Cookies and Tracking Technologies
Cookie Policy
This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, how the hurteks.pl website uses them, and how they can be managed. This document supplements the Privacy Policy.
1.What Are Cookies
Cookies are small text files stored on the user’s end device when browsing the website. They contain information that enables the website to function correctly, remembers the user’s settings, and supports statistical analysis.
In addition to cookies, the website may use similar technologies, in particular:
- Local storage and session storage. Browser memory used to store settings and session state.
- Web beacons and pixels. Small graphical elements used to measure activity and communication effectiveness.
Cookies can be classified by storage duration into session cookies, which are deleted when the browser is closed, and persistent cookies, which remain on the device for a specified period. By origin, a distinction is made between first-party cookies set by the website and third-party cookies set by external entities.
2.Legal Basis
The storage of cookies necessary for the operation of the website is carried out on the basis of Article 173 of the Telecommunications Law. Cookies other than necessary ones, including analytical and marketing cookies, are used only after the user has given consent, in accordance with Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR. Consent may be withdrawn at any time.
3.Types of Cookies
- Necessary. Required for the website to function correctly, to ensure security, and to remember consent choices. Do not require user consent.
- Functional. Enable the website to remember the user’s preferences, such as language version.
- Analytical. Allow us to understand how the website is used and to improve its performance.
- Marketing. Used to present content tailored to the user’s interests.
4.List of Cookies Used
The table below presents the typical scope of cookies used. The actual set depends on the tools installed on the website and on the consents granted by the user.
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Storage period | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| hurteks_session | Hurteks | Maintaining the user session | Session | Necessary |
| cookie_consent | Hurteks | Recording the cookie consent decision | 12 months | Necessary |
| pll_language | Hurteks | Remembering the language version | 12 months | Functional |
| _ga | Distinguishing users, statistics | 24 months | Analytical | |
| _ga_* | Maintaining the analytics session state | 24 months | Analytical |
5.Third-Party Cookies
The website may use tools provided by third parties, such as Google. These entities may independently set cookies in accordance with their own privacy policies. Such tools are only used after the user has given consent to analytical or marketing cookies.
6.Managing Consent and Settings
On the first visit to the website, the user may grant or decline consent to cookies other than necessary ones. Consent settings can be changed at any time through the cookie settings panel available on the website. Withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out prior to its withdrawal.
Users may also manage cookies independently through their browser settings, including viewing, deleting, and blocking them. The help sections of the most popular browsers are listed below:
- Google Chrome. Settings → Privacy and security → Cookies and other site data.
- Mozilla Firefox. Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data.
- Microsoft Edge. Settings → Cookies and site permissions.
- Safari. Preferences → Privacy → Manage Website Data.
- Opera. Settings → Advanced → Privacy & security.
7.Effects of Disabling Cookies
Restricting or disabling necessary cookies may affect the correct operation of the website, including preventing the use of certain features. Disabling analytical or marketing cookies does not affect the basic functioning of the website, but does limit the ability to generate statistics and display tailored content.
8.Changes to the Cookie Policy
The Controller reserves the right to update this Cookie Policy. The current version is always available on the hurteks.pl website, and the date of the last update is indicated at the beginning of the document.
The data controller is Hurteks Sp. z o.o., ul. Juliana Smulikowskiego 4A/21, 00-389 Warsaw. Contact: office@hurteks.pl.
