COOKIE POLICY

This Cookie Policy applies to the website www.boardovia.com (the “Website”). The Website is owned and operated under the brand name Boardovia (“we”, “us”, or “our”). This policy outlines how cookie mechanisms operate on our Website to respect consumer rights and adhere to European data privacy regulations.

1. What are Cookies?

Cookies are small text data files placed on your device when you access our online storefront. They assist the Website in functioning correctly, retaining customer preferences, and providing analytical data to improve our operations.

2. The Consent Mechanism (Your Choice)

We prioritize customer choice regarding data processing. When you access our Website, a cookie notification banner is presented to you.

• Non-Essential Cookies: All functional and analytical cookies remain completely inactive by default. We only deploy non-essential cookies after you provide explicit consent by clicking the “Accept” button on our cookie banner.
• Freedom of Choice: You retain full autonomy to modify your choices, manage preferences, or withdraw your consent at any moment via your browser settings or the options available on the Website.

3. Categories of Cookies and Retention Periods

In accordance with European legal standards, data collected via cookies is kept only for the duration necessary to satisfy its specific operational purpose.

• Strictly Necessary Cookies: These cookies are essential for the fundamental operation of our online storefront, enabling core capabilities such as shopping basket management and checkout execution.
  • Retention Period: These are primarily session cookies that expire immediately when your browser session terminates, or persistent cookies with a maximum lifespan of 12 months.
• Functional Cookies: These cookies allow our Website to remember choices you make to provide a more tailored user experience during your visit.
  • Retention Period: Persistent cookies, retained on your device for a maximum duration of 12 months.
• Analytical/Performance Cookies: These cookies assist us in gathering aggregated data regarding traffic flows and user interaction patterns on the online storefront.
  • Retention Period: These cookies remain stored on your device for a period not exceeding 13 months, adhering strictly to European regulatory limitations.

4. Third-Party Cookies (Data Processing)

To maintain operational integrity and execute risk management protocols, our Website incorporates specific third-party services. Explicitly, third-party cookies utilized during the checkout process are deployed and processed by Stripe.

• Purpose: Stripe sets these cookies to assist with fraud monitoring, identify anomalous activities, and verify transaction legitimacy.
• Data Management: These cookies are managed directly by Stripe under their regulatory obligations as a data controller. They are not utilized to harvest user tracking data for marketing purposes on our Website.

5. Managing and Disabling Cookies

Most web browsers provide settings that allow you to monitor, restrict, or delete cookies entirely. You can adjust your browser configurations to reject cookies at your discretion. Please be advised that disabling strictly necessary cookies may affect the operational usability of the checkout flow.

6. Contact Information

For any questions regarding this Cookie Policy or the management of your data preferences, please contact Boardovia via email at: wooden@boardovia.com.