Cookie Policy

This Cookie Policy explains how Social Wipeout (“Social Wipeout,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) uses cookies and similar technologies when you visit or interact with socialwipeout.com (the “Website”).

This Cookie Policy should be read together with our Privacy Policy.

Depending on your location, applicable laws may provide you with specific rights regarding cookies, tracking technologies, targeted advertising and the processing of personal information.

1. Who We Are

The Website is operated by:

Social Wipeout
Crooswijkseweg 108
3034 HP Rotterdam
The Netherlands

Website: socialwipeout.com
Email: socialwipeout.business@gmail.com

Legal entity: [TO BE COMPLETED BEFORE LAUNCH]
KvK number: [TO BE COMPLETED BEFORE LAUNCH]
VAT number: [TO BE COMPLETED BEFORE LAUNCH, IF APPLICABLE]

2. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small files that websites may store on your computer, smartphone, tablet or other device when you visit them.

Cookies may allow a website to recognise a device, remember preferences, maintain a shopping session, provide essential functionality, understand how visitors use the Website and, where permitted, measure or personalise advertising.

Cookies may be:

• Session cookies — which generally expire when you close your browser.
• Persistent cookies — which remain on your device for a specified period or until deleted.
• First-party cookies — placed or controlled by the Website you are visiting.
• Third-party cookies — placed or controlled by third-party services integrated with the Website.

The European Commission similarly distinguishes first-party, third-party, session and persistent cookies.

3. Similar Technologies

We may also use technologies that perform functions similar to cookies.

Depending on the services used on the Website, these may include:

• pixels
• web beacons
• tags
• local storage
• SDKs
• server-side technologies
• advertising identifiers
• device identifiers; and
• similar tracking technologies

References to “cookies” in this Policy may include these similar technologies where appropriate.

4. Why We Use Cookies

Cookies and similar technologies may be used to:

• operate the Website
• keep the Website secure
• remember cookie preferences
• maintain shopping-cart functionality
• enable checkout
• remember Website preferences
• prevent fraud
• process transactions
• understand Website performance
• measure Website traffic
• understand how visitors interact with the Website
• improve Website functionality
• measure advertising performance
• understand whether an advertisement resulted in a visit or purchase
• personalise advertising where permitted; and
• support integrations with third-party services

5. Categories of Cookies

Depending on the configuration of socialwipeout.com, the Website may use the following categories.

A. Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are required for essential Website functionality.

They may be used for purposes such as:

• shopping-cart functionality
• checkout
• payment processing
• security
• fraud prevention
• session management
• network management
• customer authentication
• remembering privacy choices; and
• other functionality necessary to provide a service requested by the visitor

Because these technologies are necessary for the Website to function or provide a service specifically requested by the user, consent may not be required for them where applicable law provides an exemption.

The European Commission similarly notes that certain operational and authentication cookies necessary for websites to function do not require consent.

B. Functional Cookies

Functional cookies allow the Website to provide additional functionality or remember choices.

These may include:

• language preferences
• region preferences
• display preferences
• customer preferences; and
• other Website customisation

Whether consent is required depends on the particular technology, its purpose and applicable law.

C. Analytics and Performance Cookies

Analytics cookies may help us understand how visitors interact with socialwipeout.com.

Information may include:

• number of visitors
• pages visited
• time spent on pages
• traffic sources
• general Website interactions
• device/browser information
• conversion information; and
• Website performance

We may use this information to understand and improve the Website and our services.

Where applicable law requires consent for a particular analytics technology, that technology will only be activated after the required consent has been obtained.

D. Advertising and Marketing Cookies

Advertising technologies may be used to:

• measure advertising campaigns
• determine whether an advertisement resulted in a Website visit
• measure purchases or other conversions
• limit repeated advertising
• build advertising audiences where permitted
• personalise advertisements where permitted; and
• provide relevant advertising across websites or services

These technologies may involve third-party advertising providers.

For EU/EEA visitors, tracking cookies used to follow online behaviour for targeted advertising generally require prior informed consent. The Dutch Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens specifically states that tracking cookies may only be placed after the visitor has been informed and has given consent.

6. Cookies Used by Shopify

Socialwipeout.com may be operated using Shopify.

Shopify and technologies supporting the Shopify store may use cookies necessary for functions such as:

• store operation
• shopping carts
• checkout
• security
• authentication
• payments
• fraud detection
• preferences
• analytics; and
• other ecommerce functionality

Some Shopify cookies may be strictly necessary, while others may depend on the services and privacy settings enabled on the store.

The exact cookies used may change as Shopify updates its services.

7. Payment Technologies

Payment providers may use cookies or similar technologies for:

• payment processing
• authentication
• security
• fraud prevention; and
• transaction management

These providers may independently process information in accordance with their own privacy policies.

8. Analytics Services

We may use analytics services to understand Website usage and performance.

If services such as Google Analytics or comparable analytics platforms are enabled, they may use cookies or similar technologies to collect information about Website interactions.

Where consent is required, these technologies will not be activated until the visitor has provided the necessary consent.

9. Meta Technologies

If Social Wipeout uses advertising services provided by Meta, technologies such as the Meta Pixel may be used to measure advertising performance and Website conversions and, where permitted, support advertising audiences or personalised advertising.

Depending on the circumstances, information processed may include:

• IP address
• browser or device information
• Website interactions
• pages viewed
• products viewed
• cart activity
• purchase events
• cookie identifiers; and
• other event information

Where prior consent is legally required, Meta advertising technologies will only be activated after the visitor provides that consent.

10. TikTok Technologies

If Social Wipeout uses TikTok advertising services, technologies such as the TikTok Pixel may be used to measure advertising campaigns, Website interactions and conversions and, where permitted, support advertising audiences.

Information processed may include:

• Website events
• pages viewed
• product interactions
• cart activity
• purchase events
• device/browser information
• IP address
• cookie or advertising identifiers; and
• other relevant event information

Where legally required, these technologies will only be activated after appropriate consent.

11. Google Advertising Technologies

If Social Wipeout uses Google Ads or related advertising services, Google technologies may be used to measure conversions, advertising performance and, where permitted, personalised advertising.

Where required by applicable law, advertising cookies or similar technologies will not be activated until appropriate consent has been obtained.

12. Other Third-Party Technologies

We may add or remove service providers as our Website and business develop.

Other third-party services may include:

• email marketing providers
• review platforms
• customer-support services
• fraud-prevention providers
• social-media integrations
• analytics providers
• advertising providers; and
• other ecommerce applications

Where required, information about the technologies actually used will be made available through our cookie settings, consent-management platform and/or this Cookie Policy.

13. Cookie Consent — EU/EEA

For visitors in the European Union or European Economic Area, we will request consent before placing or accessing cookies or similar technologies where consent is legally required.

Consent must be freely given, specific, informed and unambiguous.

Accordingly, non-essential tracking technologies requiring consent should not be activated simply because a visitor enters the Website.

14. Accepting Cookies

Where a cookie banner is displayed, you may be provided with options such as:

• Accept All
• Reject Non-Essential; and/or
• Manage Preferences

Selecting “Accept All” allows the categories described in the consent interface to operate according to your selection.

15. Rejecting Cookies

You may reject cookies that are not necessary for the Website to function where applicable.

Rejecting non-essential cookies should not prevent you from accessing the basic Website or purchasing Social Wipeout.

The Dutch Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens states that a website cannot treat continued scrolling or inactivity as valid consent to tracking cookies, and visitors must normally be able to use a website without accepting tracking cookies.

16. No Consent by Continued Browsing

Simply continuing to browse socialwipeout.com does not constitute consent to non-essential tracking cookies where applicable law requires affirmative consent.

Silence, inactivity or continued scrolling will not be treated as consent where this would not constitute legally valid consent.

The Dutch privacy regulator specifically identifies these practices as invalid methods of obtaining tracking-cookie consent.

17. Pre-Selected Options

Where consent is required, optional cookie categories should not be treated as accepted through pre-selected consent boxes where this would not constitute valid consent.

Visitors must be able to make an active choice.

18. Changing or Withdrawing Your Consent

Where processing is based on your consent, you may withdraw or modify that consent.

Socialwipeout.com will provide an appropriate way to reopen or access cookie preferences where required.

Withdrawing consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing that occurred before consent was withdrawn.

The Dutch Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens specifically states that users who give consent through a cookie banner must be able to withdraw that consent appropriately.

19. Browser Controls

Most browsers allow you to manage cookies through their settings.

Depending on your browser, you may be able to:

• view stored cookies
• delete cookies
• block cookies
• block third-party cookies
• clear Website data; and
• configure privacy preferences

Blocking all cookies may affect Website functionality, including shopping-cart, checkout, account or preference functionality.

20. Cookies Already Stored on Your Device

Changing your preferences on socialwipeout.com may prevent future use of certain cookies but may not automatically delete cookies already stored on your device in every circumstance.

You can generally delete existing cookies through your browser settings.

The European Commission similarly notes that users can remove existing cookies through browser history/privacy settings.

21. Cookie Duration

Cookies may remain active for different periods.

Some are session cookies and expire when the browser session ends.

Others are persistent cookies and remain until their specified expiration date or until deleted.

The exact duration depends on the cookie and provider.

Where appropriate, the Website’s cookie preference interface may provide additional information concerning individual cookie durations.

22. Personal Information and Cookies

Certain cookie identifiers, IP addresses, device identifiers and advertising identifiers may constitute personal information or personal data under applicable privacy laws.

The European Commission specifically identifies IP addresses, cookie IDs and advertising identifiers as examples of information that may qualify as personal data.

Our processing of personal information is further described in our Privacy Policy.

23. International Data Transfers

Some service providers used by Social Wipeout may process information outside the European Economic Area, including potentially in the United States or other countries.

Where GDPR requirements apply to international transfers of personal data, we will use an appropriate lawful transfer mechanism where required.

More information is provided in our Privacy Policy.

24. United States Visitors

Privacy rights concerning cookies and similar technologies may differ depending on the U.S. state in which you reside.

Where applicable U.S. privacy legislation provides rights concerning targeted advertising, sale or sharing of personal information, profiling or similar processing, Social Wipeout will provide applicable notices and opt-out mechanisms.

25. California — CCPA/CPRA

Where the California Consumer Privacy Act, as amended, applies to Social Wipeout, California residents may have rights concerning certain information collected through cookies and advertising technologies.

California law may treat certain disclosures for cross-context behavioural advertising as “sharing” even where personal information is not sold for money. California consumers covered by the law may have the right to opt out of sale or sharing.

Where applicable, Social Wipeout will provide an appropriate “Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information” mechanism.

26. Sale or Sharing of Personal Information

Social Wipeout does not intend to sell personal information for monetary consideration.

However, certain U.S. privacy laws define “sale” or “sharing” more broadly.

Depending on the advertising or analytics technologies used, transfers of identifiers or Website activity to advertising partners may potentially constitute a sale, sharing or targeted-advertising activity under applicable law.

Where applicable, visitors will be provided with the required notice and opt-out rights.

27. Global Privacy Control

Where applicable law requires recognition of browser-based opt-out preference signals, including Global Privacy Control (“GPC”), we will process legally valid signals as required.

California’s Attorney General specifically identifies GPC as a method that consumers may use to exercise applicable rights to opt out of sale or sharing.

28. Targeted Advertising Opt-Outs

Where applicable law gives you the right to opt out of targeted advertising, you may exercise that right through the privacy or cookie controls made available on the Website or by contacting us where appropriate.

29. Children

Social Wipeout is an 18+ Product and is not directed toward children.

We do not intentionally use cookies for the purpose of behaviourally targeting children with advertising.

If we become aware that information relating to a child has been processed contrary to applicable law, we will take reasonable steps to address the issue.

30. Security

We use reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect information processed through the Website.

However, no internet-based technology can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

31. Third-Party Privacy Policies

Third-party providers may process information under their own privacy policies.

Social Wipeout does not control every independent processing activity performed by third-party providers.

Visitors should review the privacy information provided by relevant third parties where appropriate.

32. Updates to Our Cookies

The cookies and technologies used by socialwipeout.com may change as we:

• update Shopify
• install or remove applications
• change payment providers
• introduce new Website functionality
• change analytics services
• change advertising platforms; or
• otherwise develop our Website

We will update our cookie information where required to reflect material changes.

33. Changes to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy to reflect:

• changes in applicable law
• changes in cookies
• new advertising services
• new analytics services
• changes to Shopify or other providers
• changes to our Website; or
• changes to our business operations

The updated version will be published on socialwipeout.com with a revised “Last updated” date.

Where legally required, we will request new consent for material changes affecting consent-based processing.

34. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have rights relating to personal information collected through cookies.

These may include rights to:

• access personal information
• correct inaccurate information
• request deletion
• object to certain processing
• withdraw consent
• restrict certain processing
• request data portability
• opt out of targeted advertising
• opt out of certain sale or sharing of personal information; and
• submit a complaint to a competent data-protection authority

For complete information, please see our Privacy Policy.

35. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Cookie Policy, cookie preferences or our use of tracking technologies, contact:

Social Wipeout
Crooswijkseweg 108
3034 HP Rotterdam
The Netherlands

Email: socialwipeout.business@gmail.com
Website: socialwipeout.com

Legal entity: [TO BE COMPLETED BEFORE LAUNCH]
KvK number: [TO BE COMPLETED BEFORE LAUNCH]
VAT number: [TO BE COMPLETED BEFORE LAUNCH, IF APPLICABLE]