Sitero’s use of Cookies.

Sitero may also collect information about how you use our website using essential and non-essential cookies. Cookies are small text files sent by the website you are visiting to the computer or device you are using. If accepted, these cookies, which may include an anonymous unique identifier, are stored on the web browser of your device. Cookies can then track and collect data from your browser, sending that data back to the website owner. Once cookies are accepted by the user, the website is able to recognize repeated visits and track the user’s usage patterns to better serve the user when they return to the website. Cookies do not extract personal data. Website visitors typically are able to follow a simple procedure to control the website host’s use of cookies by indicating whether they want to permit the host to collect cookies at all and, if so, which type (essential or non-essential).

Essential cookies guarantee certain functionality without which the user may be unable to use the website as intended. Non-essential cookies collect information about the way the website is used or to store information that the user enters into the website (such as username, language preferred, or user location). Whereas essential cookies are used to ensure the basic functionality of the website, non-essential cookies are used to improve the performance of the website and offer the user personalized features.

Sitero uses both essential and non-essential cookies on www.sitero.com. We offer you the option to refuse or limit our use of cookies in connection with your visits to the site. Please be advised that if you do not accept any cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our website

1. If you sign up to receive marketing materials and/or newsletters from Sitero

Sitero may collect, process, and store the following types of personal data (if provided by you):

• Your name and email address

• Your consent

• Your interests

• Your click-behavior in relation to published material

Sitero purpose for processing:

• Your personal data may be processed for the purposes of Sitero’s marketing activities, which may include statistical analysis.

Sitero’s legal basis for processing:

• Consent: Sitero will only use your personal data for direct marketing, including for sending out newsletters, if you have given your prior and explicit consent to our doing so (Article 6(1)(a) of the General Data Protection Regulation). You can always withdraw your consent by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of each email or by contacting us as described below. Note, however, withdrawing your consent does not affect the legality of the processing that preceded the withdrawal.

• Legitimate interests: The processing of your personal data will, in connection with analysis and statistics, be based on our legitimate interests in being able to improve and develop our service (Article 6(1)(f) of the General Data Protection Regulation).

Retention period

Your personal data will be stored for as long as your consent to receive newsletter(s) or other marketing materials is active.

Documentation relating to your marketing consent is kept for two (2) years from the time you have withdrawn your consent to receive direct marketing material. The retention period is determined based on Sitero’s legitimate interest in being able to document that direct marketing has been carried out in accordance with the applicable legislation (Article 6(1)(f) of the General Data Protection Regulation).