Cookie Policy

Last Updated: 18/12/2024

This Cookie Notice explains how Astra Trade GmbH (“Astra Trade,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) uses cookies and similar technologies on our website (www.astra-trade.com). It should be read in conjunction with our Privacy Policy.

1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device (computer, tablet, smartphone) when you visit certain websites. They enable the website to recognize your device, store your preferences, and enhance your overall browsing experience. Similar technologies such as pixels, beacons, or tags may also be used for similar purposes.

2. Why We Use Cookies
We use cookies and similar technologies to:

• Ensure Site Functionality: Help the Site load correctly and maintain secure sessions.

• Enhance User Experience: Remember your preferences (e.g., language, region) so you don’t have to re-enter them each time you visit.

• Analytics & Performance: Understand how visitors interact with our Site, measure traffic, and improve website design and content.

• Marketing & Advertising (If Applicable): Deliver relevant content or advertisements and measure the effectiveness of our marketing efforts.

3. Types of Cookies We Use

• Strictly Necessary Cookies: Essential for the Site’s operation. Without these cookies, certain parts of our Site may not function properly.

• Functional Cookies: Allow the Site to remember choices you make, such as language settings, providing a more personalized experience.

• Performance & Analytics Cookies: Collect anonymized information about how visitors use our Site, such as which pages are visited most frequently. We use this data to improve the Site’s usability.

• Targeting/Advertising Cookies (If Applicable): May be used to deliver relevant ads or limit how many times you see a particular ad.

4. Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies may be placed by third-party service providers acting on our behalf. For example, we may use Google Analytics or similar tools to analyze website usage patterns. These third parties may also use their own cookies, governed by their respective privacy and cookie policies.

5. Consent and Managing Cookies
On your first visit to our Site, and periodically thereafter, you may be presented with a cookie banner requesting your consent to place certain cookies on your device. You can manage your cookie preferences in the following ways:

• Browser Settings: Most web browsers allow you to view, delete, and block cookies through their settings. Refer to your browser’s “Help” or “Settings” menu for instructions.

• Third-Party Opt-Outs: For performance/analytics or advertising cookies, you may opt out via the third party’s opt-out tools if provided.

• Site Cookie Management Tool (If Implemented): If our Site includes a cookie management tool, you can use it to set or change your preferences at any time.

Please note that blocking or deleting cookies may affect the Site’s functionality and your user experience.

6. International Data Transfers
Cookies and data derived from them may be processed in countries outside of Switzerland, including the UK. We ensure that such transfers comply with applicable data protection laws and appropriate safeguards are in place.

7. Updates to This Cookie Notice
We may update this Cookie Notice from time to time to reflect changes in technology, law, or our business operations. Any updates will be posted on this page, and the “Last Updated” date will be revised. We encourage you to review this notice periodically.

8. Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about our use of cookies or similar technologies, please contact us.