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Cookie Policy
This Cookie Policy explains how NextBazar uses cookies and similar technologies to enhance your browsing experience while respecting your privacy and complying with EU cookie regulations.
Last updated: March 2026
What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. They contain information that helps websites recognize your device and remember your preferences. Cookies are essential for many online services and help provide a better user experience. Similar tracking technologies include web beacons, pixels, and local storage.
Why We Use Cookies
We use cookies to:
- • Keep you logged in securely
- • Remember your preferences and settings
- • Understand how you use our platform
- • Improve your browsing experience
- • Detect and prevent fraud and security threats
- • Analyze platform performance and user behavior
- • Show you relevant content and personalized features
Types of Cookies We Use
1. Essential Cookies
These cookies are necessary for the platform to function properly. They enable core functionality like login, account security, and basic navigation.
- • Session ID: Maintains your login session
- • Security: Prevents unauthorized access
- • Preferences: Saves language and basic settings
- • CSRF Protection: Prevents cross-site attacks
These cookies are always active and cannot be disabled without breaking platform functionality.
2. Analytics Cookies
These cookies help us understand how users interact with NextBazar. We use this information to improve features, fix bugs, and optimize performance.
- • Usage Data: Pages visited, time on site, search queries
- • Device Info: Browser type, device, operating system
- • Performance: Page load times and feature usage
Provider: Google Analytics (anonymized)
3. Preference Cookies
These cookies remember your preferences to personalize your experience, such as language choice, UI customizations, and saved searches.
- • Language: Your preferred language
- • Search Filters: Recently used categories and locations
- • Display Settings: UI preferences and themes
4. Marketing & Third-Party Cookies
These cookies are used to track your behavior across websites and serve you with relevant advertisements. Third-party partners may also place cookies on our platform.
- • Advertising: Shows relevant ads based on interests
- • Social Media: Enables social sharing features
- • Third-Party Partners: Payment processors, analytics tools
Important: Marketing cookies require your explicit consent and can be disabled.
Cookie Duration
Cookies have different lifespans:
- • Session Cookies: Expire when you close your browser
- • Persistent Cookies: Remain on your device for months or years
- • Essential Cookies: Usually expire after 1-2 years
- • Analytics Cookies: Typically expire after 13 months
Your Privacy Rights & Consent
Under EU cookie regulations (ePrivacy Directive and GDPR):
- •Essential Cookies: May be used without consent as they're necessary for service functionality.
- •Other Cookies: Require your explicit informed consent before being placed.
- •Consent Management: You can change your preferences at any time using our cookie settings.
- •Withdrawal: You can withdraw consent to non-essential cookies without penalty.
How to Manage Cookies
You have multiple ways to control cookies:
1. NextBazar Cookie Settings
Most browsers display a cookie consent banner when you first visit NextBazar. You can:
- • Accept all cookies
- • Reject non-essential cookies
- • Customize your cookie preferences
- • Access settings later from your account preferences
2. Browser Controls
Most browsers allow you to:
- • View stored cookies and delete them
- • Block new cookies from being set
- • Block third-party cookies
- • Delete cookies when closing the browser
Please note: Disabling essential cookies may prevent some platform features from working properly.
3. Do Not Track (DNT)
If your browser sends a Do Not Track signal, NextBazar will respect your preference where technically feasible and honor opt-out requests for marketing cookies.
Third-Party Websites & Services
NextBazar may link to external websites and use third-party services (payment processors, analytics providers, social media platforms). These sites have their own cookie policies and privacy practices. NextBazar is not responsible for third-party cookies. Please review their policies when visiting external links.
Updates to This Policy
NextBazar may update this Cookie Policy periodically to reflect changes in our cookie practices or applicable regulations. We will notify you of material changes by posting the updated policy here with a new "Last Updated" date. Your continued use of the platform after updates constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.
Questions About Cookies?
If you have questions about how NextBazar uses cookies or want to manage your preferences, please contact us:
NextBazar Privacy Team
privacy@nextbazar.cy
We'll respond to cookie-related inquiries within 48 hours.
Related Policies
For information about how we handle your personal data, see our Privacy Policy. For terms governing use of the platform, see our Terms of Service.