COOKIE POLICY FOR THE ONLINE SHOP
hegemonshop.com
Effective from 1 May 2025.
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Generał Provisions
1. The owner of the Website and the Controller of personal data provided during the use of the online store operated at the address hegemonshop.com is ManaSource spółka z ograniczoną odpowiedzialnością (limited liability company) with its registered office in Szczecin, at Bolesława Śmiałego 11/8, entered into the Register of Entrepreneurs of the National Court Register maintained by the District Court Szczecin-Centre in Szczecin, XIII Commercial Division of the National Court Register, under KRS number: 0001125418, REGON: 52957185900000, NIP: 8513317798, e-mail address: contact@hegemonshop.com, phone number: +48 739 213 788.
2. The rules for processing personal data are provided in the GDPR Privacy Policy, available at the address: https://hegemonshop.com/pl/cms/1-polityka-prywatnosci.
3. The Store uses cookies to deliver services and functionalities tailored to the preferences and needs of Users of the Website. In particular, cookies allow the User’s device to be recognized and the Website to be displayed properly, adapted to the User’s individual needs.
4. Cookies may be temporary (i.e., deleted upon closing the browser) or persistent.
5. Persistent cookies are also stored after the end of the session on the Website and are used to store information such as passwords or login details, which speeds up and facilitates the use of the Website and allows the storage of settings selected by the User.
6. The purposes for which cookies are used on the Website/Store and the access of other entities to such cookies are indicated in further parts of this document.
7. The information is processed in accordance with currently applicable laws: the Act of July 12, 2024, on Electronic Communications Law, Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of April 27, 2016, on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (hereinafter referred to as the GDPR) and the Act of May 10, 2018, on the Protection of Personal Data.
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Definitions
1. Cookies – small files that are downloaded and stored on the User’s computer or other device, associated with information about the User’s use of the Website.
2. Personal Data – any information that, without excessive time or cost, can lead to the identification of a natural person, including their identification, address, and contact details.
3. Third Country – a country outside the European Economic Area (EEA).
4. Website – the website available at hegemonshop.com, through which the User may browse the Website content, subscribe to the newsletter, or contact the Personal Data Controller via the contact details or contact forms available on the Website.
5. Store – the online store available at hegemonshop.com, through which the Buyer may purchase specific Goods and/or Digital Products.
6. User/Data Subject – a person who voluntarily uses the services and content available on the Website and/or in the Store, i.e., browses the pages of the Website and Store, places an order in the Store, registers, subscribes to the free newsletter, or contacts the owner of the Store via the contact form.
7. End User – an entity using a publicly available electronic communications service or requesting the provision of such a service to meet their own needs.
The User/Data Subject may also be an End User.
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Purposes of Storing and Accessing Information Contained in Cookies
1. The Website uses cookies for the following purposes:
- to adapt the content of the Website pages to the individual preferences of the User and to optimize the use of the Website (display tailored to the User’s needs – functional cookies),
- to perform analyses and compile statistics that provide information on how the User utilizes the Website, which enables the improvement of its structure and content,
- for marketing and/or remarketing purposes, including targeting dedicated content, particularly to Users who have visited the Website or the Personal Data Controller’s Fanpage on the social networking sites Facebook and/or Instagram.
2. The data contained in cookies will be archived and used for statistical analysis and evaluation of the overall user traffic on the Website.
3. The data contained in cookies are not combined with the personal data provided by the User during the conclusion and/or performance of a contract or while contacting the Personal Data Controller.
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Tools Related to the Collection or Sharing of Cookies
For the purpose of analyzing traffic on the Website, traffic sources, and optimizing marketing activities, the following tools have been installed on the Website:
- Google Analytics – a tool provided by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA, which allows for the analysis of User traffic on the Website and its subpages (country/city, number of visits, pages viewed, visit duration, etc.).
The main cookie used by Google Analytics, "_ga", allows the service to distinguish individual Users and functions for 2 years. Each "_ga" cookie is unique to a specific service and therefore cannot be used to track a User or browser across unrelated websites.
Privacy settings for Google services can be modified by the User. More information is available at: https://policies.google.com/privacy. - To permanently block cookies collected by Google Analytics, the User can use the browser add-on developed and provided by Google LLC, available at: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
- Google Ads – an advertising tool provided by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA, allowing for the placement of ads in the Google search engine as well as conversion tracking and remarketing, in conjunction with cookies collected via Google Analytics.
- Facebook Pixel – a tool provided by Meta Platforms, Inc., Menlo Park, California / Meta Platforms Ireland Limited (formerly Facebook Inc.), enabling measurement, optimization, and the creation of custom audiences.
It allows for the collection of information regarding the User’s use of the Website and the targeting of dedicated content via the Facebook social networking service.
To control privacy settings on this social network, the User may change their preferences and settings at any time. More information is available at: https://www.facebook.com/privacy/.
The Facebook Pixel allows for the creation of custom audiences and/or lookalike audiences based on Users who have already interacted with the Website or the Personal Data Controller’s materials published on the social networking platforms Facebook and/or Instagram, operated by the Personal Data Controller.
The data retention periods for data collected via the Facebook Pixel are as follows:
- Website (hegemonshop.com) – up to 180 days from the interaction with the website,
- Facebook fanpage – up to 365 days from the interaction with the account,
- Video shared on the Administrator’s Facebook fanpage – up to 365 days from the interaction with the material,
- Events organized or co-organized by the Administrator on the Facebook fanpage – up to 365 days from the interaction with the event material.
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Processing of Information Contained in Cookies Outside the EEA
1. The processing of data contained in cookies by providers whose headquarters and/or servers are located in a third country will involve the transfer of such information outside the European Economic Area (EEA), in particular the User’s IP address and/or information about visited pages.
2. The transfer of data contained in cookies to the United States of America (USA) is carried out based on the European Commission’s adequacy decision of July 10, 2023, recognizing an adequate level of protection of personal data provided under the so-called "EU-US Data Privacy Framework" in relation to providers listed by the U.S. Department of Commerce, such as:
- Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA;
- Meta Platforms, Inc., Menlo Park, California, USA;
- Microsoft Corporation, One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052-7329, USA.
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Acceptance, Rejection, or Modification of Cookie Settings
1. Upon entering the Website and/or the Store, the User may accept the use of cookies for the above purposes, reject them, or consent only to selected cookies.
2. In accordance with Article 399 (2) of the Act of July 12, 2024, on Electronic Communications Law, the User may give consent through the settings of the software installed on the telecommunications terminal device they use, or through the configuration of the service.
3. The User’s consent to the installation, storage, and sharing of cookies is voluntary. Consent may be withdrawn at any time.
The User may delete and/or disable cookies at any time via the Internet browser used to browse the Website/Store or select appropriate cookie settings on the Website/Store via the tools or functionalities provided by the Website owner for this purpose.
4. To manage cookies, the User can utilize the functions available in the Internet browser they are currently using. Instructions for managing cookies are available on the websites of Internet browser providers.
5. User consent is not required if the storage or access to information contained in cookies is necessary for the transmission of an electronic communication via a public telecommunications network or for the provision of a telecommunications service or a service provided electronically, requested by the end user.
6. Entities providing electronic services may install software on the subscriber’s or end user’s telecommunications terminal device intended for the use of these services, or use such software, provided that the subscriber or end user:
- is directly informed, in a clear, easy, and understandable manner, prior to the installation of the software, of the purpose for which the software will be installed and the ways in which the service provider will use this software;
- is directly informed, in a clear, easy, and understandable manner, of the method of removing the software from the User’s telecommunications terminal device;
- gives consent to the installation and use of the software prior to its installation.
7. Deleting or disabling cookies may result in difficulties or limited functionality of certain parts of the Website and/or Store (this particularly applies to functional cookies).
Some cookies may be necessary for the proper operation of the Website pages, including remembering the User’s settings and/or displaying content on the type of device used by the User.
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Finał Provisions
In the event of any changes to the applicable Cookie Policy, in particular if required by implemented technical solutions or changes in the legal regulations regarding User privacy, appropriate modifications will be introduced to the above provisions, which shall become effective 14 days after their publication on the Website pages.