Last updated: October 30, 2024

Welcome to avilo’s Cookie Policy. This policy applies to all pages and services under our domains, including avilo’s website, Washd, and all language versions of our sites. It aims to provide transparent, detailed information about our use of cookies and tracking technologies, and your options for managing them.

1. Purpose of This Policy

This Cookie Policy explains the types of cookies we use on our website, https://avilo.no/, as well as on our subsidiary pages, services, and language-specific versions. It also outlines the purpose of our use of cookies, the data they collect, and how you can manage your cookie preferences.

2. What Cookies Are and How We Use Them

Cookies are small data files stored on your device to improve your experience on our website. They are essential in delivering an optimized user experience, enabling core functionalities, analyzing usage patterns, and supporting our advertising and content personalization efforts.

Our use of cookies serves the following purposes:

• Ensuring Core Functionality: Some cookies are necessary for our website’s operation, such as secure logins, language settings, and access to restricted content.
• Enhancing User Experience: Cookies help us personalize your experience by remembering settings, language, and preferences across visits.
• Analytics and Performance Tracking: We use cookies to analyze visitor interactions to improve our services and deliver relevant content.
• Marketing and Advertising: These cookies help deliver targeted ads and measure campaign effectiveness. They enable us to reach users across platforms and tailor our marketing based on site interactions.

We categorize our cookies as follows to provide greater transparency and control over your experience:

• Essential Cookies: Required for core website functions, including login credentials and language preferences.
• Performance and Analytics Cookies: Collect anonymous data on how users interact with our website, such as visited pages and features used, to improve usability and user engagement.
• Advertising and Targeting Cookies: Help deliver relevant ads based on your interests and previous site interactions, as well as track ad effectiveness and engagement.
• Functionality Cookies: Remember preferences and settings, such as language choices, for a more personalized experience. Disabling these may affect how our website appears and operates.

We may partner with trusted third-party providers, including analytics and advertising services, who place cookies on our website to support the services they provide us. These partners are contractually obligated to process data solely under our instructions, in line with GDPR and other data privacy laws. If any partners are located outside the EEA, we ensure data transfer protections are in place, such as Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) approved by the European Commission.

5. How to Manage and Withdraw Your Cookie Consent

Upon your first visit, a cookie banner will appear requesting your consent. You may manage your cookie preferences by selecting “Change Preferences” in this banner, which allows you to choose which cookie types to enable or block.

To adjust settings later, click on the cookie icon at the bottom left corner of the site. This option provides ongoing control over your preferences. Most browsers also allow you to control and manage cookies directly; however, please note that disabling certain cookies may impact the functionality and experience of our website. 

6. GDPR and Your Data Privacy Rights

Our cookie practices comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other relevant data privacy laws. Cookies that collect personal data are processed strictly under GDPR guidelines, using consent-based methods for collection. For more on how we handle personal data collected through cookies, please refer to our Privacy Policy: https://avilo.no/en/privacy-policy/. 

You have the following rights regarding data collected via cookies:

• Right to Access: You may request a copy of any personal data collected through cookies.
• Right to Rectification: If any data collected is inaccurate, you may request a correction.
• Right to Erasure: You may request deletion of any personal data collected, except where required to meet a legal obligation.
• Right to Restrict Processing: You may request a limitation on processing specific data collected via cookies.
• Right to Data Portability: You may request transfer of personal data collected to another service provider, where feasible.

Geolocation and IP Address Processing

Under GDPR, any data that can identify a user’s location, such as an IP address, qualifies as personal data. When IP addresses are used to identify location, we require explicit consent to ensure transparency and user control. By accepting location-based cookies, you consent to the use of your IP address for location-specific purposes, such as regional content delivery. You can adjust your consent at any time in the cookie settings menu. 

Cookies remain on your device for varying durations, depending on their purpose. Session cookies are deleted when you close your browser, while persistent cookies remain on your device until manually deleted or until they expire after a specific period. 

8. Policy Updates

We may periodically update this Cookie Policy to reflect changes in our cookie usage or to stay compliant with legal requirements. We recommend reviewing this policy regularly to stay informed of any updates. 

9. Contact Information

For questions or concerns about our use of cookies, or to exercise your data privacy rights, please contact us: 

• Email: hello@avilo.no
• Phone: ​+47 33 50 10 40
• Address: Nansetgata 25, 3256 Larvik, Norway