What Are Cookies

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and to provide information to website owners.

This Cookie Policy explains how VitaMan uses cookies and similar technologies on our website.

How We Use Cookies

We use cookies for the following purposes:

  • Essential Cookies: These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. They enable basic functions like page navigation and access to secure areas.
  • Preference Cookies: These cookies allow the website to remember choices you make (such as cookie consent) and provide enhanced features.
  • Analytics Cookies: These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously.

Types of Cookies We Use

Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for the operation of our website. Without these cookies, services you have requested cannot be provided.

Cookie Name Purpose Duration
cookieConsent Stores your cookie consent preferences 1 year
sessionID Maintains session state during your visit Session

Analytics Cookies

These cookies collect information about how visitors use our website. All information is collected anonymously and used to improve website functionality.

Cookie Name Purpose Duration
_ga Used to distinguish users 2 years
_gid Used to distinguish users 24 hours

Google Consent Mode v2

We implement Google Consent Mode v2 to respect your privacy choices. This technology adjusts how Google tags behave based on your consent decisions.

Consent Types

  • analytics_storage: Controls whether analytics cookies can be used
  • functionality_storage: Controls whether functionality cookies can be used
  • security_storage: Controls whether security cookies can be used

When you decline cookies, Google Consent Mode ensures that tracking is limited while still allowing basic measurement in a privacy-preserving way.

Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies on our website are set by third-party services that appear on our pages. We do not control these cookies, and you should check the third-party websites for more information.

Third-party services we may use include:

  • Google Analytics for website usage analysis

Managing Cookies

Cookie Consent Banner

When you first visit our website, you will see a cookie consent banner that allows you to accept or decline non-essential cookies. Your choice is stored and the banner will not appear again unless you clear your cookies.

Browser Settings

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can typically:

  • See what cookies you have and delete them individually
  • Block third-party cookies
  • Block cookies from specific sites
  • Block all cookies
  • Delete all cookies when you close your browser

Please note that blocking or deleting cookies may impact your experience on our website and some features may not function properly.

Browser-Specific Instructions

  • Chrome: Settings > Privacy and security > Cookies and other site data
  • Firefox: Options > Privacy & Security > Cookies and Site Data
  • Safari: Preferences > Privacy > Cookies and website data
  • Edge: Settings > Privacy, search, and services > Cookies and site permissions

Do Not Track Signals

Some browsers include a "Do Not Track" (DNT) feature that signals to websites that you do not want to have your online activities tracked. Currently, there is no universal standard for how websites should respond to DNT signals.

We respect DNT signals and will not track users who have enabled this feature in their browser.

Cookie Duration

Cookies can be either session cookies or persistent cookies:

  • Session Cookies: These are temporary cookies that expire when you close your browser
  • Persistent Cookies: These remain on your device for a set period specified in the cookie or until you manually delete them

Updates to Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for legal, regulatory, or operational reasons. The updated policy will be posted on this page with a revised "Last Updated" date.

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

Contact Us

If you have questions about our use of cookies, please contact us:

VitaMan
Kärtner Strasse 15
1010 Vienna, Austria
Email: [email protected]
Phone: +43 699 82 47 165