# Cookies Policy for the Wanda Zeler Platform

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> **Language version:** The Polish version is binding. The English version is provided for convenience only.

## 1. General information

1. This Cookies Policy explains how the website **[WEBSITE URL]** uses cookies and similar technologies.
2. The website operator is **[COMPANY NAME / FULL NAME]**, address: **[ADDRESS]**, e-mail: **[EMAIL]**.
3. Cookies are small text files stored on the user’s device when using a website.

## 2. Types of cookies

1. The website may use the following categories of cookies:
   - **necessary** - required for website operation, cart, login, security and remembering settings,
   - **analytics** - help understand how users use the website,
   - **functional** - remember user preferences,
   - **marketing** - may be used to measure advertising performance or create audiences.
2. Necessary cookies may be used without additional consent where they are required to provide a service requested by the user.
3. Analytics, functional and marketing cookies, where not strictly necessary, should be used only after obtaining the user’s consent.

## 3. Example cookies table to complete

| Cookie name | Provider | Purpose | Category | Retention period |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `[COOKIE_NAME]` | `[PROVIDER]` | `[PURPOSE]` | `[NECESSARY / ANALYTICS / FUNCTIONAL / MARKETING]` | `[RETENTION]` |
| `[COOKIE_NAME]` | `[PROVIDER]` | `[PURPOSE]` | `[NECESSARY / ANALYTICS / FUNCTIONAL / MARKETING]` | `[RETENTION]` |

## 4. External tools

1. The website may use external tools, such as:
   - WooCommerce / WordPress,
   - Stripe,
   - PayPal,
   - analytics tools: **[e.g. Google Analytics / Plausible / none]**,
   - marketing tools: **[e.g. Meta Pixel / Google Ads / none]**.
2. External providers may use their own cookies or similar technologies in accordance with their own privacy policies.
3. Before publication, the list of tools actually used on the website should be completed.

## 5. Consent management

1. The user may manage cookie consents through the cookie banner or cookie settings panel available on the website: **[LINK / LOCATION DESCRIPTION]**.
2. The user should be able to accept, reject or change consent for cookies that are not strictly necessary.
3. Withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.

## 6. Browser settings

1. The user may also restrict or block cookies in their browser settings.
2. Blocking some cookies may affect website functionality, in particular the cart, login or course access.

## 7. Changes to this Cookies Policy

1. This Cookies Policy applies from **[DATE]**.
2. It may be updated due to technical, legal or tool-related changes on the website.

## Implementation note

Before publication:

1. Perform a cookie audit on the final website.
2. Complete the cookies table with actual names, providers, purposes and retention periods.
3. Implement a cookie banner with equivalent choices: accept, reject, settings.
4. Block analytics/marketing cookies until consent is obtained.

## Working sources

- European Commission - Cookies policy: https://commission.europa.eu/cookies-policy_en
- European Commission - valid consent under GDPR: https://commission.europa.eu/law/law-topic/data-protection/rules-business-and-organisations/legal-grounds-processing-data/grounds-processing/when-consent-valid_en
- Your Europe - online privacy and cookies: https://europa.eu/youreurope/business/dealing-with-customers/data-protection/online-privacy/indexamp_en.htm
- UODO - data protection authority resources: https://uodo.gov.pl/