Cookie Policy

1. Geographic Access

Kulski.com is intended for visitors from:

  • EU

Access from outside EU may be restricted for regulatory reasons.

2. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your device (computer, smartphone, tablet) when you visit a website. They enable the website to recognize your device and store certain information about your preferences or past actions.

Cookies may be:

  • First-party cookies (set by us), or
  • Third-party cookies (set by service providers such as payment processors or analytics providers).

3. Legal Basis for Using Cookies

Under applicable EU law:

  • Strictly necessary cookies are processed under Article 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest) and do not require consent.
  • All other cookies (functional, analytics, marketing) are processed under Article 6(1)(a) GDPR and require your prior consent.

Non-essential cookies are not activated unless and until you provide consent through our cookie banner.

4. Categories of Cookies We Use

4.1 Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for the operation, security, and core functionality of the website. They cannot be disabled via the cookie banner.

They are used for:

  • Maintaining shopping cart functionality
  • Enabling secure checkout
  • Preventing fraud
  • Managing login sessions

Examples:

  • woocommerce_cart_hash
  • woocommerce_items_in_cart
  • wp_woocommerce_session_*
  • Payment provider cookies (e.g., Stripe, PayPal security cookies)

Legal basis: Article 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest in secure and functional website operation).

4.2 Functional (Preference) Cookies

These cookies allow the website to remember choices you make and provide enhanced functionality.

They may store:

  • Preferred language
  • Currency settings
  • User interface preferences

Examples:

  • wp-settings-*
  • wp-settings-time-*
  • store_notice*

Legal basis: Article 6(1)(a) GDPR (consent).

4.3 Analytics (Performance) Cookies

These cookies collect aggregated statistical data on website usage to help us improve performance and user experience.

They may collect:

  • Number of visitors
  • Pages visited
  • Time spent on pages
  • Device type and browser information

Examples:

  • Google Analytics cookies: _ga, _gid, _gat

Where Google Analytics is used, IP anonymization is enabled where applicable.

Legal basis: Article 6(1)(a) GDPR (consent).

4.4 Marketing (Advertising) Cookies

These cookies track browsing behavior across websites to:

  • Deliver personalized advertising
  • Measure advertising effectiveness
  • Limit ad repetition

Examples:

  • Facebook Pixel: _fbp
  • Google Ads cookies

Marketing cookies are only activated after explicit consent.

Legal basis: Article 6(1)(a) GDPR (consent).

5. Consent Management

When you first visit Kulski.com, you are presented with a cookie banner allowing you to:

  • Accept all cookies
  • Reject all non-essential cookies
  • Manage preferences by category

Your consent preferences are stored in a consent cookie.

You may:

  • Withdraw or modify your consent at any time via the cookie settings link available in the website footer.
  • Refuse non-essential cookies without losing access to essential website functionality.

Withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out prior to withdrawal.

6. Managing Cookies via Browser Settings

Most browsers (Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Safari) allow you to:

  • Delete existing cookies
  • Block cookies
  • Set alerts before cookies are stored

Please note that disabling strictly necessary cookies may prevent certain features (e.g., checkout, cart functionality) from operating properly.

7. Data Transfers Outside the EU

Some third-party providers (e.g., Google, Meta) may process data outside the European Union.

Where such transfers occur, they are safeguarded through:

  • European Commission adequacy decisions, or
  • Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs), or
  • Other lawful transfer mechanisms under Chapter V GDPR.

Further details are available in our Privacy Policy.

8. Data Subject Rights

Where cookies involve the processing of personal data, you have the right to:

  • Access your personal data
  • Request rectification
  • Request erasure
  • Restrict processing
  • Object to processing
  • Data portability (where applicable)
  • Lodge a complaint with the Slovenian Information Commissioner (Informacijski pooblaščenec)

To exercise your rights, contact us at:
[email protected]

9. Policy Updates

We may update this Cookie Policy to reflect changes in:

  • Legal requirements
  • Technology
  • Our data processing practices

The version published on this page at the time of your visit applies.