About cookies
1. What is a cookie?
The term "cookie" (used in the plural form "cookies") refers to technologies based on the principle of storing and accessing information about the device (e.g. desktop PC, laptop, tablet, mobile phone) used by a visitor to a website. Cookies are text files that contain small amounts of information consisting of letters and numbers, which will be stored on the user's device. Cookies are installed by request issued by a web server to a browser (e.g. Chrome, Firefox, Safari) and are completely "passive" (does not contain software, viruses or spyware and cannot access information on the user's hard drive). Cookies contain information that connects a user of the website and a web server. If a user accesses that website again, the web server will read the previously stored information and recognize that user on the next visit. Cookies are mainly used to help the user navigate a site efficiently, to allow the user to perform certain operations (e.g., account authentication), and to allow the site to remember the user's actions or preferences over time.
2. Types of cookies
There are several types of cookies, depending on various classification criteria, namely: Depending on the storage duration : (i) session cookies (which expire immediately after closing the visited web page) or (ii) persistent cookies (which have a longer lifespan, they are retained and the stored information is reused each time the user returns to that site); Depending on their role : (i) strictly necessary cookies, (ii) functional cookies, (iii) performance and analysis cookies and (iv) targeting and advertising cookies; Depending on their source : (i) first party cookies (placed by the site accessed by the user) and (ii) third party cookies (placed by a third party other than the site accessed by the user).
3. What types of cookies do we use?
Strictly necessary cookies These cookies are necessary for the functioning of the site and to use some of its features, such as access to secure areas. Strictly necessary cookies allow you to navigate through the site and benefit from its functionalities. Without these cookies, we will not be able to offer certain navigation facilities, such as automatic redirection to the least busy server. Functional cookies These cookies allow us to improve the functionalities of the site, by recording information related to the choices that users make on the site and also allow us to personalize the site according to their requirements. Functional cookies can be set by us (first party cookies) or by third party providers (third party cookies) whose services we have added to our pages (such as those for distributing pages on social networks). By disabling these cookies, some or all of the functionalities of the site may not function correctly. Performance and analysis cookies These cookies are used to improve the performance and functionality of our website, but are not essential for its operation (although certain functionalities may become unavailable if these cookies are not active). Analysis cookies help us understand the interactions of visitors with the website, and then use this information to improve the way in which the content offered to users is presented. Targeting and advertising cookies These cookies can provide the possibility of monitoring the online activities of visitors and to create profiles that can then be used for marketing purposes. For example, based on such cookies, the products and services agreed by a user can be identified, this information can subsequently be used to send relevant advertising messages to that user. They also have functions such as preventing the continuous repetition of the same advertisement, ensuring the correct display of advertisements and selecting advertisements according to the interests of the user. By disabling these cookies, we will not be able to provide relevant advertisements to the visitor of our website.
4. Providers used by us to place third party cookies
Google We use technology provided by Google Inc., headquartered at 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (“Google”) for analysis services (Google Analytics) or online advertising (Google Adwords, Google DoubleClick), as well as for social plugins. The information collected by Google regarding your use of this website (for example, the referring URL, our web pages you visit, browser type, language settings, operating system, screen resolution) will be sent to Google servers where it will be stored and analyzed. Google is certified in accordance with the EU-US Privacy Shield standards, which ensures an adequate level of data protection with regard to data processing by Google in the USA. For more information about how Google processes personal data, please consult the Google Privacy . Facebook We use technology provided by Facebook Inc, 1601 South California Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA ("Facebook") for online targeting and advertising services, as well as for social plugins. Facebook is certified in accordance with the EU-US Privacy Shield standards, which ensures an adequate level of data protection with regard to the processing of data by Facebook in the USA. For more details on how Facebook processes personal data, please see Facebook Privacy . RTB House We use technology provided by RTB House SA with headquarters in 61/101 Zlota Street, 00-819 Warsaw, Poland ("RTB") for targeting and advertising services. For more details on how RTB processes personal data, please see RTB Privacy . LiveChat We use technology provided by LiveChat Inc., located at 101 Arch Street, 8th Floor, Boston MA 02110, USA ("LiveChat") for the interactive direct communication (chat) service with site visitors. For more details on how LiveChat processes personal data, please see the LiveChat Privacy Policy .
5. How can cookies be controlled?
You can change your cookie settings (except for those that are strictly necessary) at any time, directly from your browser. Details on the settings of various browsers for blocking or deleting cookies are available below:
