1. What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device by a website you visit. They are widely used to make websites function efficiently, remember your preferences, and — where you have consented — to provide analytics or personalisation.
This policy explains which cookies we use across the Samarkand family of websites, why we use them, and how you can manage them.
2. Scope
This policy applies to:
- samarkandindustries.com
- kontrol-sentinel.com
- eupeak.io
- waretto.com
- developer.waretto.com
- thehightable.international
3. Types of cookies we use
3.1 Strictly necessary cookies
These cookies are essential for our websites to function. They cannot be disabled without breaking core functionality. They do not require your consent under the ePrivacy Directive.
| Cookie | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
session_id | Maintains your authenticated session | Session |
csrf_token | Prevents cross-site request forgery attacks | Session |
consent_state | Stores your cookie consent choices | 12 months |
locale | Remembers your language preference | 12 months |
3.2 Performance & analytics cookies
These cookies help us understand how visitors use our sites — which pages are visited, where visitors come from, and where they encounter errors. Data is aggregated and anonymised wherever possible. These cookies require your consent.
| Cookie | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
_pk_id | Matomo (self-hosted, EEA) | Visitor identification for analytics | 13 months |
_pk_ses | Matomo (self-hosted, EEA) | Session tracking for analytics | 30 minutes |
3.3 Functional cookies
These cookies enable enhanced functionality such as remembering your dashboard configuration or application preferences. They do not track you across other websites.
| Cookie | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
ui_theme | Stores your interface preferences | 12 months |
dashboard_layout | Remembers your dashboard configuration | 12 months |
3.4 Cookies we do not use
We do not use:
- Advertising or tracking cookies — we run no advertising on our platforms and do not share user data with advertising networks
- Social media tracking pixels — we do not embed Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, or similar tracking
- Third-party analytics platforms that transfer data outside the EEA without adequate safeguards
- Fingerprinting or persistent device identifiers beyond what is strictly necessary for security purposes
4. Your choices
4.1 Cookie consent banner
When you first visit any of our sites, a consent banner will appear. You may:
- Accept all — enables performance and functional cookies in addition to strictly necessary ones
- Reject optional — only strictly necessary cookies will be placed
- Manage preferences — individually select which cookie categories to enable
Your choice is stored for 12 months. You can change it at any time.
4.2 Changing your preferences
To update your cookie preferences at any time, click Manage Cookie Preferences in the footer of any of our sites.
4.3 Browser-level controls
You can also control cookies through your browser settings. Note that disabling all cookies may affect the functionality of our platforms (particularly authenticated areas). Common browser controls:
- Chrome: Settings → Privacy and Security → Cookies and other site data
- Firefox: Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data
- Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Manage Website Data
- Edge: Settings → Cookies and site permissions
4.4 Opt-out of analytics
To opt out of Matomo analytics specifically, you can enable the Do Not Track (DNT) signal in your browser — we honour it. Alternatively, use the opt-out mechanism available on any of our sites via the cookie preference manager.
5. Third-party cookies
We minimise third-party cookie use. Where third-party services are integrated (e.g., payment processors during checkout), those services may set their own cookies. We have no control over third-party cookies and recommend reviewing the privacy policies of those services directly.
We do not embed YouTube, Google Maps, or social media widgets that would set third-party cookies without your consent.
6. Changes to this policy
We will update this policy when we add or remove cookies from our platforms. Check the “Last updated” date at the top of this document for the most recent version.
7. Contact
For questions about our use of cookies:
privacy@samarkandindustries.com
Samarkand OÜ
[Address], Tallinn, Estonia