Cookie Policy
Last updated: 1st January 2026
What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device when you visit our website. They help us provide you with a better experience by remembering your preferences, analysing how you use our site, and enabling certain functionality.
Similar technologies, such as web beacons, pixels, and local storage, may also be used alongside cookies to enhance your experience and provide analytics insights.
Why We Use Cookies
We use cookies and similar technologies for several purposes:
- To ensure our website functions properly and securely
- To remember your preferences and settings
- To analyse how visitors use our website and improve our services
- To provide personalised content and advertisements
- To measure the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns
- To enable social media features and functionality
Types of Cookies We Use
Necessary Cookies
These cookies are essential for our website to function properly. They enable basic features such as security, network management, and accessibility. You cannot opt out of these cookies.
Analytics Cookies
These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. We use Google Analytics to gather insights about website usage, popular pages, and user behaviour patterns.
Functional Cookies
These cookies enable enhanced functionality and personalisation. They may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we use on our website. They remember your preferences and settings to improve your experience.
Marketing/Advertising Cookies
These cookies are used to deliver advertisements that are relevant to you and your interests. They may also be used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement and measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns. We use Google Ads and other advertising platforms that may place these cookies.
Cookie Details
The following table provides details about the specific cookies we use:
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Duration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| cookie_consent | Stores your cookie consent preferences | 1 year | Necessary |
| _ga | Google Analytics - distinguishes unique users | 2 years | Analytics |
| _gid | Google Analytics - distinguishes unique 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 - advertising targeting | 2 years | Marketing |
| user_preferences | Stores your website preferences and settings | 6 months | Functional |
Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies are placed by third-party services that appear on our website. We use the following third-party services that may place cookies:
Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics to analyse website usage and improve our services. Google Analytics uses cookies to collect information about how visitors use our site. This information is used to compile reports and help us improve our website.
Google Ads
We use Google Ads for advertising and remarketing purposes. Google Ads may place cookies to show you relevant advertisements on other websites and measure the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns.
Google Fonts
We use Google Fonts to display fonts on our website. Google Fonts may place cookies to optimise font loading and performance.
Managing Your Cookie Preferences
You have several options for managing cookies:
Cookie Consent Banner
When you first visit our website, you'll see a cookie consent banner that allows you to accept all cookies, reject non-essential cookies, or customise your preferences. You can change your preferences at any time by clicking the cookie preferences link in our website footer.
Browser Settings
Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can:
- Block all cookies
- Block third-party cookies
- Delete existing cookies
- Set up notifications when cookies are placed
Please note that blocking or deleting cookies may affect your experience on our website and limit functionality.
Third-Party Opt-Outs
You can opt out of certain third-party cookies directly:
- Google Analytics: Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on
- Google Ads: Google Ad Settings
Google Consent Mode v2
We implement Google Consent Mode v2, which allows us to respect your cookie preferences whilst still providing basic analytics insights. When you decline marketing or analytics cookies, Google's services operate in a privacy-enhanced mode that provides aggregated, anonymised data without using cookies for tracking.
This ensures that your privacy choices are respected whilst allowing us to understand general website performance and improve our services.
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 material changes by posting the updated policy on our website and updating the "Last updated" date.
Contact Information
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact us:
Email: privacy@novadrive.world
Phone: +49 2214093680
Address: novadrive AG, Goethestraße 184, 50315 Cologne, Germany