Last updated: May 2025
1. What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your computer or mobile device by a website when you visit the site. These cookies help remember your preferences, make the website work more efficiently, and collect statistics to improve our services.
2. Types of cookies we use
Back in Use uses different types of cookies:
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Necessary cookies: These are essential for the operation of the website. Without these cookies, certain parts of the website cannot function. These cookies do not collect personal data. Examples include shopping carts or login functionality.
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Functional cookies: These cookies remember your preferences and settings to make the website more user-friendly. For example, remembering login details or the contents of your shopping cart.
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Analytical cookies: These cookies help us collect statistics about the use of our website, such as the number of visitors and which pages are most visited. This allows us to improve the user experience. For this analysis, we use among others:
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Marketing cookies: These are used to make advertisements more relevant to you and to prevent the same ad from being shown too often. These cookies can track your browsing behavior on our website and also on other websites. We use among others:
3. Third-party cookies
Our website uses services from third parties, such as:
These third parties may also place cookies on your device when you visit our website. These cookies are managed by the third parties themselves and are subject to their own privacy and cookie policies.
4. Cookie retention periods
The retention periods of cookies differ by type:
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Necessary cookies: are deleted as soon as you close your browser.
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Functional cookies: remain active for up to 1 year.
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Analytical cookies: are stored for up to 26 months.
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Marketing cookies: have a retention period of up to 3 months, depending on the campaign.
5. Managing your cookie settings
On your first visit to our website, you will be asked to agree to the placement of cookies. You can manage your preferences at any time via the GDPR page or via the cookie banner at the bottom of the page.
Additionally, you can adjust your browser settings to delete or block cookies:
6. Consequences of disabling cookies
If you choose to disable certain cookies, some functions of our website may not work optimally. For example, you may not be able to place orders or remember certain settings.
7. International data transfer
For certain marketing and analytical purposes, data may be processed outside the EU. These processes fall under Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) to comply with GDPR regulations. Data is mainly processed in the United States by Google and Meta.
8. Revoking consent
You can adjust your cookie preferences at any time by going to the GDPR page and changing your choices. All consent can be withdrawn immediately.
9. Changes to our cookie policy
We reserve the right to change this Cookie Policy at any time. The most recent version is always available on our website.
10. Contact details
Do you have questions about our Cookie Policy? Please contact us via:
