Cookie Policy
Last updated: 15th January 2026
What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device (computer, smartphone, tablet) when you visit our website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and to provide information to website owners. Cookies help us understand how you use our website, remember your preferences, and improve your browsing experience.
How We Use Cookies
steadywaveion uses cookies for various purposes, including ensuring our website functions properly, analysing website performance, personalising your experience, and providing relevant advertisements. We use both first-party cookies (set by our website) and third-party cookies (set by external services like Google Analytics and Google Ads) to enhance your experience and understand how our website is used.
Types of Cookies We Use
Necessary Cookies
These cookies are essential for the website to function properly. They enable basic functions like page navigation, access to secure areas, and remembering your cookie preferences. The website cannot function properly without these cookies.
Analytics Cookies
We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors interact with our website. These cookies collect information about how you use our site, which pages you visit, and any errors you encounter. This information helps us improve our website performance and user experience.
Functional Cookies
These cookies allow the website to remember choices you make (such as your language preference, cookie preferences, or region) and provide enhanced, more personalised features. They may also be used to provide services you have requested.
Marketing/Advertising Cookies
These cookies are used to deliver advertisements more relevant to you and your interests. They are also used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement and help measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns. We use Google Ads for advertising purposes, which may track your browsing behaviour across websites.
Specific Cookies We Use
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Duration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| cookie_consent | Remembers your cookie preferences | 1 year | Necessary |
| _ga | Google Analytics - distinguishes users | 2 years | Analytics |
| _gid | Google Analytics - distinguishes users | 24 hours | Analytics |
| _gcl_au | Google Ads - conversion tracking | 90 days | Marketing |
| _gcl_aw | Google Ads - attribution tracking | 90 days | Marketing |
| IDE | Google Ads - ad targeting and measurement | 390 days | Marketing |
Third-Party Services
We use several third-party services that may set cookies on your device:
- Google Analytics: Provides website analytics and user behaviour insights
- Google Ads: Enables advertising campaigns and conversion tracking
- Google Fonts: Provides web fonts for improved typography (may set cookies for font loading optimisation)
Managing Your Cookie Preferences
You have several options for managing cookies:
- Cookie Consent Banner: Use our cookie consent banner to accept, reject, or customise your cookie preferences when you first visit our site
- Browser Settings: Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings preferences. You can set your browser to refuse cookies or alert you when cookies are being sent
- Opt-out Tools: You can opt out of Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on
- Ad Settings: You can manage Google Ads personalisation through your Google Ad Settings
Google Consent Mode v2
We implement Google Consent Mode v2, which allows us to respect your consent preferences whilst still providing basic functionality. When you reject marketing or analytics cookies, Google services operate in a privacy-enhanced mode that doesn't use cookies for those purposes whilst still allowing basic measurement and functionality.
Impact of Disabling Cookies
If you choose to disable cookies, some features of our website may not function properly. Necessary cookies cannot be disabled as they are essential for the website to work. Disabling analytics cookies will not affect your browsing experience but will prevent us from understanding how you use our site. Disabling marketing cookies will not affect functionality but may result in less relevant advertisements.
Updates to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology, or legal requirements. When we make changes, we will update the "Last updated" date at the top of this policy. We encourage you to review this Cookie Policy periodically to stay informed about how we use cookies.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact us:
steadywaveion AG
Graben 186
4616 Wels
Upper Austria, Austria
Email: privacy@steadywaveion.world
Phone: +43 7243992746