Cookie Policy

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. Similar technologies include local storage entries. They help websites function properly, remember preferences, and — with consent — measure usage or deliver marketing.

2. Legal Framework and How We Use Cookies

Under Section 25 TTDSG (German Telecommunications and Telemedia Data Protection Act), storing or accessing information on your device requires consent unless the storage/access is strictly necessary to provide a service you explicitly requested.

BuonaLabs uses cookies and similar technologies to operate this website securely, remember your language and cookie preferences, and — only with your consent — measure performance and support marketing campaigns.

3. Categories of Cookies

Strictly necessary cookies: Required for core functionality such as security, load balancing, and storing your cookie consent choice. These cannot be disabled through our banner.

Functional cookies: Remember choices you make (e.g. language preference). Enabled when you accept functional cookies or accept all.

Analytics cookies: Help us understand how visitors interact with the website, for example through Google Analytics 4. Activated only after consent.

Marketing cookies: Used for campaign measurement and remarketing, for example Meta Pixel and Google Ads tags. Activated only after consent.

4. Cookie Inventory

The following describes cookies and local storage entries we use or may use on buonalabs.com:

NEXT_LOCALE — Purpose: stores your selected website language. Provider: BuonaLabs. Storage: cookie. Duration: up to 1 year. Category: functional / strictly necessary for locale routing.

bl-cookie-consent — Purpose: stores your cookie consent choices (functional, analytics) and timestamp. Provider: BuonaLabs. Storage: browser local storage. Duration: until deleted or updated. Category: strictly necessary for consent management.

_ga — Purpose: distinguishes users for Google Analytics 4. Provider: Google. Duration: up to 2 years. Category: analytics. Set only after consent.

_ga_* — Purpose: maintains GA4 session state. Provider: Google. Duration: up to 2 years. Category: analytics. Set only after consent.

_gid — Purpose: distinguishes users for GA4 short-term tracking. Provider: Google. Duration: 24 hours. Category: analytics. Set only after consent.

_fbp — Purpose: Meta browser identifier for Pixel events. Provider: Meta. Duration: up to 3 months. Category: marketing. Set only after consent.

Google Ads / conversion cookies (e.g. _gcl_au) — Purpose: ad conversion and attribution. Provider: Google. Duration: varies (typically up to 90 days). Category: marketing. Set only after consent.

This list reflects our configuration at the time of publication. Third-party providers may update cookie names or durations; please review provider documentation for current details.

5. Google Analytics 4

If enabled, we use Google Analytics 4 (ID: G-ZLXBY0Q7Q4) to analyze traffic and usage. Google may process data on servers outside the EU. We configure analytics to respect consent requirements, anonymize IP addresses where supported, and minimize unnecessary data collection.

You can prevent analytics storage by declining analytics cookies in our banner, through cookie settings below, or by using browser add-ons provided by Google.

6. Meta Pixel and Google Ads

With your consent, Meta Pixel and Google Ads tags may set marketing cookies to measure campaigns and reach interested audiences. These technologies are not loaded before consent.

You can withdraw consent at any time via our cookie settings.

7. Managing Cookies

When you first visit our website, you can accept all cookies, reject non-essential cookies, or customize your preferences.

You can also control cookies through your browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect website functionality.

8. International Visitors

Visitors from the EU/EEA, UK, Switzerland, and other regions with privacy laws receive opt-in choices before non-essential cookies load.

California residents: we do not sell personal information. You may limit analytics via cookie settings or Global Privacy Control (GPC) where supported.

9. Contact

Questions about this Cookie Policy: [email protected].

Last updated: July 2026.