Cookie policy for Alpha Oscar

This is the cookie policy for Alpha Oscar, accessible at:
- https://www.alphaoscar.de
- https://www.alphaoscar.net
- https://www.alphaoscar.org

Cookies are small files that websites store on your computer or other device. They often contain an anonymous unique identifier and allow the website to remember your actions or preferences over a certain period of time. Cookies are commonly used on professional websites like this one to improve the user experience. For example, they can be used to remember your language preference, offer you personalized content, remember your login details or collect information about how you use the website in order to optimize its performance. The description on this page explains what information is collected by cookies, how they are used and why it is sometimes necessary to store cookies. It is also noted that blocking or deleting cookies may affect the functionality of the website, as certain elements may no longer function as expected. However, it also explains how you can prevent the storage of cookies if you wish.

We use cookies for various reasons, explained below. Unfortunately, in most cases there are no industry-standard options for disabling cookies without completely disabling the functionality and features they add to this website. It is recommended that you leave on all cookies if you are not sure whether you need them or not, especially if they are used to provide a service that you use.

You can prevent the setting of cookies by adjusting the settings in your browser (you can find information about this in your browser's help). Please note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of this and many other websites you visit. Disabling cookies will also typically result in certain functions and features of this website being disabled. Therefore, it is recommended not to disable cookies.

• • Account-related cookies:

  If you create an account with us, we will use cookies for the management of the login process and general administration. These cookies are usually deleted when you log out. However, in some cases they may remain even after you log out to save your website preferences.

• • Login related cookies:

  To remember this fact, we use cookies when you are logged in. This prevents you from having to log in every time you visit a new site. These cookies are typically removed or deleted when you log out to ensure that you can only access restricted features and areas when logged in.

• • Email newsletter related cookies:

  This website offers newsletter or email subscription services and cookies may be used to remember whether you are already registered and whether to show certain notifications that may only be relevant to subscribed/unsubscribed users .

• • Order processing related cookies:

  This website offers commerce or payment facilities and some cookies are essential to ensure that your order is remembered between pages so that we can process it properly.

• • Survey-related cookies:

  From time to time, we may offer user surveys and questionnaires to provide you with interesting insights and helpful tools or to understand our user base in more detail. These surveys may use cookies to remember who has already completed a survey or to provide you with accurate results after a page change.

• • Form-related cookies:

  If you submit data through a form such as those found on contact pages or comment forms, cookies may be set to remember your user details for future correspondence.

• • Cookies for website settings:

  In order to provide you with a great experience on this website, we provide the ability to set your preferences for how this website functions when you use it. In order to remember your preferences, we need to set cookies so that this information can be retrieved whenever you interact with a page affected by your preferences.

In some special cases we also use cookies from trusted third parties. In the following section you will find out which third-party cookies you might encounter on this website.

• This site uses Google Analytics, one of the most widely used and trusted analytics solutions on the Internet for helping us understand how you use the site and how we can improve your experience. These cookies may track things like how long you stay on the site and what pages you visit so that we can continue to produce engaging content.

  For more information about Google Analytics cookies, please visit the official Google Analytics page.

• Third-party analytics are used to track and measure usage of this site so that we can continue to produce engaging content. For example, these cookies may record how long you stay on the website or the pages you visit. This helps us understand how we can improve the website for you.

• From time to time we may test new features and make minor changes to the way the website is delivered. When we are still testing new features, these cookies may be used to ensure that you have a consistent experience on the website while ensuring that we understand which optimizations our users value most.

• The Google AdSense service, which we use to serve advertising, uses a DoubleClick cookie to serve more relevant ads across the web and to limit the number of times a particular ad is shown to you.

  For more information about Google AdSense, see the official Google AdSense Privacy FAQs.

Hopefully that has clarified things for you and as mentioned above, if you are not sure whether you need them or not, it is usually safer to leave cookies enabled, especially if they interact with one of the features that you use on our website.

However, if you require further information, you can contact us via one of our preferred contact methods:

• • Email
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  • Message