WHAT ARE COOKIES?

"Cookies" should be understood as IT data, in particular text files, stored on users' end devices intended for using websites. These files allow you to recognize the user's device and properly display a website tailored to his or her individual preferences. "Cookies" usually contain the name of the website they come from, their storage time on the end device and a unique number.

 

WHAT DO WE USE COOKIES FOR?

Cookies are used to adapt the content of websites to user preferences and optimize the use of websites. They are also used to create anonymous, aggregated statistics that help understand how the user uses websites, which allows one to improve their structure and content, excluding the personal identification of the user.

 

WHAT COOKIES DO WE USE?

As a rule, two types of cookies are used – "session" and "persistent". The former are temporary files that remain on the user's device until the user logs out of the website or turns off the software (web browser). "Persistent" files remain on the user's device for the time specified in the "cookie" file parameters or until they are manually deleted by the user.

Cookies used by the website operator's partners, including website users in particular, are subject to their own privacy policies.
Below is a detailed division of cookies according to:

 

• A. Types of cookies due to their necessity for provision of the service

Type	Description
Necessary	They are absolutely necessary for the proper functioning of the website or the functionality that the user wishes to use.
Functional	They are important for the operation of the website: they are used to enrich the functionality of the website. Without them the website will function properly, but will not be adapted to the user's preferences; they are used to ensure a high level of functionality of the website. Without the settings saved in the cookie the level of functionality of the website may be reduced, but this should not prevent its use entirely; they serve very important functionalities of the website. Blocking them will prevent selected functions from working properly.
Business	They enable the implementation of the business model based on which the website is made available; blocking them will not result in the unavailability of the entire functionality of the website, but may reduce the level of service provision due to the inability of the website owner to generate revenues that subsidize the operation of the website. This category includes, for example, advertising cookies.

 

• B. Due to the time for which the cookie will be placed on the user's end device:

Type	Description
Session cookies (session cookies)	a cookie placed for the duration of using the browser (session) is deleted after closing it
Persistent cookie (persistent cookie)	it is not deleted when the browser is closed and remains on the user's device for a specified period of time or without a defined period of validity depending on the settings of the website owner

 

• C. Due to origin - the website administrator who manages cookies:

Type	Description
First party cookie (first party cookie)	a cookie placed directly by the owner of the website you visited
Third-party cookie (third-party cookie)	cookies placed by external entities whose website components were called by the website owner

 

Note: cookies may be triggered by the administrator using scripts or components that are located on the partner's servers, located in a different location - another country or even a completely different legal system. If the website administrator calls website components from outside the administrator's system, standard cookie policy rules other than the website administrator's privacy/cookies policy may apply.

 

• D. Due to the purpose they serve:

Type	Description
Website configuration	they enable settings of functions and services on the website
Security and reliability of the website	they enable verification of authenticity and optimization of website performance
Authentication	they enable notification when a user is logged in, so that the website can show the appropriate information and features
Session status	they allow you to save information about how users use the website. These may concern the most frequently visited pages or possible error messages displayed on certain pages. Cookies used to save the so-called "session state" help improve services and increase the comfort of browsing websites
Processes	they enable the smooth operation of the website itself and the functions available on it
Ads	they enable the display of advertisements that are more interesting to users and at the same time more valuable to publishers and advertisers. They enable the personalization of advertisements, and can also be used to display advertisements outside the website pages (domains)
Location	they allow you to adjust the information displayed to the user's location
Analyses and research, audience audit	they enable website owners to better understand the preferences of their users and, through analysis, improve and develop products and services. Typically, the website owner or research company collects information anonymously and processes trend data without identifying the personal data of individual users

 

• E. Types of cookies due to interference with the user's privacy

Type	Description
Harmless	Includes cookies: necessary for the proper functioning of the website needed to enable website functionality, but their operation has nothing to do with user tracking
Researching	used to track users, however, they do not include information that identifies a specific user

 

DO COOKIES CONTAIN PERSONAL DATA?

Personal data collected using cookies may be collected only to perform specific functions for the user. Such data is encrypted in a way that prevents access by unauthorized persons.

 

DELETING COOKIES

By default, software used to browse websites allows cookies to be placed on the end device. These settings can be changed in such a way as to block the automatic handling of cookies in the web browser settings or to send notification each time they are sent to the user's device. Detailed information about the possibilities and methods of handling cookies is available in the software (web browser) settings.

Restricting the use of cookies may affect some of the functionalities available on the website.