If you visit a webpage which is using cookies, a small text cookie file will be created on your computer. A cookie is a short text file that a website saves on your computer or mobile device (including a tablet) when browsing. If you visit the same site next time, it’s easier to connect faster. Additionally, the page will “know” you and give you the information you prefer to ensure that you do not repeat the already displayed ad, or allow you to enter without re-entering your password, fill in your fill in the previous visits to the site and fill out relevant content, and a range of estimated activities and services that we might expect to use.
We use cookies to analyze website traffic through Google Analytics, Google AdWords, Google AdSense, Facebook, HotJar, LiveChatoo, Gravatar Strossle or Gemius SA. These are analytics tools that help publishers and apps understand how their visitors use these resources. Cookies can be used for statistics on the use of the site without personally identifying individual visitors.
Legal basis of processing
If we are able to identify the visitor’s personality on the site of the site, we will deal with the processing of personal data. We must have a legal basis for such processing. One legal basis may be to consent to you as a data subject and others to track activities and their evaluation will be a legitimate interest of the controller to offer you the best possible service or support for your activities in a contractual relationship with our company including direct advertising.
Which cookies we evaluate
Session cookies – Transient cookies are stored on your computer, laptop, or mobile device until you leave the Web site (s) and are deleted at that time. Such cookies help the site (s) to remember the information when you go from page to page, so you do not need to re-enter or re-fill information.
Persistent cookies – remain stored on your computer, notebook or mobile device even when you leave the Web Page (s); such cookies help the site (s) to remember you when you come back as a visitor but do not identify you as a person.
For what purpose do we use cookies?
In general, cookies can be divided into 4 categories by function:
- Necessary
- operational
- Functional
- advertising
Necessary cookies allow you to navigate through websites and use basic features such as secure areas, shopping carts, and online payments. These cookies do not collect any information that you can use for marketing, nor do you remember where you moved on the Internet.
With their help
For example, we remember the data you entered on your orders when you walk through different screens within one visit of our website
we remember the goods and services you ordered when you get to the payment screen
We identify your identity when you sign in to the site
we make sure you find the necessary service on our website even if we reorganize our web site in any way
By prohibiting them, we cannot guarantee the full functionality of our site.
Operational Cookies – Collect information about how we use our website, e.g. which pages you visit and whether you have encountered some errors, for example in forms. These cookies do not collect any information that could identify your identity – all data collected is anonymous, and we only serve to optimize our site traffic and know what our users are interested in and in this way to find out how our advertising effective.
With their help
We get statistics on how our website is used
We’re seeing the effectiveness of our ad (We DO NOT use this information to send you any ad if you visit other sites)
We provide our partners with information that one of our visitors has visited their website. This includes, for example, data about the purchased product. Based on this information, partners can improve their site, but the use of this information for the subsequent ad is strictly forbidden
We can capture any errors and improve their site by removing them
We test different concepts of our website
By prohibiting them, we cannot guarantee the full functionality of our site.
Functional cookies – serve to provide services or remember settings to maximize the convenience of your visit.
With their help
we remember what settings you chose, such as graphic appearance, text size, presets, and colors
we remember whether we’ve already asked you if you want to fill out a poll (and we do not have to bother you with this for the second time)
we can offer you support in the form of proactive chat conversations
you will find out if you are logged into our website
we can provide your data to our partners who can then offer you our services through our website. The data will only serve to provide services, products or features, to no avail
Ad cookies – are linked to services provided by other companies, such as “Like” and “Share” icons. These services are provided by another company in connection with the fact that you have visited our website.
With their help
we can link you to social networks like Facebook, and based on your visit data then you will receive an ad from other websites
we may provide you with information about your visit to advertising agencies that will then send you ads that you might be interested in
What data we can evaluate you
Information about your visit to our website (www pages)
Learn about the Mac address of your device that you are connecting to
About the IP address of the connection
Learn about your device
Time spent on a web page
Automated Decision Making and Profiling
If we have your consent from your other activities, we associate the above information with information about your activities that you have given us consent (for example, by entering: your phone number, email address, discount coupon number, registration number, loyalty card number, etc.). The goal of this engagement is to better understand your preferences and interests and on this basis to better set up the offer directly for your person.
You may at any time object to such processing, or if an automated decision affects your rights and freedoms may require an individual decision on our part (for example, in the form of a better offer).
How to check your cookie settings
You can review or delete cookies at your discretion. For details, go to AboutCookies.org. You can clear all cookies stored on your computer and set most browsers to prevent them from being stored.
Cookies are useful if their site owners do not abuse unauthorized data collection. If you do not trust cookies, you can delete them from your disk regularly. In some cases, cookies may be incorrectly written and, for example, a login problem, into our Internet apps. Instructions for removing all or incorrectly written Cookies can be found below.
Instructions for deleting cookies in individual Internet browsers
Internet Explorer ™ http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/Block-or-allow-cookies
Safari ™ http://www.apple.com/
Opera ™ http://help.opera.com/Windows/10.20/en/cookies.html
Mozilla Firefox ™ http://support.mozilla.org/en/kb/subscription-cookies
Google Chrome ™ https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en&hlrm=en
We do not transfer your data to non-EU and EEA third countries
How long will we store your browsing data?
Browsing data saved by cookies is not stored in our systems. The information we associate with the cookie data is retained by your consent to us or by the duration of the contractual relationship between us and you. Combined data from cookies and our systems will be kept for one year. For the purpose of your protection, you may at any time file a complaint with the Supervisory Authority of the SR, which is the Office for Personal Data Protection of the Slovak Republic.
Revocation of consent
In the event that we process your data on your consent, this consent may at any time be revoked or refused by lodging a complaint at our first contact point or by sending a complaint to the contact point listed in the Contact Details section.
Contact information
If you would like to contact us or have any comments for our Data Protection Officer, please send an email to dataprotection@cordbloodcenter.com.
