Cookie Policy

Last Updated: 2025-02-04

Company: Optivus Tech

Address: Slovenia

Email: info@optivustech.com

COOKIE POLICY

Optivus Retail Platform

Optivus Tech d.o.o.

Last Updated: 2025-02-04


1. Scope

This Cookie Policy applies specifically to the Optivus Retail platform (the "Platform"), including:

Account registration

User login

Free-tier usage

Credit-based paid usage

Account and billing management

This policy supplements the general Website Cookie Policy available at www.optivustech.com.


2. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you access the Platform. They enable secure login, session management, and core system functionality.

The Platform does not use advertising cookies.


3. Categories of Cookies Used

A. Strictly Necessary Cookies (Authentication & Security)

These cookies are essential for the Platform to function and cannot be disabled while using the Platform.

They are used for:

User authentication

Session management

CSRF protection

Account security

Secure access validation

Credit consumption validation

Legal basis under GDPR:

Article 6(1)(b) – Contractual necessity

Article 6(1)(f) – Legitimate interest (platform security)

Without these cookies, login and credit usage are not possible.


B. Session Cookies

Session cookies:

Maintain login state

Allow navigation between secure areas

Validate active configuration sessions

Ensure correct credit deduction

Session cookies automatically expire after logout or inactivity.

These cookies do not store payment card data.


C. Preference Cookies

These cookies may store user-selected settings such as:

Language preference

Interface layout preferences

Legal basis: Legitimate interest.


D. Analytics Cookies

The Platform uses the following analytics and monitoring services:

- Google Analytics: Web analytics service for understanding user behavior and platform usage

Cookies used: _ga (distinguishes users, expires: 2 years), _gid (distinguishes users, expires: 24 hours), _gat (throttles request rate, expires: 1 minute)

- Firebase Analytics: Application analytics and performance monitoring

Cookies used for tracking application performance and user interactions

- Hotjar: User behavior analytics, heatmaps, and session recordings

Cookies used: _hjid (identifies first visit, expires: 1 year), _hjIncludedInPageviewSample (analytics sampling), _hjSessionUser (current session, expires: session)

- Sentry: Error tracking and performance monitoring

Cookies used for error tracking, performance monitoring, and security monitoring

These analytics cookies:

Collect aggregated performance data

Are not used for behavioral advertising

Do not track users outside the Platform

Where legally required, analytics cookies are activated only with user consent.


4. Credit System and Cookie Use

Optivus Retail operates on a credit-based model.

Cookies are used only to:

Validate authenticated sessions

Ensure accurate credit usage tracking

Prevent unauthorized access

Credit balances and transaction records are stored securely server-side and not in cookies.


5. Third-Party Providers

The Platform relies on the following third-party services:

- Payment processing providers (for credit purchases)

- Hosting providers (Firebase, cloud infrastructure)

- Security monitoring providers (Sentry)

- Analytics providers (Google Analytics, Firebase Analytics, Hotjar)

Where third-party cookies are used, they are limited to secure infrastructure, payment functionality, and analytics (with consent where required).

No advertising networks are used within the Platform.


6. Managing Cookies

Because authentication cookies are strictly necessary:

Disabling them will prevent login and Platform use.

Non-essential cookies (if implemented) may be managed through:

Browser settings

Consent management tools (where applicable)


7. Data Security

Cookies used within the Platform are:

Transmitted over encrypted HTTPS connections

Protected against unauthorized access

Limited to session identifiers and security tokens

Users are responsible for safeguarding login credentials and logging out from shared devices.


8. Updates

This Cookie Policy may be updated periodically to reflect technical or legal changes.

Continued use of the Platform constitutes acceptance of the updated version.