Cookies

The website operated by Blanka Gololobovová, E-mail: epivyziva (@) epivyziva.cz, stores files, generally known as cookies, on the devices of website users in accordance with current and effective legislation. The purpose of this short text is to briefly inform users about cookies that may be stored on users’ devices in connection with their use.

What are cookies?

Cookies are short text files that are sent to your browser by the website you visit, allowing the website to record information about your visit. When the user later returns to the same website, the browser sends the stored cookie back and the server retrieves all the information it had previously stored for you.

Cookies make it easier to use the website. Thanks to cookies, the respective server knows, for example, what language settings you have chosen, what login details it should pre-fill, whether you are logged in to an email account or social network, or what items were in your shopping cart. Cookies are now also used for targeted advertising and marketing.

What are cookies?

Basic (technical) cookies – these cookies ensure the correct functionality of the website and help to display the website correctly during the visit, without them the website would not work properly or its functionality would be limited;

Functionality cookies – these cookies allow the website to remember your choices or the current state of the site (e.g. language choice or other preferences), thereby improving the functionality of the site. These cookies may also remember changes in font size, font and other parts of the website as customized by the user. The information collected through these cookies does not track your activities when you visit other websites. In order to recognize repeat visits to the website and to display the website as it was set up by the user, they cannot be deleted when the session is ended (closing the browser), but remain stored on the device;

Operational cookies – the information collected by these cookies is primarily used to better understand how the website is used and to optimise the website. By using these cookies, it is possible to find out which parts of the website the user has clicked on, what website content has been displayed, the number of visits;

Advertising cookies – these cookies collect information about your search habits and target advertising messages relevant to your interests and your personality accordingly.

These cookies are used to better target advertising to users. They are also used to limit the number of advertising messages to a single user and make advertising campaigns more effective. These cookies are generally placed on websites by third parties with the consent of the website operator. The cookies remember that the user has visited the site and then share this information with other entities. Very often, these cookies are then linked to the functionality of the website provided by another entity (e.g. Google);

Third-party cookies – if the website hosts content from other websites (e.g. Facebook, Youtube, etc.) or uses third-party analytics or marketing targeting tools (e.g. Google tools), cookies from these third parties may be stored. The storage of these cookies is then the responsibility of these third parties, the website displayed has no control over them.

The website uses all of the above types of cookies. Third-party content (Facebook, WhatsApp) is hosted on this website, so cookies may be stored by these third parties. Cookies that are stored directly by the Website are anonymous and cannot be used to identify a specific person. The Website operator has no control over the storage of cookies by third parties and is not responsible for them in any way; for more information on the storage of cookies and their use, please contact these third parties directly (Facebook, Google).

The website also uses Google Analytics, Google’s analytics tool that helps website and app owners understand how visitors use the site and app. In addition to reporting website usage statistics, the data collected from Google’s services can be used to serve more relevant ads. These tools may use a set of cookies to collect information and generate reports about website usage without Google learning any personally identifiable information about individual visitors.

The list below details the cookies used on our website.

How to avoid Cookies?

The storage and use of cookies can be prevented by adjusting your web browser settings. You can block cookies in general or for individual websites, or you can set your browser to delete cookies when you close it. Each browser has different settings, so you can find more information about the settings on the support website of the browser you are using (e.g. settings for Chrome here, for Mozilla here). If you do not set your browser to block cookies, the Website as well as third parties will store cookies.