1. About this policy

1.1 This Cookie Policy describes how (we, us or our) uses cookies and similar tracking technologies on vantafloat.com (the Website).

1.2 It should be read together with our Privacy Policy, which explains more generally how we handle personal data.

1.3 Strictly necessary cookies are set whenever you use the Website. All other cookies are used only in line with the choices you make through our cookie consent tool, as explained in section 5.

2. What cookies are

2.1 Cookies are small text files that a website stores on your device when you visit it. They allow the website to recognise your device on later visits, remember your settings and collect information about how the website is used.

2.2 Session cookies are temporary and are deleted automatically when you close your browser. Persistent cookies stay on your device until they expire or until you delete them.

2.3 First-party cookies are set by the Website itself. Third-party cookies are set by external services that we use, such as analytics or payment providers.

2.4 Some cookies help us meet requirements set by our payment partners, card networks and financial regulators, for example in relation to fraud prevention and anti-money laundering (AML) and know-your-customer (KYC) checks.

3. Types of cookies we use

3.1 Strictly necessary cookies. The Website cannot work properly without these cookies, so they cannot be switched off. They keep your session running, authenticate your Steam login, enable secure payments and support our regulatory obligations, including AML and KYC checks.

3.2 Analytics and performance cookies. We use Google Analytics to understand, in aggregated form, how visitors use the Website, so that we can improve its features and usability. We do not use this information to identify individual visitors. These cookies are set only if you consent to them.

3.3 Functional cookies. These cookies remember choices you make, such as your language and display settings, so that the Website looks and works the same way each time you visit. They are set only if you consent to them.

3.4 Marketing and advertising cookies. We do not currently use any marketing cookies. If this changes, we will update this Policy and ask for your explicit consent before any such cookies are placed.

4. Cookies currently in use

4.1 The cookies currently used on the Website are listed below in the following format: name - provider - purpose - duration.

4.2 Google changes the names of its cookies from time to time. Up-to-date information is available at policies.google.com.

• Strictly necessary
• session_id - - keeps your user session active - until the end of the session.
• csrf_token - - protects against cross-site request forgery attacks - until the end of the session.
• steam_auth - - authenticates your Steam account sign-in - until the end of the session.
• cookie_consent - - stores your cookie preferences - 1 year.
• Analytics
• _ga - Google Analytics - assigns an identifier used to measure Website traffic - 2 years.
• _ga_* - Google Analytics - maintains the state of your GA4 session - 2 years.
• _gid - Google Analytics - records daily visitor statistics - 24 hours.
• _gat - Google Analytics - limits the rate of analytics requests - 1 minute.
• Functional
• lang_pref - - remembers your language and region settings - 1 year.
• ui_settings - - remembers your interface display preferences - 1 year.
• Marketing
• No marketing cookies are currently in use.

5. Your consent and how to change your choices

5.1 When you first visit the Website, a cookie banner will appear. Through it, you can accept all non-essential cookies, choose which categories you allow, or reject optional cookies altogether.

5.2 Strictly necessary cookies are always active. They cannot be switched off because they are essential for the security of the Website, for managing your session and for meeting payment compliance requirements.

5.3 You can change or withdraw your consent to non-essential cookies at any time by clicking the Cookie Preferences link at the bottom of any page or by adjusting your browser settings.

5.4 Withdrawing your consent does not affect the lawfulness of any processing carried out before you withdrew it, and it does not switch off cookies that we must use by law or to perform our contract with you.

6. Managing cookies in your browser

6.1 All major browsers let you view, limit, block or delete cookies. Instructions can be found in your browser's help section.

6.2 If you block strictly necessary cookies, key parts of the Website, including checkout and order processing, will not work correctly.

6.3 You can stop Google Analytics from collecting data about your visits by installing Google's opt-out browser add-on, available at tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

7. Legal basis and international transfers

7.1 Our use of cookies is governed by the UK GDPR and the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003 (PECR).

7.2 Strictly necessary cookies do not require your consent. To the extent that they involve personal data, we rely on our legitimate interests. All other cookies are used only with your explicit consent.

7.3 Google Analytics acts as our data processor under an agreement that complies with UK GDPR, and IP addresses are anonymised before any data is sent to Google.

7.4 Google LLC, which operates Google Analytics, may process data outside the UK and the European Economic Area on the basis of Standard Contractual Clauses. Full details are available at policies.google.com/privacy.

8. Updates and contact

8.1 We review this Policy regularly. Any updates will be published on the Website with a new effective date.

8.2 If you have any questions about how we use cookies, please contact us at [email protected].

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