Website: http://alter-vista.co.uk
Owner: Olga Chekmazova (The Artist)
Effective Date: December 3, 2025
1. What are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer, tablet, or mobile device (hereafter "device") when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work efficiently, improve user experience, and provide information to the site owner.
Cookies do not typically contain any information that personally identifies a user, but personal information that we store about you may be linked to the information stored in and obtained from cookies.
2. How We Use Cookies
We use cookies for the following purposes:

• To ensure the basic functionality of the Website (e.g., remembering language preferences).
• To analyse Website traffic and usage (e.g., which pages are viewed most often).
• To improve the quality of the content and services we offer to you.

3. Types of Cookies We Use
We use the following categories of cookies on our Website:
A. Strictly Necessary Cookies (Essential)
These cookies are essential for you to browse the Website and use its core features. They enable security, network management, and accessibility. Your consent is not required for the use of these cookies, as they are necessary for the functioning of the service you have requested.

• Example: A cookie that records your consent preference regarding the use of other cookies.

B. Analytical and Performance Cookies
These cookies collect information about how visitors use our Website (e.g., which pages they visit most often and if they receive error messages). This information is used solely to help us improve how the Website works.

• Consent Required: Yes.
• Example: Google Analytics cookies for tracking website statistics.

C. Functionality Cookies
These cookies allow the Website to remember choices you make (such as your user name or region) and provide enhanced, more personal features. They may also be used to provide services you have asked for, such as watching a video.

• Consent Required: Yes.

D. Marketing and Targeting Cookies
These cookies are used to deliver advertisements more relevant to you and your interests. They are also used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement and help measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns.

• Consent Required: Yes.
• Note: If you do not use marketing cookies (e.g., for social media retargeting), you may omit this category.

4. Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies are placed by third parties whose services appear on our Website (e.g., Google Analytics for traffic analysis, social media buttons).
Third parties are responsible for the cookies they set. Please refer to their respective privacy policies for more information on the data they collect and how they use it.
5. Managing Your Consent and Cookie Preferences
In compliance with UK GDPR and PECR requirements, we will ask for your explicit consent for the use of any cookies that are not strictly necessary.
You can manage your consent and preferences in the following ways:

1. Via the Consent Banner: When you first visit the Website, a consent banner will give you the option to accept or reject the use of non-essential cookies. You can change your decision at any time by clicking on the "Cookie Settings" link, typically found in the footer of the Website.
2. Via Browser Settings: You can block or delete cookies through the settings of your web browser (e.g., Chrome, Firefox, Safari). Note that blocking all cookies may negatively impact the functionality of many websites, including ours.

6. Contact Us
If you have any questions regarding this Cookie Policy, please contact us:
Name: Olga Chekmazova (The Artist)
Email: alter.vista.olga@gmail.com