Cookie Policy

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Beneko Marketplace Cookie Policy

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Beneko Marketplace Operator

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Contact

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I.
INTRODUCTION

1. This Beneko Marketplace Cookie Policy (hereinafter referred to as the “Privacy Policy”) are issued by BENEKO.COM LLP, stated in the heading of this Cookie Policy, as the data controller and entity responsible for your personal data processed on the basis of your use of the Beneko Marketplace website, available at www.beneko.com. The purpose of this Cookie Policy is mainly to inform you how do we collect certain data from you as you use our website by using cookies, what exactly are cookies and their categories, how do we use cookies and also to further complement Beneko Marketplace Privacy Policy, available on https://beneko.com/privacy-policy.
2. This Cookie Policy constitute a part of the Special Terms and Conditions of Using the Portal under Article I (3) of the Terms and Conditions of Use for Beneko Marketplace websites, available at is https://beneko.com/gbc/, hereinafter referred to as the “Terms and Conditions”).

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II.
WHAT’S A COOKIE?

1. A “cookie” is a piece of information that is stored on your computer’s hard drive if you agree to this and which records how you move your way around a website so that, when you revisit that website, it can present tailored options based on the information stored about your last visit. Cookies can also be used to analyze traffic and for advertising and marketing purposes
2. Cookies are used by nearly all websites and do not harm your system.
3. We are required to obtain your consent for all non-essential cookies used on our website. You can block cookies (including essential cookies) at any time by activating the setting on your browser that allows you to refuse the setting of all or some cookies. However, if you use your browser settings to block essential cookies you may not be able to access all or parts of our site.

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III.
HOW DO WE USE COOKIES?

1. We use cookies to track your use of our website. This enables us to understand how you use the site and track any patterns with regards how you are using our website. This helps us to develop and improve our website as well as products and / or services in response to what you might need or want.

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IV.
CATEGORIES OF COOKIES

1. Cookies are either:
   a) Session cookies – these are only stored on your computer during your web session and are automatically deleted when you close your browser – they usually store an anonymous session ID allowing you to browse a website without having to log in to each page but they do not collect any personal data from your computer; or
   b) Persistent cookies – a persistent cookie is stored as a file on your computer and it remains there when you close your web browser. The cookie can be read by the website that created it when you visit that website again (We use persistent cookies for Google Analytics).
2. Cookies can also be categorized as follows:
   a) Strictly necessary cookies -these cookies are essential to enable you to use the website effectively, such as when buying a product and / or service. Without these cookies, the services available to you on our website cannot be provided. These cookies do not gather information about you that could be used for marketing or remembering where you have been on the internet;
   b) Performance cookies – these cookies enable us to monitor and improve the performance of our website. For example, they allow us to count visits, identify traffic sources and see which parts of the site are most popular;
   c) Functionality cookies – these cookies allow our website to remember choices you make and provide enhanced features. For instance, we may be able to provide you with news or updates relevant to the services you use. They may also be used to provide services you have requested such as viewing a video or commenting on a blog. The information these cookies collect is usually anonymized;
   d) Targeting cookies – these cookies record your visit to our website, the pages you have visited and the links you have followed. We will use this information to make our website and the advertising displayed on it more relevant to your interests;
   e) First- and third-party cookies – first party cookies are cookies set by our website. Third party cookies are cookies on our website that are set by a website other than our website, such as where we have adverts on our website or use Facebook pixels so that we can show you relevant content from us when you are on Facebook.
3. You can find more information about the individual cookies we use and the purposes for which we use them in the table below:

Cookie Title Cookie Name	Purpose
Requested Functionality Cookies (Exempt)	guest-view Stores the Order ID that guest shoppers use to retrieve their order status. Guest orders view. Used in “Orders and Returns” widgets. – Is Secure? No – HTTP Only: Yes – Expiration Policy: Session – Module: Magento_Sales login_redirect Preserves the destination page the customer was loading before being directed to log in. Used in mini cart for logged in customers if the Display Shopping Cart Sidebar configuration option is set to Yes. – Is Secure? No – HTTP Only: No – Expiration Policy: Session – Module: Magento_Customer mage-messages Tracks error messages and other notifications that are shown to the user, such as the cookie consent message, and various error messages. The message is deleted from the cookie after it is shown to the shopper. – There is not an option to disable this cookie. – Is Secure? No – HTTP Only: No – Expiration Policy: Duration 1 year. Cleared on frontend when the message is displayed to the user. – Module: Magento_Theme mage-translation-storage (local storage) Stores translated content when requested by the shopper. Used when Translation Strategy is configured as “Dictionary (Translation on Storefront side)”. – Is Secure? No – HTTP Only: No – Expiration Policy: Per local storage rules – Module: Magento_Translation mage-translation-file-version (local storage) Tracks the version of translations in local storage. Used when Translation Strategy is configured as Dictionary (Translation on Storefront side). – Is Secure? No – HTTP Only: No – Expiration Policy: Per local storage rules – Module: Magento_Translation product_data_storage (local storage) Stores configuration for product data related to Recently Viewed / Compared Products. – Is Secure? No – HTTP Only: No – Expiration Policy: Per local storage rules – Module: Magento_Catalog recently_compared_product (local storage) Stores product IDs of recently compared products. – Is Secure? No – HTTP Only: No – Expiration Policy: Per local storage rules – Module: Magento_Catalog recently_compared_product_previous (local storage) Stores product IDs of previously compared products for easy navigation. – Is Secure? No – HTTP Only: No – Expiration Policy: Per local storage rules – Module: Magento_Catalog recently_viewed_product (local storage) Stores product IDs of recently viewed products for easy navigation. – Is Secure? No – HTTP Only: No – Expiration Policy: Per local storage rules – Module: Magento_Catalog recently_viewed_product_previous (local storage) Stores product IDs of recently previously viewed products for easy navigation. – Is Secure? No – HTTP Only: No – Expiration Policy: Per local storage rules – Module: Magento_Catalog stf Records the time messages are sent by the SendFriend (Email a Friend) module. – Is Secure? Yes – HTTP Only: Yes – Expiration Policy: Session – Module: Magento_SendFriend X-Magento-Vary Configuration setting that improves performance when using Varnish static content caching. – Is Secure? Yes – HTTP Only: Yes – Expiration Policy: Based on PHP setting session.cookie_lifetime – Module: Magento_PageCache
Persistent Customization Session Cookies (Exempt)	amz_auth_err Used if Enable Login with Amazon is enabled. Value 1 indicates an authorization error. – Is Secure? No – HTTP Only: No – Expiration Policy: 1 year – Module: Amazon Pay amz_auth_logout Used if Enable Login with Amazon is enabled. Value 1 indicates that the user should be logged out. – Is Secure? No – HTTP Only: No – Expiration Policy: 86400s (24h) – Module: Amazon Pay form_key A security measure that appends a random string to all form submissions to protect the data from Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). – Is Secure? No – HTTP Only: No – Expiration Policy: – PHP: Based on PHP setting session.cookie_lifetime – JS: Session – Module: Page Cache mage-cache-sessid The value of this cookie triggers the cleanup of local cache storage. When the cookie is removed by the backend application, the Admin cleans up local storage, and sets the cookie value to true. – Is Secure? No – HTTP Only: No – Expiration Policy: Session – Module: Magento_Customer mage-cache-storage Local storage of visitor-specific content that enables ecommerce functions. – Is Secure? No – HTTP Only: No – Expiration Policy: Session – Module: Magento_Customer, Magento_Persistent mage-cache-storage (local storage) Local storage of visitor-specific content that enables ecommerce functions. – Is Secure? No – HTTP Only: No – Expiration Policy: Session – Module: Magento_Customer, Magento_Persistent, Magento_NegotiableQuote mage-cache-storage-section-invalidation (local storage) Forces local storage of specific content sections that should be invalidated. – Is Secure? No – HTTP Only: No – Expiration Policy: Per local storage – Module: Magento_Customer persistent_shopping_cart Stores the key (ID) of persistent cart to make it possible to restore the cart for an anonymous shopper. – Is Secure? Yes – HTTP Only: Yes – Expiration Policy: Based on Persistent Shopping Cart – Persistence Lifetime (seconds) configuration – Module: Magento_Persistent private_content_version Appends a random, unique number and time to pages with customer content to prevent them from being cached on the server. It is set in multiple places: in PHP, in JavaScript as a cookie, and in JavaScript to local storage. For the HTTP Only Yes (based on request) means that the cookie Secure if set during HTTPS request and unsecure if set during HTTP request. – Is Secure? Yes (based on request), No – HTTP Only: – PHP: 1 year / 315360000s (10yr) – JS: 1 day – JS local storage: Per local storage rules (forever) – Expiration Policy: Based on Persistent Shopping Cart – Persistence Lifetime (seconds) configuration – Module: Magento_PageCache, Magento_Customer section_data_ids Stores customer-specific information related to shopper-initiated actions such as display wish list, checkout information, etc. – Is Secure? No – HTTP Only: No – Expiration Policy: Session – Module: Magento_Customer store Tracks the specific store view / locale selected by the shopper. – Is Secure? No – HTTP Only: Yes – Expiration Policy: 1 year – Module: Magento_Store
Universal Analytics (Google)	– __utma: Distinguishes shoppers and sessions. This cookie is created when the JavaScript library executes and there is no existing __utma cookie. The cookie is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics. – __utmt: Used to throttle request rate. – __utmb: Determines new sessions/visits. This cookie is created when the JavaScript library executes and there is no existing __utmb cookie. The cookie is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics. – _utmz: Saves the traffic source or campaign that explains how the shopper reached your site. The cookie is created when the JavaScript library executes and is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics. – __utmv: Stores visitor-level custom variable data. This cookie is created when a developer uses the _setCustomVar method with a visitor-level custom variable. This cookie is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics.

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V.
FINAL PROVISIONS

1. You can control your cookie settings through your web browser.
2. You can opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites, by going to https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
3. Except for essential cookies, all cookies will expire after specified for every cookie stated above.
4. If you have any questions about the cookies that we use, feel free to email us at gdpr@beneko.com.

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