Cookie Policy

The following information about our Cookie Policy reflects the commitment of BLAST ANGELS EUROPE SAS (hereinafter, “Akka”), as the data controller, to use cookies and similar technologies while guaranteeing the privacy rights of each user of our services. In this document, we explain how we use cookies and similar technologies during the use of our services:

1. Description of Cookies

A “Cookie” is a small text file that a website stores in the user’s browser, facilitating navigation on a web page and are essential for the functioning of the Internet.

Cookies are used, for example, to remember users’ preferences on the website: language, browser used; analyze the user’s habits and behaviors to improve the services offered or to adjust the content of a web page to the visitor’s preferences.

2. What Types of Cookies Do We Use

BASED ON THE ENTITY THAT MANAGES THEM

• Own Cookies: These are sent to your device from our own servers or domains, from which we provide the service you request.
• Third-Party Cookies: These are sent to your device from a device or domain not managed by us, but by another collaborating entity. For example, those used by social networks or external content.

BASED ON THE DURATION OF ACTIVATION

• Session Cookies: These are temporary cookies that remain in your browser’s cookie file until you leave the website, so none of them are stored on your computer’s hard drive. The information obtained through these cookies is used to analyze traffic patterns on the website. In the long term, this allows us to improve the user experience, optimize content, and make its use easier.
• Persistent Cookies: These are stored on the hard drive, and our site reads them each time you make a new visit. A persistent cookie has a set expiration date. After that date, the cookie ceases to function. These cookies are usually used to facilitate purchase and registration services.

BASED ON THEIR PURPOSE

• Strictly Necessary: These cookies are essential to ensure proper navigation on our website and to ensure that content loads effectively, allowing the use of different options or services available such as, for example, completing an investment process or checking for fraud related to the security of the service. They include analytical and aggregated cookies to count site traffic and visited pages.
• Analytical and Optimization: These cookies, whether own or third-party, allow us to optimize your experience on the website by evaluating its performance and improving it by adding new features.
• Personalization: They allow us to store user preferences to improve the quality of our services and offer a better experience through recommended products. Some may be multi-device.
• Behavioral Advertising: These cookies are used to store information about user behavior collected through continuous observation. Thanks to these cookies, we can understand browsing habits on the website and show advertising in line with your browsing profile.

Below we describe the type of cookies we use and their purposes. You can find more information about each cookie, as well as their duration, in the following list:

3. Legal Basis for the Use of Cookies

The legitimacy for the use of strictly functional cookies derives from the fact that the processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation.

The legitimacy for the use of cookies for analytical purposes of behavioral advertising optimization and personalization and evaluation is based on the need for prior consent of the user, pursuant to Article 6(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR), which establishes the obligation to obtain the user’s informed consent before storing or accessing information on his or her device.

4. Information Retention Period

We will retain the information for as long as necessary to provide the requested service, until you express your opposition or withdraw your consent. In such cases, the information will be kept blocked and will not be usable unless necessary to defend in legal disputes. Once this period has elapsed, your data will be permanently deleted.

In the case of automatic data collection through cookies, some may be installed for years. However, you can limit their use by deleting them from browsers or devices.

5. How to Block or Limit the Use of Cookies

It’s important to note that these technologies are not invasive, as all information collected through cookies is completely anonymous and cannot be associated with an identified user. This information allows us to adapt and improve our services based on user interests. However, the user has the option to prevent the generation of cookies by selecting the corresponding option in their browser. We inform you that if you disable the use of cookies, navigation may be slower than usual.

All browsers allow you to change settings to disable cookies. These settings are usually found in the “options” or “preferences” menu of your browser. Below we show you, through links, how to disable cookies in the most commonly used browsers:

• • Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/manage-cookies-in-microsoft-edge-view-allow-block-delete-and-use-168dab11-0753-043d-7c16-ede5947fc64d
  • Mozilla Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/clear-cookies-and-site-data-firefox
  • Google Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en
  • Safari: https://support.apple.com/en-ie/guide/safari/sfri11471/mac

If you wish to block Google’s analytical cookies, you can install a browser add-on by following the instructions at the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en

6. More Information

For more information on data processing, we recommend visiting our privacy policy. Additionally, any user who has questions regarding these technologies can send us a request to the email address: contact-nordics@akka.app.