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COOKIES Policy

 

Cookies are small text files containing small pieces of information that are received and may be stored on the user’s device, e.g. on your computer (or other devices that support an internet
connection, such as a smartphone or tablet).

This Cookie Policy provides information about the cookies we use and the reasons for using them. The Personal Data Privacy Policy (https://www.alfabeer.gr/privacy-policy/) details the information we may collect and the ways in which we may use your personal data.

Athenian Brewery S.A. uses cookies in order to offer you a better online experience. In order to use the Website of Athenian Brewery S.A., your computer (or other devices with internet access, such as smartphones or tablets) will need to accept cookies. It is important to know what cookies our Website uses and the purpose of their use. This will help you protect your privacy, whilst ensuring that you enjoy the best online experience.
Cookies do not cause any harm to your computer or the files saved in it. Without cookies, your personal preferences cannot be saved and therefore, each time you visit a website will be like a first-time visit.
Athenian Brewery S.A. also allows you to set your cookie preferences. Click on “Cookies” to choose the type of cookies you want our Website to use. You can change your preferences at any time. On the Cookies Settings tab, you will find a list of all cookies by category (necessary, analytics, social media, targeted advertising). Note that the use of Cookies Settings on our Website does not imply the deletion of cookies that have already been installed. This can be done using your browser settings, as described below, after you have modified the Cookies Settings on our website.

Cookies used on the website

Athenian Brewery S.A. uses different types of cookies. Some of these are temporary session cookies that allow us to link your actions during a visit to our website. Session cookies are deleted as soon as you close your internet browser. Other cookies are persistent cookies, which remain on your device for the period of time specified in the cookie. This website uses cookies for the following purposes:

  • NECESSARY COOKIES

These cookies are necessary to help you navigate the website. They enhance the user friendliness of the website for visitors/users. These cookies ensure that you only have to pass the age-gate once. These cookies also help to support website’s security and basic functionality.

  • PERFORMANCE COOKIES

Performance cookies help us to understand our visitors’ behavior and the use of the website in an aggregated manner. For instance, we can use these cookies to gain an insight into how our visitors use our website and to improve our services. The use of performance cookies allows us to continuously improve our website.

We use Google Analytics cookies to obtain an overall view of visitor behavior and traffic, and to help improve your overall experience on our website. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser. Furthermore you can prevent Google’s collection and use of data by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available at the URL: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en-GB#. You may disable the use of Google Analytics by clicking on “disable Google Analytics” link. For more information about Google Analytics cookies:You may disable the use of Google Analytics by clicking on “disable Google Analytics” link. For more information about Google Analytics cookies: Google’s Privacy Policy Google Analytics Help pages.

  • COMMUNICATION COOKIES

The website allows cookies of third-party social networks (e.g. Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Twitter, LinkedIn). This enables you to share a part of the website content on social networks. These third parties may use cookies for their own purposes. Athenian Brewery S.A. has no influence over how these social media networks make use of your data. For more information regarding the cookies set by social media networks please refer to their own privacy and cookie policies.

  • ADVERTISING COOKIES

Advertising cookies collect information about your product preferences and actions in the website. We strive to provide you with advertisements relevant to you and your interests on other online platforms, where available, on the basis of your visits and surfing behavior on our website and other third-party websites. Based on these interests, we develop a segmented profile and then adapt the content and advertisements on our website for different customer groups.

CONTROL YOUR COOKIE SETTINGS

Once you have given us your consent to the use of cookies, we will store cookies on your computer (or other devices with internet access, such as smartphones or tablets), to remember this for next time. If you wish to withdraw your cookie consent at any time, you will have to delete our cookies using your internet browser settings. You should do this through the browser settings for each browser you use. Please be aware that some of our services will not function if your browser does not accept cookies. However, you can allow cookies from specific websites by designating them as “trusted websites” in your internet browser. The following links may assist you in managing your cookies settings, or you can use the “Help” option in your internet browser for more details.

Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies
Mozilla Firefox: http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Cookies
Google Chrome: http://www.google.com/support/chrome/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=95647
Safari: http://support.apple.com/kb/PH5042
Opera: http://www.opera.com/help/tutorials/security/privacy/
Adobe (flash cookies): https://www.adobe.com/support/flash/downloads.html

Cookies Overview

Below is a complete list of cookies used on the website of Athenian Brewery S.A.:

Necessary Cookies

NAME DURATION DESCRIPTION SOURCE
alfaage End of session This cookie is used by the system to identify if the user has passed the age gate and therefore, if he/she is an adult.
_ga 2 years This cookie is used by the system to identify different users. Google Analytics
_gat 1 minute This cookie is used by the system to impose an entry gate. If Google Analytics (website metrics platform) is activated via the Google Tag Manager tool, the cookie name will be _dc_gtm_<property-id>. Google Analytics
_gid 24 hours This cookie is used by the system to identify different users. Google Analytics
fbm_* After 1 year. This cookie is used as Facebook cookie, when users access the website using their facebook account, thus confirming the age of users on the website age verification page.
fbsr_* After 1 year. This cookie is used as Facebook cookie, when users access the website using their facebook account.