What is a cookie?

Cookies are a set of information that the server sends to the browser, and the browser returns it upon each request to the server. Cookies are useful because they allow the website to recognize the user’s device, with the aim of delivering a more efficient, personalized user experience.

What kind of cookies are use?

The EuroCharter website uses so-called first-party cookies and third-party cookies.

First party cookies, such as technical, session, persistent and functional cookies are used when users view the EuroCharter website:

Technical cookies are essential for the website to function properly. They allow you to navigate between different parts of the web page and use certain functions.

Session cookies are temporary, allowing you to navigate the site quickly and easily while you browse.

Persistent cookies exceed individual browsing times and remain in the browser for a specified period after the session (unless you delete cookies).

Functional cookies detect the devices used to open our website and their aim is to improve your user experience. To do this, they remember your previous decisions as user (such as user name, password, preferred language, region), so that we can offer you better and more personalized features.

EuroCharter does not use third-party cookie data, such as:

Performance Cookies (Piwis): Anonymous and aggregated information is collected about your online behaviour for statistical purposes and for profiling (for example, browser type, Internet Protocol (IP) address, operating system used, web site domain visited, even if you disable the site, and the date and time of the site visit, etc.).

The cookies we use do not collect data that can reveal your personal identity and therefore do not allow us to identify you. Our website may contain links to other websites that are not owned/managed by EuroCharter (third-party content, links and plug-ins). EuroCharter is not responsible for privacy practices on these sites.

How can you give your consent?

When you visit our website for the first time, a cookie banner appears. If you close the banner or continue to visit our website, you agree to the use of cookies as defined in the cookie policy, unless you have changed your browser settings to reject cookies (see below), or you have clicked the ‘Disable cookies’ button.

How do you reject cookies?

You can withdraw your consent at any time by clicking on the ‘Disable cookies’ button in your banner or by setting your Internet browser to delete cookies.

These settings are usually found in the ‘Options’ menu of your Internet browser. The following links may be useful for understanding these settings (or refer to the ‘Help’ section of the Internet browser for more information).

The website has been designed to work with cookies, which means that disabling them completely or partially can affect the functionality of this website, prevent interactive communication, and thus prevent you from taking full advantage of all the features. You can change the settings at any time.

Cookies are designed to:

1. facilitate the navigation of the site and thus the use of the site by recording the visitor’s settings and usage patterns;
2. identify possible malicious IT operations to improve user experience by gathering information about how the visitor uses the web site, and which sites he/she is most likely to visit or use; This will help us learn how to ensure a better user experience when you re-visit our site;
3. collect statistical information, through the analysis of which we can understand how visitors use the web site and additional online services and develop them further;
4. further develop and fine-tune the website to provide targeted advertising to meet visitors’ needs, so as to present the most relevant offers to the visitor;
5. promote more efficient marketing

The data collected through cookies and processed by EuroCharter:

The following information is recorded and processed through cookies about you, your computer, and your browsing tool:

1. the IP address used,
2. the browser type,
3. the operating system specifications of the device used for browsing (for example type, language configured),
4. the exact time of the visit,
5. the address of the previously visited site,
6. the page, subpage, function, or service you visit and the time you spend on the page.

Cookies are not used for the following purposes: 

1. collection of identifiable personal data (without explicit consent of the user),
2. collection of confidential data (without explicit consent of the user),
3. forwarding data to advertising companies,
4. transfer of identifiable personal data to a third party.

Please be informed that these cookies alone cannot identify the visitor personally.

Please be informed that when you use this website, your device may also have cookies from third parties to help you share content on social networking sites, create visitor statistics, or support our marketing activities.

• Google Analytics: external servers help us to independently measure and audit the visitors and other Web analytics data on our website (google.com/analytics).
• So-called Facebook Cookies: Facebook services can measure our marketing activities. (facebook.com)

You can also find links or icons from other web pages on this web site – for example Facebook like button or YouTube video link, which is directed to a specific page. These websites also use cookies, about which you can find information on the pages that you are visiting. EuroCharter Ltd. does not control third-party websites and is not responsible for the content of other third-party web sites.

Cookie data retention:

Data related to the use of the website shall be retained by EuroCharter or its operational partner for 12 months in order to operate the website, after which these shall be erased or made anonymous. The data recorded may be accessed by the staff of the operator in order to ensure the above objectives. The transfer of recorded data is only possible in cases and purposes as provided for by law (typically for law enforcement, national security reasons) and by persons authorised by therein. Anonymised data related to the use of the website may be used for statistical purposes.

Data security during cookie use:

It is important to note that when ‘cookies’ are enabled, EuroCharter does not record any IDs or passwords.

The visitor will be able to use our online services in complete security even if they accept ‘cookies’.