Cookies policy

From this Cookie Policy on the website https://stamh.com ("the Website"), you will find out what cookies are, what types of cookies are available on the Website, how they function, respectively how you can disable them.

The global Website of the international corporate STAMH Group is operated by "STAMH LTD" OOD, registered in the Bulgarian Commercial Register and the Register of Non-Profit Legal Entities with UIC 130322346, with head seat and registered office in Sofia, 1404, Triaditsa District, Manastirski Livadi neighbourhood, 19 Dimitar Sagaev Str. ("STAMH Ltd", "we", "us", "our").

The controller of personal data within the meaning of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 ("GDPR"), which is processed through cookies on the Website, is STAMH Ltd.

This policy is an integral part of the Privacy Notice for individuals - website visitors, customers, contractors and suppliers. In view of the principle provisions contained therein relating to the processing of personal data and your rights, we ask you to make yourself expressly familiar with it.

WHAT ARE COOKIES?

Cookies are small packets of information sent from the pages of the Website to your web browser, which then stores this information on your end device - smartphone, tablet, and computer.

Cookies help make it easier for users of our Website to use its various features. Through them, information about your preferences or use of the Website may be remembered until you exit the browser window you are using (in the case of session cookies), or until you deactivate or delete the stored cookies.

For example, by using cookies we can analyse collected statistical information about Website traffic, and track user behaviour when using it, including sending you advertising content that we think will be of interest to you.

Cookies themselves do not constitute your personal data, but through some types of cookies information is processed by which it is possible to identify you as an individual, respectively this information constitutes personal data.

As defined in the GDPR, your IP address, as well as other online identifiers, which are created for you through cookies in order to track your user behaviour, constitute personal data. In addition to these identifiers, personal data about you processed through cookies also constitute information about the web browser you use, your preferences about the Website settings, etc.

WHAT TYPES OF COOKIES DOES OUR WEBSITE USE?

The website uses the following several types of cookies:

• Strictly necessary cookies

These cookies are active by default and ensure the normal functioning of our Website so that users can enjoy its content safely and without interruption. Strictly necessary cookies are set on our Website by default insofar as we have a legitimate interest in providing you with properly functioning Website content.

Disabling this type of cookie can only be done by changing your web browser settings.

• Analytical cookies

These cookies are used to collect statistical information and analyze your user behaviour and set preferences on our Website.

Our website uses various online technical solutions to track user internet traffic, such as cookies and web pixels. The information in cookies is transmitted to the server of the technical solution provider (Google, Microsoft ...) and stored there. Subsequently, we receive from the provider in anonymised form statistical information on how users use our Website, the number of their visits, other web pages and advertisements from which they accessed the Website, etc.

The analytics cookies on this Website are provided by third parties, e.g. Google Ireland Limited, of Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland ("Google"), as part of the Google Analytics service, or Microsoft Ireland Operations Limited, of One Microsoft Place, South County Business Park, Leopardstown, Dublin 18 D18 P521 ("Microsoft"), in the provision of the Microsoft Clarity service.

The use of analytical cookies depends on your explicit consent, and you can enable or disable the use of these cookies at any time through the settings of the Cookie Banner, available on our Website.

• Marketing cookies and social network cookies

These cookies also identify your user behaviour and traffic on the Website and, based on this, you are provided with personalised advertising content.

Marketing cookies are provided by third-party partners, e.g. Google via Google Adsense, and Microsoft via Microsoft Clarity.

The use of them depends on your explicit consent, and you can turn them on or off at any time through the settings of the Cookie Banner available on our Website.

In addition to the Cookie Banner, you can disable the use of all types of cookies, including strictly necessary cookies, by changing the settings of your web browser. For this purpose, you can select one of the links below according to the web browser you are using and follow the corresponding instructions to the end:

• For Microsoft Edge: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/delete-cookies-in-microsoft-edge
• For Google Chrome: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/
• For Apple Safari: https://support.apple.com/en-euro/guide/safari/sfri11471/mac
• For Mozilla Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/clear-cookies-and-site-data-firefox
• For Opera: https://help.opera.com/en/latest/web-preferences/#cookies

If you have refused the use of cookies in whole or in part, it is possible that the functionalities of our Website will not be available or your access will be limited, respectively you will not be able to see all or part of the content of the Website.

WHAT WE USE YOUR PERSONAL DATA PROCESSED THROUGH COOKIES FOR

• To provide you with secure and unhindered access to the Website and its features;
• In order to improve the content and functionality of the Website, and to facilitate the user experience on it, analyzing the statistical information collected for this purpose about the use of;
• To provide you with customized advertising content that matches your preferences when visiting this Website or other websites.

ANALYSIS OF INTERNET TRAFFIC, MARKETING AND WEB PIXELS

Our Website uses a variety of online technology solutions to track user internet traffic - cookies, web pixels and tags that allow us to analyze how users use it. The information stored in the cookies is transmitted to the server of the technical solution provider (Google, Microsoft ...) and stored there. Subsequently, we receive from the provider in anonymised form statistical information on how users use our Website, the number of their visits, other web pages and advertisements from which they accessed the Website, etc.

For more information about how Google uses cookies to provide its services and ensure your privacy, please see https://policies.google.com/technologies/cookies?hl=en

Separately from the above, Google provides a separate plug-in for your web browser that you can use to prevent your personal data from being used by Google Analytics on all websites. The plugin is available at: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout/.

In addition to Google Analytics, our Website uses Google marketing services, including Google Ads and Doubleclick. These services also serve to provide you with customized advertising content tailored to your user behaviour on the Website or other web pages. Google Ads and Doubleclick’s cookies create a unique identifier for you that allows us to track the web pages you open, the length of time you spend on them, the ads and content you click, and more. The information collected is used to deliver advertisements that are most relevant to your web browsing preferences.

Google Ads and Doubleclick’s cookies are optional and, as such, can only be placed on your endpoint device by giving prior consent via the Cookie Banner, accessible at any time on our Website. Google’s cookies can also always be deactivated via your web browser settings.

This Website also uses Meta Pixels, a service provided by Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, whose address is 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland ("Meta").

Meta Pixels are programming code placed on the Website that allows us to track the behaviour of Website users (number of visits and clicks, subpages opened, preferences and interests). This information is used to group not relevant users according to their interests and preferences and target certain advertisements to them through Meta's platforms. In this way, we increase the effectiveness of our advertisements.

Along with Meta's pixels, we also use LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company's Insight Tag service, located at Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland ("LinkedIn"). LinkedIn’s cookies also allow us to track user behaviour on the Website, the number of conversions made, and to target advertising content.

You can refuse the use of the advertising cookies provided through the LinkedIn and Meta services via the Cookie Banner available on our Website or by changing your browser settings.

DATA TRANSFERS OUTSIDE THE EUROPEAN UNION

When the above providers place cookies on your web browser, personal data about you is transferred to countries outside the European Union (EU) or the European Economic Area (EEA), for which countries the European Commission has not yet issued an adequacy decision with regard to the level of data protection guaranteed there. Such a country is the USA, where the servers of the above-mentioned providers of web analytics, web content marketing, etc. may be located. It can be assumed that the level of data protection in these countries is lower compared to the EU or EEA. In addition, access to data transmitted to these countries is likely to be by local public authorities and courts, in accordance with applicable foreign law.

However, each of the recipients applies the highest level of technical and organisational data protection measures in accordance with the requirements of the GDPR, and we have entered into an agreement with them to ensure your rights and legitimate interests in the transfer. For more information on the measures in place, please refer to the privacy policies of each of the data recipients:

• About Microsoft: https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/privacystatement
• About Google: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=bg
• For LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy

In addition to the above, in order for your personal data to be transferred for the purposes of web analysis and marketing web content, you must give your explicit consent prior to the placement of the cookies. If you do not wish to provide your consent, you can refuse their use, respectively you can always withdraw your consent once given through the Cookie Banner on our Website or through your web browser settings.

How long are cookies stored on your device?

Below, in table form, you can find out what specific cookies our Website uses, from which domain they are placed, including how long they are stored.

How long are cookies stored on your device?

Below, in table form, you can find out what specific cookies our Website uses, from which domain they are placed, including how long they are stored.

ACCESS TO COOKIES USED ON THE WEBSITE

When using the Website, strictly necessary cookies are placed and stored by default on the user's end device, the use of which constitutes a legitimate interest of STMAH in order to ensure secure access to the Website and the functionalities provided on it. All other cookies may be placed after you provide your informed consent via the Cookie Banner. You can always deactivate the use of cookies on your end device via the Cookie Banner or through your browser settings.