The website does not automatically collect any information, except for information contained in cookies.
Cookies are IT data, in particular text files, which are stored in the Website User’s end device and are designed to use the pages of the Website. Cookies usually contain the name of the website from which they originate, the time they were stored on the end equipment and a unique number.
The entity placing cookies on the end User’s device and obtaining access to them is the operator of the Website of Grenevia SA of Katowice ul. Al. Roździeńskiego 1a, 40-698 Katowice.
PURPOSE OF USING COOKIES
The purpose of using this technology is not to obtain personal data of website visitors, however it is possible that the information obtained through cookies will constitute such data.
Cookies are used for the following purposes:
adapting the content of the Website pages to the User’s preferences and optimising the use of the pages; in particular, these files enable recognition of the Website User’s device and displaying a web page tailored to their individual needs;
creating statistics that help to understand how Website Users take advantage of the site to improve its structure and content;
maintaining the Website User’s session (after logging in), thanks to which the User does not have to re-enter their credentials on each page of the Website;
storing information about the selected site language;
storing information about the User’s consent to the use of third-party vendor cookies (Google Analytics);
collecting information and reporting statistics on Website usage without personally identifying individual visitors to Google and to distinguish one user from another
ORIGIN OF COOKIES
THIRD PARTY COOKIES – used by third parties to track a user’s visit to various websites where they place advertisements.
TYPE OF COOKIES AND WHAT WE USE THEM FOR
NECESSARY cookie files, enabling the use of services available within the Website, e.g. authentication of cookie files used for services requiring authentication within the Website.
ANALYTIC cookies, enabling the collection of information about the use of the Website’s pages.
FUNCTIONAL cookies, which enable the site to “remember” the settings selected by the User and personalize the User’s interface, e.g. in terms of the selected language or region from which the User comes from, font size, website appearance, etc.
Two types of cookies are used within the Website: “session cookies” and “persistent cookies”.
COOKIE STORAGE PERIOD
Session cookies are temporary files that are stored on the user’s end device until the User logs out, leaves the website or turns off the software (web browser). Permanent cookies are stored in the User’s end device for a period of time specified in the parameters of cookies or until they are deleted by the User.
The collected server logs, including the IP address of the user of the site, the time of arrival of the request, the first line of the http request, the http response code, number of bytes sent by the server, information about the user’s browser, information about errors that occurred during the execution of HTTP transactions, information about the type of devices are stored for up to 6 months.
THIRD PARTY COOKIES are stored:
Cookie Provider: Google Analytics Cookie name: _ga Purpose of the cookie: collecting information and reporting statistics on Website usage without personally identifying individual visitors to Google and to distinguish one user from another Cookie type: Third-Party Cookies Cookie validity period: 2 years
MANAGEMENT OF COOKIES
In many cases, the software used to browse the web pages (web browser) by default allows storing cookies in the User’s end device. Users of the Website can change their cookie settings at any time. These settings can be changed in particular to block the automatic handling of cookies in the settings of your web browser or inform about their placement in your device each time. Detailed information about the possibilities and ways of handling cookies is available in the settings of the software (web browser) used by the User.
The Website operator informs that restrictions on the use of cookies may affect some functionalities available on the Website.
You can find ways to configure the cookie settings of the various browsers, for instance, at:
