Cookie Policy

Cookie Policy (EU)

This page explains how the ERNEST website uses cookies and similar technologies for visitors in the European Economic Area and Switzerland.

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Cookie information for the ERNEST website.

This policy applies to the ERNEST website and describes which local storage technologies are used, why they are used, and how you can manage them.

  1. Introduction

    The ERNEST website uses cookies and related local storage technologies to ensure that essential site functions work correctly and, where you choose to allow it, to remember your preferred visual theme.

    For the purposes of this page, the term “cookies” also includes similar technologies such as browser local storage when they are used to store settings on your device.

  2. What are cookies?

    Cookies are small text files stored by your browser on your computer, tablet, or mobile device when you visit a website. They can be used to remember settings, support functionality, and improve how a website works across visits.

  3. What are scripts?

    A script is a piece of code that allows a website to function properly and interactively. Scripts may run on the server or in your browser.

  4. What is a web beacon?

    A web beacon, pixel tag, or similar technology is a small invisible element that can be used to understand whether content has been viewed. At the time of writing, the ERNEST website does not use web beacons for advertising or user profiling.

  5. Types of cookies used

    ERNEST uses only the categories strictly necessary to run the website and, if you choose to enable them, preference cookies that remember your theme selection.

    The website does not use marketing or profiling cookies.

  6. Consent

    When you first visit the website, a banner appears at the bottom of the page. You can accept, deny, or open the preferences panel. Necessary cookies remain active because they are required for the service to work.

  7. Local storage currently used by ERNEST

    Necessary storage is used to remember your cookie consent choice and to keep the consent interface working correctly.

    Key: ernest-cookie-consent

    Purpose: stores whether you accepted or denied optional preferences.

    Legal basis: legitimate interest / strictly necessary functionality.

    If you explicitly allow preferences, the website can also remember whether you selected the light or dark version of the site.

    Key: ernest-theme

    Purpose: stores your chosen color theme between visits.

    Legal basis: consent.

  8. Managing your consent

    You can manage your selection directly from the cookie banner or the preferences panel. If you deny preferences, the site will continue to work, but your chosen theme will not be stored for future visits.

  9. Browser controls

    You can also delete cookies and local storage manually through your browser settings. Most browsers let you block cookies entirely, remove existing data, or notify you when cookies are being placed.

    Please note that disabling all storage technologies may affect how some parts of the website behave.

  10. Your rights in relation to personal data

    Under applicable data protection law, you may have the right to know why your data is processed, request access to your data, ask for correction or deletion where applicable, withdraw consent for optional processing, object to processing in certain circumstances, and lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.

    Because ERNEST currently uses only necessary storage and optional theme preference storage, the amount of personal data processed through cookies is limited.

  11. Contact

    If you have questions or comments about this Cookie Policy, you can update this section with the official ERNEST contact details and data controller information before publication.

    Website: ERNEST website