Cookie Policy

**Sugardaddy.pl Website Cookie Policy**

**1. General Information**

This Cookie Policy explains how the sugardaddy.pl website (hereinafter referred to as the "Website") uses cookies and similar technologies. This document supplements the Website's Privacy Policy. Cookies are small text files stored on the User's device (computer, smartphone, tablet) when visiting the Website. We also use related technologies, such as local storage, pixel tags, and scripts, which may perform similar functions. This Policy outlines the types of cookies used, their purposes, storage time, legal basis, and how the User can manage them.

**2. Purposes and Categories of Cookies**

On the Website, we use both first-party cookies (set by the sugardaddy.pl domain) and third-party cookies (originating from external services). Cookies can be divided into several categories based on their purpose:

**2.1. Essential (technical) cookies**

They ensure the proper functioning of the Website and its basic functions – without them, using the Website would be difficult or impossible. These include, for example, cookies that enable login and maintain the user's session after logging in, protect against abuse (e.g., detecting bots), or enable basic navigation. These cookies are installed automatically in response to User actions that constitute a service request (e.g., completing a login form). We do not require consent for their use, as they are necessary to provide the services requested by the User. Storage period: These are usually session cookies, existing only while the Website is in use (deleted when the browser is closed). Some essential cookies may be persistent – for example, those that save privacy settings or language preferences – but their lifetime is limited to the minimum necessary (e.g., a few days or months) and are solely used to facilitate the User's use of the Website.

**2.2. Functional (preference) cookies**

They enable the User to remember their settings and personalize the Website interface. They allow the Website to remember, for example, your preferred language, page layout, search options, or other settings that facilitate your use of the Services. These cookies are not strictly necessary for the Website to function, but they improve comfort and functionality. We use them only after the User has provided consent (unless the cookie is used to remember a preference selected by the User themselves – which is equivalent to requesting a feature, e.g., "remember my choice"). Storage period: Functional cookies are typically persistent, saved for a longer period to remember settings between sessions (e.g., several weeks, months, or sometimes up to a year after the last visit, depending on the setting).

**2.3. Analytical (Statistics) Cookies**

They are used to collect information about how Users use the Website – which pages are visited most often, how much time they spend on the site, which elements they click on, etc. This data helps us analyze website traffic and understand which content and features are popular, which allows us to improve our services. We use cookies for this purpose, among other things. External tools, such as Google Analytics (provided by Google LLC), mean that certain anonymous identifiers (e.g., device or browser ID, cookie ID) are processed by Google on our behalf to compile aggregate statistics. Analytical cookies are used only with the user's consent. Upon your first visit, we ask for permission to use them via the cookie banner. Retention period: Analytical cookies are usually persistent – they may remain in effect for a longer period of time to enable analysis of trends over a longer period. For example, _ga (a Google Analytics cookie) may be stored for 2 years, _gid for 24 hours, and other Google cookies used to limit queries (_gat) for 1 minute. Detailed retention times are determined by the tool provider (Google) and are subject to change; the values provided are indicative.

**2.4. Advertising (Marketing) Cookies**

They allow us and our partners to display personalized advertisements tailored to the User's interests on our Website or across advertising networks. Advertising cookies allow us to limit the number of times a given advertisement is displayed to a single person and measure the effectiveness of marketing campaigns. These cookies may collect information about the User's activity not only on our Website but also outside of it – as part of so-called marketing profiling. On the sugardaddy.pl Website, external advertisements are displayed only to a limited extent, and User data is not transferred to advertisers without the User's consent. However, if the User consents to advertising cookies, external partners (e.g., ad network operators such as Google Ads/DoubleClick) may use these cookies to obtain certain information identifying the User's browser – e.g., a unique cookie identifier, information about the banner displayed, etc. This allows these entities to present the User with advertisements for products/services tailored to their interests on other websites as well. We do not install advertising cookies without the User's prior consent. Storage period: Marketing cookies are typically persistent and can last from several months to as long as 1-2 years, depending on the advertising campaign. For example, the _fbp cookie (Facebook Pixel) used for Facebook ads can last for approximately 3 months, while some Google advertising cookies used to personalize ads last for approximately 6 to 12 months, after which they expire or are renewed (again, requiring consent).

**2.5. Social media cookies (integration with external services)**

These cookies enable integration with social media platforms and third-party platforms, such as Facebook, Twitter, or Google. On our Website, they may be used, for example, when logging in using a Facebook/Google/Apple account or when sharing content on social media. Social media cookies allow these third-party services to recognize you on our website (e.g., if you are simultaneously logged in to a given social network) and, if necessary, link your activity on the Website to your profile with the third-party provider. This may result in, for example, the display of personalized elements (such as the "Like" button next to our post) or the subsequent display of advertisements for our Website on a given platform (retargeting). Such cookies are installed only after obtaining consent. Their storage period depends on the settings of the given platform (e.g., Twitter cookies may be stored on the User's device for a period ranging from a session to several months). We recommend that you review the privacy policies of the relevant providers (Facebook, Twitter, Google, etc.) to learn more about the cookies they use.

**3. List of Cookies and Partners**

Below are the main cookies used on the Website, along with information about their providers and storage periods. Please note that the specific set of cookies may change (e.g., due to updates to external services), but we strive to update this Policy regularly:

• PHPSESSID – first-party cookie (sugardaddy.pl website), necessary to maintain the logged-in User's session; it expires at the end of the session (until the browser is closed).

• cookies_consent – first-party, functional cookie; Stores information about the User's cookie consent settings (e.g., acceptance or rejection of individual categories); persistent, typically stored for 6–12 months.

• _ga, _gid, _gat – Google Analytics analytical cookies (provider: Google LLC); used to distinguish users and limit search queries. _ga – valid for 2 years; _gid – 24 hours; _gat – 1 minute.

• _gcl_au – Google Ads/DoubleClick advertising cookie (Google LLC); helps measure the effectiveness of ads and link User actions to campaigns; persistent, approximately 90 days.

• _fbp – Facebook Pixel advertising/social cookie (Meta Platforms, Inc.); identifies the browser for retargeting ads on Facebook; persistent, approximately 3 months.

• fr – Facebook social cookie (set during integration with Facebook Login or Facebook plugins); Used for Facebook user authentication and the delivery of personalized content; persistent, approximately 3 months.

• guest_id, personalization_id – Twitter social cookies (Twitter, Inc.), may appear when integrated with Tweet widgets or buttons; identify Twitter users and preferences; persistent: up to 6–13 months. (The above examples include essential cookies; the full list may be expanded as the Service changes. All cookies used fall within the purpose categories described above.)

Our main third-party partners using cookies include: Google LLC (Google Analytics analytical services and possible Google Ads/DoubleClick advertising cookies), Meta Platforms (Facebook) – login and marketing integration (Facebook Pixel), and Twitter, Inc. – social integration. Each of these entities operates in accordance with their privacy policies and – where required – based on data processing agreements concluded with us. These entities may place their cookies on the User's device only if the User consents to this via the cookie banner or settings on our Website. We do not share any personal data with these partners directly – they may obtain information from cookies (e.g., cookie ID, shortened IP address, basic browser information). Detailed information about these partners' privacy policies can be found on their websites (e.g., Google Privacy Policy, Facebook Cookie Policy, etc.).

**4. Legal basis for the use of cookies**

To the extent that information collected via cookies constitutes personal data, its processing is carried out in accordance with the GDPR. For essential cookies, the legal basis is the necessity to perform the service requested by the User (Article 6, paragraph 1, letter b of the GDPR) or the Controller's legitimate interest (Article 6, paragraph 1, letter f) in ensuring the proper operation of the Website and its security. We use all non-functional and unnecessary cookies (i.e., functional, analytical, advertising, social media) solely based on the User's consent (Article 6, paragraph 1, letter a of the GDPR). This consent is obtained during the first visit via the cookie banner – the User can accept the use of all or selected categories of cookies (except essential ones) or refuse their use. Lack of consent to certain categories does not affect the use of the basic functions of the Website (apart from the possible lack of functionality provided by these cookies, e.g., lack of personalized recommendations in the absence of consent to analytical/profiling cookies). The User has the right to withdraw consent to cookies at any time, which does not affect the lawfulness of previous processing. Withdrawal of consent will result in the cessation of further operation of the corresponding cookies (except essential ones).

**5. User Cookie Management**

Users have full control over cookie settings. During their first visit to the Website, a clear cookie banner is displayed, allowing the User to consent to individual cookie categories or use the "I agree to all" / "Reject unnecessary" (or equivalent) options. User decisions are remembered and can be changed at any time. A cookie preference panel is available in the footer of the page (or in the User's account settings), which allows them to redisplay selections and modify previously granted consents – for example, withdrawing consent to analytical cookies or enabling previously rejected functional cookies.

Regardless of the above, the User can also manage cookies at the web browser level. Most browsers allow you to check which cookies are installed on your device and block all or selected cookies. These settings are usually found in the Options or Preferences menu of the browser (or in the "Privacy > Cookies" section). However, disabling all cookies may result in some basic features of the Website no longer functioning properly (e.g., loss of login session, inability to add a product to the shopping cart, etc. – if applicable). Users can also manually delete already saved cookies – individually or in their entirety – using the features available in their browser (e.g., "Clear browsing data"). More information about cookie management can be found on the official support pages of individual browsers.

**6. Link to the Cookie Policy and Updates**

A link to this Cookie Policy is available on the website (e.g., in the footer or privacy settings menu). We recommend that Users review this Policy regularly, especially after a notification about its update appears. If significant changes are made to the way cookies are used or to external partners, we will notify Users of the update (e.g., via an information banner or email, if required). This Policy is constantly reviewed and adapted to applicable regulations and technologies.