Cookie Policy | SC.Soft

Last updated: Dec 18, 2025
Data Controller: SC.SOFT
Address: The Republic of Kazakhstan, Almaty, Utegen batyr str, 11B, building 6, 473
Contact Information: product@soft.sc

This cookie policy is part of Privacy Policy

We use cookies and similar technologies on our websites. This document provides you with information about what cookies are, how we use cookies, and how you can control them.

This policy is prepared in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files downloaded to your device when you visit websites.
With each HTTP request to the site, the browser sends cookies along with it.
These cookies allow you to uniquely identify your device, as well as remember your site settings and not ask for them again on each visit.
For example, cookies are often used to avoid asking you for login and password, language, and the like.
Also, various cookies can be used to make the site more secure, convenient, and to analyze how the site works, how you use it, and how we can improve it.

You can learn more about what cookies are on Wikipedia

Legal basis for processing

The processing of personal data using cookies is based on the following legal grounds in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR):

Strictly necessary cookies: Processing is based on legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) to ensure the website functions properly and to store your cookie preferences. These cookies do not store any personal information about you.
Analytical cookies: Processing is based solely on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). Analytical cookies are only set after you have given your explicit consent through the cookie banner. You can withdraw your consent at any time. Declining analytical cookies does not affect access to the site or its core functionality. You will be able to use all site features without restrictions.

Profiling and automated decision-making: We do not use cookies for profiling or automated decision-making that produces legal effects concerning you or similarly significantly affects you. Analytical cookies are used solely for statistical analysis of anonymized user behavior on the website.

We use only strictly necessary and analytical cookies. We do not use advertising cookies.

What cookies we use:

Strictly necessary cookies

Strictly necessary cookies do not store any personal information about you.

cookieConsent
Provider: soft.sc
Storage duration: 1 year
Description: stores your consent/refusal to use analytical cookies. Together with the value, it also stores the time of the decision, a randomly generated ID, and a verification number.

For legal compliance purposes, we maintain a log of consent/refusal decisions regarding the use of analytical cookies. This log records:

your IP address in anonymized form (only the first 2 octets out of 4 for IPv4 and only the first 4 bytes out of 12 for IPv6)
your browser version (user agent)
the page on which you made the decision
a randomly generated identifier for your decision
the decision status: consent/refusal
the time of the decision

Analytical cookies from Google Analytics:

Analytical cookies are only set after clicking the "Accept" button in the cookie banner on your first visit to the site.

You can refuse the use of analytical cookies at any time through the "Change cookie settings" button at the bottom of the site.
If you choose "Reject", your refusal will be saved, all cookies will be deleted, the site will reload and will no longer use cookies from Google Analytics.

We use the Google Analytics analytics service (hereinafter Analytics) to understand how the site works and how users behave on it. This is necessary to evaluate the convenience of the site (for example, what devices and screen resolutions are used for viewing) and the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns (where the user came from). We use them to look at general trends in site usage, not at usage by any specific individual.

What personal data is collected:

IP address (may be anonymized)
Device and browser identifiers
Website behavior data: which pages the user visits, which links they click, which buttons they click, time spent on pages
Technical data: device type, operating system, screen resolution, browser language
Referral source data (referral links, search engines, etc.)

Purposes of processing:

Analyzing user behavior to improve website usability
Identifying and fixing technical errors and functionality issues
Evaluating the effectiveness of marketing campaigns and traffic sources
Statistical analysis of website traffic and content popularity
Optimizing website structure based on user behavior data

All data is processed in anonymized form and is not used to identify specific individuals.

Cookies set on our domain

Analytical

_ga:
- Description: Used to distinguish users. Google Analytics sets this cookie to calculate visitor, session and campaign data and track site usage for the site's analytics report. The cookie stores information anonymously and assigns a randomly generated number to recognise unique visitors
- Storage duration: 2 years
_ga_<MEASUREMENT_ID>:
- Description: Used to persist session state. Google Analytics sets this cookie to store and count page views.
- Storage duration: 2 years
_gid:
- Description: Used to distinguish users
- Storage duration: 24 hours
_gat:
- Description: Used to throttle request rate
- Storage duration: 1 minute
_gac_<PROPERTY_ID>:
- Description: Contains campaign-related information for the user
- Storage duration: 90 days

To learn more about the full list of cookies that Google Analytics sets in your browser, you can visit How Google uses cookies

Disabling cookies

To disable Google Analytics cookies for all websites, you can use the official Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on

You can also clear or disable cookie storage for our site or for any site in general in your browser settings.

Please note that completely disabling cookies, including strictly necessary ones, may disrupt the site's functionality.

Data processing by third parties

Web analytics service provider (Google Analytics)

When you consent to analytical cookies, your data is processed by a third party — Google Analytics, which acts as a data processor on behalf of the data controller.

Data Processor:

Name: Google Ireland Limited (EU) / Google LLC (USA)
Location: European Union / United States
Privacy Policy: Google Privacy Policy
Data Processing Terms: Google Analytics Data Processing Terms

International data transfers

When you consent to analytical cookies, your data may be transferred to and processed by Google Analytics, which operates servers located outside the European Economic Area (EEA), including in the United States.

These transfers are subject to appropriate safeguards:

EU-US Data Privacy Framework: Google participates in the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, which provides a legal mechanism for transfers of personal data from the EU to the US
Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs): Google has implemented Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the European Commission
Google's data protection measures: Google maintains comprehensive data protection safeguards in accordance with GDPR requirements

For more information about Google's data processing practices and safeguards, please visit Google's Privacy Policy and Google Analytics Data Processing Terms.

Policy updates

We may periodically update this Cookie Policy to reflect changes in our data processing practices or applicable laws.

When we make material changes to the policy we will update the "Last updated" date at the beginning of the document.

We recommend that you review this policy periodically to stay informed about how we use cookies.

Your data subject rights (GDPR)

Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), you have the following rights regarding your personal data processed through cookies:

Right of access (Art. 15): Obtain confirmation as to whether your personal data is being processed and access to that data
Right to rectification (Art. 16): Request correction of inaccurate personal data
Right to erasure (Art. 17): Request deletion of your personal data ("right to be forgotten")
Right to restriction of processing (Art. 18): Request limitation of processing in certain circumstances
Right to data portability (Art. 20): Receive your personal data in a structured, commonly used format
Right to object (Art. 21): Object to processing based on legitimate interests
Right to withdraw consent (Art. 7(3)): Withdraw your consent at any time, without affecting the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal
Right to lodge a complaint (Art. 77): Lodge a complaint with your local supervisory authority if you believe your rights have been violated

To exercise your rights, you can:

Use the "Change cookie settings" button at the bottom of the site to withdraw consent for analytical cookies
Send a request by email to: product@soft.sc

For detailed information about your rights and how to exercise them, please see our Privacy Policy.

Data processing periods

Personal data processed using cookies is processed for the duration of the corresponding cookie storage periods specified in this policy, or until you withdraw your consent to data processing, whichever comes first. After the expiration of the specified periods or withdrawal of consent, personal data is subject to deletion or anonymization in accordance with legal requirements.