Legal

Cookie Policy

Last updated: 11 September 2026

This Cookie Policy explains how FINK ("FINK", "we", "us") uses cookies and similar storage technologies on this website, why we use them, and the choices available to you. It should be read together with the consent choice you were offered when you first visited this site.

FINK is the data controller for the purposes described in this policy. You can reach us at contact@fink.mk, Skopje, North Macedonia.

What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files, or similar data stored by your browser (such as local storage), that a website places on your device to remember information between visits or while you browse — for example, a language preference or a login session. This policy covers both traditional cookies and equivalent browser storage, since North Macedonian law treats them the same way.

How FINK uses cookies and similar storage

Strictly necessary

These are required for the site to function and cannot be switched off. FINK currently uses two, both stored as browser local storage rather than traditional server-set cookies:

  • fink-lang — remembers whether you're viewing the site in English or Macedonian.
  • fink-cookie-consent — remembers the choice you made in the cookie banner, so we don't ask again on every visit.

Under the Law on Electronic Communications, strictly necessary storage like this does not require your prior consent, because the site cannot provide the feature you asked for (a working language switcher, a remembered cookie choice) without it.

Analytics

We use Google Analytics (GA4) to understand how visitors use this site — for example, which pages are viewed. This only runs if you click "Accept" in the cookie banner; if you reject, or haven't chosen yet, no Google Analytics script loads and no analytics cookies are set. Once accepted, Google Analytics may set cookies such as _ga and _ga_* to distinguish visitors between visits. Data collected this way is processed by Google LLC and may be transferred to and processed in the United States — see Google's Privacy Policy for how they handle it.

Marketing & advertising

Not currently used. FINK does not use advertising cookies, retargeting pixels, or any cross-site tracking technology.

Third-party content

This site loads web fonts from Google Fonts (fonts.googleapis.com and fonts.gstatic.com) so that headings and body text render correctly. Loading these files causes your browser to connect directly to Google's servers, which may process your IP address as part of that request. Google does not set advertising or tracking cookies through this service as we've configured it. No other third-party scripts are loaded on this site.

Legal basis and your consent

North Macedonia's Law on Personal Data Protection ("Official Gazette of the Republic of North Macedonia" No. 42/20, as amended by No. 294/21) is substantially aligned with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Together with the Law on Electronic Communications, it requires that, before we store anything on your device that isn't strictly necessary, we ask for your consent — and that consent must be freely given, specific, informed, and given through a clear, affirmative action (no pre-ticked boxes). You can withdraw that consent at any time, as easily as you gave it, using the "Cookie Settings" link in the footer of this site.

Beyond the strictly necessary storage described above, FINK uses Google Analytics, which is not strictly necessary and therefore only runs once you've given your consent via the banner. The banner and this policy exist so that your choice — whichever way you make it — is respected automatically, rather than assumed.

Your rights

Under the Law on Personal Data Protection, you have the right to:

  • access the personal data we hold about you;
  • request that inaccurate data be corrected;
  • request erasure of your data, where applicable;
  • request that processing be restricted;
  • receive your data in a portable format;
  • object to processing based on our legitimate interests;
  • not be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing that significantly affects you;
  • withdraw consent at any time, without affecting the lawfulness of processing carried out before the withdrawal; and
  • lodge a complaint with the Agency for Personal Data Protection (AZLP), the supervisory authority for data protection in North Macedonia, at azlp.mk.

Managing or withdrawing your consent

You can change your cookie choice at any time using the Cookie Settings link in the footer of this site, which reopens the consent banner. You can also control or delete cookies and local storage directly through your browser's settings; how to do this varies by browser, and your browser's help documentation will have current instructions. Blocking strictly necessary storage may mean parts of this site, like the language switcher, stop working as expected.

Changes to this policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time, for example if the cookies we use change or the law requires it. The date at the top of this page shows when it was last revised.

Contact

Questions about this policy or how FINK handles your data can be sent to contact@fink.mk. If you believe your data protection rights have been infringed, you may also contact the Agency for Personal Data Protection of the Republic of North Macedonia directly at azlp.mk.