Cookie Policy

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile phone) when you visit our website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and to provide information to website owners about how users interact with their sites.

Cookies help us understand how visitors use our website, remember your preferences, and improve your browsing experience. They can also be used for advertising and marketing purposes to show you relevant content based on your interests.

quantiumboost uses cookies and similar tracking technologies in accordance with this Cookie Policy and applicable data protection laws, including GDPR and Austrian privacy regulations.

2. Why We Use Cookies

We use cookies for several important purposes:

Essential Website Functionality: To ensure our website works properly and securely
User Experience: To remember your preferences and settings for future visits
Performance Analysis: To understand how visitors use our website and identify areas for improvement
Marketing and Advertising: To deliver relevant advertisements and measure campaign effectiveness
Security: To protect against fraud and maintain website security

All cookie usage is designed to enhance your experience whilst respecting your privacy choices and maintaining compliance with applicable regulations.

3. Types of Cookies We Use

We categorise cookies based on their purpose and functionality. Here are the main types of cookies used on our website:

Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for the website to function properly. They enable basic features like page navigation, access to secure areas, and form submissions. The website cannot function properly without these cookies.

Legal Basis: Legitimate interest (essential for website functionality)

Analytics Cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. We use Google Analytics to gather insights about page views, user behaviour, and website performance.

Legal Basis: Your consent (optional cookies that require your permission)

Functional Cookies

These cookies enable enhanced functionality and personalisation, such as remembering your preferences, language settings, and cookie consent choices. They improve your user experience but are not essential for basic website operation.

Legal Basis: Your consent (optional cookies for enhanced functionality)

Marketing/Advertising Cookies

These cookies are used to deliver advertisements that are relevant to you and your interests. They are also used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement and help measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns. We use Google Ads for remarketing and targeted advertising.

Legal Basis: Your consent (optional cookies for personalised advertising)

4. Specific Cookies Used

The following table provides detailed information about the specific cookies used on our website:

Cookie Name	Purpose	Duration	Category
cookie_consent	Stores your cookie consent preferences	1 year	Necessary
_ga	Google Analytics - distinguishes unique users	2 years	Analytics
_gid	Google Analytics - distinguishes unique users	24 hours	Analytics
_gat	Google Analytics - throttles request rate	1 minute	Analytics
_gcl_au	Google Ads - conversion tracking	90 days	Marketing
_gcl_aw	Google Ads - attribution and conversion measurement	90 days	Marketing
IDE	Google DoubleClick - targeted advertising	1 year	Marketing

5. Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies on our website are set by third-party services that we use to enhance functionality and gather analytics. These include:

Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use our website. This helps us improve our content and user experience.

Google Analytics Privacy Policy

Google Ads

We use Google Ads for remarketing and targeted advertising to show relevant advertisements to users who have visited our website.

Google Ads Privacy Policy

Google Fonts

We use Google Fonts to display fonts consistently across different browsers and devices. This may result in your IP address being shared with Google.

Google Fonts Privacy Policy

6. How to Manage Cookies

You have several options for managing cookies on our website:

Cookie Consent Banner

When you first visit our website, you'll see a cookie consent banner that allows you to:

Accept all cookies
Reject all non-essential cookies
Customise your cookie preferences by category

Browser Settings

You can also control cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to:

View and delete existing cookies
Block all cookies from all websites
Block cookies from specific websites
Block third-party cookies only
Clear cookies when you close your browser

Please note that blocking or deleting cookies may affect your ability to use certain features of our website.

Important: If you disable necessary cookies, some parts of our website may not function properly. We recommend allowing necessary cookies whilst customising your preferences for other cookie categories.

7. Google Consent Mode v2

Our website implements Google Consent Mode v2, which allows us to respect your cookie preferences whilst still providing relevant services. This technology:

Adjusts how Google tags behave based on your consent choices
Enables measurement whilst respecting user privacy
Provides aggregated and anonymised reporting when consent is denied
Ensures compliance with privacy regulations across different regions

When you deny consent for analytics or advertising cookies, Google services operate in a privacy-enhanced mode that respects your choices whilst still providing essential functionality.

8. Data Retention

Different cookies have different retention periods:

Session Cookies: Deleted when you close your browser
Persistent Cookies: Remain on your device for a set period (see cookie table above)
Consent Preferences: Stored for up to 1 year to remember your choices
Analytics Data: Typically retained for 26 months (Google Analytics default)

9. Your Rights

Under GDPR and other applicable privacy laws, you have rights regarding cookies and tracking technologies:

Right to Consent: Choose which cookies to accept or reject
Right to Withdraw Consent: Change your cookie preferences at any time
Right to Information: Understand what cookies are used and why
Right to Access: Know what data is collected through cookies
Right to Deletion: Request deletion of data collected through cookies

10. Updates to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology, or legal requirements. When we make significant changes, we will:

Update the "Last updated" date at the top of this policy
Notify users through our website or email where appropriate
Request new consent if required by law

We encourage you to review this Cookie Policy periodically to stay informed about how we use cookies and tracking technologies.

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