Cookie Policy

Effective 26 August 2026

1. Purpose of this Policy

This Policy explains which cookies and similar technologies are used on https://www.ayu.group/en/, why they are used and how users can change their preferences.

The website operator is individual entrepreneur Anastasia Sergeevna Ayupova, TIN 380404036805, Primary State Registration Number of the Individual Entrepreneur 318547600090170. For personal-data enquiries, contact info@ayu.group.

2. What cookies are

Cookies are small text files stored by a website in your browser. They can support sessions, form security, saved preferences and statistics. The browser's local storage may be used for similar purposes.

3. Cookie categories and user choice

Category	Purpose	Condition of use
Essential	Website and session operation, form security and submission, and saving your selected preference	Used only to the minimum extent necessary
Analytics	Yandex Metrica: traffic, referral sources and interactions with website pages	Loaded only after you select “Allow analytics”
External functional services	Spam protection for forms, maps and selected widgets on the relevant pages	Separate from Yandex Metrica and not controlled by the analytics preference

Closing the consent window using the close button is equivalent to choosing “Essential only” and does not constitute consent to analytics. Values from an earlier cookie notification are not automatically carried over to this consent.

4. Cookies and services used

Cookie or service	Provider	Purpose	Condition and retention period
AYU_ANALYTICS_CONSENT_V1	AYU-Project	Saves the “Allow analytics” or “Essential only” preference	Up to one year; V1 allows the website to request a new choice if the terms change materially
PHPSESSID, BITRIX_SM_, ayugroup_	AYU-Project / 1C-Bitrix	Session, security, forms and website settings	For the session or the period set by the relevant technical function
Yandex Metrica, counter 93684152	Yandex	Traffic, sources, navigation and event statistics; click map; Session Replay	Only after consent; individual `_ym_*` cookies and localStorage properties are retained for periods set by Yandex
Yandex SmartCaptcha	Yandex	Protects forms against automated requests	A functional service loaded on pages with forms; subject to the provider's terms
Yandex Maps	Yandex	Displays office locations	A functional service on pages containing a map; subject to the provider's terms
ReviewLab	ReviewLab	Displays published reviews on pages that contain the widget	A functional service; subject to the provider's terms
`ayuvw_sid`, `ayuvw_state_`, `ayuvw_watched_`, `ayuvw_poster_*`	AYU-Project / video widget	Saves a pseudonymous session and video-widget state. The widget sends AYU-Project the event type, current page address and session identifier	Stored in localStorage/sessionStorage until cleared by the browser or website logic; functional telemetry operates independently of the analytics preference

Google Tag Manager and Webway Metrics are not used in the analytics configuration described here.

5. Data sent to Yandex Metrica

After consent, the counter may process technical information about the visit and device, the page address, referral source, clicks, navigation, scroll depth and permitted website events. Only technical categories are sent as goal parameters, such as form type, button placement, calculator step or downloaded document type.

Goal parameters do not include names, telephone numbers, email addresses, message text, form-field contents, user calculations or uploaded file names. URL query parameters are limited to advertising tags and technical pagination.

All form fields are assigned the ym-disable-keys class for Session Replay, while forms, calculator results and related blocks are hidden with the ym-hide-content class. These measures provide additional protection against recording their contents.

6. Managing and withdrawing consent

You can change your preference using the “Cookie settings” button in the website footer:

“Allow analytics” - allows Yandex Metrica to load;
“Essential only” - prevents Metrica from loading, or stops it and reloads the page.

When consent is withdrawn, the website stops the counter and deletes the analytics cookies and localStorage/sessionStorage records accessible to it on the AYU-Project domain. Cookies set on a third-party provider's domain and inaccessible to this website can be removed through browser settings. Withdrawal does not delete information already sent to the provider before consent was withdrawn.

The analytics preference controls Yandex Metrica only. SmartCaptcha, maps, ReviewLab and the proprietary video widget, including its first-party telemetry, provide separate website functions and operate independently of this preference.

7. Further information

8. Changes to this Policy

The operator updates this Policy when the cookies or services in use change. The current version is available at https://www.ayu.group/en/cookies.php.