Cookie Policy
1. Introduction and Scope
This Cookie Policy explains how Albania For Business Sh.p.k. (“the Firm,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) uses cookies and similar tracking technologies on albania-for-business.com (“the Website”), why we use them, and the choices available to visitors regarding their use.
This Policy should be read together with our Privacy Policy, which explains in more detail how we collect, use and protect personal data. By continuing to use the Website after being presented with our cookie banner, and by making choices in the cookie preference center described in Section 7, visitors consent to the use of cookies as described in this Policy, to the extent required by applicable law.
2. What Are Cookies and Similar Technologies
Cookies are small text files placed on a visitor’s device (computer, tablet or mobile) by a website. They are widely used to make websites function, function more efficiently, and to provide information to the website owner. Similar technologies — such as web beacons, pixels, local storage and SDKs — may serve comparable purposes and are covered by this Policy wherever referred to collectively as “cookies.”
2.1 First-party and third-party cookies
First-party cookies are set directly by albania-for-business.com. Third-party cookies are set by a domain other than the one the visitor is browsing — for example, by an analytics provider or a video-hosting service embedded on a page.
2.2 Session and persistent cookies
Session cookies are temporary and are deleted when the browser is closed. Persistent cookies remain on the visitor’s device for a set period, or until manually deleted, and are used to remember preferences or recognize a returning visitor.
3. Categories of Cookies We Use
3.1 Strictly necessary cookies
These cookies are essential for the Website to function — for example, enabling secure page navigation, load balancing, remembering cookie consent choices, and processing enquiries submitted through the contact form. The Website cannot function properly without them, and they do not require visitor consent under applicable law, although they are disclosed here for transparency.
3.2 Functional / preference cookies
These cookies allow the Website to remember choices a visitor makes — such as language preference — to provide a more personalized experience on return visits.
3.3 Analytics / performance cookies
These cookies help us understand how visitors use the Website — for example, which pages are visited most often, how visitors navigate between the homepage, service pages and blog, and whether any pages return errors — so that we can improve content, structure and performance. Data collected is generally aggregated and used for statistical purposes.
3.4 Marketing / advertising cookies
If used, these cookies track visitors across websites to build a profile of browsing interests and to show relevant advertising for the Firm’s services, or to measure the effectiveness of a marketing campaign. These cookies are only set with the visitor’s prior consent.
4. Cookies Used on This Website
The table below lists the categories and representative cookies currently used, or expected to be used, on the Website. This table should be kept up to date to reflect the actual cookies in place — see the verification note below.
| Cookie name | Provider | Purpose | Duration | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cookie_consent | albania-for-business.com | Stores the visitor’s cookie consent choices | 12 months | Necessary |
| PHPSESSID / session_id | albania-for-business.com | Maintains session state and secure form submission (e.g. the contact request form) | Session | Necessary |
| lang_pref | albania-for-business.com | Remembers the visitor’s selected site language | 6 months | Functional |
| _ga / _ga_* | Google Analytics | Distinguishes unique visitors and collects aggregated usage statistics | Up to 14 months | Analytics |
| _gid | Google Analytics | Distinguishes unique visitors within a 24-hour window | 24 hours | Analytics |
| _fbp | Meta / Facebook | Used, if enabled, to measure and target advertising for Firm campaigns | 3 months | Marketing |
| li_sugr / bcookie | Used, if enabled, to support LinkedIn advertising and share-button functionality | 3–12 months | Marketing |
This table is illustrative and based on the cookies typically associated with the tools referenced in the Website’s content plan (analytics and, potentially, LinkedIn/Meta advertising pixels). Before publication, the web team should run a live cookie scan of albania-for-business.com (e.g. via the chosen consent-management platform’s scanner) and replace this table with the actual cookie names, providers, durations and categories found, and update it whenever a new tool or tracking script is added to the site.
5. Legal Basis for Using Cookies
Strictly necessary cookies are used on the basis that they are essential to provide the Website and services requested by the visitor (e.g. submitting an enquiry), and do not require separate consent. All other categories — functional, analytics and marketing cookies — are only set with the visitor’s prior, informed consent, obtained through the cookie banner and preference center described in Section 7, in line with Albanian Law No. 9887/2008 on the protection of personal data and, for visitors browsing from the EU/EEA, the GDPR and ePrivacy Directive framework applied by the Firm as a matter of best practice given its international client base.
6. Third-Party Cookies and Embedded Content
Some pages of the Website may include content embedded from third parties (for example, a map, a scheduling tool for booking a consultation, or a video). These third parties may set their own cookies when a visitor interacts with that content. The Firm does not control these third-party cookies; visitors should refer to the relevant third party’s own cookie or privacy policy for details of how their data is used.
7. Managing Cookie Preferences on This Website
When a visitor first arrives at albania-for-business.com, a cookie banner is displayed allowing the visitor to accept all cookies, reject all non-essential cookies, or open a preference center to accept or reject each category described in Section 3 individually. Preferences can be changed at any time by selecting “Cookie Settings” in the website footer, which reopens the preference center. Withdrawing consent does not affect the lawfulness of any processing carried out before the withdrawal.
The web team should confirm the exact mechanism (banner text, footer link label, and consent-management platform) once implemented, and ensure this section matches the live behavior of the site.
8. Controlling Cookies Through Your Browser
In addition to the preference center described in Section 7, most web browsers allow visitors to control cookies through their settings, including blocking all cookies, blocking third-party cookies only, or deleting cookies already stored on the device. Because the process differs by browser, visitors can generally find instructions under their browser’s “Settings” or “Privacy” menu, or via the browser provider’s help pages (for example, for Chrome, Firefox, Safari or Edge). Please note that blocking or deleting cookies, including strictly necessary cookies, may affect the functionality of the Website, including the ability to submit the contact request form.
9. Do Not Track Signals
Some browsers offer a “Do Not Track” (DNT) setting. Because there is no accepted industry standard for how websites should respond to DNT signals, the Website does not currently respond differently when a DNT signal is received; visitors who wish to limit non-essential cookies should use the preference center described in Section 7 or their browser settings described in Section 8.
10. Changes to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the cookies and technologies used on the Website, or changes in applicable law. Material changes will be reflected by an updated “effective date” on the cover of this document, and, where appropriate, by re-prompting visitors for consent through the cookie banner.
11. Contact
Questions about this Cookie Policy, or requests relating to cookies and personal data, should be directed to info@albania-for-business.com. This Policy is published for transparency at albania-for-business.com and should be read together with the Firm’s Privacy Policy, AML & CTF Policy and Complaint Handling Policy.
This document is a policy template prepared for Albania For Business Sh.p.k. Before publication, the web team and management should: (1) confirm the final list of analytics, marketing and functional tools deployed on the live site and update Section 4 accordingly; (2) confirm the consent-management mechanism described in Section 7 matches what is actually implemented; and (3) have the final text reviewed by qualified counsel for compliance with Albanian data protection law and, if the Firm markets to EU visitors, the GDPR/ePrivacy framework.