COOKIE POLICY

1. The Spirit of Digital Minimal

In alignment with the analog values of the Valkana Mediterranean Society, we practice strict digital minimalism on our website. We believe you should explore our records, coordinates, and program cycles without being silently tracked by advertising companies or algorithmic profiling systems.

This Cookie Policy defines the limited scope of data cookies we store in your browser environment and how you can manage them.

2. What are Cookies?

Cookies are tiny text files placed on your computer or mobile device when you load websites. They are commonly used to remember preferences, keep form entries active, and analyze anonymous network speed patterns.

3. The Cookies We Store

Valkana utilizes only two classes of cookies. We do not use third-party marketing, tracking, or commercial profiling cookies.

A. Essential Cookies (Strictly Necessary)

These are necessary to enable base functionality while you navigate our site. Disabling them may alter your browser performance:

• Form State Session: Retains your inputs inside our membership application wizard as you move from Step 1 to Step 3.
• Language Selection: Stores your preferred dialect token (EN or DE) so the system serves correct translation templates automatically on subsequent views.

B. Performance & Analytics (Anonymous)

We run lightweight, self-hosted analytics servers to check server response speeds and monitor concurrent traffic peaks.

• These analytic statistics are completely anonymized before database logging.
• We collect no IP addresses, geolocation details, or device identifier logs.
• We collect only basic metadata like average page duration and loading times.

4. Our Absolute Zero-Ad Commitment

Most commercial websites load advertising tracking tags (such as Google DoubleClick or Facebook Meta Pixels) to retarget you with advertisements on social media.

Valkana has a zero-tracking policy:

• No Facebook Meta Pixels are loaded on this domain.
• No Google Ads remarketing cookies are initialized.
• No advertising scripts, marketing frameworks, or profiling trackers are present.
• Your digital path on this website remains entirely yours.

5. How to Control Cookies

You have the complete authority to reject cookies. Most modern web browsers allow you to manage cookie parameters via their settings ledger:

• You can configure your browser to reject all cookies automatically.
• You can inspect and wipe cookies currently stored on your computer.
• You can enable "Do Not Track" and "Global Privacy Control" flags in your browser settings.

To inspect your current options, navigate to the **Privacy & Security** panel in your browser settings (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, or Brave).