At Shown.io, we use cookies to enhance your experience, improve our website’s performance, and ensure that we deliver tailored content and advertising. This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, how we use them, and your choices regarding their use.

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your device (computer, smartphone, tablet) when you visit a website. They help the site recognize your device and remember information about your visit, such as your preferences or login details.

2. Types of Cookies We Use

a) Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for the proper functioning of our website. They enable core features such as page navigation, secure access, and user authentication.

• Examples:

• Session cookies for login maintenance.
• Security-related cookies to protect user accounts.

b) Functional Cookies

Functional cookies enhance website usability by remembering your preferences and enabling features like language settings or customized content.

We use functional functional cookies to:

• Remember language or region preferences.

c) Analytical Cookies

These cookies help us understand how users interact with our website by collecting anonymized data on site traffic, behavior, and performance. This allows us to improve functionality and user experience.

We use following analytical cookies:

• Google Analytics to track user activity
• Facebook Pixel to track user activity.

d) Advertising Cookies

Advertising cookies are used to deliver ads that are relevant to you and your interests. They also limit the number of times you see an ad and help measure the effectiveness of campaigns.

• Examples:

• Cookies from platforms like Google Ads, Meta Ads, and Microsoft Ads for ad targeting and retargeting.

e) Third-Party Cookies

These cookies are set by third-party services integrated into our website, such as social media platforms or embedded content providers.

3. Why We Use Cookies

We use cookies to:

• Provide a seamless browsing experience.
• Analyze website traffic and improve performance.
• Personalize content and ads.
• Facilitate secure transactions.

4. How to Manage Your Cookie Preferences

You have the right to control and manage cookies. When visiting our website, you will see a cookie consent banner allowing you to:

• Accept all cookies.
• Reject non-essential cookies.
• Customize your cookie preferences.

You can also manage cookies through your browser settings:

• Google Chrome: Manage cookies in Chrome
• Mozilla Firefox: Manage cookies in Firefox
• Safari: Manage cookies in Safari
• Microsoft Edge: Manage cookies in Edge

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

5. Third-Party Services

We use third-party services such as Google Ads, Meta Ads, and Microsoft Ads to optimize our marketing efforts. These services may place their own cookies on your device. For more details, refer to their respective privacy policies:

• Google Privacy Policy
• Meta Privacy Policy
• Microsoft Privacy Statement

6. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy periodically to reflect changes in technology, legal requirements, or our practices. The latest version will always be available on this page with the updated effective date.

7. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy or how we use cookies, please contact us:

• Email: privacy@shown.io
• Address: Instaon SRL, Chaussée de Huy 368 1325 Chaumont-Gistoux, Belgium

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