Cookies

This website uses cookies

What are cookies?

Cookies are short text files created by a web server and stored in your browser. When you return to the same website later, the browser sends the saved cookie back and the server retrieves all the information it has previously stored with you. The vast majority of websites use cookies for their activities.

By law, we may only store cookies on your device that are necessary for the operation of this site. We need your permission for all other types of cookies. We would be grateful if you could provide it to us and help us improve our site and services. You can, of course, change or revoke your consent to the use of cookies on our website at any time.

Settings

You can change your consents at any time using the button below.

Distribution

By location:

First party cookies – Their validity is limited to the domain of the website you are browsing. These cookies are considered more secure.
Third party cookies – They are placed using a script from another domain. This allows users to be tracked across domains. They are often used to evaluate the effectiveness of advertising channels.

According to durability:

Short-term (session cookies) – When the browser is closed, it is automatically deleted.
Long-term (persistent cookies) – After closing the browser, they are retained, they are deleted only after some time (this depends on your browser settings and cookie settings). You can also delete them manually.

According to the purpose:

Necessary – Necessary cookies help make a website usable by enabling basic functions such as site navigation and access to secure areas of the website. Without these cookies, the website cannot function properly.

Functional – Functional cookies allow the site to remember information that modifies how the site behaves or looks. E.g. your login, cart contents, country from which you visit the site.

Analytics – Analytics help site operators understand how site visitors use the site to optimize the site and offer them a better experience. E.g. Google Analytics, SmartLook, etc.

Advertising – Advertising cookies are used to track the movement of visitors across websites in order to display them only such advertising that is relevant and useful for the person. All data is collected and used anonymously and cannot be linked to a specific person. E.g. Facebook Pixel, Google Ads, Click, etc.

Why do we use cookies?

We use the following cookies on our website:

  • Google Tag Manager – The service is used only for easy management of tracking codes, it does not use any cookies and does not record any data.
  • Google Analytics – The service is used to generate non-anonymous web usage statistics. The processor of the Whistleblower Data is Google LLC.
  • Google AdWords – We use the AdWords platform to evaluate our campaigns and to target users who have visited our website anonymously. The processor of the data obtained with the help of cookies is Google LLC.
  • Facebook Pixel – We use Facebook Pixel to evaluate our campaigns and to anonymously target users who have visited our site. The processor of the data obtained with the help of cookies is Facebook Inc., located at 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA.

 

We never place sensitive or personal data in cookies. We may place a user ID in cookies, but this does not allow third parties to identify a specific person.

How to handle cookies

Deletion – You can delete stored cookies in your browser if necessary. This option is usually located in the “History” of the visited pages.

Blocking – Browsers allow you to block the storage of cookies. In this case, the functionality of the site will be limited. Information on the settings for storing cookies in your browser can be found on the website of the provider of the specific browser.