QND.legal website (“Site”) uses cookies and may place them on your device to make the Site work properly or for other reasons as described below.
- WHAT ARE COOKIES?
A cookie is a small text file that a website stores on your computer or mobile device when you visit the site. First-party cookies are those set by the website you’re currently visiting (in our case – the Site). These cookies can only be read by that website. Additionally, websites may utilize external services that set their own cookies, known as third-party cookies. Persistent cookies are stored on your computer and remain even after you close your browser, unlike session cookies which are deleted upon browser closure.
When you visit the Site, you will be asked to accept or decline cookies. These cookies are designed to remember your preferences, such as your username or language settings, for a specific period. In essence, this feature ensures that you don’t need to re-enter your preferences each time you navigate the site during the same session.
Furthermore, cookies may also be utilized to generate anonymized statistics regarding the browsing experience on our websites.
- HOW DO WE USE COOKIES?
By using cookies, we may collect the following information: IP address, type of web browser used, number of visits to the Site, pages viewed and / or time spent on the Site, demographic data and, if you have accessed the Site from a third party website, information about the subscribers retargeted through social networks, unique ID.
The information received from cookies is primarily used to ensure functioning of the Site, improve and develop the Site, analyze its use and develop our services. The information obtained from use of the cookies may be combined with your personal data.
Three types of cookies are used on the Site are:
- Technical cookies – these are necessary for the operation of the Site.
- Analytical cookies – these are employed to analyze the browsing patterns of visitors to the Site for statistical purposes. The data collected through these cookies is utilized anonymously.
- Functional cookies – these are not strictly necessary for the functioning of the Site, but improve the performance, quality and user experience.
Below is the list of all cookies used on the Site:
| Cookie name | Purpose | Validity period |
| _ga | Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. | 2 years |
| _ga_# | Used by Google Analytics to collect data on the number of times a user has visited the website as well as dates for the first and most recent visit. | 2 years |
DO WE USE THIRD PARTY COOKIES?
From time to time the Site may display content from external providers, e.g. YouTube, social networks. To view this third-party content, you may first have to accept their specific terms and conditions. This may include their cookie policies, which we have no control over.
- CAN YOU MANAGE COOKIES?
To consent to the use of cookies, simply click on the “I accept all cookies” button in the cookie link provided on the Site. If you choose not to consent, non-essential cookies will not be stored on your device.
You have the option to withdraw your consent for certain cookies and generally manage cookie data saved on your device. This can be done by adjusting your web browser settings to reject cookies or by deleting cookies already stored in your browser. The method for doing so varies depending on your operating system and web browser. You can set most modern browsers to prevent any cookies being placed on your device entirely, but you may then have to manually adjust some preferences every time you visit a site/page. And some services and functionalities may not work properly at all.