Cookies Information
What are Cookies?
A cookie is a small text file which is transferred to the user’s computer on its visit to the website and may contain:
- name of the server from which the cookie has been sent
- lifetime of the cookie
- the value (typically randomly generated unique number)
The cookie itself does not contain or collect information however it contains a series of letters and numbers that are downloaded to the user’s computer when they visit a particular website. When user re-visits the website obtains information about the loaded cookie which allows identification of the user. Cookies are important for the functioning of the website, mostly in order to improve the user experience.
Storing of the cookies is under the full control of the browser used by the user – user can limit or prevent the use of cookies.
Why do we use Cookies for?
Cookies usually allow user-friendly online services. With the help of cookies an interaction between a user and a website is faster and easier. The web site is using cookies to remember the user’s preference and experience and allows the user more efficient and comfortable browsing the Web. With the help of cookies web site maintains fresh and relevant content in accordance with the interests of each site user.
Types of Cookies
Strictly necessary cookies
Strictly necessary cookies are necessary for the operation of the website. They are crucial and without them, the page would not work perfectly.
Strictly necessary cookies are the following:
- cookies used for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication
- cookies that are strictly necessary in order for the provider of an information society service explicitly required by the user to provide that service
Performance cookies
These cookies collect information about how visitors use a website, for instance which pages visitors go to most often, and if they get error messages from web pages. These cookies do not collect information that identifies a visitor. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. It is only used to improve how a website works.
Functional cookies
Functional cookies allow the website to remember certain user settings (username, language, location etc.) and provide advanced personalized features. Functional cookies record information about choices made by the user, and they also allow tailoring the website to suit the user’s needs.
Advertising (targeted) cookies
Advertising (targeted) cookies are most commonly used for targeted advertising and advertising related services (such as measurement of the advertising effectiveness). These cookies allow that on the basis of user behaviour on the site, the latter acquires the data and use them for example for advertising which corresponds to the behaviour of users on the site, limiting the number of displayed advertisements (also known as “frequency capping”), research, surveys and marketing analysis, etc.
Analysis cookies
Web Analytics monitors the behaviour of a user on the site and analyses its behaviour and the behaviour of different users on the site and link them to specific information (e.g. who are the visitors to the website – user profiles, measuring the impact of pre-emption activities in sales, etc.) This includes cookies for the purpose of monitoring web traffic, browser and keywords identification. Invasiveness of such cookies is different depending on the context of use.
Cookies on our website
The following cookies are necessary for the operation of our web site and do not include any information that would enable identification of the website visitor.
| Cookie name | Description | Default expiration time | The data controller |
| JSESSIONID | Identifies the current session and ensures consistent interaction. | End of browser session | Smoobu |
| AWSALB | Maintains load balancing and session stickiness. | 7 days | Smoobu |
| cf_clearance | Used by Cloudflare for bot protection and security access. | ~1 day | Smoobu |
| dm_timezone_offset | Stores the user’s timezone to customize content timing. | 1 year | Smoobu |
| spid.ef6c | Possibly used for session/user ID. | 2 years | Smoobu |
Cookies of external services
(»First Party«)
| Cookie name | Description | Default expiration time | The data controller |
| _ga | Google Analytics – distinguishes users. | 2 years | |
| _ga_24DEQN1G4E | Google Analytics – stores session data. | 2 years | |
| _ga_2ST48EJWZE | Google Analytics – stores session data. | 2 years | |
| _gcl_au | Google AdSense – for conversion tracking. | 3 months | |
| _uetvid | Microsoft Ads (UET) – tracks user behavior across websites. | 16 days | Microsoft |
| _uetsid | Microsoft Ads (UET) – session identifier. | 30 minutes | Microsoft |
| _rdt_uuid | Reddit Ads tracking cookie. | 3 months | |
| __hstc | HubSpot – main tracking cookie for user visits. | 13 months | HubSpot |
| __hssrc | HubSpot – determines if user restarted browser. | End of browser session | HubSpot |
| dm_last_visit | Dotdigital – records the last visit timestamp. | 1 year | Dotdigital |
| dm_last_page_view | Dotdigital – tracks last viewed page. | 1 year | Dotdigital |
| dm_this_page_view | Dotdigital – tracks the current page view. | 1 year | Dotdigital |
| dm_total_visits | Dotdigital – counts the number of visits. | 1 year | Dotdigital |
Marketing cookies:
| Cookie name | Description | Default expiration time | The data controller |
| hubspotutk | HubSpot – keeps track of a visitor's identity for form submissions. | 13 months | HubSpot |
| _dm_utm_medium | Dotdigital – stores campaign medium info for source tracking. | 1 month | Dotdigital |
| _dm_utm_source | Dotdigital – stores campaign source information. | 1 month | Dotdigital |
| account_uuid | Tracks user account/session identity across pages. | 1 year | Jurijana |
| dm_ac_tokens | Dotdigital – stores access tokens for personalization. | 1 year | Dotdigital |
(»Third Party«)
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Website and Cookie management
The cookie controller on our websites is the company Smoobu GmbH (Smoobu), as well as Google, Microsoft, Reddit, HubSpot, Dotdigital.
Data collected via cookies will not be shared with any third party. In accordance with the Personal Data Protection Act, the user has the right to access, transcribe, copy, supplement, correct, block, and delete personal data related to them.
Please also review
our Privacy Policy and the
Privacy Policy of our platform partner.