affiliated companies may also place cookies on your device, access them, and associate web beacons with them. These cookies enable the provision of third-party features or functionalities on or through our Site. The parties responsible for these third-party cookies can recognize your device when it visits our Site and certain other websites.

Types of cookies used on the Site:

  • Strictly necessary cookies: These cookies are essential for providing services available through our Site. They enable you to access secure areas, set privacy preferences, and remember items in your basket. Disabling these cookies may impact your ability to use certain Site features.

  • Functional cookies: These cookies enhance your browsing experience and provide additional features, such as remembering language preferences or utilizing instant messaging support. Disabling these cookies may affect certain functionality on the Site.

  • Analytics cookies: These cookies collect information and statistics on Site usage, helping us improve the features offered on our Site. We and our third-party analytics providers utilize this information to enhance the Site's performance.

  • First-party advertising cookies: These proprietary cookies display advertisements on our Services based solely on your activities on our Services. They do not gather or utilize information about your activities on other websites or services.

  • Third-party targeting cookies: These cookies, provided by our third-party advertising partners, gather information about your browsing habits and preferences for products and services on Bose's Services and third-party websites. This information allows us and our advertising providers to present relevant content and ads on our Site and other sites you visit.

  • Social media cookies: These cookies are used when information is shared through social media buttons or when you engage with our content on social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter, or Snapchat.

Duration of cookie storage on your device:

  • Temporary cookies: These cookies, used on secure pages, assign and register a session ID to enable uninterrupted browsing. They do not contain recoverable information and expire when you close your browser.

  • Permanent cookies: Our proprietary analysis cookies and third-party cookies are permanent. They track browsing behavior over an extended period and provide additional features based on your customization requests. These cookies can remain on your computer for varying durations, ranging from 24 hours to several years. They survive browser closure and can be recognized when you reopen your browser later.

Cookie Management

Depending on your location, you may be prompted to accept or reject cookies when you first access our Site. This allows you to control the types of cookies you wish to enable.

Most web browsers offer settings preferences that allow you to manage cookies, as described in the sections below: "All cookies," "Analytics cookies," and "Targeting cookies." Please be aware that depending on your location, you may also have the option to adjust your cookie preferences through our Cookies Preference Centre. You can modify these settings at any time.

If you decide to deactivate cookies, you will still be able to access certain parts of our Site. However, please note that disabling certain cookies may result in the loss of some useful features.

Please be aware that if you have deactivated certain cookies, we may still use the information that was collected by those cookies prior to their deactivation, in accordance with applicable laws. However, once a cookie has been deactivated, we will no longer collect any information through that particular cookie.

Cookie changes

Occasionally, we may make changes or updates to this Cookies Notice to comply with changes in laws, update our data collection and usage practices, or incorporate advancements in technology. We recommend reviewing this Cookies Notice periodically and referring to the "Effective date" at the beginning of the document to determine if any changes have been made since your last review.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding the use of cookies on our Site, or if you would like to contact us, please email us at legal@arcticdesigncorp.com. For more general information about the types of information we collect and how you can exercise your data privacy rights, please refer to our Privacy Policy.

Term definitions

Log files are Web server files (storing information such as domain names or IP addresses, URLs, the http response code, the website from which you access our Site, and/or the date and length of your visit) that are created automatically when a user visits a site.

An SDK is a set of tools and/or code that we embed in our applications and software to allow third parties to collect information about how users interact with the Services.

A web beacon (also known as a “pixel tag,” “Internet beacon,” or “clear GIF”) is an electronic image usually composed of a single pixel. It can be placed on a web page or in an email to transmit information, including the IP address of the computer that downloaded the page in question, the URL of the page, the time of consultation of the page and the type of browser used, as well as the data contained in the cookies sent by a third party.

If you have ay questions about our Cookie Policy, please contact us at: legal@arcticdesigncorp.com