Cookie policy

1. GENERAL INFORMATION / USE OF COOKIES

1.1. The Website uses cookies to make the Website and services of GD SPHERE better for the Visitors.

1.2. A cookie is a small text file that Website saves on the Device (computer, mobile device etc) of the Visitor when he/she is visiting the Website. It enables the Website to remember the actions and preferences of the Visitor (such as login, language, font size and other display preferences) over a period of time as set forth, so the Visitor does not have to keep re-entering them whenever he/she comes back to the Website or browse from one page of the Website to another and it help GD SPHERE to proceed the statistics on the Visitors activities and use of the Website.

1.3. The cookies do not provide GD SPHERE or any other party any information about the personality of the Visitor but allow GD SPHERE Website to gather information about how the Visitor uses the Website. This helps GD SPHERE better understand the interests of the Visitors and make the Website more convenient for them.

1.4. Cookies are not harmful for Visitors’ device and do not contain computer viruses or other harmful codes or programs.

1.5. The Visitor can learn more about cookies and managing, disabling and deleting cookies at www.allaboutcookies.org

1.6. Within the meanings of the period of use, GD SPHERE Website use two categories of cookies:

session cookies (temporary cookies that identify the Visitors device and track Visitors activities within the Website, which will be deleted when Visitor closes his/her browser or leaves the Website), and persistent cookies (cookies which enable the Website to “remember” who is the Visitor and to remember the preferences of the Visitor within the Website, which will stay on the Visitor’s device after the Visitor closes the browser or leaves the Website).

1.7. GD SPHERE Website uses the cookies for the purposes and for the period of time as follows: Necessary or essential cookies help to make a Website usable by enabling basic functions like page navigation and access to secure areas of the Website. The website cannot function properly without these cookies. The other kind of such cookies helps the Website to remember the choice of the Visitor on accepting/declining the cookies.

1.8. The Website uses Google inc, Google, Inc. (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA) internet analysis services Google Analytics, which uses “cookies”, helps GD SPHERE to analyse the usage of the Website. The information generated by Google Analytics cookies about the use of the Websites, (standard website Journal information: connection/visit time, duration, Visitors’ IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google Inc.on its servers, which may also be located out of EEA and Estonia, e.g. in the United States.

Google Inc. will use this information for the purpose of evaluating the use of the Website and compiling reports on Website activity for GD SPHERE. Google Inc. may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on behalf of Google Inc.

Google Inc. will not associate the IP address with any other data held by Google Inc. Before transmitting the Visitor’s IP address to Google Analytics, it will be anonymized by deleting the last 80 octets of the Visitor IPv4 address and setting the last 80 bits of IPv6 addresses to zero.

The Visitor may:

refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on his/her browser. opt-out of having his/her activity on the Website made available to Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on (https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout) for Visitors web browser.

1.9. For more information on the privacy practices of Google Inc, please visit the Google Privacy & Terms web page: http://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/

1.10. Managing, controlling, deleting and declining Cookies The Visitor may control, manage or delete cookies on his/her Device. More information on aboutcookies.org. Visitor can delete all cookies that are already on his/her Device and set most browsers to prevent the Cookies from being placed.

1.11. When entering the Website, the Website will display a pop-up window with a message informing the Visitor about the use of cookies on the Website. The legal basis for the use of cookies (excluding necessary/essential cookies) is the Visitor’s consent that the Visitor gives to GD SPHERE by clicking on the “I accept cookies”. In case the Visitor does not want to accept cookies, he/she must select the “I do not accept cookies” button in the window and delete the cookies in his/her browser.

1.12. However, Visitor may have to manually adjust some preferences every time Visitor visits a Website and some services and functionalities may not work.

PLEASE NOTE:

If Visitor chooses to remove/delete cookies the Website may not work properly or Visitors’ use of the Website may be impaired. If the Visitor chooses to use Website he/she is on without declining any non-essential cookies, his/her use will constitute implied consent to the non-essential cookies that are set. 1.13. In case of any questions about, or complaints that concern this Policy, please email GD SPHERE [email protected]. The competent personal data protection supervisory authority is Office of the Estonian Data Protection Inspectorate (Andmekaitse Inspektsioon), Tatari 39, 10134 Tallinn, Tel. +372 6828 712, email: [email protected], Member: Ms Pille Lehis, Director General (for more information see- https://www.aki.ee/).

1.14. GD SPHERE may change this Policy at any time. When GD SPHERE changes the Policy, GD SPHERE shall post that changes on this page. The Visitor is responsible for reviewing this Policy from time to time to check for any changes. All changes are effective immediately when GD SPHERE posted them.

1.15. This policy is the annex and essential part of the Privacy Policy of GD SPHERE. This Policy is effective from the date of publishing The date the Policy was last revised is identified at the top of the page.