Cookie Policy

Principles of the Use and Processing of Cookies

The website https://sk.gigroup.com/ (hereinafter referred to as the “Website”) uses cookies. Cookies are text files created by the server and stored on the hard drive of a computer or on any other device used by the user to access the internet (smartphone, tablet, etc.), which are subsequently transmitted again during the user’s further access to the Website.

Cookies allow the collection of information about the user’s movement on the Website, for example in order to record language preferences or the currency selected by the user for purchases, and to offer them more convenient use of the Website during subsequent visits.

Cookies may be permanently stored on the user’s computer and may have different durations (so-called permanent cookies), but they may also be deleted when the browser is closed or have limited duration (so-called temporary cookies).

Cookies may be installed from the visited Website (so-called first-party cookies) or may be installed from other websites (so-called third-party cookies).

The Website uses first-party cookies, third-party cookies and other similar technologies, as described in more detail below.

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Navigation cookies

The Website uses cookies that ensure efficient navigation and use of the Website, as well as functional cookies that allow users to use the personalization offered by the Website, such as automatic entry of passwords for access to reserved areas of the Website and recognition of the navigation language or other preferences selected during previous visits.

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Analytical cookies

The Website uses Google Analytics cookies to collect information in aggregated form about the number of users who visit the Website and the way it is used, in order to create general statistics about the service and the use of the website, without the possibility of tracking the identity of individual users.

The Google Analytics settings allow data sharing with Google for the purpose of using the following services:

i) “Benchmarking”, more specifically participation in the collection of anonymous data that facilitates understanding of data status
ii) “Technical assistance”, so that Google can provide support
iii) “Account experts”, so that Google’s marketing specialists can provide suggestions for improving configuration and analysis

Further details and information can be found on the provider’s website here.

Through predefined settings, analytical cookies use the full IP address of website users to continuously provide general geographic data.

Google Analytics cookies can be disabled by downloading a special browser plugin, which can be downloaded here.

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Social cookies

The Website uses third-party cookies that allow users to communicate with social networks (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, etc.) and in particular to share Website content through the above-mentioned social networks.

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Profiling cookies

The Website does not use profiling cookies that could record preferences expressed during each visit and subsequently create tools enabling the sending of messages targeted to the user’s preferences and interests.

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Right to object to or refuse cookies

Cookies are typically classified as “temporary” or “permanent”.

“Temporary” cookies do not remain on the computer after you leave the Website or after the browser is closed.

The Website uses “temporary” cookies. The collected aggregated information makes it possible to analyse Website traffic. In this way, the Website can be improved by adjusting or personalizing its content, thereby making it easier to use.

The Website also uses “permanent” cookies, which remain on users’ computers so that they are retransmitted to the Website during the next visit. These cookies allow navigation on the Website and personalization of its functions, keeping records of requested services and pages visited during previous visits.

“Permanent” cookies are stored on the user’s device, linked to the device’s IP address, for a maximum period of 30 days. The user may also delete “permanent” cookies manually.

Most browsers automatically accept cookies by default. However, if browser preferences are set differently, cookies can be rejected or accepted selectively (in the manner chosen by the user).

Below you will find procedures offered by the most commonly used browsers for expressing disagreement with storing cookies on the user’s hard drive so that cookies are not allowed:

• Internet Explorer

• Chrome

• Firefox

• Safari

After this setting, some Website functionalities may not function properly.

Information about the use of cookies by Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and LinkedIn can be found on the websites of:

Facebook, Google, Twitter and LinkedIn.

If you want to monitor data collection for analytical purposes carried out by Google Analytics, you can visit the page with the Google Analytics browser plugin for disabling the service, or you can disable these cookies by downloading a special plugin in the browser you use.

Data collected using cookies are processed by Gi Group HR Services Slovakia s.r.o.

These data may also be used by companies that we have assessed as trustworthy and that meet technical and administrative requirements. These companies cooperate directly with us and act as data processors.

Information collected using Google cookies will not be transferred outside the European Union. Data collected using cookies will not be distributed.