Cookies Policy

1. What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your device (computer, tablet, smartphone) when you visit websites. Cookies allow a website to recognize your device and remember information about your preferences or previous actions.

2. What cookies do we use?

2.1. Essential Cookies

These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be disabled in our systems. They are typically set only in response to your actions, such as accepting cookies.

• ga_consent_choice - stores your decision regarding consent for analytics cookies
• ga_consent_time - stores the timestamp of your decision

2.2. Analytics Cookies (Optional)

These cookies allow us to analyze site traffic and understand how visitors use our website. All information collected by these cookies is aggregated and anonymous.

• Google Analytics 4 (GA4) - we use GA4 with Enhanced Measurement enabled to collect anonymous statistics about site traffic
• Collected data: pages visited, time spent on site, element interactions, traffic source, general device and browser information
• IP anonymization: Your IP address is anonymized before processing
• Retention period: 14 months (according to GA4 settings)

2.3. Google reCAPTCHA

We use Google reCAPTCHA v3 as a security measure to protect forms from spam and abuse. reCAPTCHA analyzes user behavior on the site to distinguish humans from bots.

• Collected data: interaction signals, device and browser information, IP address
• Legal basis: legitimate interest of the controller (protection from abuse)
• Google's role: data processor acting on behalf of the controller

3. Your Rights and Choices

You have full control over cookies on our site:

• Consent: You can accept or reject analytics cookies at any time
• Settings: Click the "Cookie Settings" button in the banner to customize your preferences
• Browser: You can manage cookies in your browser settings
• Withdraw consent: You can withdraw consent at any time by deleting cookies or changing browser settings

4. GDPR Compliance

Our cookies policy complies with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR):

• Transparency: We clearly inform about the cookies used
• Consent: We collect explicit consent for analytics cookies
• Control: We enable easy management of consents
• Logging: We record consent history according to GDPR requirements
• Security: We protect your data according to best practices
• Data minimization: We collect only necessary information

5. Consent Logging (GDPR Article 7)

In accordance with Article 7 of GDPR, as a data controller, we must be able to demonstrate that the user consented to personal data processing. Therefore, we log the following information:

• Decision: Whether you accepted or rejected cookies
• Date and time: When you made the decision
• URL: On which page you gave consent
• IP address: Your anonymized IP address (for security purposes)
• User Agent: Information about your browser

Legal basis: Consent (Article 6(1)(a) GDPR) and legitimate interest (Article 6(1)(f) GDPR) - to demonstrate compliance

Retention period: We retain consent logs for 3 years from withdrawal of consent or 5 years from last use, according to supervisory authority recommendations

Security: All logs are stored in a secure environment with restricted access

6. Enhanced Measurement

Enhanced Measurement in Google Analytics 4 automatically collects additional data about user interactions:

• Page scrolling - how far users scroll through content
• Outbound clicks - links leading outside our site
• Site search - terms searched by users
• Video engagement - play, pause, completion
• File downloads - clicks on file links

Important: Enhanced Measurement is activated ONLY after you consent to analytics cookies.

7. How to manage cookies in your browser?

You can manage cookies directly in your browser:

• Chrome: Settings → Privacy and security → Cookies and other site data
• Firefox: Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data
• Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Cookies and website data
• Edge: Settings → Cookies and site permissions