Last Revised: July 20, 2025
This Cookie Policy explains how Association “Digital Fabrication Laboratory” (operating as FabLab.ba, “we,” “us,” or “our”) uses cookies and similar technologies on our website at www.FabLab.ba (the “Platform”). This policy should be read in conjunction with our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy, which provide more comprehensive information about our data processing practices.
1. What are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the website owners. Cookies can be “session cookies” (which are deleted when you close your browser) or “persistent cookies” (which remain on your device for a set period or until you delete them).
2. How We Use Cookies
We use cookies for various purposes to enhance your experience and understand how our Platform is used. The types of cookies we use generally fall into the following categories:
Strictly Necessary Cookies:
Purpose: These cookies are essential for the operation of our Platform and enable core functionalities such as website navigation, security, and accessibility features. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you which amount to a request for services (e.g., remembering your cookie consent preferences).
Legal Basis: Our legitimate interest (GDPR Article 6(1)(f)) in providing a functional and secure website. These cookies do not require your explicit consent as they are necessary for the service you request.
Analytics/Performance Cookies:
Purpose: These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our Platform by collecting information anonymously about site traffic, page visits, time spent, and site interactions. This allows us to measure and improve the performance of our site. We use Google Analytics for this purpose.
Legal Basis: Your explicit consent (GDPR Article 6(1)(a)). We will only place these cookies on your device after you have provided your consent via our cookie consent mechanism.
Advertising/Targeting Cookies:
Purpose: These cookies are used to deliver advertisements that are more relevant to you and your interests. They may be used by third-party advertising partners (like Google AdSense) to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant ads on other sites. They also help us measure the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns.
Legal Basis: Your explicit consent (GDPR Article 6(1)(a)). We will only place these cookies on your device after you have provided your consent via our cookie consent mechanism.
3. Third-Party Cookies
In addition to our own cookies (first-party cookies), we also use third-party cookies from services like Google Analytics and Google AdSense. These third parties may collect information about your online activities across different websites and over time.
Google Analytics: Used to collect statistical data about website usage.
Google AdSense: Used to serve personalized advertisements. Google’s use of the DART cookie enables it to serve ads to our users based on previous visits to our site and other sites on the Internet.
4. How to Manage Your Cookie Preferences and Withdraw Consent
You have control over your cookie preferences.
Cookie Consent Mechanism: When you first visit our Platform, you will be presented with a cookie consent banner that allows you to accept or decline different categories of cookies (e.g., analytics, advertising). You can change your preferences at any time by revisiting the cookie settings usually accessible via a link in the footer of our website.
Browser Settings: You can configure your web browser to refuse all cookies, to indicate when a cookie is being sent, or to delete cookies that have already been set. Each browser is a little different, so please refer to your browser’s “Help” menu to learn the correct way to modify your cookie settings. Please note that if you turn off all cookies, some features of our Platform may not function properly.
Specific Opt-Outs:
Google Ads: You may opt-out of the use of the DART cookie by visiting the Google Ad and Content Network privacy policy. You can also set preferences for how Google advertises to you using the Google Ad Settings page.
Network Advertising Initiative: You can opt out of many third-party advertising networks by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative Opt Out page.
Google Analytics: You can prevent your data from being used by Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics Opt Out Browser add-on.
5. Data Retention
The duration for which cookies remain on your device depends on whether it is a “session” or “persistent” cookie. Session cookies are temporary and are deleted when you close your browser. Persistent cookies remain until they expire or are manually deleted. The specific retention periods for data collected via cookies are detailed in our Privacy Policy.
6. Changes to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We will notify you of any significant changes by posting the new Cookie Policy on this page and updating the “Last Revised” date at the top. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.
7. Contacting Us
If you have any questions or concerns regarding this Cookie Policy or our use of cookies, please contact us:
Association “Digital Fabrication Laboratory”
FabLab.ba
Address: Braće Begić 42, 71000 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Email: info@fablab.ba