Their use is essential for navigating the website and for the functionality of the website. Without their acceptance, the website or parts of it may not be displayed or may be displayed incorrectly.

Analytical or Performance Monitoring “Cookies”:

These help us to distinguish visitors to the website and collect data about how visitors behave on the website. These “cookies” are used, for example, to ensure that the website remembers when you log in when you request it. They do not collect information that can identify you, the data is aggregated and stored anonymously ( e.g. Google Analytics)

Functional “Cookies”:

These cookies are designed to improve the user experience. They detect and store, for example, the device you use to access the website, or information you have previously provided and requested to be stored: for example, automatic login, your choice of language, text size, font or other customisable elements of the website. These “cookies” do not track your activity on other websites. However, the information they collect may include personally identifiable information that you have shared.

Targeted Or Advertising “Cookies”:

These allow websites to provide information (marketing) that is most relevant to your interests. This requires your explicit consent. These cookies collect detailed information about your browsing habits.

5. Do the “Cookies” contain Personal Data?

Most “cookies” do not contain personal information and do not allow users to be identified. The data stored is necessary for a more convenient browsing experience and is stored in a way that does not allow unauthorised access.

6. Why are “cookies” important on the Internet?

The role of “cookies” is to make browsing more convenient for users, as they are used to set the browsing history of advertisements and content for users. Disabling or restricting “cookies” makes some websites unusable. However, disabling or restricting “cookies” does not mean that users will not see ads, but that the ads and content displayed are not “personalised”, i.e. not tailored to the user’s needs and interests. Some examples of the use of “cookies”:

• Display content, services and products tailored to the user’s needs.
  Offers tailored to the user’s interests.
  A note to log in when you request it (stay logged in).
  Comment on parental control filters for Internet content (family mode options, safe search functions).
  Limiting the frequency of advertisements; i.e., limiting the number of times an advertisement can be displayed on a web page given to the user.
  Display of advertisements relevant to the user.
  Geotargeting
  7. Security and Data Security Related Factors.

  Cookies” are not viruses or spyware. As they are plain text files, they cannot be executed and are therefore not considered programs. However, they may have other intentions (malicious intent) to hide information in the “cookie”, so they can act as spyware. For this reason, antivirus and anti-virus programs may permanently delete the “cookies”.

  Since the Internet browsing device and web servers are in constant communication, sending data back and forth, an attacker (hacker) could retrieve the information stored in the cookies if it interferes with the process. One of the reasons for this could be, for example, an inadequately encrypted Internet (WiFi) setting. This vulnerability can be exploited to extract data from the “cookies”.

  8. Managing and Deleting “Cookies”

  
  You can delete or disable “cookies” in the browser programs you use. Browsers allow cookies by default. You can disable this in the browser settings and delete existing ones. You can also set the browser to notify the user when a cookie is sent to the device. It is important to stress, however, that disabling or restricting these files will degrade the browsing experience and may also cause errors in the functionality of the website.

  The settings options are usually found in the “Options” or “Preferences” menu of the browser. Each web browser is different, so please use the “Help” menu of your browser or the links below to change your cookie settings:

Cookie settings in Internet Explorer
Cookie settings in Firefox
Cookie settings in Chrome
Cookie settings in Safari

• To turn off anonymous Google Analytics “cookies”, you can install a so-called “Google Analytics plug-in” in your browser, which prevents the website from sending information about you to Google Analytics. You can find more information on this at the links below:

  Google Analytics & Privacy or Google Principles and Policies.

  9.

  If you would like to learn more about “cookies” and how they are used, please visit the following links:

  Microsoft Cookies guide
  All About Cookies
  All About Cookies