Cookie Policy

1. Introduction

• This Cookie Policy explains how cookies and similar technologies may be used on https://kuranko.com/ and its associated features.
• Kuranko is operated by SHINAGIA LTD. and provides a structured decision-support experience designed to help users evaluate options, consider evidence, and make informed decisions.
• Cookies are small text files that websites may store on your device when you visit them. They can help websites remember preferences, maintain sessions, and support essential technical functions.
• Similar technologies may include local storage, tracking pixels, software development tools, and other mechanisms that store or access information on a device.
• This Policy explains the types of cookies that may be used, their purposes, their retention, and how you can manage your preferences.
• The actual cookies used may depend on the website's current configuration, the features you access, and the third-party services integrated into the platform.
• This Policy should be read alongside the Privacy Policy and any applicable terms governing your use of the website.

2. What Are Cookies?

• Cookies are small data files that a website can place on your browser or device to recognize a session, remember certain settings, or support website operations.
• Session cookies generally remain on your device while your browser session is active and are removed when the session ends, depending on the cookie's configuration.
• Persistent cookies remain on your device for a specified period or until you delete them, allowing certain preferences or identifiers to be retained between visits.
• First-party cookies are set by the website you are visiting or by services operating directly on its behalf.
• Third-party cookies may be set by external service providers whose tools or content are integrated into a website.
• Similar technologies may perform functions comparable to cookies, such as retaining preferences, maintaining authentication states, or measuring technical performance.
• Cookies do not all perform the same function. Some may be necessary for a website to operate, while others may support optional analytics or additional features.
• The presence of a particular cookie category in this Policy does not necessarily mean that every cookie within that category is currently active on the website.

3. Why We Use Cookies

• Cookies and similar technologies may be used to support the operation, security, usability, and performance of the website.
• They may help maintain secure sessions, remember user preferences, and enable features that depend on information being retained between page requests.
• Certain technologies may help us understand whether pages load correctly, identify technical errors, and investigate unexpected website behaviour.
• Where implemented and permitted by law, analytics technologies may provide aggregated information about website visits and interactions.
• Certain third-party technologies may support external functionality required by particular features.
• We aim to use cookies in a manner consistent with the purpose for which they are deployed and the privacy choices available to users.
• Non-essential cookies should not be placed or used where prior consent is legally required until the relevant consent has been obtained.
• We do not claim that all the cookie categories described below are currently implemented. The website operator should verify the actual technologies in use before publication.

4. Types of Cookies We May Use

4.1 Strictly Necessary Cookies

• Strictly necessary cookies support essential website functions and may be required to provide a service explicitly requested by the user.
• They may help maintain session continuity, support authentication, protect against certain security threats, and manage essential technical operations.
• They may also help ensure that requests are processed correctly and that essential website features operate as intended.
• These cookies are generally exempt from consent requirements where they are strictly necessary to provide a service requested by the user or to transmit communications, subject to applicable law.
• Essential cookies should not be used for unrelated purposes merely because they are necessary for another function.
• Disabling these cookies through browser controls may cause some parts of the website to stop working correctly.

4.2 Functional Cookies

• Functional cookies may remember choices such as language preferences, interface settings, or other customizations where these features are available.
• They can help provide a more consistent experience when users return to the website.
• These cookies may reduce the need to re-enter certain preferences during subsequent visits.
• Where functional cookies are not strictly necessary, they will be used in accordance with applicable consent requirements.
• If you disable them, some optional preferences may not be retained between visits.

4.3 Analytics and Performance Cookies

• Analytics cookies may be used, where implemented, to understand general website usage and evaluate technical performance.
• They may collect information such as pages visited, approximate session duration, navigation patterns, browser characteristics, and technical errors.
• This information may help identify areas where the website requires maintenance or usability improvements.
• Analytics information may be aggregated or processed to reduce the identification of individual visitors, depending on the technology used.
• Analytics cookies that require consent under applicable law will only be activated after the required consent has been obtained.
• Users may withdraw or modify their consent through the available preference mechanism, where provided.

4.4 Security Cookies

• Security-related cookies or similar technologies may support session protection, authentication, abuse prevention, and the detection of suspicious activity.
• They may help distinguish legitimate requests from certain automated or unauthorized activities.
• Their purpose is to protect website functionality, accounts, and systems against relevant security risks.
• Any security technology that is not strictly necessary will be assessed according to its purpose and applicable consent requirements.
• Security-related information may also be processed through server logs or other technical safeguards that do not rely on cookies.

4.5 Third-Party Cookies

• Certain features may rely on external service providers that use cookies or similar technologies.
• Such providers may include hosting, security, analytics, payment, or technical infrastructure providers, depending on the services integrated into the website.
• Third-party technologies may collect information under the relevant provider's privacy and cookie policies.
• We do not control every aspect of the independent technologies used by external providers.
• Where third-party cookies require consent, they should be activated only in accordance with applicable law and the user's preferences.
• You should review the relevant third party's documentation to understand its collection, retention, and disclosure practices.

5. Cookies and Decision-Support Features

• The platform is designed to help users approach important decisions through structured questions, evidence assessment, analysis, and practical next steps.
• Depending on the features available, essential cookies or similar technologies may support session management, preserve technical states, or maintain the continuity of an interaction.
• Certain settings may be retained to improve the consistency of the user experience.
• Cookies themselves do not necessarily contain the complete decision-related information entered by a user.
• Information entered into decision-support features may be processed separately by the platform's systems, subject to the Privacy Policy and applicable notices.
• Users should avoid entering unnecessary confidential information, sensitive personal details, or third-party information into any online service.
• The use of cookies does not change the fundamental principle that users remain responsible for evaluating the analysis provided and making their own final decisions.

6. Information Collected Through Cookies

• Depending on the technologies implemented, cookies and similar tools may collect or store technical information associated with website access.
• Such information may include a session identifier, preference settings, browser information, device-related information, timestamps, and details about interactions with website features.
• Analytics technologies may record information about pages viewed, navigation events, and website performance.
• Security technologies may process information associated with session validation, access attempts, or suspected misuse.
• Some cookie information may be linked to an account or other information when necessary for a particular function.
• Information collected through cookies may be combined with other technical information where there is a legitimate and lawful reason to do so.
• We seek to limit collection to information appropriate for the intended purpose.
• The specific information collected depends on the technology, its configuration, and the settings selected by the user.

7. Legal Basis for Using Cookies

• The use of cookies and similar technologies is subject to applicable privacy and electronic communications laws.
• Strictly necessary cookies may be used without consent where the relevant legal exemption applies.
• Non-essential cookies, including certain analytics and functional cookies, will be subject to prior consent where required by law.
• Where consent is required, users should be provided with clear information about the relevant purposes before those cookies are activated.
• Consent should be freely given, specific, informed, and expressed through an appropriate affirmative action.
• Users should be able to refuse non-essential cookies without being required to accept them as a condition of accessing unrelated essential website functions, except where lawful and specifically justified.
• Consent may be withdrawn at any time through the available preference controls, where provided.
• The legal basis for processing information collected through cookies may differ from the legal basis applicable to other processing activities.

8. Managing Your Cookie Preferences

• You can manage your cookie preferences through the cookie consent or settings tool provided on the website, if available.
• Where a preference tool is implemented, it should allow you to review the relevant cookie categories and accept or reject non-essential categories as appropriate.
• You may change your preferences at a later time using the same mechanism, where available.
• Refusing optional cookies should not automatically disable strictly necessary cookies required for essential website operations.
• If no dedicated cookie preference tool is available, you can use your browser settings to manage certain cookies.
• Browser controls may allow you to block cookies, delete existing cookies, or receive notifications when websites attempt to store them.
• The exact steps depend on the browser and device you use.
• If you delete all cookies, previously stored preferences may be lost, and you may need to configure certain settings again.
• Blocking all cookies may affect login sessions, security functions, and other website features.
• Browser-based controls may not provide the same level of granular management as a dedicated consent tool.

9. Browser Cookie Controls

• Most modern browsers provide settings for reviewing, restricting, and deleting cookies.
• You can generally find these settings within the browser's privacy, security, or site settings menu.
• You may configure your browser to block cookies from selected websites or restrict third-party cookies.
• Some browsers provide options to clear cookies and other website data when the browser closes.
• Private or incognito browsing may limit the persistence of certain browsing information but does not guarantee complete anonymity or prevent all forms of data processing.
• Browser settings may affect how websites function and may not communicate your preferences to every third-party service.
• You should consult your browser's official help documentation for instructions relevant to your version and device.

10. Cookie Retention Periods

• Cookie retention depends on the purpose of the cookie, its technical configuration, and the provider responsible for setting it.
• Session cookies are generally designed to remain active during a browsing session and may expire when that session ends.
• Persistent cookies may remain on a device for a defined period or until the user deletes them.
• Strictly necessary cookies should be retained only for as long as needed to perform their essential function.
• Optional cookies should have retention periods appropriate to their stated purposes.
• Third-party cookie retention may be determined partly by the external provider's configuration and policies.
• The website operator should periodically review cookie lifetimes and remove technologies that are no longer required.
• You may delete stored cookies at any time through your browser settings, subject to any technical limitations.

11. Data Security and Cookies

• We seek to protect information processed through website technologies using reasonable technical and organizational safeguards appropriate to the risks.
• Security measures may include access controls, secure configuration, monitoring, and appropriate protections for session-related information.
• Where supported by the relevant technology, cookies may be configured with security attributes intended to reduce certain risks.
• Access to information should be restricted to authorised persons or providers who require it for legitimate operational purposes.
• No website or internet-based technology can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
• Users should keep their devices and browsers updated and avoid accessing accounts through untrusted devices or networks.
• If you suspect that your account or session has been compromised, contact the support team using the details provided in this Policy.

12. Sharing and Third-Party Processing

• Information collected through cookies may be processed by the website operator or by authorized service providers, depending on the relevant technology.
• Service providers may support essential infrastructure, website security, technical operations, payment processing, or analytics where applicable.
• Information may be disclosed to competent authorities when required by law or lawful process.
• Third-party providers may process information under their own terms when acting independently as data controllers.
• We seek to use appropriate contractual and technical safeguards when service providers process information on our behalf.
• We do not claim responsibility for independent third-party websites or services that operate outside our control.
• Users should review the privacy and cookie documentation of relevant third parties before interacting with their services.

13. International Data Transfers

• Certain technical service providers may store or process information in countries outside your country of residence.
• Where cookie-related information is transferred internationally, the transfer may be subject to the applicable data protection requirements.
• Where required by law, appropriate safeguards will be sought for international transfers.
• These safeguards may include recognised contractual mechanisms or other lawful transfer arrangements.
• You may contact us to request further information about applicable safeguards where the law grants you that right.

14. Your Privacy Rights

• Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have rights relating to personal information collected through cookies and similar technologies.
• You may be entitled to request access to relevant personal information and obtain details about how it is processed.
• You may request correction of inaccurate information or deletion of information where the applicable legal requirements are satisfied.
• You may withdraw consent to non-essential cookies or object to certain processing activities, where permitted by law.
• You may request restrictions on certain processing activities or exercise data portability rights where applicable.
• You may also have the right to lodge a complaint with the relevant data protection authority.
• These rights are subject to applicable legal conditions and exceptions.
• To submit a request, contact us using the email addresses provided below.
• We may request reasonable information to verify your identity before responding to a request.

15. One-Time Billing and Payment Technologies

• Where paid services or features are available, payment-related technologies may be used to complete transactions securely and confirm payment status.
• The applicable billing model is based on one-time payments for the relevant purchase, rather than recurring payments.
• Payment providers may use cookies or similar technologies for transaction processing, fraud prevention, security, and technical functionality, depending on their configuration.
• Payment information may be processed by the relevant provider in accordance with its privacy and cookie policies.
• We may receive transaction references, payment status, and other limited information needed to maintain records and respond to payment-related enquiries.
• Any optional tracking technologies associated with payment or other external services will be handled according to applicable consent requirements.
• Users should review the applicable payment provider's documentation to understand its data practices.

16. Children's Privacy

• The website is not intended to collect children's personal information in circumstances, where doing so would violate applicable law.
• We do not knowingly use cookies to collect children's personal information unlawfully.
• Where applicable law requires parental consent or another form of authorization, the relevant requirements must be satisfied before the associated processing takes place.
• Parents or legal guardians who believe that a child has provided personal information inappropriately may contact us.
• We will review such concerns and take appropriate action where required by law.
• Age-related requirements may differ depending on the jurisdiction and the nature of the service.

17. Changes to This Cookie Policy

• We may update this Cookie Policy to reflect changes in website functionality, cookie technologies, service providers, or applicable legal requirements.
• The revised Policy will be published at https://kuranko.com/ with an updated revision date where appropriate.
• Where changes require renewed consent or additional notice, we will take the steps required by applicable law.
• Any updated consent requirements will be handled through the relevant preference mechanism where available.
• We encourage users to review this Policy periodically to remain informed about cookie usage and available controls.

18. Contact Information

• If you have questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Cookie Policy or our data practices, you may contact us using the following details.
• Business name: SHINAGIA LTD., operator of Kuranko.
• Website: https://kuranko.com/
• Support email: [email protected]
• General enquiries: [email protected]
• Physical address: Agiou Maronos 19, Lakatameia, 2304, Nicosia, Cyprus.
• Company Registration Number: HE 496070
• Please include sufficient information to help us understand your enquiry, while avoiding unnecessary disclosure of sensitive personal information.
• We will review and respond to requests within the timeframe required by applicable law.

19. Final Provisions

• This Cookie Policy describes the framework for managing cookies and similar technologies associated with the website.
• It should be interpreted consistently with applicable privacy laws and any mandatory rights available to users.
• If any provision is found to be unenforceable, the remaining provisions will continue to apply to the extent permitted by law.
• Before publication, the website operator should verify the actual cookies and similar technologies in use, including their names, providers, purposes, lifetimes, and consent requirements.
• A cookie inventory and appropriate consent mechanism should be maintained where required by applicable law.
• This Policy does not guarantee that every category of cookie described above is currently implemented.
• Users remain responsible for reviewing their browser settings and managing their preferences according to their needs.