Cookie Policy
What are cookies?
A cookie (or web cookie) is a small text file that is stored on your computer, tablet, mobile phone, or other internet-connected device. A cookie is stored on the user's computer and can be used to maintain a technical link between the user's browser and server or to store information about the last time a user visited the website. Cookies only contain information about your browser and the activity that took place via the browser, not clearly identifiable information about you (such as name, address, telephone number, etc.). Qred uses both session cookies and persistent cookies (session cookies are reset each time you leave the web page). Persistent cookies are stored on your computer and make your next visit to the website more user-friendly). We also use other similar techniques such as pixel tags. These are technologies that can recognize cookies and other identifiers and allow third parties to place cookies on your device. In some cases, a cookie may contain personal information. Us privacy policy contains more information about how Qred processes your personal data.
What is the function and purpose of cookies?
Cookies are used for various purposes. For example, certain cookies are necessary to use the functions on Qred's website. Cookies usually have the main purpose of improving the website for you as a visitor, so that you can easily navigate and experience the website in a more user-friendly way.
Qred uses cookies for various purposes, including:
- Give you access to various online functions.
- Make the user experience easier and more intuitive by saving your selections and settings.
- To collect statistics and other information that is necessary to understand user behavior on the websites and to improve our digital services.
- To ensure that you don't have to log in again multiple times during the same web session.
- By means of marketing, to be able to offer you discounts or other offers that are relevant to you.
What cookies do we use?
We categorise the cookies we use as follows:
- Functional Cookies (cookies that are necessary for the service or product) - This type of cookie is necessary for the website to work and cannot be disabled in our systems. You can set your browser to block these cookies or warn you about the use of these cookies, but this may cause parts of the website to not work.
All cookies required for the Qred website are used by Qred and for Qred's purposes only. The shelf life of these cookies is 1 year after your last visit.
- Performance cookies - This type of cookie allows us to measure visitor numbers and online traffic so that we can analyze and improve the use of the website. These cookies inform us about the popularity of our various pages and how visitors navigate the website. This helps us understand where our users come from, which means we can adapt features accordingly. If you refuse this type of cookie, no user-specific information about the performance of the website will be stored. You can choose not to consent to cookies in this category. Examples of information collected: which pages you visit and/or how much time you spend on the page, what type of device you're using, how long it took to load a page, and what country you're browsing from.
Our performance cookies are used by Qred, but also by third parties such as:
- Hotjar AB, meat here their privacy policy.
- Google Analytics, read here their privacy policy.
- Google Tag Manager, read here their privacy policy.
- Auth0, read here their privacy policy.
Qred only uses performance cookies for its own purposes and not for the purposes of third parties (they are also not shared for third party purposes). The storage period for these cookies is 3 years.
- Marketing cookies - This type of cookie is used by our marketing partners to profile your interests and display relevant ads on other websites. These cookies are based on uniquely identifying your browser and browser. If you do not allow this type of cookies, you will see less targeted marketing. You can choose not to consent to this type of cookie.
The marketing cookies on our website are used by Qred. All cookies for targeted marketing are set by Qred and can also be used by third parties. The third parties that may use these cookies are:
- Google Tag Manager, read here their privacy policy.
- Google Ads, read here their privacy policy.
- Facebook, read here their privacy policy.
- Microsoft Ads, read here their privacy policy.
- LinkedIn, read here their privacy policy.
- Adtraction, read here their privacy policy.
- Schibsted Ad Market, read here their privacy.
Qred uses cookies for marketing purposes and may also share these cookies for third party purposes. The storage period for these cookies is 1 year from your last visit.
How can you control the use of cookies on the website?
The possible cookie settings that you can select vary by browser. Here are examples of settings that can be selected:
- Disable cookies completely.
- Each time a cookie is stored on your device, you must give your consent (this means that you will be asked to approve the cookies each time you visit).
- Choose to disable third-party cookies (see above), but allow cookies from the website owners.
- Choose to automatically accept cookies from websites that you've marked safe. For other websites, you can choose to completely disable cookies or have to give permission to use cookies each time.
For further instructions on how to handle cookies, please refer to your browser manufacturer's website. We recommend that you allow all cookies. If cookies are disabled, the user experience of the website will be significantly worse and you will not be able to sign up to use our services.
Get in touch
Qred is responsible (personal data manager) for processing your personal data as described above.
Qred has a data protection officer who works with data protection and privacy, as well as a customer team that handles your case if you want to contact us regarding data protection and privacy. You can always reach us via privacy@qred.com.
