The Portal does not automatically collect any information, except for the information contained in cookies.
Cookie files (so-called “cookies”) are IT data, in particular text files, which are stored in the User’s end device and are intended for using the Portal’s websites. Cookies usually contain the name of the website from which they come from, the storage time on the end device and the unique number.
The entity that places cookies on the User’s end device and has access to them is the Administrator of the Portal.
Cookie files are used in order to:
match the content of the Portal to the individual preferences of the User and optimize the use of websites; in particular, these files recognize the User’s device so that, according to the User’s preferences, they can display the website, tailored to the User’s individual needs;
preparare the statistics that help to understand how the Users use the websites, which allows to improve their structure and content;
maintain the User’s session
The following types of cookies are used on the Portal:
“sessional” (session cookies) and “permanent” (persistent cookies). Session cookies are temporary files that are stored in the User’s end device until the User logs out, leaves the website or turns off the software (web browser). Persistent cookies are stored in the User’s end device for the time specified in the parameters of the cookies or until the User removes them.
“necessary” cookies, enabling the use of services available on the Portal, e.g. authentication cookies used for services requiring authentication on the Portal;
cookies used to insure security, e.g. used to detect authentication fraud on the Portal;
“performance” cookies, enabling the collection of information on how to use the Portal’s websites;
“functional” cookies which allow to ‘remember’ and personalize the User interface of his choice, for example, with regard to the language or region chosen, the font size, the design of the website, etc;
“advertising” cookies, which make it possible to provide the Users with advertising content more suited to their interests.
In many cases, the software used to browse the web pages (web browser) by default allows storing cookies in the User’s end device. The Users may change the settings for cookies at any time. These settings can be changed in particular in such a way as to block the automatic handling of cookies in the settings of the web browser or inform about their placement in the User’s device each time. Detailed information about the possibilities and ways of handling cookies are available in the settings of the software (web browser).
The Administrator informs that changes in cookie settings in the User’s web browser may limit or prevent access to some of the functions of the Portal.
