Smart Way Cookie Policy

Edition of April 13, 2026. This policy explains which cookies and related technologies are used on the Smart Way website, why they are needed, who can set them and how you can manage them. The document applies to the public website of Smart Way, in particular to the page https://smartway.pro/uk/, and supplements the Privacy Policy.

1. What is a cookie?

Cookies are small text files or similar data storage technologies in the browser that help the site "remember" your language, save the technical state of the session, measure attendance, evaluate the effectiveness of advertising and make the site more convenient for repeat visits.

2. Why Smart Way uses cookies

We may use cookies and similar identifiers for the following purposes:

ensuring the basic functionality of the site and displaying the required locale;
traffic analytics and improvement of the structure of the public site;
measurement of marketing campaigns, advertising transitions and conversions, if such technologies are enabled;
maintaining security, logging and detecting technical failures.

Strictly necessary cookies can be used without separate consent, if the site cannot work correctly without them. For analytical and marketing cookies, Smart Way aims to rely on the appropriate legal basis under the applicable law of your jurisdiction.

3. Categories of cookies and technologies that are used or may be used

Назва / приклад

preferredLocale

Необхідні / preference

Постачальник: Smart Way
Призначення: Запам'ятовує вибрану мову інтерфейсу і впливає на locale-redirect з кореневого URL.
Орієнтовний строк: 365 днів

Назва / приклад

_ga, _ga_<container-id>

Аналітичні

Постачальник: Google Analytics 4
Призначення: Допомагають розрізняти відвідувачів, сесії, оцінювати поведінку на сайті та покращувати продукт.
Орієнтовний строк: Зазвичай до 2 років

Назва / приклад

_gcl_au, _gcl_aw, _gcl_gs

Маркетингові

Постачальник: Google Ads / Google tag
Призначення: Пов'язують рекламний клік з подальшим візитом або конверсією і допомагають оцінювати ефективність рекламних кампаній.
Орієнтовний строк: Залежить від конфігурації Google tag і браузера

Name / example	Provider	Category	Appointment	Approximate term
`preferredLocale`	Smart Way	Necessary / preference	Remembers the selected interface language and affects the locale-redirect from the root URL.	365 days
`_ga`, `_ga_<container-id>`	Google Analytics 4	Analytical	Help distinguish between visitors, sessions, measure site behavior and improve the product.	Usually up to 2 years
`_gcl_au`, `_gcl_aw`, `_gcl_gs` and similar `_gcl_*`	Google Ads / Google tag	Marketing / conversion-tracking	Associate an advertising click with a subsequent visit or conversion and help evaluate the effectiveness of advertising campaigns.	Depends on the configuration of the Google tag and the browser

4. Third-party services

Some cookies and identifiers may not be set directly by Smart Way, but by third-party services that we use for analytics, advertising, or resource delivery. Such services process data in accordance with their own privacy policies and cookie policies. Google Analytics 4 and Google Ads are primarily relevant for this site.

5. How to manage cookies

You can delete already saved cookies or block them in your browser settings. Please note that blocking all cookies may affect the correct operation of the site, and deleting preferredLocale will reset the saved interface language. If you do not want analytical or advertising services to receive data about your visits, use browser blocking mechanisms, privacy extensions or Google account settings.

6. Policy updates

Smart Way may update this policy if site technologies, cookie contours or legal requirements change. The current version is located at https://smartway.pro/uk/cookie-policy/.

7. Contacts

If you have questions about cookies, the reasons for their use, or you want to clarify the list of third-party services, write to support@smartway.pro.