Cookie Policy
Last updated: November 2026
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that a website stores in your browser when you visit it. This site uses browser localStorage (a similar technology) rather than traditional cookies for consent management. The Microsoft Advertising UET service sets standard browser cookies if you choose to accept advertising.
2. How We Use Cookies and Storage
We use two categories of cookies and storage:
Category 1: Strictly Necessary
This storage is required for the site to function. It is set as soon as you visit the site and cannot be disabled.
| Name | Type | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| xyz_consent | localStorage | Stores your cookie preference (accepted, rejected, or specific choices) so the banner is not shown again during the valid period. | 12 months from the date of your choice |
No personal data is transmitted to any third party by this storage item. It stays entirely in your browser.
Category 2: Advertising & Measurement — Microsoft UET
These cookies are set only if you click Accept all or choose to enable "Advertising & measurement" in the Preferences panel. They are not set if you reject or do not respond to the banner.
| Cookie name | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| _uetsid | Microsoft Advertising | Session-level Universal Event Tracking identifier. Used to attribute website visits to Microsoft Advertising campaigns within a single browsing session. | 1 day |
| _uetvid | Microsoft Advertising | Persistent visitor-level Universal Event Tracking identifier. Used to identify returning visitors and attribute them to Microsoft Advertising campaigns over time. | 13 months |
| MUID | Microsoft | Microsoft universal user identifier used across Microsoft services including Bing. Helps Microsoft Advertising measure cross-site and cross-service interactions. | Approximately 1 year |
Microsoft Advertising is operated by Microsoft Corporation, based in the United States. Data collected via these cookies may be transferred to and processed by Microsoft in the US under the EU–US Data Privacy Framework (DPF). For more information, see privacy.microsoft.com.
We use these cookies solely to understand the effectiveness of our Microsoft Advertising campaigns. We do not use them to identify you personally or for any other purpose.
3. What We Do Not Use
We do not use:
- Analytics cookies (e.g. Google Analytics)
- Social media cookies
- Functional cookies (e.g. language or layout preferences)
- Any third-party advertising or affiliate scripts
4. How to Manage Your Preferences
You can change your cookie preferences at any time by clicking the Cookie settings link in the footer of any page on this site. This reopens the Preferences panel where you can enable or disable advertising cookies and save your updated choice.
When you withdraw consent for advertising cookies, we immediately push a consent-denied signal to the Microsoft UET tag and delete the _uetsid, _uetvid, and MUID cookies from your browser. No new UET cookies are set until you consent again.
5. Browser-Level Cookie Controls
You can also manage cookies directly in your browser settings. The following links provide instructions for major browsers:
Deleting cookies via your browser does not update the preference stored in localStorage. To update your stored preference, use the Cookie settings link.
6. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy when we change the cookies we use. The current version is always available at this URL. The "Last updated" date at the top of the page reflects the most recent revision.
7. Contact
Questions about this Cookie Policy can be directed to:
Gallant Oy
info@gallant-oy.com
Hämeenkatu 26 A, 33200 Tampere, Finland