This Cookie Policy provides you with information about the cookies we use on this website and the reasons we use them. This Policy was last updated on Oct. 31, 2020.
1. What is a cookie?
Cookies are small files that our website may place on your computer or mobile device ("Device") via your web browser. Cookies contain information that is transferred to your Device's hard drive. Some of the cookies store information required for this website to function properly. Other cookies help us improve the website for you by tracking how many people visit the website, which pages they visit, and how frequently.
Some cookies are deleted at the end of each browser session. These are called "session cookies". They allow website operators to link your actions during a browser session. A browser session starts when a user opens the browser window and finishes when they close the browser window.
Other cookies remain on your Device for a longer period (as specified in the cookie). These are called "persistent cookies". They are activated each time you visit the website that created that particular cookie.
2. How to delete and block cookies?
You may block cookies by activating the setting on your browser that allows you to refuse the setting of all or some cookies. However, if you use your browser settings to block all cookies (including essential cookies) you may not be able to access all or parts of our site. Unless you have adjusted your browser setting so that it will refuse cookies, our system will issue cookies as soon you visit our site. Turning off or deleting cookies will not prevent device identification and related data collection from occurring.
Turning off the browser's cookies will prevent web beacons and cookies from measuring the relevance and effectiveness of our site/emails and advertising as well as the tailored advertising brought to you by our partners. You may also not be able to use all the interactive features of our site/emails if cookies are disabled. If you no longer wish to receive tailored advertisements from us, third party advertising networks, or if you would like more information about this practice, please visit: www.aboutads.info
3. Can I withdraw my consent?
Once you have consented to our use of cookies, we shall store a cookie on your Device to remember this for next time. This will expire periodically. If you wish to withdraw your consent at any time, you will need to delete your cookies using your internet browser settings.
For further information about deleting or blocking cookies, please visit: www.aboutcookies.org .
4. What happens if I block or refuse to accept cookies?
Accepting cookies is a condition of using this website, so if you refuse or block cookies, we can't guarantee your ability to use this site or how it will perform during your visit.
5. What cookies do we use and why?
The cookies used on our site are categorized as follows:
5.1 Strictly Necessary
Strictly Necessary cookies let you move around the website and use essential features like secure areas and shopping baskets. Without these cookies, services you have asked for cannot be provided. Please note that these cookies do not gather any information about you that could be used for marketing or remembering where you've been on the internet.
We use these Strictly Necessary cookies to:
Remember selections you've made or information you've entered on forms when you navigate to different pages during a web browser session;
Identify you as being logged in to our website;
Make sure you connect to the right service on our website when we make any changes to the way the website works;
Remember selections you've made that allow us to deliver you the correct content, such as your language and region preferences.
Route users to specific applications of a service or specific servers.
5.2 Performance
Performance cookies collect information about how you use our website (e.g., which pages you visit and if you experience any errors). These cookies do not collect any information that could identify you and are only used to help us improve how our website works, understand what interests our users, and measure how effective our advertising is.
We use Performance cookies for:
Web Analytics: To provide statistics on how our website is used;
Ad Response Rates: To see how effective our advertisements are, including those pointing to our sites;
Affiliate Tracking: To provide feedback to partners that one of our visitors also visited their website. This can include details of any products purchased;
Error Management: To help us improve the website by measuring any errors that occur;
5.3 Functionality
Functionality cookies are used to provide services or to remember settings to improve your visit.
We use Functionality cookies to:
Remember settings you've applied, such as layout, text size, preferences, and colors;
Remember if we've already asked you if you want to fill in a survey;
Show you when you're logged in to the website.
5.4 Targeting
Targeting cookies are linked to services provided by third parties, such as 'Like' buttons and 'Share' buttons. Third parties provide these services in return for recognizing that you have visited our website.
We use Targeting cookies to:
Link to social networks like Facebook, who may subsequently use information about your visit to target advertising to you on other websites;
Provide advertising agencies with information on your visit so that they can present you with advertisements in which you may be interested.
Some of the cookies used on this site are managed by third parties. You may refer to the third parties' website privacy notifications for further information. We do not control these sites or their use of cookies and we bear no responsibility or liability for them.
6. MIDONKEY’S Fanpage
By clicking on the Facebook button on the MIDONKEY Website, you will be forwarded to the Fanpage. We determine the purposes and goals of the data processing taking place on this Fanpage jointly with Facebook Ireland Limited and are therefore jointly responsible according to Article 26 GDPR. For details on our joint responsibility, please see below.
6.1 How MIDONKEY processes your data?
Description and extent of data processing of Facebook Insights:
Facebook Ireland Limited (“Facebook”) provides us with “Facebook Insights” which is implemented on all Facebook Fanpages. Based on parameters and time frames Facebook provides us with statistical information. This statistical data contains various information on the following user categories:
- Our fans: User, wo “liked” our Fanpage;
- Reached user: User who were shown our posts within the last 28 days;
- Involved user: User who “liked” our posts within the last 28 days, who commented or shared them or came into contact with our Fanpage.
From this data we cannot identify certain persons. This statistical data contains various information, for example on:
- The activities and interactions (e.g. clicks, views), “Likes” and reports about our Site, our advertisements, our posts and our events;
- The number and time of activity of our subscribers and visitors as well as statistical information about age, gender, country and city of the user and the language which the user speaks. If employed by a user, the name of the user;
- Video statistics;
- Received and sent messages.
Purpose of the data processing:
By using statistical data we gain statistical knowledge about how our Fanpage is used. This enables us to track user behaviour in order to analyse it for business purposes like establishing of trade marks, increase of a connection to the community and communication.
Legal basis of the data processing:
Before you enter our Fanpage we need your consent in order to process your above-mentioned data for the respective purposes.
6.2 How Facebook processes your data?
If you visit our Fanpage, Facebook collects and processes various personal data which is gathered by using cookies or other tracking technology and was provided by you or third persons. This can be for example personal data in order to compile statistics for Facebook Insights, to provide options to measure or analyse for advertisers, for market research and to personalize characteristics and contents. Facebook forwards this data to other companies within the Facebook Group and to third parties and transfers it to third countries outside of the European Union, for example the United States. More information on the extent and purpose as well as the legal basis of the data processing by Facebook and your options to control the data processing by Facebook can be found here:
- The privacy policy https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy;
- The cookie policies https://www.facebook.com/policies/cookies;
- And the information on the advertising settings https://www.facebook.com/help/568137493302217.
6.3 Joint Controller
MIDONKEY and Facebook are Joint Controller as concerns the data processing of personal data on the Fanpage. Facebook bears the primary responsibility for the processing of personal data in accordance with the GDPR and fulfils all duties concerning the processing as outlined in the GDPR. These include the following, which is not a conclusive list:
present you a transparent description of the data processing (Art. 12 and 13 GDPR);
support you when exercising your rights like right to access, deletion, amendment or transfer of your personal data as well as limitation or opposition against data processing (Art. 15 to 22 GDPR);
warrant the security of the processing (Art. 32 GDPR); and
inform you or the responsible supervisory authorities in case of a data breach concerning your personal data (Art. 33 and 34 GDPR).
This joint responsibility does not limit your exercise of the above-mentioned rights in any way. Each request concerning the processing of your personal data by our Fanpage can be also addressed to us or Facebook (Art. 26 para 3 GDPR).
Hereinafter you will find the addresses of Facebook and the websites on which the most current privacy policies of Facebook as well as more details to the arrangement between Facebook and MIDONKEY concerning joint controllership can be found:
7. Changes / Updates
This cookie policy can change from time to time. The most up to date version is published on the MIDONKEY Website. MIDONKEY recommends to periodically read our cookie policy. If MIDONKEY implements major changes to this policy, individuals will be informed reasonably in advance, by a notification on the MIDONKEY Website.
8. Further questions or making a complaint
If you have any queries or complaints about our use of cookies, please contact us at the details below:
- By email: info@midonkey.com
- By Phone: (86) 15817481923
- By using our contact form
The practices described in this cookies policy are current as of 31 October 2022.
