This Cookie Policy explains how Olive Oil Roots I.K.E. (“Olive Oil Roots”, “we”, “us” or “our”) uses cookies and similar technologies when you visit oliveoilroots.com.
This Policy should be read together with our Privacy Policy, which explains how we collect, use and protect personal data.
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device when you visit a website.
They can be used to:
enable essential website functions;
remember preferences and settings;
keep users signed in;
support shopping cart and checkout functionality;
understand how visitors use the website;
measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns;
provide relevant advertising;
support embedded third-party content.
Similar technologies, such as pixels, tags, local storage and other identifiers, may perform comparable functions.
Some cookies are deleted when you close your browser (“session cookies”), while others remain on your device for a specified period or until you delete them (“persistent cookies”).
They may be used for essential website functions such as:
account login;
subscription management;
shopping cart functionality;
checkout;
security;
remembering cookie preferences.
Third-Party Cookies
Third-party cookies or similar technologies may be set by external service providers whose services are integrated into our website.
These providers may include, depending on your consent choices:
Google;
Meta;
PayPal and other payment providers;
YouTube;
Google Maps;
social media platforms;
other service providers used to operate the website.
Third parties may process information according to their own privacy and cookie policies.
4. Categories of Cookies We Use
The exact categories available through our cookie consent banner may depend on the technologies currently active on the website.
Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are required for the website to function properly and cannot generally be disabled through our consent management system.
They may be necessary for:
website security;
user authentication;
account access;
shopping cart functionality;
checkout;
subscription management;
payment processing;
storing privacy and cookie preferences.
Because these technologies are necessary to provide a service expressly requested by the user or for the basic operation of the website, they do not require the same type of consent as non-essential analytics or advertising cookies under applicable ePrivacy rules.
Functional and Preference Cookies
These cookies may enable enhanced website functionality and remember choices you make.
They may be used to remember information such as:
language preferences;
display preferences;
previously selected options;
other website customisation settings.
Where consent is legally required, these cookies will be activated only after you have provided the relevant consent.
Analytics Cookies
Analytics cookies help us understand how visitors interact with the website.
They may collect information relating to:
pages visited;
time spent on the website;
traffic sources;
navigation patterns;
browser and device information;
website interactions;
transactions and conversion events.
We use Google Analytics for website analytics.
Google Analytics may use cookies such as _ga and related identifiers to distinguish visitors and generate website usage statistics. Google states that _ga, its main Analytics cookie, may remain for up to two years depending on configuration.
Analytics cookies are activated only where the required consent has been provided.
Advertising and Marketing Cookies
Advertising cookies and similar technologies may be used to:
measure advertising performance;
identify whether an advertisement resulted in a visit or purchase;
perform remarketing;
create advertising audiences;
limit repeated advertisements;
understand interactions with advertising campaigns;
show more relevant advertising.
We currently use or may use:
Google Ads;
Meta Pixel;
Meta Conversions API;
related technologies deployed through Google Tag Manager.
Google explains that its advertising technologies may use cookies and similar identifiers to measure advertising effectiveness, conversions and campaign activity. For example, cookies beginning with _gcl_ may be used for conversion measurement.
These technologies are enabled only where the required consent has been provided.
5. Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics to obtain statistical information about how visitors use our website.
Depending on your consent and our configuration, Google Analytics may process information such as:
pages viewed;
session information;
device and browser information;
approximate geographic information;
traffic source;
interactions with website content;
purchase and conversion information.
Google Analytics uses cookies and similar technologies to distinguish visitors and generate aggregated website usage statistics.
Google Analytics is activated only after the required analytics consent has been provided.
6. Google Tag Manager
We use Google Tag Manager to manage and deploy certain website technologies, including analytics and advertising tags.
Google Tag Manager acts as a system for loading and managing tags. The technologies deployed through it may themselves use cookies, pixels or similar technologies.
Non-essential tags managed through Google Tag Manager are configured to respect the choices made through our cookie consent system.
7. Google Ads
We use Google Ads for advertising, remarketing and conversion measurement.
Where you provide the relevant consent, Google advertising technologies may collect information about interactions with our website in order to:
measure conversions;
attribute purchases or other actions to advertising campaigns;
create remarketing audiences;
measure advertising effectiveness;
display advertising based on previous interactions with our website.
Google states that its advertising systems may use cookies from domains such as Google and DoubleClick and may use these technologies for advertising measurement and personalisation depending on user settings and consent.
8. Meta Pixel and Meta Conversions API
We use Meta technologies, including the Meta Pixel and Meta Conversions API, as configured through our tag-management environment.
These technologies may help us:
measure actions taken after viewing or clicking an advertisement;
understand advertising performance;
measure purchases and other conversion events;
create remarketing or custom audiences;
improve campaign measurement.
Depending on the configuration and your consent choices, information relating to your interaction with our website may be transmitted to Meta.
We do not intentionally transmit customer email addresses or telephone numbers through this integration for matching purposes.
Advertising and tracking technologies associated with Meta are used only where the required consent has been provided.
9. Payment Provider Cookies
When you use a payment method such as PayPal, the relevant payment provider may use cookies or similar technologies for purposes such as:
processing payments;
maintaining secure payment sessions;
preventing fraud;
authentication;
complying with legal and security requirements.
Some payment-related technologies may be strictly necessary for completing the transaction you have requested.
Payment providers operate under their own privacy and cookie policies for processing carried out through their systems.
10. Google reCAPTCHA
We may use Google reCAPTCHA to protect forms, account features or other areas of the website against spam, abuse and automated activity.
reCAPTCHA may process technical information about the visitor and their interaction with the website in order to assess whether a request has been generated by a human user or automated software.
Where consent is required for any associated technologies, they will be managed according to your consent choices.
11. Embedded Content
Our website may include content or functionality provided by third parties, including:
YouTube videos;
Google Maps;
Instagram content;
Facebook content;
social media integrations.
When third-party content is loaded, the relevant provider may use cookies or similar technologies and receive information such as your IP address, device information and details about your interaction with the embedded content.
Where legally required, such third-party content or tracking technologies will not be activated until you provide the appropriate consent.
12. Cookie Consent Management
We use CookieYes to manage cookie consent and visitor preferences.
When you first visit our website, you may be presented with a cookie banner allowing you to:
accept cookies;
reject non-essential cookies;
choose which categories of cookies you wish to allow;
review your cookie preferences.
Strictly necessary cookies may remain active because they are required for the website to operate or to provide a service you have requested.
Analytics, advertising and other non-essential tracking technologies are intended to remain inactive until the required consent has been provided.
The Greek Data Protection Authority notes that cookie and tracking requirements under the ePrivacy framework complement GDPR requirements and apply to technologies used for tracking and targeted advertising.
13. Changing or Withdrawing Your Consent
You may change or withdraw your cookie consent at any time.
You can do this through the Cookie Settings option available on our website.
Withdrawing consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing that took place before consent was withdrawn.
Once consent is withdrawn, the relevant non-essential technologies will no longer be activated for future visits or interactions, subject to the technical operation of the website and any cookies already stored on your device.
You may also delete existing cookies directly through your browser settings.
14. Detailed Cookie List
The exact cookies and similar technologies used on oliveoilroots.com may change as we update our website, integrations and service providers.
The current cookie declaration available through CookieYes / Cookie Settings provides information about cookies detected on the website, which may include:
cookie name;
provider;
category;
purpose;
duration or expiry period.
Because third-party services may periodically change the cookies they use, the cookie declaration displayed through our consent management system should be consulted for the most current technical list.
15. Managing Cookies Through Your Browser
Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings.
Depending on your browser, you may be able to:
view stored cookies;
delete cookies;
block cookies from specific websites;
block third-party cookies;
block all cookies;
configure automatic deletion of cookies.
Please note that blocking or deleting strictly necessary cookies may prevent certain parts of the website from functioning correctly, including:
logging into your account;
maintaining your shopping cart;
managing your subscription;
completing checkout.
16. Advertising Preferences
In addition to the controls provided through our cookie banner, advertising providers may offer their own privacy and advertising preference tools.
Your advertising preferences with Google may affect how Google uses information for personalised advertising across its services. Google also provides controls for managing advertising personalisation and related privacy settings.
Changing preferences directly with a third-party provider does not necessarily change the consent settings stored on oliveoilroots.com, so you may also wish to update your preferences through our Cookie Settings.
17. International Data Transfers
Some providers used through cookies and similar technologies may process information outside Greece or outside the European Economic Area.
Where such processing involves personal data, transfers are handled in accordance with applicable data protection law and the safeguards described in our Privacy Policy.
