-
- The Administrator informs that the Website uses “cookies” (cookies), installed on your terminal device. These are small text files that can be read by the Administrator’s system, as well as by systems belonging to other entities whose services are used by the Administrator (e.g. Facebook, Google). They are used, among others, for advertising and statistical purposes and to adapt the website to the User’s individual needs.
-
- The Administrator uses cookies for the following purposes:
-
- ensuring proper operation of the Website – cookies enable efficient operation of the Website, use of its functionalities and for proper and smooth movement between individual subpages,
- ensuring security – cookies are used to authenticate users. They are used to protect the user’s personal data from unauthorized access (e.g. data provided in the contact form),
- increasing the comfort of browsing the Website – with cookies it is possible to detect errors on some subpages and their constant improvement,
- creating statistics – cookies are used to analyze how users use the Website (e.g. number of users visiting the Website, time of using the Website, interest and time of viewing content). This makes it possible to constantly improve the Website and adjust its operation to the preferences of users.
- conducting marketing activities – with cookies, the Administrator can direct advertisements to users tailored to their preferences (as long as such activities are undertaken by the Administrator).
-
- Two basic types of cookies may be used on the Website:
-
-
- session cookies – temporary files that are stored on the end device of the person using the Website until logging out, leaving the website or turning off the software (web browser).
-
-
-
- persistent cookies – are stored on the end device of the person using the Website for the time specified in the cookie parameters or until they are deleted by the person using the Website.
-
-
- The following types of cookies may be used on the Website:
-
-
- “necessary” cookies enabling the use of services available on the Website, e.g. cookies used for services requiring authentication on the Website and necessary to ensure security (e.g. used to detect abuses in the field of authentication on the Website);
- “functional” cookies, enabling “remembering” the settings selected by the visitor and personalizing the interface, e.g. in terms of the selected language or region from which the person logged in to the website comes from, font size, appearance of the website, etc.;
- “performance” cookies, enabling the collection of information on how the Website pages are used.
- “advertising” cookies, enabling the provision of advertising content more tailored to their interests to visitors of the Website.
-
-
- In many cases, the software used to browse websites (web browser) allows cookies to be stored on the User’s end device by default.
-
- Users using the Website may change cookie settings at any time. These settings can be changed in particular in such a way as to block the automatic handling of cookies in the web browser settings or to inform each time they are placed on the Website User’s device.
-
- Detailed information about the possibilities and methods of handling cookies is available in the software (web browser) settings.
-
- Restrictions on the use of cookies may affect some of the functionalities available on the Website.
-
- The user may delete cookies at any time using the functions available in the web browser he or she uses.
-
- Most browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can modify your browser settings to decline cookies. To do this, please refer to the support articles for your browser.
-
-
-
-
SERVER LOGS
-
-
-
Using the website involves sending queries to the server where the website is stored. Each query sent to the server is saved in the server logs.
Logs include, among others: the User’s IP address, server date and time, information about the web browser and operating system used by the User. Logs are saved and stored on the server. The data saved in the server logs are not associated with specific people using the website and are not used by us to identify Users.
Server logs are only auxiliary material used to administer the website, and their content is not disclosed to anyone other than persons authorized to administer the server.
-
-
-
-
PURPOSES
-
-
-
Cookies will be used for necessary session management, including:
- recognizing a User who has previously visited the website, which allows you to identify the number of unique users who have used the website and allows you to ensure that the website has sufficient capacity for the number of new users;
- recording information from the User’s device, including: cookies, IP address and information about the browser used, in order to diagnose problems, administer and track Website Usage;
- customizing elements of the graphic design or content of the website;
- collecting statistical information about how the User uses the website in order to improve the website and determine which areas of the website are the most popular for User
Below is a description of the tools used by other providers on the website, which collect data in the form of cookies.
-
Google Analytics
The website uses Google Analytics. The provider of Google Analytics is Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. The basis for using Google Analytics services is the legitimate interest of the Website owner, which consists in creating statistics and analyzing them in order to optimize the website.
The use of Google Analytics is possible by installing a special Google Analytics tracking code in the website code. The tracking code uses cookies from Google LLC for the Google Analytics service. Each user has the option of blocking the Google Analytics tracking code by installing a browser add-on.
Google Analytics automatically collects information about the use of the website by Users. The collected information is usually transferred to Google servers located around the world and stored there. The IP address is anonymized by shortening it. As a rule, the anonymized IP address transferred as part of Google Analytics is not combined with other Google data.
Google Analytics collects in particular the following data:
-
-
- information about the operating system and web browser,
- viewed subpages,
- time spent on the website and subpages,
- transitions between individual subpages,
- the source from which the user goes to the website,
- the user’s approximate location, which is limited to the city.
-
The information collected by Google Analytics is anonymous and does not allow any identification of Users. The collected information is not linked in any way to Users’ personal data.
Google Analytics services have been certified by the independent security standard ISO 27001. ISO 27001 is one of the most widely recognized standards in the world and certifies that systems supporting Google Analytics meet the appropriate requirements. Cookies used by Google Analytics remain on the User’s end device for a period of up to 2 years.
More information about Google Analytics can be found here.
-
Facebook and Instagram – Meta Platforms Ireland Limited
Due to the placement of an icon redirecting to Facebook and Instagram on the Website, the Website uses Facebook Pixel – a tool using cookies provided by Meta Platforms Ireland Limited. The tool automatically collects information about the User’s use of the website, matches and directs ads displayed on Facebook and Instagram to the User and measures their effectiveness.
The information collected as part of Pixel Facebook is anonymous, i.e. it does not allow for any identification of the website Users. Depending on the User’s activity on the website, a given user may be targeted and reach a specific group of recipients, but at the same time it is not possible to identify individual people belonging to these groups.
Cookies used by Facebook Pixel may remain on the User’s end device for a period of up to 3 months.
Meta Platforms may combine the collected information with other information about Users collected as part of the Users’ use of Facebook and Instagram, and this provider may use this data for its own purposes, including marketing. Such activities of Meta Platforms are not dependent on the owner of the Website and he has no influence on the collection and combining of data by Meta Platforms.
Detailed information on the processing of personal data by Meta Platforms can be found in the privacy policies and other documents published on Facebook and Instagram. It is also possible for the User to manage the privacy settings of his account on the above-mentioned website. platforms from these accounts.
All User questions and claims relating to the use of Meta Platforms should be directed directly to Meta Platforms Ireland Limited.
III. Contact
If the User wants to obtain more information regarding cookies on the website, contact with the owner of the Website is possible via e-mail: info@4liberty.eu