Cookie Policy

1. What Cookies Are

Cookies are small text files stored on your device by your browser when you visit a website. They allow the site to remember your actions and preferences (such as language) over time, and to measure how the site is used.

2. Categories We Use

• Essential required for the website to work — login session, security and load balancing. Cannot be disabled.
• Functional remember your preferences, such as language and cookie consent.
• Analytics help us understand how the website is used — anonymised pageviews, country, device. Set only after you accept analytics cookies.
• Marketing used to measure advertising effectiveness — only set after you accept marketing cookies. We may not use marketing cookies if no campaign is running.

3. Specific Cookies on This Site

As of the last-updated date above, the following cookies and storage items may be set:

• farden_admin_session (essential) JWT for admin login. Lifespan 12 hours, HttpOnly + Secure + SameSite=Strict. Only set when an admin signs in.
• farden_cookie_consent (functional) records whether you accepted analytics/marketing cookies. Lifespan 365 days.
• farden_visitor_id (functional) random anonymous ID for visit deduplication. Lifespan 365 days.
• farden-language (localStorage) your selected interface language (en/ru/az). Persistent until cleared.
• _ga, _ga_*, _gid (analytics) set by Google Analytics if/when enabled and you accept analytics cookies.

4. Managing Cookies

On your first visit a banner asks you to accept or decline non-essential cookies. You can change your decision at any time by clearing cookies for fardenclinic.az in your browser. Most browsers allow you to block or delete cookies through their settings — see your browser documentation.

Note: blocking essential cookies may break parts of the site (for example, the admin panel will not stay logged in).

You can change your preferences any time via the cookie banner shown on first visit, or by clearing cookies in your browser.