COOKIES POLICY
Cookies are small text information in the form of text files, sent by the server and stored on the side of the Website visitor (e.g. on the hard drive of a computer or a laptop, or on the memory card of the smartphone – depending on what device the person visiting our Online Store uses). Detailed information about cookies as well as the history of their creation can be found, among others, here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_cookie
Cookies that may be sent by the Online Store's website can be categorized into different types based on the following criteria:
By their provider:
1) First-party (created by the Administrator's Online Store website) and
2) Third-party (created by entities other than the Administrator)
By their storage period on the visitor's device:
1) Session cookies (stored until logging out of the Online Store or closing the web browser) and
2) Persistent cookies (stored for a defined period, as specified by each cookie's parameters, or until manually deleted)
Based on their purpose of use:
1) Essential cookies (allowing the proper functioning of the Online Store's website)
2) Functional/preference cookies (enabling the customization of the Online Store's website according to the preferences of the visitor)
3) Analytical and performance cookies (collecting information about how the Online Store's website is used),
4) Marketing, advertising, and social media cookies (collecting information about the visitor to the Online Store's website for the purpose of displaying personalized ads, measuring effectiveness, and conducting other marketing activities, including on websites separate from the Online Store's website, such as social media platforms or other websites belonging to the same advertising networks as the Online Store).
The Administrator may process data contained in Cookies when visitors use the Online Store's website for the following specific purposes:
1) Identification of Service Recipients as logged in on the Online Store and displaying that they are logged in (essential Cookies)
2) Remembering Products added to the basket in order to place an Order (essential Cookies)
3)Remembering data filled in Order Forms, surveys, or login details to the Online Store (essential and/or functional/preferential Cookies)
4) Customizing the content of the Online Store's website to the individual preferences of the Service Recipient (e.g., regarding colors, font size, page layout) and optimizing the use of the Online Store's pages (functional/preferential Cookies)
5) Conducting anonymous statistics showing how the Online Store's website is used (analytical and performance Cookies), displaying and rendering advertisements, limiting the number of ad impressions and bypassing ads that the Service Recipient does not wish to view, measuring the effectiveness of ads, and personalizing ads, i.e., studying the behavioral characteristics of people visiting the Online Store through anonymous analysis of their actions (e.g., repeated visits to certain pages, keywords, etc.) in order to create their profile and provide them with ads tailored to their anticipated interests, even when they visit other websites in the advertising network of Google Ireland Ltd. and Facebook Ireland Ltd. (marketing, advertising, and social Cookies).
Verification in the most popular web browsers of the cookies (including the duration of the cookies and their provider) being sent at a given moment by the Online Store's website can be conducted in the following manner:
In the Chrome browser:
(1) Click on the padlock icon on the left side of the address bar, (2) go to the "Cookies" tab.
In the Firefox browser:
(1) Click on the shield icon on the left side of the address bar, (2) go to the "Allowed" or "Blocked" tab, (3) click on the "Cross-site tracking cookies," "Social
In the Internet Explorer browser: (1) Click the "Tools" menu, (2) go to the "Internet options" tab, (3) navigate to the "General" tab, (4) go to the "Settings" tab, (5) click the "View files" button.
In the Opera browser:
(1) Click the padlock icon on the left side of the address bar, (2) go to the "Cookies" tab.
In the Safari browser:
(1) Click the "Preferences" menu, (2) go to the "Privacy" tab, (3) click the "Manage Website Data" button.
Regardless of the browser, you can use tools available on websites like https://www.cookiemetrix.com or https://www.cookie-checker.com/
Typically, most web browsers available on the market by default accept the saving of Cookies. Everyone has the option to define the conditions for using Cookies through their own web browser settings. This means that one can, for example, partially limit (e.g., temporarily) or completely disable the ability to save Cookies – in the latter case, however, it may impact some functionalities of the online store (for instance, it may become impossible to proceed through the Order path via the Order Form due to the non-retention of Products in the basket during subsequent steps of placing an Order).
The web browser settings regarding Cookies are significant from the perspective of consent to the use of Cookies by our Online Store - according to regulations, such consent can also be expressed through the settings of the web browser. Detailed information about changing settings related to Cookies and their independent removal in the most popular web browsers is available in the browser's help section and on the following pages (just click on the given link):
In the Chrome browser
In the Firefox browser
In the Internet Explorer browser
In the Opera browser
In the Safari browser
In the Microsof Edge browser
The Administrator may use Google Analytics and Universal Analytics services provided by Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland) in the Online Store. These services assist the Administrator in conducting statistics and analyzing traffic in the Online Store. The collected data is processed within the above services to generate statistics helpful in administering the Online Store and analyzing traffic in the Online Store. This data is aggregate in nature. By using the above services in the Online Store, the Administrator collects data such as the sources and mediums of acquiring visitors to the Online Store and the way they behave on the Online Store's website, information about the devices and browsers from which they visit the page, IP and domain, geographic data, demographic data (age, gender), and interests.
It is possible for an individual to easily block the sharing of information about their activity on the Online Store's website with Google Analytics. For this purpose, one can, for example, install a browser add-on provided by Google Ireland Ltd., available here: link to the add-on.
Due to the Administrator's potential use of advertising and analytical services provided by Google Ireland Ltd. in the Online Store, the Administrator points out that comprehensive information about the processing of data of individuals visiting the Online Store (including information stored in Cookies) by Google Ireland Ltd. can be found in Google's privacy policy, which is available at the following web address: Google Partner Sites Privacy Policy.
The Online Store may include links to other websites. The Administrator recommends that, upon visiting other websites, you review their respective privacy policies. Please note that this privacy policy specifically pertains to the Administrator's Online Store.