Cookie policy

Last updated: 12 December 2023

Information about our use of cookies and similar technologies

Flames Group SRL (the "Flames Group”, “we,” “our,” or “us”), we want to ensure that you have a clear understanding of how we utilize cookies and other similar technologies on our website flames.design, and any subdomains thereof (collectively referred to as the “Site(s)”) as well as by our partners. These technologies serve various purposes, including third-party advertising. Our Sites employ cookies and similar technologies to differentiate you from other users, enhancing your browsing experience and enabling us to continually improve our Sites. By continuing to explore any of our Sites, you willingly consent to our use of cookies and similar technologies outlined in this Policy.

Types of technologies that we utilize:

Cookies: A cookie represents a small piece of data (text file) that a website - upon being visited by a user - requests your browser to store on your device to retain information about you, such as your language preference or login details. These cookies are set by us and referred to as "first-party cookies". Additionally, we utilize "third-party cookies" - cookies that originate from a domain distinct from the domain of the website you are currently visiting (e.g., one of our Sites) - primarily for our advertising and marketing endeavors. More specifically, we employ cookies and other tracking technologies for the following purposes: enabling our Sites to function and maintain security (e.g., shopping cart functionality, security, customer support); tracking, measuring, and enhancing the performance of our Sites; allowing personalization of our Sites; and targeting our own ads to previous visitors of our Sites on third-party websites (refer to "Why We Use Cookies and Similar Technologies" below for more details).

• A persistent cookie remains on your hard drive even after you close your browser. Your browser may use persistent cookies on future visits to our Sites until you choose to delete them. Typically, they delete themselves upon expiration. To remove persistent cookies, simply follow your web browser's directions.

• A session cookie is temporary and disappears once you close your browser.

• A third-party cookie is placed by someone other than the Flames Group. It may collect browsing activity across multiple websites and sessions. Usually, they are a type of persistent cookie that is stored until you delete them or they expire based on each third-party cookie's set time.

You have the option to reset your web browser settings to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, please note that disabling the ability to accept cookies may affect the proper functioning of some features in our service. For a comprehensive understanding of cookies, please visit http://www.allaboutcookies.org.

Log File Information: Your browser automatically reports log file information each time you access a web page. When you use one of our Sites, our servers record certain log file information. These server logs include information such as your web request, Internet Protocol ("IP") address, browser type, referring/exit pages and URLs, number of clicks, and how you interact with links on the Sites. Additionally, our Sites feature buttons or icons provided by third-party social media providers (e.g., Facebook, Pinterest, and LinkedIn) that enhance your interaction with our Sites. These social widgets may collect browsing data, including through cookies and similar technologies, to improve your experience. We encourage you to review the privacy policy and privacy settings of the relevant social media property before utilizing these features on our Sites.

Social Network Widgets: Our Service offers buttons or icons provided by third-party social media providers (e.g., Facebook, Pinterest, and LinkedIn) that enable you to engage with those social media services when you interact with our Service. These social widgets may gather browsing data, including through cookies and similar technologies, which the third party that provided the widget receives and controls. We encourage you to review the privacy policy and privacy settings of the relevant social media platform before utilizing such features on our Service.

Why We Use Cookies and Similar Technologies

We utilize cookies and similar technologies described above to enhance your browsing experience and tailor your use of the Sites. These technologies allow us to recognize your logged-in state, understand your interests, and ensure the smooth functioning of our Sites. They also enable personalized content, such as greeting you by name and remembering your preferences, including language or region choice.

• Strictly necessary. These cookies are essential for the operation of our Sites and to provide the services you request. They enable secure login, shopping cart functionality, and e-billing services.

• Functional. These cookies recognize you upon your return to our Sites, allowing us to personalize our content for a more tailored experience.

• Analytical/performance. They help us recognize and count the number of visitors and understand how visitors navigate our Sites. This enables us to enhance the functionality of our Sites, making it easier for users to find what they are looking for.

• Google Analytics: The Site utilizes Google Analytics to gain insights into how our Service is utilized by our community. For certain advertising features, such as retargeting, data from Google Analytics may be combined with our first-party data and third-party cookies (e.g., Google's advertising cookies). To learn more about how Google uses data and how you can opt out, please visit (www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners/).

• Other Analytics Providers. We also work with other third-party analytics services, including LinkedIn Analytics, Sift, and Segment. These analytics providers assist us in understanding the usage of our Sites. They collect information sent by your browser, such as cookies and your IP address, in accordance with their privacy policies. You can find links to their privacy policies below, in the "Managing Cookies Technologies" section.

• Social Networks. These features enable you to interact with third-party social networks while logged into our Sites (based on your preferences with those third parties). Social networks may collaborate with us or with you for analytics

Targeting and Marketing. Third parties delivering ads on our site. This includes the type of ads shown and the web pages where the ads appeared. Our goal is to provide ads on our Sites that we believe will be of interest to you. We also collaborate with third parties to target advertising for our Sites on other websites. These cookies capture your visits to our Sites, the pages you've viewed, and the links you've followed. We utilize this information to enhance the relevance of our Sites to your interests. Additionally, we may share this data with third parties for the same purpose. These third-party service providers utilize various cookies and similar technology to display ads on third-party websites. This may include:

- Frequency capping to limit the number of times the same ad is displayed on a user's browser or mobile device.

- Attribution tracking to estimate the advertising or marketing source that led someone to our Sites or resulted in actions like visiting or making a purchase.

- Remarketing to display relevant ads to an audience based on their previous shopping and browsing patterns on our Sites.

- Audience targeting to deliver advertisements to a broad audience based on known or inferred demographics.

- Cross

Some third-party service providers offer valuable information such as demographics, cross-device information, and interest categories. This data, although not personally identifying, allows us to deliver more relevant and beneficial advertising. Additionally, this information may also be used for non-marketing performance analytics purposes. These advanced technologies enable our partners to recognize your computer or mobile device when you visit our Sites or other websites and mobile applications. They rely on data such as cookies, IP addresses, or device IDs, while ensuring that no access to other personal information from our Sites is granted. Over time, these technologies may help us or a third party to recognize you, either on a single device or across multiple devices. It is important to note that these third parties are bound by applicable laws, self-regulatory programs, and our data protection rules. However, please be aware that Flames Group does not have control over these third parties, each of which has their own privacy policies and practices.

Consent, Contract, and Legitimate Interests in Processing

Certain Cookie Technologies are employed to enhance the functionality of each of our Sites, and are provided based on your agreement with Flames Group to perform the services you have requested. These include the functions necessary to the service noted above.

By choosing to use our Sites after being informed of our use of Cookie Technologies in the ways described in this Policy, and, in applicable jurisdictions, through clear consent, you embrace such use.

Managing Cookie Technologies

You have the ability to manage the use of certain cookies and similar technologies.

Opt-in and Opt-out on Browsers

You have the option to enable or disable cookies on your browser. By adjusting your browser settings, you can choose to refuse the use of all or some cookies. Please note that if you decide to block all cookies, including essential ones, it may limit your access to certain parts of our Sites.

Opt-out of Third-Party Networks

To learn more about third-party ad networks and services that utilize these technologies, and to opt-out of tracking by participating vendors, you can visit www.aboutads.info or, if you are in the EU, http://youronlinechoices.eu/. Additionally, you can explore the NAI's site for further options on how to opt out of interest-based advertising (https://optout.networkadvertising.org).

Google Analytics Opt-out

For Google Analytics Advertising Features, you have the ability to opt-out through Google Ads Settings, Ad Settings for mobile apps, or other available means (such as the NAI's consumer opt-out listed above). To find out more and opt-out, visit www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners/ and Opt-out here: https://adssettings.google.com/.

Additional Third-Party Cookies and Similar Technologies Used on the Site.

You can explore third-party tools to enhance your privacy while browsing. These tools offer browser plug-ins and apps that can inform you about, restrict, or block third-party cookies, web beacons, and certain Javascript-based technologies. While we cannot guarantee the effectiveness of any specific third-party product, popular options that provide privacy enhancements include Ghostery and AdBlock Plus.

If you have any inquiries regarding our use of cookies and similar technologies, please refer to the "Contact Us" section in our Privacy Policy.