Cookie Policy
Cookie Policy
At Albatros Marine Services, we use cookies on our website www.albatross-marine.com to ensure you get the most efficient experience and to improve your user journey.
Information Notice
Like many websites, we use “Cookies” for technical, functional, and user-experience quality purposes, among others. Below, you will find an explanation of how we use cookies and how users can manage them across different platforms.
The information provided in this document should be considered together with the Clarification Text and Explicit Consent Text available on our website, within the scope of the Personal Data Protection Law.
What is a Cookie?
A cookie is a type of identification file placed on your computer by a website. Cookie files store session information and similar data. When a site that uses cookies is visited, that site may request the browser to place one or more cookies onto the hard disk.
Cookies do not contain personal information such as name, age, address, or gender of visitors.
Types of Cookies
Below are the different types of cookies we use on our website. Both first-party cookies (set by the website you are visiting) and third-party cookies (set by servers other than the website you are visiting) are used.
• Strictly Necessary Cookies
Certain cookies are essential for the proper functioning of our website. Technically, we mainly use PHP SESSION cookies, which are classified as session cookies and are deleted when your browsing session ends. For example, when you log in on our website, authentication cookies ensure that your session continues as you navigate from one page to another.
• Functionality and Preference Cookies
These cookies remember your preferences and choices on the website, allowing services to be personalized for you. For instance, they remember your language selection or the font size you choose while reading text. Additionally, the cookie named cookieconsent_status records whether the cookie policy notification has been displayed. This cookie is created for 1 year. Other cookies in this group are deleted once the session ends.
• Performance and Analytics Cookies
The analytics cookies used on our website fall under third-party cookies. We use Google Analytics to collect such data. You can review their privacy policy here: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en.
Why Are Cookies Used?
Cookies may be used on our website for the following purposes: - To personalize visits and user experience, enable targeting, and support accurate and effective advertising and promotional activities. - To ensure correct, easy, and efficient operation of the website and its components. - To analyze information such as resource usage, visitor counts, and platforms in order to improve performance and enhance user experience. - To perform functions necessary for the operation of the website.
How Can You Block the Use of Cookies?
While cookies help our website provide better service, you may choose to block them. However, please note that if you block cookies, the website may not function fully and you may not be able to benefit from all of its features. To block cookies, you need to adjust your internet browser settings. These steps vary depending on your device and browser. Below are instructions for commonly used browsers:
Internet Explorer
1. Open the desktop and click/tap the Internet Explorer icon. 2. Click the Tools button, then Internet Options. 3. Click the Privacy tab, then move the slider up to block all cookies, and click OK.
Microsoft Edge
1. Click the three-dot menu in the top right corner and go to Settings. 2. Select Choose what to clear. 3. Choose the sections you want to delete and start the clearing process.
Google Chrome
1. Open Chrome on your computer. 2. At the top right, click More → Settings. 3. At the bottom, click Advanced. 4. Under “Privacy and security,” click Content settings. 5. Click Cookies. 6. Under “All cookies and site data,” search for the website’s name. 7. Click the Remove icon next to the site.
Mozilla Firefox
1. Click the Firefox menu button and select Options. 2. Go to Privacy & Security and navigate to the History section. 3. Set Firefox to “Use custom settings for history.” 4. Click Show Cookies. 5. Enter the site name in the search field. 6. Select the cookies you want to delete and click Remove Selected. 7. Close the Cookies window, then close the about:preferences page.
Safari
1. Select Safari > Preferences. 2. Click Privacy. 3. Click Manage Website Data. 4. Select one or more websites, then click Remove or Remove All.