Cookie Policy for academical.eu

Effective Date: 05.10.2025

This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, how we use them, and your choices regarding their use. This policy applies to the website academical.eu and all associated subdomains (e.g., blogs.academical.eu, etc.). Targeting Europe means this policy and our data practices comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the ePrivacy Directive.

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1. What are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are essential for a website to function efficiently and help provide information to the site owners.

Cookies are generally classified as:

• First-party cookies: Set by the website you are visiting (i.e., by us).
• Third-party cookies: Set by a domain other than that of the website you are visiting. This occurs when the website incorporates elements from other sites, such as analytics providers or advertisements.

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2. How We Use Cookies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies for the following purposes. Please note that we only set non-essential cookies (Analytics, Advertising, Functionality) after we have received your explicit consent via our cookie banner.

Category	Purpose	Examples of Services Used	Legal Basis (GDPR)
Strictly Necessary	Essential for the website to function securely and correctly (e.g., site navigation, remembering your cookie preference).	First-party session cookies.	Legitimate Interest
Analytics & Performance	To understand how visitors use our website, measure performance, and identify areas for improvement.	Google Analytics, Microsoft Clarity, Microsoft WebMaster, Google Console.	User Consent
Advertising & Targeting	To display relevant advertisements, measure the effectiveness of ad campaigns, and manage ad delivery on relevant subdomains (e.g., blogs.academical.eu).	Google AdSense.	User Consent
Functionality	To remember your preferences and settings (e.g., language, font size) for a better user experience.	First-party persistent cookies.	User Consent

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3. Your Consent and Control (GDPR Compliance)

As required by GDPR, we must obtain your explicit consent before setting any non-essential cookies.

Managing Your Preferences:

When you first visit our website, a cookie banner gives you the options to Accept All, Reject All, or Manage Preferences.

• To change your current preferences, you can Go to the Cookies Manager and manage your own Cookies, for both academical.eu and siclean.de. This is the fastest way to withdraw or grant consent.
• Browser Controls: You can also manage or delete cookies through your web browser settings. Please note that restricting certain cookies may impact the functionality and features of our website.

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4. Specific Third-Party Services Used

This website uses the following key third-party services which may set cookies:

• Google Analytics: A web analytics service that tracks and reports website traffic.
• Google AdSense: An advertising service that allows us to display advertisements (on blogs.academical.eu) and uses cookies to serve ads based on user interests.
• Microsoft Clarity: A user behavior analytics tool that helps us understand user interactions.
• Google Console, Microsoft IndexNow, Microsoft WebMaster: Tools used for website performance monitoring and search engine optimization (SEO).

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5. Changes to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time. Please revisit this policy regularly to stay informed about our use of cookies and related technologies.

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6. Contact Us