Cookie Policy
General Information
I am “Behnaz Vala Coaching”, Mrs. Behnaz Valamotamed, with office address at Wellinghofer Str. 15, 44263, Dortmund, Federal Republic of Germany, currently pending registration as a trade (in German: “Gewerbe”) in accordance with the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (hereinafter referred to as the “Service provider”, “me,” or “I”) and I use cookies on https://behnazvala.com , its sub-domains or sub-pages, (hereinafter the “Service”).
You may customize your cookie preferences by using the Cookie Consent Tool when you access my website.
The present Cookie Notice explains the ways in which I use cookie modules and cookies, the way in which thrid parties, with which I may collaborate from time to time, use cookies as part of the Service, your options regarding cookies, and additional information about the cookie modules.
What are cookies?
A cookie is a small text file that a website stores on your computer or mobile device when you visit the site.
First party cookies are cookies set by the website you’re visiting. Only that website can read them. In addition, a website might potentially use external services, which also set their own cookies, known as third-party cookies.
Persistent cookies are cookies saved on your computer and that are not deleted automatically when you quit your browser, unlike a session cookie, which is deleted when you quit your browser.
Every time you visit my website, you will be prompted to accept, refuse or customize your preferences when it comes to cookies utilization.
The purpose is to enable the site to remember your preferences (such as user name, language, etc.) for a certain period of time.
That way, you don’t have to re-enter them when browsing around the site during the same visit, for a certain period of time.
Cookies can also be used to establish anonymised statistics about the browsing experience on my website.
How do j use cookies?
I may place a number of cookie files in your web browser, when you access and use the Service.
I use cookies for the following purposes:
- To activate certain Service functions;
- To offer analytics;
- To store your preferences;
- To allow notice distribution;
- For marketing purposes.
I use session cookies and persistent cookies as part of the Service and I use different types of cookies in order to provide the Service:
Essential Cookies:
These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you which amount to a request for services, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in or filling in forms. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but that will cause some parts of the site to not work. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable information.
Performance Cookies
These cookies (the Supplier uses Google Analytics) allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. They help us to know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site. If you do not allow these cookies we will not know when you have visited our site and we will not be able to monitor its performance.
To view an overview of the privacy of your Google Analytics cookies please go here: https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites and here: https://policies.google.com/technologies/cookies
You may install a Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on by going here: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
Marketing Cookies
I also use a Facebook/Meta pixel. The Facebook pixel is a piece of code that I place on our website. It collects data that helps us track conversions from Facebook ads, optimize ads, build targeted audiences for future ads and remarket to people who have already taken some kind of action on our website.
From time to time, cookies set by third parties find their way into this “Marketing” category, but the Supplier does not always have control over those cookies and does not share personal data with those third parties.
Third Party Website Cookies
When using my website, you may be directed to other websites for such activities as surveys, to make payment payments, to book a call, and to view content hosted on those separate sites such as an embedded video, audio, podcast episode or news article. These websites may use their own cookies. I do not have control over the placement of cookies by other websites you visit, even if you are directed to them from my own website.
Some of my pages display content from external providers, e.g. Facebook, LinkedIn, Calendly, etc.
To view this third-party content, you first have to accept their specific terms and conditions. This includes their cookie policies, which I have no control over.
But if you do not view this content, no third-party cookies are installed on your device.
Third-party providers currently on our websites
https://spotlegal.io
These third-party services are outside of the control of the Supplier. Providers may, at any time, change their terms of service, purpose and use of cookies, etc.
How you can manage cookies?
Removing cookies from your device
You can delete all cookies that are already on your device by clearing the browsing history of your browser. This will remove all cookies from all websites you have visited.
Be aware though that you may also lose some saved information (e.g. saved login details, site preferences).
Managing site-specific cookies
For more detailed control over site-specific cookies, check the privacy and cookie settings in your preferred browser.
Blocking cookies
You can set most modern browsers to prevent any cookies being placed on your device, but you may then have to manually adjust some preferences every time you visit a site/page. And some services and functionalities may not work properly at all (e.g. profile logging-in).
Managing our analytics cookies
You can manage your preferences concerning cookies from by using the Cookie Consent Tool when you access our website.
Further information regarding cookies:
You can find out more about cookies also from these third party websites:
● AllAboutCookies: http://www.allaboutcookies.org/
● Network Advertising Initiative: http://www.networkadvertising.org/
You may always contact us at hi@behnazvala.com