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Cookies Policy
Last updated: 7 September 2026
This policy explains which cookies and similar technologies are used on retail-services.net, what they are for, and how long they are stored. The information is based on a technical review of the website carried out on 7 September 2026.
What cookies are
Cookies are small text files a website stores on your device. They make it possible, for example, to keep your language setting or to recognise that you have already given consent.
Your choice
Cookies that are strictly necessary to operate the website are used without consent. All others — in particular those for statistics and marketing — are only used once you have agreed. You can change or withdraw your decision at any time through the cookie settings at the bottom of the page. If you withdraw consent, the cookies concerned are no longer set.
1. Strictly necessary cookies
These cookies are required to operate the website and cannot be switched off. They carry no advertising identifiers.
| Cookie | Set by | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| cmplz_banner-status | World of Retail Services | Remembers that the cookie notice has been dismissed | 365 days |
| cmplz_functional / _preferences / _statistics / _marketing | World of Retail Services | Stores which cookie categories you have consented to | 365 days |
| cmplz_consented_services | World of Retail Services | Stores consent given for individual services | 365 days |
| cmplz_policy_id | World of Retail Services | Version of this policy you consented to | 365 days |
| wp-wpml_current_language | World of Retail Services | Remembers the language version you selected | Session |
2. Statistics and marketing — only with your consent
These cookies are set only if you have consented to the “statistics” or “marketing” category.
| Cookie | Set by | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| wrs_gclid | World of Retail Services | Stores the click ID of a Google ad so that a later enquiry can be attributed to that ad | 90 days |
| wrs_src | World of Retail Services | Stores how your first visit came about (search, ad, direct) | 30 days |
| _ga, _ga_2TE8QQZX9K | Google Ireland Ltd. | Google Analytics 4: distinguishes users and sessions | up to 2 years |
| _gcl_au | Google Ireland Ltd. | Google Ads: conversion attribution | 90 days |
| hubspotutk, __hstc, __hssc, __hssrc | HubSpot Ireland Ltd. | Recognises returning visitors for our CRM | up to 6 months |
Videos from the provider Vimeo (Vimeo.com, Inc., USA) embedded on individual pages are likewise loaded only after you have consented to “marketing”; Vimeo may then set its own cookies (in particular “vuid”, up to 2 years). Details: Privacy Policy, Section B.(6) g).
3. Services used without their own cookies
Google Tag Manager (Google Ireland Ltd.) loads the measurement tags listed above and sets no cookie of its own. Google Fonts are served locally from our own server; no connection to Google servers is established. Cloudflare (Cloudflare, Inc.) routes the website’s traffic as a content delivery network and attack protection; “Cloudflare Insights” measures loading times and works without cookies and without recognising individual visitors. Only where Cloudflare detects automated access may it set strictly necessary security cookies (“__cf_bm”, 30 minutes; “cf_clearance”, duration depending on the respective security check); these serve solely to ward off attacks and contain no advertising identifiers.
4. Recipients and transfers outside the EU
The analytics and marketing services are provided by Google Ireland Limited (Dublin, Ireland) and HubSpot Ireland Limited (Dublin, Ireland). Transfers to their respective US parent companies are possible; both are certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework. Cloudflare, Inc. is based in the United States and is likewise certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework. Details of transfers to third countries are set out in our Privacy Policy, Section A.(8).
5. Deleting cookies in your browser
Regardless of the settings on this website, you can delete cookies at any time in your browser or restrict their storage in general. If storage is blocked entirely, some parts of this website may no longer work as intended.
6. Further information
How we process personal data, the legal bases that apply and the rights you have are set out in our Privacy Policy. The controller is World of Retail Services GmbH, Kasseler Landstrasse 5, 37213 Witzenhausen, Germany.