What are cookies?

We use cookies on the website to ensure the best possible user experience. Cookies are used for a variety of purposes, including to improve website functionality, for analysis and to target advertising. Cookies may contain text, numbers, or information such as dates, but no personal information about users is stored there.

What is a cookie? A cookie is a small file, usually composed of letters and numbers, that is loaded on computers when users visit a certain website. Cookies enable websites to recognize users' computers. More information about cookies can be found at www.allaboutcookies.org.

What are the different types of cookies? Session cookies enable websites to relate to user actions during a browser session. They are used for a variety of purposes, such as remembering what a user has put in a shopping cart while on a website. Session cookies may also be used for security purposes. Session cookies are deleted when the user leaves the site and are therefore not saved for a long time. Persistent cookies are stored on the user's computer and remember the user's choices or actions on the website.

First and third-party cookies. It depends on the domain name of the site that makes the cookie whether it is considered a first- or third-party cookie. First-party cookies are basically cookies that are created on the website that the user visits. Third-party cookies are those created on a different domain than the one the user is visiting. Those who fear cookies and wish to disable them can do so in their browser settings. It should be noted that our website does not guarantee the accuracy or security of content on third-party websites.

 

Use of cookies

By accepting the terms for the use of cookies, i.a. authorized to:

identify users who have previously visited the website and tailor the search and services to the visitors in accordance with the identification, to make it easier for users to navigate the website, for example by remembering previous actions, to develop and improve the website's services by gain insight into its use, to display advertisements to users

to collect and send notifications about the number of users and traffic on the website,

also uses Google Analytics from Google and Facebook Pixels from Facebook. Analytics and Pixels collects information anonymously and reports on website trends without identifying individual users or personal information. Google Analytics and Facebook Pixels use their own cookies to track visitors' interactions with websites. Based on this, the company reserves the right to display advertisements to users through the remarketing systems of Google and Facebook. The information is recorded with the help and use of cookies. Those who do not want to see such ads can turn off the use of cookies.

 

Turn off the use of cookies

Users can and are always allowed to set their web browser so that the use of cookies is stopped, so that they are not saved or the web browser asks for the user's permission first. Such changes may reduce the accessibility of certain pages of the website or the website as a whole.

Because there are many different web browsers, we have not provided instructions for all of them here, but you can visit www.allaboutcookies.org for more information.

If you use Windows Explorer, the steps are these:

Click on "Windows Explorer"

Select the "Search" button on the toolbar

Enter "cookie" in the search box for "Folders and files"

Select "My Computer" from the "Look In" drop-down menu

Click "Search Now"

Select and open the downloaded folders

Click to highlight any cookie file

Click the "Delete" button to delete the cookie file

 

How long do cookies last on users' computers/smart devices?

Cookies are stored on users' computers for a maximum of 24 months from the user's last visit to the website.

 

Treatment of personal data

All personal information that may be generated during the use of cookies will be handled and processed in accordance with the provisions of Act no. 77/2000 on personal protection and processing of personal information in Iceland. The company declares that such information will not be processed for purposes other than those listed above, and that the information will not be stored longer than necessary based on the purpose of the processing. Personal information will not be provided to third parties unless otherwise required by law.

If you have any further questions, please contact us via email: hello@fiskclub.com