This Cookies Policy explains what Cookies are and how IDEA (“we”, “us”, and “our”) uses them when you visit our website ideacy.net (“Website”).This policy describes the types of cookies we use, the purposes for which we use them, and how you can manage your cookie preferences. By using our Website, you agree to our use of cookies as outlined in this policy, unless you have disabled them through your browser settings or our cookie preference tools.

What are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that websites store on a user’s device (computer, tablet or mobile) through their web browser. These files contain data about the user’s interactions with the site, such as login status, preferences or browsing history.

How and Why we use cookies?

Cookies help improve website functionality and user experience by remembering settings or enabling personalized content, to analyse usage and performance through analytic tools to improve our services, and they can also be used for marketing and advertising purposes.

Cookies do not typically contain any information that personally identifies a user, but personal information that we store about you may be linked to the information stored in and obtained from Cookies. For further information on how we use, store and keep your personal data secure, see our Privacy Policy.

We do not store sensitive personal information, such as mailing addresses, account passwords, etc. in the Cookies we use.

Types of Cookies

• Session cookies:these cookies remain in your browser during your browser session only, i.e. they are erased when the browser is closed.
• Persistent cookies:these cookies remain in your browser for a set period of time even after the browser is closed.
• First-Party Cookies – these cookies are set directly by the website being visited.
• Third-Party Cookies – these cookies are set by domains other than the one being visited.

Categories of cookies

• Strictly necessary cookies –- these cookies are essential for the operation of our Website. They enable basic functions like page navigations and access to secure areas. These cookies are automatically enabled and cannot be blocked. Without these cookies, the Website cannot function properly. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable information
• Performance and Analytics Cookies –these cookies collect information about how visitors use our Website to enhance the performance of our Website, such as which pages are most frequently visited. All information collected is aggregated and thus anonymous.
• Functionality Cookies – these cookies allow the Website to remember your choices you’ve made in the past and provide enhanced, personalized features such as language preferences, log in details. You may opt out these cookies, but it will affect your experience on our Website.
• Targeting and Advertising Cookies – these cookies track your browsing habits to help us show you advertising that is more relevant to you such as google ads cookies.

The Cookies we use on this :

Marketing Cookies

These cookies are used from time to time and allow us to deliver advertisements which are more relevant to your preferences, based on your browsing habits. They may also be used to measure the effectiveness of an advertising campaign and to limit the number of times an advertisement is seen. They store information regarding user behaviour based on the actions they perform on our website in order to:

• Show advertisements and offers related to the users’ online interests/preferences
• Measure the effectiveness of our advertising activities
• Limit the frequency of advertisements shown

Legal basis for using cookies

• Strictly Necessary Cookies: No consent required, as these are essential for the Website’s basic functions
• Non-essential Cookies (Analytics, Functional, Marketing): Require your explicit, informed, freely given and specific consent, obtained through our cookie consent banner and can be withdrawn at any time.

How to manage cookies

You can control and manage how cookies are used on your device. You can restrict, disable or delete cookies at any time in various ways :

1. Browser settings : Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can disable the use of Cookies in your browser and then delete the Cookies saved in your browser associated with this website. You may use this option for preventing the use of Cookies at any time.
2. Cookie consent banner : When you first visit our Website, you will see a cookie banner requesting your consent for the use of non-essential cookies. You can

• Accept all cookies
• Reject non-essential cookies
• Customise your preferences through a cookie settings panel, where you can enable or disable specific categories of cookies.

However, please be aware that if you restrict or block our Cookies, you may experience some inconvenience in your use of the Website and some features may not function properly.

If you’d like to delete Cookies or instruct your web browser to delete or refuse Cookies, please visit the help pages of your web browser.

• For the Chrome web browser, please visit this page from Google: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/32050
• For the Internet Explorer web browser, please visit this page from Microsoft: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/278835
• For the Firefox web browser, please visit this page from Mozilla: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/delete-cookies-remove-info-websites-stored
• For the Safari web browser, please visit this page from Apple: https://support.apple.com/guide/safari/manage-cookies-and-website-data-sfri11471/mac

For any other web browser, please visit your web browser’s official web pages.

Third-Party Cookies

Some Cookies on our Website are placed by third parties. We recommend that you review their privacy/cookies policies to understand how they collect and use your information.

Cookies Retention

Cookies will be retained for different periods depending on their function. Some are deleted when you close your browser (session cookies), while others may be kept for longer periods (persistent cookies).

Details are available in our Cookie Table above.

Updates to this Policy

IDEA reserves the right to amend and/or update this Cookie Policy from time to time by posting on its Website an updated version of this policy. The revised version will be effective as of the time it is posted.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy or how we handle your data, you can contact us at:

Address: 36 Lykourgou Street, Nicosia 1011, Cyprus

Tel : + 357 22 128144 / + 357 22 128260 / + 357 22 128261

Fax: + 357 22 120804

Email: info@ideacy.net

You may also contact our Data Protection Officer: Chrysanthou & Chrysanthou LLC

12 Themistokles Dervis Avenue

Palais D’ Ivoire House, 1^st floor

1066 Nicosia

Email: chryslaw@chryslaw.com