1. Introduction

1.1 What is a ‘cookie’?

‘Cookies’ are small data files, used as unique identifiers. Each cookie is unique to your web browser. A cookie contains anonymous information and is sent from the server of the website you are viewing to your computer or mobile phone. It will be stored on your device and only that server will be able to retrieve or read the contents of that cookie. Sent cookies may be sent back to the website’s servers with updated data as you browse the website.

Cookies may be set by the website you are visiting (‘first party cookies’) or they may be set by organization which are not the owner of the website you are viewing (‘third party cookies’). For example, they may be set by other websites which run content on the page you are viewing or by a third party analytics company. The website you are visiting may also contain content embedded from other website and these sites may also set their own cookies. A website might use a third party advertising network to deliver targeted advertising. These cookies may also be able to track your browsing across different sites.

There are two types of cookies, described below.

Session cookies
Session cookies are stored only temporarily during a browsing session and are deleted from your device when the browser is closed.

Persistent cookies
This type of cookie is saved on your computer for a fixed period (usually a year or longer) and is not deleted when the browser is closed. Persistent cookies are used to identify you from one browsing session to the next, for example, to store your preferences, so that they are remembered for the next visit.

 

2. How does Arthauss use cookies?

Our website, arthauss.lv, uses cookies. We use cookies to improve your user experience by enabling our website to identify you, either for the duration of your visit (using a ‘session cookie’) or for repeat visits (using a ‘persistent cookie’). The cookies we use may:

(a) be strictly necessary to enable you to move around the site or to provide certain basic features; or
(b) enhance the functionality of our website by storing your preferences, for example. They record the choices that you’ve made (for example, your username or language selection) and allow us to provide a more personal experience; or
(c) help us to improve the performance of our website to provide you with a better user experience. Information supplied by these cookies is anonymous and helps us to understand how our visitors use our website so that we can improve how we present our content to you. These services are generally performed by independent measurement and research companies and so the cookies may be third party cookies.

If we did not use cookies, our website would think that you are a new visitor every time you move to a new page on our website – for example, when you enter your login details and move to another page, it won’t recognize you and it won’t be able to keep you logged in. We also use cookies to enable the advertisers to target their advertising or marketing messages based for example, on your location and/or browsing habits.

We need to use all three categories of cookies (strictly necessary, functionality and performance cookies) to maintain our website’s effectiveness and to provide you with a user friendly website. Therefore, these cookies cannot be disabled independently and by continuing browsing on our website and using our online services you agree that we may place these cookies on your device.

 

3. What to do if you don’t want cookies to be set

The acceptance of the placement of cookies is voluntary. If you prefer, you may block some or all cookies, or delete cookies that have already been set. You can find full details of how to manage and/or opt-out from cookies on different types of web browser on www.aboutcookies.org, or

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/block-enable-or-allow-cookies (for Internet Explorer), or

http://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enable-and-disable-cookies-website-preferences (for Mozzilla/Firefox)

https://support.google.com/chromeos/answer/95647?hl=en (for Chrome)

http://www.opera.com/help/tutorials/security/privacy/ (for Opera)

http://support.apple.com/kb/ph5042 (for Safari)

 

4. Arthauss partners

When you use our partners’ websites, a cookie may be set by the visited website. We do not run these sites and therefore we do not control the dissemination of these cookies. You should check the relevant third party website for more information about these.

 

5. Changes to this cookie policy

We keep this cookie policy under regular review and we retain the right to modify or withdraw the provisions of this cookie policy any time by our unilateral discretion. The modification of this cookie policy can take place in particular if it is necessary due to changes in legislation, practice of the competent authorities, commercial/ customer needs or newly discovered security risks. This cookie policy was last updated on 20/05/2019. If questions or comments arise in relation to this cookie policy, please turn to [email protected]. This cookie policy is applicable simultaneously with our Privacy Policy.