Cookie Policy

Transparency about cookies used on our site

1. What is a Cookie?

A cookie is a small text file placed on your device (computer, smartphone, tablet) when you visit a website. It allows the site to remember your preferences, track your navigation and improve your user experience.

Cookies do not contain malicious programs and cannot access data on your device.

2. Types of Cookies Used

Type Purpose Duration Required
Essential Cookies Site operation, security, user session Session Yes
Preference Cookies Remember language, theme and settings 1 year No
Analytics Cookies Audience measurement, pages visited, time spent (anonymized) 13 months No
Marketing Cookies Ad personalization, remarketing 6 months No

3. Cookie Details

  • PHPSESSID — PHP session ID, necessary for site operation. Expires when browser is closed.
  • csrf_token — Protection against CSRF attacks on forms. Expires when browser is closed.
  • cookie_consent — Records your cookie choices. Duration: 12 months.

  • lang — User selected language (en, sv, da, no). Duration: 1 year.
  • currency — Preferred currency (EUR, SEK, DKK, NOK). Duration: 1 year.

  • _ga / _gid — Google Analytics: anonymized audience measurement (page views, visit duration, traffic source). Duration: 13 months / 24h.
  • _gat — Google Analytics: request rate limiting. Duration: 1 minute.

Collected data is anonymized and does not personally identify you.

  • _fbp — Facebook Pixel: conversion tracking and remarketing. Duration: 3 months.
  • _gcl_au — Google Ads: advertising conversion tracking. Duration: 3 months.

These cookies are only placed with your explicit consent.

4. Managing Your Cookies

You can change your cookie preferences at any time:

Consent Banner

On your first visit, a banner allows you to accept or refuse non-essential cookies. You can modify your choices at any time.

Browser Settings

You can configure your browser to block or delete cookies:

Warning: Disabling certain cookies may affect site functionality and limit access to some features (forms, calculator, language preferences).

5. Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies are placed by third-party services we use. These services have their own privacy policies:

6. Legal Basis

In accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and Swedish law (Lag (2018:218) med kompletterande bestämmelser till EU:s dataskyddsförordning):

7. Retention Period

Cookies are kept for the duration indicated in the table above. After this period, they are automatically deleted. Your consent choice is kept for 12 months, after which the banner will be presented to you again.

8. Your Rights

In accordance with the GDPR, you have the following rights:

Right of access
Right of rectification
Right to erasure
Right to object
Right to portability
Right to withdraw consent

9. Contact

For any questions regarding our use of cookies or to exercise your rights, please contact us:

privacy@gerdbistand.com

Gerd Bistand, Birger Jarlsgatan 15, 111 45 Stockholm, Sweden

+46 73 173 87 71

This cookie policy may be modified at any time. We will notify you of any significant changes via a notification on the site.