Cookie Policy

1. What Are Cookies

Cookies are small text files stored on your browser or device when you visit a website.

We also use similar storage technologies, such as browser LocalStorage, to store your cookie preferences and interface state locally on your device.

2. Categories of Technologies Used

2.1. Strictly Necessary Cookies and Storage

• Purpose: Essential for website navigation, interface rendering, core security, and remembering your cookie choices.
• Duration: Session or persistent storage in LocalStorage.
• Consent: Because they are essential for service delivery, they do not require optional consent and cannot be disabled from the settings panel.

2.2. Analytics Cookies (Optional)

• Purpose: Help us understand in an aggregated and statistical manner how visitors interact with achalai.com, which pages are most visited, and how to improve usability.
• Provider: Google Analytics 4 (Google LLC).
• Consent: Strictly optional. They remain completely blocked until you click “Accept All” or enable them in the settings panel.

3. Google Analytics 4 (GA4)

When analytics cookies are authorized, Google Analytics 4 sets identifiers:

• _ga: Used to distinguish unique users in an aggregated manner. Duration: up to 2 years.
• _ga_9Q9BTE7XZ4: Used to persist session state. Duration: up to 2 years.

GA4 is configured with IP anonymization enabled. Google processes this information under its data privacy policies.

4. Google Search Console

Google Search Console is a search analysis and indexing tool. It does not set user-tracking cookies on visitors' browsers; it processes aggregated search performance and indexing data on Google's servers.

5. User Consent

Upon your first visit to achalai.com, a cookie notice is displayed allowing you to:

• Accept All: Activates necessary and analytics cookies;
• Necessary Only: Keeps analytics cookies blocked and stores your preference;
• Customize: Opens the settings modal to review and select categories individually.

No analytics cookies are loaded without prior affirmative consent.

6. Customization and Settings

You can modify your cookie choices at any time by clicking the “Cookie settings” link in the footer of any page on achalai.com.

7. Withdrawing Consent

You can withdraw your consent at any time from the preferences panel:

• When you change your preference from ON to OFF, ACHALAI stops sending analytics events to GA4;
• Google Analytics is disabled for future sessions;
• You can also delete previously stored cookies directly from your web browser settings (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge).

8. Record of Preferences

Your cookie preferences are saved locally in your browser under the key:

achalai_cookie_preferences

This record includes your choices, the version of this policy, and the date of consent.

9. Third-Party Cookies and Transfers

Third-party providers (such as Google LLC) may process information in servers located in the United States under international data transfer safeguards recognized by applicable regulations.

10. Amendments to this Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy to reflect technical changes in our platform or regulatory requirements.

Updates will be published on this page with an updated version date.

11. More Information

For further information regarding how we protect personal data, please consult our Privacy Policy.

12. Contact

If you have questions regarding this policy, contact us at:

info@achalai.com