Cookie Policy

What Are Cookies

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile phone) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and to provide information to website owners.

Cookies help us understand how you use our website, remember your preferences, and improve your experience. They can also be used to deliver personalised advertisements and measure the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns.

crystallogic uses cookies in accordance with this Cookie Policy and applicable privacy laws, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Types of Cookies We Use

We use different types of cookies for various purposes:

Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for the website to function properly. They enable basic functions like page navigation, access to secure areas, and remember your cookie preferences. The website cannot function properly without these cookies.

Analytics Cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. We use Google Analytics to analyse website traffic, user behaviour, and improve our services.

Functional Cookies

These cookies enable the website to provide enhanced functionality and personalisation. They may remember your preferences, language settings, or other choices you make to improve your experience.

Marketing/Advertising Cookies

These cookies are used to deliver advertisements that are relevant to you and your interests. They are also used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement and help measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns. We use Google Ads for remarketing and advertising purposes.

Specific Cookies We Use

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

Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies on our website are set by third-party services that appear on our pages. We use the following third-party services:

Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics to analyse website usage and improve our services. Google Analytics uses cookies to collect information about how visitors use our site. This information is used to compile reports and help us improve the website. The cookies collect information in an anonymous form.

Google Ads

We use Google Ads for advertising and remarketing purposes. Google Ads may use cookies to show you relevant advertisements based on your previous visits to our website and to measure the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns.

Google Fonts

Our website uses Google Fonts to display fonts. When you visit our website, Google may collect information about your IP address and the fonts requested. This helps Google provide the font files and may be used for analytics purposes.

Google Consent Mode v2

We implement Google Consent Mode v2 to ensure that Google services respect your cookie preferences. This technology allows us to:

• Respect your consent choices for analytics and advertising cookies
• Adjust how Google Analytics and Google Ads behave based on your preferences
• Provide aggregated and anonymised insights while protecting your privacy
• Ensure compliance with privacy regulations across different regions

When you reject marketing or analytics cookies, Google Consent Mode ensures that these services operate in a privacy-focused manner without using personal identifiers.

Managing Your Cookie Preferences

You have several options for managing cookies:

Cookie Consent Banner

When you first visit our website, you'll see a cookie consent banner that allows you to:

• Accept all cookies
• Reject all non-essential cookies
• Customise your cookie preferences by category

Changing Your Preferences

You can change your cookie preferences at any time by:

• Clearing your browser cookies and revisiting our website
• Using your browser's cookie management settings
• Contacting us directly to update your preferences

Browser Settings

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

• View and delete cookies
• Block cookies from specific websites
• Block third-party cookies
• Clear all cookies when you close your browser
• Set your browser to notify you when cookies are being set

Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of our website.

Opt-Out Links

You can opt out of specific third-party services:

• Google Analytics: Use the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on
• Google Ads: Visit Google Ads Settings to control personalised advertising
• General Advertising: Visit Your Online Choices for broader advertising opt-out options

Cookie Retention

Different cookies have different retention periods:

• Session cookies: Deleted when you close your browser
• Persistent cookies: Remain until they expire or you delete them
• Our cookies: Typically expire within 1-2 years
• Third-party cookies: Controlled by the respective third-party service

Updates to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy periodically to reflect changes in our practices, technologies, or legal requirements. We will notify you of any material changes by:

• Posting the updated policy on our website
• Updating the "Last updated" date
• Requesting new consent if required by law

We encourage you to review this Cookie Policy regularly to stay informed about how we use cookies.

Legal Basis for Cookie Processing

Under GDPR, we process cookies based on the following legal grounds:

• Necessary cookies: Legitimate interest in providing website functionality
• Analytics cookies: Your explicit consent
• Functional cookies: Your explicit consent
• Marketing cookies: Your explicit consent

You can withdraw your consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.