Cookie Policy

Last amended on: 01 April 2022

1.       Introduction

Coins.ee OÜ (hereinafter referred to as Coins) uses cookies on their website. In this Cookie Policy, Coins explains which cookies are used, for how long they are stored and how the website user can change cookie settings.

2.       Types of cookies

A cookie is a little piece of text which is stored in the browser of the site visited. Coins uses cookies for the following purposes:

·         Cookies ensuring functionality

Functional cookies make it possible for users to communicate with a service or site and access the functions that make the service function fast and improve user experience. The purpose of use of functional cookies may be to make it possible to change language settings, optimise the product, support and improve the service or save information about the user session. Some cookies are used to store user preferences.

·         Cookies used for security purposes

The use of these cookies helps avoid fraud and spam and makes it possible to authenticate users and protect their security during using the service. For example, some cookies make it possible to make sure that it is the user and not other websites who make(s) inquiries during the browser session. These cookies prevent malicious sites from performing acts in the name of the user without the knowledge of the user.

·         Google Analytics cookies

Coins uses Google Analytics cookies in order to better understand how users use the Coins website. Google Analytics cookies help Coins better understand how to make their services more convenient for users.

3.       Changing cookie settings

In most contemporary browsers, users can check how cookies are used when sites are visited and delete cookies and browsing data thereof. In some browsers it is also possible to configure rules for using cookies on single sites. In Google Chrome, for example, you can delete cookies, allow or block all cookies and determine cookie settings for single sites. Additionally, if a user has opened incognito windows in the Chrome browser, upon closing these windows the data of all the visited sites and cookies will be deleted from the Chrome history.

4.       Storage of cookies

The terms for storage of cookies used by Coins are as follows:

·         Cookies used for session storage – for up to 2 hours

·         Cookies saving the language settings of the user – for up to 30 days

·         Cookies related to creating unique views – for up to 3 days

·         Cookies ensuring general functionality – for up to 2 years

·         Cookies used for security purposes – for up to 2 years

·         Google Analytics cookies – for up to 2 years

After the expiry of the term for storage, the cookies are deleted from the user’s browser.

7.       Contact details

If the user has any questions about the use of cookies, they can contact Coins by sending an e-mail to [email protected]