Cookie management
What is a cookie?
A cookie is a text file placed on your device (computer, smartphone) used to access the internet when you open and use our website, which typically contains information about the connection between the web server and your device or the operation of the website (for example, a so-called session identifier, which is a unique string of letters, numbers and other characters; the time you opened or visited the website, etc.), and the content of which is occasionally read back by the web server – while you are browsing our website or when you visit it again later.
With the help of the content of the cookie, the website (server) is able to improve the user experience and implement the services provided on the website. For example, when you shop in an online store, the web store is usually able to distinguish between and manage ongoing purchases (e.g. the current contents of the shopping cart). If your internet connection is interrupted while shopping, the website will know from the previously stored cookies what product you have added to your cart, which product you were looking for, and if the connection is restored, you can continue shopping where you left off. Cookies can be used to measure website traffic and generate statistical data. Some social media platforms also use cookies, so-called tracking cookies, to ensure that visitors to the website can access and use their services and display their content.
Functional (or function) cookies that are essential for the operation of the website or that support it typically contain the time of the website visit, the session identifier, and other information (numbers and character strings) related to the session that can be interpreted by the website’s program code, but they are not suitable for identifying the person visiting the website.
Purpose of data management
Identifying and distinguishing the sessions of visitors to our website, storing the data provided during them, and preventing data loss.
Scope of data managed
The cookies used on our website are so-called functional cookies that are necessary for the operation of the website and support it. They contain the time of visit to the website, the session identifier and other information (number and character strings) related to the session that can be interpreted by the web server’s program code, but they are not suitable for identifying the person visiting the website. We do not transfer the information stored in functional cookies to third parties.
Duration of data management
One of the functional cookies used on our website is a so-called session cookie, the validity of which expires as soon as you leave or close our site. The validity of functional cookies that store the acceptance of the cookie policy and cookie settings, as well as the language display settings of the page, is 1 year, but our website can only access the content of cookies valid for this longer period if you visit our site again from the same device and have not deleted the cookies in the meantime.
Legal enforcement
Most internet browsers automatically allow the use of cookies. However, you can change this setting at any time, disable and delete cookies. You can access the content of cookies stored on your device at any time, learn about them, view and delete them.
Known internet browser programs usually have the option to generally manage cookies, disable their use or delete them in their settings, typically in the submenu called security, data protection or data protection settings, under the name cookie or cookie. You can find more information about managing cookies in the help of the given program or by clicking on the following links by clicking on the name of the program: Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Edge.
