What are cookies?Cookie files are small text files that a website places on your computer (or mobile device) when you first visit the site. They help the website recognize your device during your next visit, and help you remember your username or user settings. Thanks to cookies, the website will recommend interesting content based on your browsing history. The term "cookies" applies to all files that collect information in a similar way.
Some cookie files contain personal information. For example, if you click "remember me" upon logging in, such a file will remember your username. However, most cookie files do not collect information that can identify you; instead, they accumulate more general information about where you came from (location, geographic area).
What types of cookies does our site use?In general terms, our cookie files serve four different functions:
- Essential (basic) cookie files are important for the functioning of our site. These cookies, for example, allow us to identify subscribers, save items in the cart, and ensure that visitors only access pages they have subscribed to.
- Statistical cookie files are used to collect statistics, analyze how visitors use the site, and monitor its performance. This allows us to provide high-quality services by ensuring quick access to the most popular pages.
- Functional cookie files are used to record your preferences. Such cookie files help save time when filling out various forms and retain the user settings you have chosen.
- We also use other cookie files for monitoring traffic on the site, improving site functionality, and detecting bot usage.
How long are cookie files stored on your device?Some cookie files are active from the moment you enter the site until the end of the current browser session. When the browser is closed, these files become unnecessary and are automatically deleted. Such cookie files are called session cookies.
Some cookie files are stored on the device and persist between browser sessions - they are not deleted after the browser is closed. Such cookie files are called persistent. The storage period for persistent cookies on the device varies for different files. Persistent cookie files can be used for various purposes: for example, to more accurately determine how often you visit our sites or how often you return to them, how the nature of site usage changes over time, and to evaluate the effectiveness of advertising.
More informationSometimes advertisers use cookie files to deliver ads to users based on their preferences. If you are a resident of the European Union and want to learn more about how advertising uses cookie files of this type, or choose to opt out of them, visit
www.youronlinechoices.eu.
More detailed information on how legal entities can use cookie files is available at
www.allaboutcookies.org.
Configuring Cookie Management in the BrowserMost modern web browsers have settings available for managing, storing, deleting, and prohibiting the use of cookie files.