COOKIE POLICY

DATA CONTROLLER

The use of cookies by BALVICHI LLC (“ the Administrator ”), whose registered office is located at 1178 Broadway, #2002 New York, NY 10001, is part of the Administrator’s privacy policy, in accordance with federal and state data privacy regulations including the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). We inform you that Balvichi, (the “Administrator”) in its capacity as Data controller, complies with the provisions of the regulations in force.

 

ACCEPTANCE 
As indicated in the brief information shown on the banner, you can read on the use of cookies in a simplified form in the cookie banner. 

 

WHAT IS A COOKIE AND WHAT IS IT USED FOR? 

A cookie is a small file that is sent to the browser and stored on your device when you visit a website such as balvichi.com (“the site”). Cookies enable the site to function efficiently and improve its performance. In addition, they provide information to the site owner for statistical or advertising purposes, mainly to personalize your browsing experience by remembering your preferences.

 

WHAT COOKIES DO WE USE AND FOR WHAT PURPOSE? 

Our site uses different types of cookies:  (registered and managed by Balvichi or the “Administrator”), third party cookies (placed and managed by third-party companies according to their privacy policies and not controlled by Balvichi) and similar technologies, each with a specific function. You can find more information below.

 

COOKIE TYPE

Function

Browser cookies –  essential

From the first visit, these cookies allow the site to function correctly and help you to view the contents on your device, by recognizing your language and the market of the country from which you have chosen to connect. If you are a registered user, they will allow you to be recognized and to access the services offered in the dedicated spaces. Browsing cookies are technical cookies, necessary for the operation of the site.

Placing or reading such cookies is necessary for the provision of the service and will be based on Balvichi’s legitimate interest in implementing such processing for the proper use of its Site. They are not subject to your prior consent. Functional cookies, so called essential cookies. These cookies, on the basis of your express request, are used to recognize you on your subsequent visits so that you do not have to enter your identifiers at each visit.

If you have added items to your bag and you have ended the session without completing the purchase and without removing them, these cookies allow you to resume shopping on your next visit to the site (for a limited time) and to retrieve the selected items.

Functional cookies are not essential for the operation of the site, but they improve the browsing quality and experience.

 

ANALYTICAL COOKIES 

These proprietary cookies belong to Balvichi and are used to collect data in an anonymous and aggregated form. These cookies are used to make statistical analyses of the browsing habits of the users of our site. Balvichi processes the results of these analyses anonymously and for exclusively statistical purposes. Placing or reading such cookies is carried out subject to obtaining your prior  consent. Refusing the use of such cookies or deleting them does not affect your browsing experience on the site but may prevent us from providing the best quality of service that we wish to offer our visitors.

 

MARKETING AND DIRECT TARGETING COOKIES AND THIRD-PARTY COOKIES 

These cookies are intended to create profiles of users in order to send commercial messages to them matching the preferences expressed during the visit or to improve the browsing experience: when you browse our site, these cookies allow us to present you with products that may be of interest to you or which are similar to those you have viewed. Third-party cookies are those sent to you by trusted third party companies. These cookies allow us to present our commercial offering to you on other affiliated websites (retargeting advertising). With respect to third-party cookies, we do not control the information provided by the cookie nor do we have access to such data. This information is controlled in full by the third-party companies in accordance with the details provided in their policies.

 

SOCIAL MEDIA COOKIES

These cookies are necessary to enable your social media account to interact with our site. They are useful for example to allow you to express your opinion and share it with your friends on social media. Social media cookies are not necessary for browsing. For further information on the policies for using cookies by social media, you can consult the respective privacy and cookie policies:

Google+: https://google.com/intl/fr/policies/privacy/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/static?template=privacy_guidelines

X: https://x.com/privacy

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/

Instagram: https://instagram.com/legal/cookies/


FOR HOW LONG ARE COOKIES KEPT? 
Cookies placed on your device are kept for a maximum period of thirteen (13) months. At the end of the storage period, the personal data collected through cookies will be deleted.

 

HOW DO I MANAGE COOKIES ON MY DEVICE?

Browser

Here are the steps to follow to manage cookies in the following browsers:

Internet

Chrome:https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=FR&hlrm=fr&hlrm=en

Firefox:https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/clear-cookies-and-site-data-firefox

Explorer:https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/manage-cookies-in-microsoft-edge-view-allow-block-delete-and-use-168dab11-0753-043d-7c16-ede5947fc64d

Safari:https://help.apple.com/safari/mac/8.0/en.lproj/sfri11471.html