Last updated: November 2025
This Cookie Policy explains how kipu.elier.org ("the Site") uses cookies and local storage in accordance with applicable data protection and privacy laws, including the GDPR.
1. What are cookies and local storage?
Cookies are small text files stored on your device by your browser.
Local storage is a browser feature that allows websites to store data locally to ensure proper functionality or remember user preferences.
The Site uses strictly necessary cookies and local storage to maintain user sessions and basic preferences.
These technologies are essential for the correct functioning of the Site.
In addition, the Site may use optional cookies for advertising purposes, which are only activated after obtaining the user's explicit consent.
2. Third-party services
The Site uses Google Search Console solely to monitor technical performance and search visibility.
Google Search Console does not set cookies on users’ devices and does not track individual visitors to the Site.
If advertising is enabled, the Site may display ads through Google AdSense, a third-party advertising service provided by Google.
Google AdSense may use cookies or similar technologies to:
- Display advertisements
- Measure ad performance
- Personalize ads, where permitted by user consent
Google may process data on servers located outside the European Union in accordance with applicable data protection safeguards.
More information: https://policies.google.com/privacy
3. Consent
Strictly necessary cookies and local storage required for the operation of the Site are used based on legitimate interest and do not require user consent.
Cookies or storage used for advertising or other non-essential purposes, including Google AdSense, are only activated after obtaining the user's explicit consent through the cookie consent banner.
Users may choose whether to:
- Allow personalized advertising
- Allow non-personalized advertising
- Reject advertising cookies entirely
Users may withdraw or modify their consent at any time using the cookie settings panel available on the Site.
4. Managing cookies
You can manage your cookie preferences at any time through the cookie settings panel.
If advertising cookies are rejected, ads may be displayed in a non-personalized form or not displayed at all.
Additionally, you may delete or block cookies and local storage via your browser settings.
Please note that disabling strictly necessary cookies may affect the functionality of the Site.
5. Legal basis
The use of strictly necessary cookies and local storage is based on Article 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest).
The use of optional cookies, including advertising cookies such as Google AdSense, is based on Article 6(1)(a) GDPR (user consent).