Introduction
GMG and its affiliated entities (referred to here as "GMG") use cookies on ruhbrand.com to keep the site running smoothly and make your experience a better one. This notice covers how.
It applies to this website and any related apps or branded pages we operate on third-party platforms like Facebook or YouTube. Any GMG company, subsidiary, affiliate, joint venture, or franchise you interact with is covered by the same commitment: we only collect, use, or share your data lawfully and fairly. For the fuller picture of how that data gets used, see our Privacy Policy.
What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files a website saves to your device — computer, phone, or tablet — when you visit. They help the site recognize you on your next visit and can be used for things like remembering your preferences, tracking activity, and generally making the site work better for you. Most cookies don't identify you personally; they tend to collect broader details, like your rough location or how you found your way to the site.
Why We Use Cookies
Our cookies generally fall into three jobs:
- Keeping the site running. Some cookies are essential — for example, making sure you see the right page for your location, or helping us catch broken links and technical issues.
- Understanding how visitors use the site. These help us see which pages and links get the most use (and which don't), so we can keep improving the content and layout.
- Personalizing your experience. These help tailor what you see across our site and other digital channels, based on what we've learned about your interests.
How to Block Cookies
Accepting cookies is entirely up to you — though turning them off may mean some parts of the site won't work as expected. You can:
- Set your browser to notify you whenever a cookie is offered, so you can decide case by case;
- Set your browser to reject all cookies automatically;
- Reject everything directly from a cookie pop-up, where one is shown; or
- Choose which categories of cookies you're comfortable with.
Instructions for managing cookies vary by browser — here's where to find them:
Types of Cookies We Use
- Strictly necessary: always on, since the site can't function properly without them. These typically fire in response to something you do — logging in, setting preferences, submitting a form. They don't store anything that identifies you personally, and while you can block them in your browser, doing so will likely break parts of the site.
- Targeting: set by our advertising partners to build a picture of your interests and show you relevant ads elsewhere. They don't directly store personal details, but they do rely on recognizing your browser or device. Blocking these just means less-targeted ads, not fewer ads.
- Functional: add extra features and personalization, sometimes via third-party tools embedded in our pages. Without these, some functionality may not work as intended.
- Social media: added by the social platforms we've integrated, so you can share our content easily. These can track your browsing across other sites too, which may shape what you see elsewhere. Blocking them may limit your ability to use those sharing tools.
- Performance: help us count visits, spot traffic sources, and see how people move through the site — all in aggregated, anonymous form. This is purely for improving the site; without it, we lose visibility into how it's actually being used.
How We Protect Your Data
Cookies can't be used by anyone else sharing your device to learn anything about you personally — at most, they show that someone on that device has visited our site. We never use cookie data to contact you by post, email, or phone, and any advertising you see on our site comes only from GMG itself, never outside parties. We do use email analytics to understand open rates and click activity, and we apply strict security measures to keep that data protected.
One important note: GMG will never email or otherwise contact you asking you to confirm sensitive details like passwords or card numbers. If you ever receive a request like that claiming to be from us, please forward it to privacy@gmg.com so we can look into it. For the full picture of how we handle personal data more broadly, see our Privacy Policy.
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