Cookie Policy

1. About This Cookie Policy

This Cookie Policy explains how UTT Technology GmbH, trading as TILTA EU, uses cookies and similar technologies when you visit or interact with our website and online store.

Website operator:
UTT Technology GmbH
Trading as TILTA EU
Lise-Meitner-Allee 13
44801 Bochum
North Rhine-Westphalia
Germany

Email: info@tilta.com
Telephone: +49 234 79449565

In this Cookie Policy, “TILTA EU”, “we”, “us” and “our” refer to UTT Technology GmbH.

This Cookie Policy should be read together with our Privacy Policy, which provides further information about how we collect, use, disclose and protect personal data.

2. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer, smartphone, tablet or other device when you visit a website.

Cookies may allow a website to recognize your device, remember your preferences, maintain your shopping cart, enable customer account and checkout functions, measure website usage or support advertising activities.

We may also use similar technologies, including:

• pixels;
• tags;
• software development kits;
• local storage;
• session storage;
• scripts;
• device identifiers; and
• other technologies that store information on, or access information from, your device.

References to “cookies” in this Policy also include these similar technologies unless stated otherwise.

3. Legal Basis for Using Cookies

We use strictly necessary cookies where they are required to provide a service that you have expressly requested, enable the transmission of communications through an electronic communications network, maintain website security or operate essential shopping functions.

Strictly necessary cookies may therefore be used without your prior consent where permitted by applicable law.

We use preference, analytics, advertising and other non-essential cookies only after obtaining your consent through our cookie consent banner, unless another lawful exception applies.

Where information collected through cookies constitutes personal data, the subsequent processing of that information is carried out in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation and other applicable data protection laws.

Depending on the purpose of processing, the relevant legal basis may include:

• your consent under Article 6(1)(a) GDPR;
• performance of a contract or steps taken at your request under Article 6(1)(b) GDPR;
• compliance with a legal obligation under Article 6(1)(c) GDPR; or
• our legitimate interests under Article 6(1)(f) GDPR, where those interests are not overridden by your rights and freedoms.

You may withdraw your consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing carried out before withdrawal.

4. Types of Cookies We Use

4.1 Strictly Necessary Cookies

Strictly necessary cookies are required for the website and online store to function correctly.

They may be used to:

• keep the website secure;
• prevent fraud and misuse;
• remember the contents of your shopping cart;
• enable checkout and payment processing;
• manage customer login sessions;
• save your privacy and cookie choices;
• maintain network stability and website performance;
• display the appropriate regional store, language or currency;
• calculate taxes and delivery options; and
• provide functions that you specifically request.

Because these cookies are necessary to provide the website and online shopping services, they cannot normally be disabled through our cookie consent tool.

You may configure your browser to block these cookies, but parts of the website may then fail to function correctly.

4.2 Preference Cookies

Preference cookies allow the website to remember choices you make and provide more personalized functionality.

They may remember:

• your preferred language;
• your selected country or region;
• your preferred currency;
• display and accessibility settings;
• recently viewed products;
• saved shopping preferences; and
• other choices made during previous visits.

Preference cookies are used only with your consent unless they are strictly necessary to provide a function that you have expressly requested.

4.3 Analytics and Statistics Cookies

Analytics and statistics cookies help us understand how visitors interact with the website.

They may collect information about:

• the pages you visit;
• how long you remain on a page;
• the links and buttons you select;
• the products you view;
• the website or campaign that referred you to us;
• your approximate location;
• your browser and device type;
• website errors and performance; and
• purchasing and checkout activity.

We use this information to evaluate website performance, understand customer journeys, improve our products and content, and identify technical problems.

Analytics and statistics cookies that are not strictly necessary are activated only after you give your consent.

4.4 Marketing and Advertising Cookies

Marketing and advertising cookies may be used to measure advertising performance, limit how frequently advertisements are shown and present advertising that may be more relevant to you.

These cookies may allow us and our advertising partners to:

• measure whether an advertisement led to a visit or purchase;
• create or refine audience groups;
• display personalized or non-personalized advertisements;
• prevent the same advertisement from being shown too frequently;
• attribute orders and website visits to advertising campaigns;
• recognize your browser or device across different websites; and
• evaluate the effectiveness of affiliate, social media and advertising campaigns.

Marketing and advertising cookies are used only after you give your consent.

Withdrawing or refusing consent does not mean that you will no longer see advertisements. It generally means that advertisements will be less personalized and that campaign measurement may be limited.

4.5 Social Media and Embedded Content Cookies

Our website may include content or features provided by third-party platforms, such as videos, social media buttons, customer reviews, maps or other embedded services.

When you activate or interact with such content, the relevant provider may place cookies or collect information about your device and website activity.

Where these technologies are not strictly necessary, they will be blocked until you give your consent.

Your interaction with an independent third-party platform may also be governed by that provider’s own privacy and cookie policies.

5. First-Party and Third-Party Cookies

First-party cookies are set directly by our website.

Third-party cookies are set by external service providers whose services or content are integrated into the website.

Third-party providers may include companies that provide:

• website hosting and ecommerce infrastructure;
• payment services;
• fraud prevention;
• website analytics;
• advertising and campaign measurement;
• social media functions;
• customer reviews;
• video hosting;
• customer support;
• affiliate tracking;
• website performance monitoring; and
• consent management.

Some third-party providers may process information outside Germany or the European Economic Area.

Where personal data is transferred outside the European Economic Area, we use an appropriate transfer mechanism where required, such as:

• an adequacy decision issued by the European Commission;
• the European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses;
• another legally recognized transfer safeguard; or
• a statutory exception applicable to the relevant transfer.

Further information about service providers, international transfers and the safeguards used is available in our Privacy Policy.

6. Cookies and Technologies Currently Used

The cookies and similar technologies actually used on our website may change when we update website functions, install or remove applications, change service providers or introduce new services.

A current list of cookies and technologies may be displayed through our cookie preference tool or consent management interface.

The available information may include:

• the cookie or technology name;
• the provider;
• its purpose;
• its category;
• its duration or expiry period; and
• whether it is a first-party or third-party cookie.

You can review and manage the available cookie categories by selecting the “Manage Preferences” option in our cookie banner or by reopening the cookie settings through the relevant control displayed on our website.

7. Your Cookie Choices

When you first visit our website, you will be shown a cookie consent banner.

You may be offered the following choices:

• accept all cookies;
• decline non-essential cookies;
• manage individual cookie categories; or
• review additional information about particular cookies and providers.

Strictly necessary cookies remain active because they are required to operate the website and provide services requested by you.

Declining non-essential cookies will not prevent you from browsing the website or placing an order, although some optional features may not operate as intended.

Consent to non-essential cookies is given through a clear affirmative action. Continuing to browse the website without making a selection does not constitute consent.

8. Changing or Withdrawing Your Consent

You may change or withdraw your cookie consent at any time.

To reopen the cookie settings, use the “Manage Preferences”, “Cookie Settings” or similar privacy control displayed in the footer or elsewhere on our website.

After changing your preferences, the updated choice will apply to future use of non-essential cookies on the relevant browser and device.

Withdrawing consent does not automatically delete every cookie that has already been stored on your device. You may delete existing cookies through your browser settings.

Your cookie choices may need to be selected again if you:

• delete browser cookies;
• use a different browser;
• use a different device;
• browse in private or incognito mode; or
• reset your browser or device settings.

9. Managing Cookies Through Your Browser

Most browsers allow you to view, delete or block cookies through their privacy or security settings.

Depending on the browser, you may be able to:

• delete all stored cookies;
• block all cookies;
• block third-party cookies;
• clear cookies when the browser closes;
• receive a warning before a cookie is stored; or
• create exceptions for selected websites.

Blocking all cookies may affect website functionality. In particular, customer account, shopping cart, checkout, language, currency and security functions may not operate correctly.

Please refer to the help or privacy section of your browser for current instructions.

10. Browser-Based Privacy Signals

Some browsers and devices transmit “Do Not Track”, Global Privacy Control or similar privacy preference signals.

Where required by applicable law and technically supported, we will process recognized browser-based privacy signals in accordance with applicable legal requirements.

Because there is not a single universally adopted technical standard for all such signals, the website may not respond to every signal in the same way.

You should continue to use our cookie consent tool to manage your preferences for this website.

11. Cookie Retention

Cookies may be either session cookies or persistent cookies.

Session cookies are generally deleted when you close your browser.

Persistent cookies remain on your device until they reach their stated expiry date, are replaced or are manually deleted.

The duration of each cookie depends on its purpose. We aim to retain cookies and information obtained through cookies only for as long as reasonably necessary for the relevant purpose.

The specific duration of individual cookies may be shown through our cookie settings or consent management tool.

Consent records may be retained for an appropriate period so that we can demonstrate when and how a privacy choice was made.

12. Updates to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy when:

• we add or remove website technologies;
• we change analytics, advertising or ecommerce service providers;
• legal or regulatory requirements change;
• we update our privacy practices; or
• we need to improve the accuracy or clarity of this Policy.

The latest version will be published on this page with an updated revision date.

Where required by law, we will request your consent again before using newly introduced or materially changed non-essential cookies.

13. Contact Us

For questions about this Cookie Policy or our use of cookies and similar technologies, please contact:

UTT Technology GmbH
Trading as TILTA EU
Lise-Meitner-Allee 13
44801 Bochum
North Rhine-Westphalia
Germany

Email: info@tilta.com
Telephone: +49 234 79449565

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a competent data protection supervisory authority.

The supervisory authority responsible for data protection matters in North Rhine-Westphalia is:

Landesbeauftragte für Datenschutz und Informationsfreiheit Nordrhein-Westfalen
State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information North Rhine-Westphalia

Further information about your data protection rights is available in our Privacy Policy.