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This Cookie Policy applies to users of our website, as described below.

1. Introduction

Our website, https://kuro-bo.com (hereinafter: “the website”) uses cookies and other related technologies (for convenience all technologies are referred to as “cookies”). Cookies are also placed by third parties we have engaged. In the document below we inform you about the use of cookies on our website.

2. What are cookies?

A cookie is a small simple file that is sent along with pages of this website and stored by your browser on the hard drive of your computer or another device. The information stored therein may be returned to our servers or to the servers of the relevant third parties during a subsequent visit.

3. What are scripts?

A script is a piece of program code that is used to make our website function properly and interactively. This code is executed on our server or on your device.

4. What is a web beacon?

A web beacon (or a pixel tag) is a small, invisible piece of text or image on a website that is used to monitor traffic on a website. In order to do this, various data about you is stored using web beacons.

5. Cookies

5.1 Technical or functional cookies

Some cookies ensure that certain parts of the website work properly and that your user preferences remain known. By placing functional cookies, we make it easier for you to visit our website. This way, you do not need to repeatedly enter the same information when visiting our website and, for example, the items remain in your shopping cart until you have paid. We may place these cookies without your consent.

5.2 Marketing/Tracking cookies

Marketing/Tracking cookies are cookies or any other form of local storage, used to create user profiles to display advertising or to track the user on this website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes.

5.3 Social media buttons

On our website we have included buttons for Facebook and Instagram to promote webpages (e.g. “like”, “pin”) or share (e.g. “tweet”) on social networks like Facebook and Instagram. These buttons work using pieces of code coming from Facebook and Instagram themselves. This code places cookies. These social media buttons also can store and process certain information, so a personalized advertisement can be shown to you.Please read the privacy statement of these social networks (which can change regularly) to read what they do with your (personal) data which they process using these cookies. The data that is retrieved is anonymized as much as possible. Facebook and Instagram are located in the United States.

6. Placed cookies

WooCommerce

Functional

Usage

We use WooCommerce for webshop management.

Sharing data

This data is not shared with third parties.

Functional

Name
wc_cart_hash_*
Retention
session
Function
Store items in shopping cart
Name
wc_fragments_*
Retention
persistent
Function
Name
wc_cart_created
Retention
session
Function
Store performed actions on the website
Name
woocommerce_cart_hash
Retention
1 day
Function
Store items in shopping cart
Name
woocommerce_recently_viewed
Retention
session
Function
Store performed actions on the website
Name
woocommerce_items_in_cart
Retention
session
Function
Store items in shopping cart
Name
wp_woocommerce_session_*
Retention
session
Function
Store performed actions on the website

Google Fonts

Marketing/Tracking

Usage

We use Google Fonts for display of webfonts.

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Google Fonts Privacy Statement.

Marketing/Tracking

Name
Google Fonts API
Retention
expires immediately
Function
Read user IP address

Google reCAPTCHA

Marketing/Tracking

Usage

We use Google reCAPTCHA for spam prevention.

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Google reCAPTCHA Privacy Statement.

Marketing/Tracking

Name
rc::c
Retention
session
Function
Read and filter requests from bots
Name
rc::b
Retention
session
Function
Read and filter requests from bots
Name
rc::a
Retention
persistent
Function
Read and filter requests from bots

Google Maps

Marketing/Tracking

Usage

We use Google Maps for maps display.

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Google Maps Privacy Statement.

Marketing/Tracking

Name
Google Maps API
Retention
expires immediately
Function
Read user IP address

YouTube

Marketing/Tracking, Functional, Statistics

Usage

We use YouTube for video display.

Sharing data

For more information, please read the YouTube Privacy Statement.

Marketing/Tracking

Name
GPS
Retention
session
Function
Store location data

Functional

Name
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE
Retention
6 months
Function
Provide bandwidth estimations

Statistics

Name
YSC
Retention
session
Function
Store a unique user ID
Name
PREF
Retention
1 year
Function
Store and track visits across websites

Facebook

Marketing/Tracking, Functional

Usage

We use Facebook for display of recent social posts and/or social share buttons.

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Facebook Privacy Statement.

Marketing/Tracking

Name
_fbc
Retention
2 years
Function
Store last visit
Name
fbm*
Retention
1 year
Function
Store account details
Name
xs
Retention
3 months
Function
Store a unique session ID
Name
fr
Retention
3 months
Function
Provide ad delivery or retargeting
Name
_fbp
Retention
3 months
Function
Store and track visits across websites
Name
datr
Retention
2 years
Function
Provide fraud prevention
Name
sb
Retention
2 years
Function
Store browser details
Name
*_fbm_
Retention
1 year
Function
Store account details

Functional

Name
wd
Retention
1 week
Function
Read screen resolution
Name
act
Retention
90 days
Function
Store logged in users
Name
c_user
Retention
90 days
Function
Store a unique user ID
Name
csm
Retention
90 days
Function
Provide fraud prevention

Instagram

Marketing/Tracking

Usage

We use Instagram for display of recent social posts and/or social share buttons.

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Instagram Privacy Statement.

Marketing/Tracking

Name
actppresence
Retention
1 year
Function
Store ad display frequency

7. Consent

When you visit our website for the first time, we will show you a pop-up with an explanation about cookies. As soon as you click on “Save preferences”, you consent to us using the categories of cookies and plug-ins you selected in the pop-up, as described in this Cookie Policy. You can disable the use of cookies via your browser, but please note that our website may no longer work properly.

7.1 Manage your consent settings

You have loaded the Cookie Policy without javascript support. On AMP, you can use the manage consent button on the bottom of the page.

8. Your rights with respect to personal data

You have the following rights with respect to your personal data:

  • You have the right to know why your personal data is needed, what will happen to it, and how long it will be retained for.
  • Right of access: You have the right to access your personal data that is known to us.
  • Right to rectification: you have the right to supplement, correct, have deleted or blocked your personal data whenever you wish.
  • If you give us your consent to process your data, you have the right to revoke that consent and to have your personal data deleted.
  • Right to object: you may object to the processing of your data. We comply with this, unless there are justified grounds for processing.

To exercise these rights, please contact us. Please refer to the contact details at the bottom of this Cookie Policy. If you have a complaint about how we handle your data, we would like to hear from you, but you also have the right to submit a complaint to the Information Regulator South Africa: P.O Box 31533, Braamfontein, Johannesburg, 2017 Complaints email: complaints.IR@justice.gov.za

9. Enabling/disabling and deleting cookies

You can use your internet browser to automatically or manually delete cookies. You can also specify that certain cookies may not be placed. Another option is to change the settings of your internet browser so that you receive a message each time a cookie is placed. For more information about these options, please refer to the instructions in the Help section of your browser.Please note that our website may not work properly if all cookies are disabled. If you do delete the cookies in your browser, they will be placed again after your consent when you visit our websites again.

10. Contact details

For questions and/or comments about our Cookie Policy and this statement, please contact us by using the following contact details:KURO-Bō
Constantia, Cape Town, Western Cape,
South Africa, 7806
Website: https://kuro-bo.com
Email: hello@kuro-bo.com

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