Last Updated: May 3, 2025
With this cookie policy, we would like to explain what cookies and cookie-like technologies are, how we and other service providers use them on this website, what information they collect, for how long, and for what purposes we use them.
Table of contents
- Controller of the website
- Addition to the privacy policy
- What are cookies and similar technologies?
- What is the legal basis for setting/reading cookies?
- What rights does the website visitor have?
- How to manage cookies in a browser?
- What types of cookies exist?
- Who can set cookies on this website?
- Which cookies are used on this website?
Controller of the website
Provider: Simple Cyber Guide, Finland
Email: info@simplecyberguide.com
Addition to the privacy policy
This cookie policy is a supplement to this website’s privacy policy. The cookie policy specifies how a website uses cookies and what data it collects through them, while the privacy policy is a more comprehensive overview of all data processing activities on the website and beyond.
What are cookies and similar technologies?
Cookies are small pieces of information similar to text files that can be stored and read on the end device. They serve various purposes, including maintaining basic functionalities of the website, security and privacy, providing optional functions of the website, collecting statistic data on visitor flows, and providing marketing systems. Practical examples of what can be stored in cookies are the storage of login status in user accounts, the content of shopping baskets in e-commerce platforms, or a user ID for tracking behavior on the website.
The information can technically be stored in various ways. The best-known examples of this are HTTP cookies and cookie-like technologies like local storage, session storage, or IndexedDB. Each type of storage has different properties, which determine the technical handling, accessibility, and controllers authorized to access the information. All these types of storage are usually summarized under the term “cookies” and are therefore called as such in this cookie policy.
What is the legal basis for setting/reading cookies?
The setting and reading of cookies in the European Union (EU) and the European Economic Area (EEA) is in accordance with Art. 5 (3) ePrivacy Directive and Recital 66 ePrivacy Directive only permitted if a user has given their consent on the basis of comprehensive information about the purposes of the processing. The website operator may also set cookies if they are strictly necessary to provide you as a user with the expressly requested service, e.g., the basic content of this website or other strictly necessary cookies for basic functionality of the website to be displayed to you without your consent.
What rights does the website visitor have?
Services and their cookies can be set and read on the legal basis of your consent or a legitimate interest. When you first visited this website, you were asked for your consent and you had the opportunity to object to the use of certain services. We explained which legal basis is used for which service in our consent dialog.
You have the right to view the history of your decisions, change your privacy settings, object to the use of services, and revoke your consent at any time. Below you find possibilities to exercise your rights:
- Change privacy settings: You can change your cookie preferences at any time by clicking the “Cookie Settings” button in the bottom left corner of the page to reopen the cookie consent dialog.
- Privacy settings history: View the history of your consent decisions by clicking the “Cookie Settings” button in the bottom left corner of the page to reopen the cookie consent dialog, where you can access your consent history.
- Revoke consents: Revoke your consent at any time by clicking the “Cookie Settings” button in the bottom left corner of the page to reopen the cookie consent dialog, where you can revoke your consents.
How to manage cookies in a browser?
How to remove cookies in a browser: To remove cookies from your device, you can clear the browsing data in the settings of your browser. This action will remove all cookies from all websites you’ve visited, potentially including saved login details and site preferences. In some browsers, you can just delete the cookies and similar data without deleting the whole browsing history.
How to control cookies in a browser: For more granular control over cookies specific to certain websites, navigate to the privacy and cookie settings within your used browser. Here, you can adjust preferences related to individual sites’ cookie usage.
How to block cookies in a browser: It’s possible to configure most modern browsers in their settings to block all cookies from being placed on your device. But blocking cookies could lead to certain services and functionalities not functioning correctly, e.g., logins as a user. You can also use extensions for many browsers which can block the setting of cookies on websites.
How to manage cookies on this website: To tailor your preferences regarding cookies on this website, you can click the “Cookie Settings” button in the bottom left corner of the page to reopen the cookie consent dialog. Alternatively, you can clear your browser’s cookies and refresh the page to prompt the dialog again.
You can find more information on the handling of cookies at devowl.io/rcb/cookie-handling/.
What types of cookies exist?
Essential cookies are indispensable for the basic functionality of a website and enable functions such as saving login information or access to secure areas of the site. These include, for example, security cookies, which can identify a bot that is not wanted on the website by storing an authentication key in a cookie.
Functional cookies improve the user experience by storing information and preferences such as language settings or appearance settings of the website to provide personalized content. This includes, for example, preference cookies that store the user’s preferred video quality on a website. On this website, Gravatar and WordPress Emojis are examples of functional cookies.
Statistics cookies collect data about the use of a website to gain insights into user behavior and optimize the performance of the site. This includes, for example, a randomly assigned user ID that makes it possible to attribute whether you have visited a subpage of the website.
Marketing cookies are used to track user behavior across different websites and to display personalized advertising based on the interests and surfing behavior of users. This includes, for example, advertising cookies that store an interaction with an advertisement on the website and pass it on to advertisers or a chat system for pre-sale questions and customer support. On this website, Google Analytics is classified as a marketing cookie due to its data processing in the United States.
Who can set cookies on this website?
On this website, both the operator of the website and third-party services which are used on this website may set cookies and access their content. Who can access which cookies and their content differs between first-party and third-party cookies. First-party cookies are created by the visited website and can only be read by the website operator and integrated third-party services on this website. Third-party cookies are set by usually third-party services on other domains, can be read on all websites on which the service that controls the domain is embedded and, for example, used by advertising networks to track user behavior across different websites and offer personalized advertising.
Which cookies are used on this website?
Essential Cookies
- real_cookie_banner* (Domain: .simplecyberguide.com, Provider: Real Cookie Banner, Duration: 365 days, Type: HTTP Cookie): Unique identifier for the consent, but not for the website visitor. Revision hash for settings of cookie banner (texts, colors, features, service groups, services, content blockers, etc.). IDs for consented services and service groups.
- real_cookie_banner*-tcf (Domain: .simplecyberguide.com, Provider: Real Cookie Banner, Duration: 365 days, Type: HTTP Cookie): Consents collected under TCF stored in TC String format, including TCF vendors, purposes, special purposes, features, and special features.
- real_cookie_banner-test (Domain: .simplecyberguide.com, Provider: Real Cookie Banner, Duration: 365 days, Type: HTTP Cookie): Cookie set to test HTTP cookie functionality. Deleted immediately after test.
- real_cookie_banner* (Domain: https://simplecyberguide.com, Provider: Real Cookie Banner, Duration: -, Type: Local Storage): Unique identifier for the consent, but not for the website visitor. Revision hash for settings of cookie banner (texts, colors, features, service groups, services, content blockers, etc.). IDs for consented services and service groups. Is only stored until consent is documented on the website server.
- real_cookie_banner*-tcf (Domain: https://simplecyberguide.com, Provider: Real Cookie Banner, Duration: -, Type: Local Storage): Consents collected under TCF stored in TC String format, including TCF vendors, purposes, special purposes, features, and special features. Is only stored until consent is documented on the website server.
- real_cookie_banner-consent-queue* (Domain: https://simplecyberguide.com, Provider: Real Cookie Banner, Duration: -, Type: Local Storage): Local caching of selection in cookie banner until server documents consent; documentation periodic or at page switches attempted if server is unavailable or overloaded.
Functional Cookies
- wpEmojiSettingsSupports (Domain: https://simplecyberguide.com, Provider: WordPress Emojis, Duration: Session, Type: Session Storage): Timestamp and whether it is possible to set emojis.
- Gravatar (Domain: https://simplecyberguide.com, Provider: Gravatar): Gravatar does not set cookies but may use Local Storage to fetch avatar images for users who comment on our website, based on their email address.
Marketing Cookies
- _ga (Domain: .simplecyberguide.com, Provider: Google Analytics, Duration: 2 years, Type: HTTP Cookie): Used to distinguish users and track website usage for analytics purposes.
- _gid (Domain: .simplecyberguide.com, Provider: Google Analytics, Duration: 24 hours, Type: HTTP Cookie): Used to distinguish users and track website usage for analytics purposes over a 24-hour period.