1. The Service does not collect any information automatically, except for information contained in cookies.
2. Cookies are data files, in particular text files, which are stored on the Service User’s end device and are intended for use on the Service’s websites. Cookies usually contain the name of the website they originate from, the time they are stored on the end device, and a unique number.
3. The entity that places cookies on the Service User’s end device and gains access to them is Polskie Towarzystwo Ginekologii Plastycznej Sp.zo.o.
4. Cookies are used to:
• to adapt the content of the Service’s websites to the User’s preferences and to optimize the use of the websites; in particular, these files make it possible to recognize the Service User’s device and to display the website appropriately, tailored to their individual needs;
• to create statistics that help understand how Service Users use the websites, which enables improvements to their structure and content;
• to maintain the Service User’s session (after logging in), so that the User does not have to re-enter their login and password on every subpage of the Service;
5. Within the Service, two main types of cookies are used: “session” (session cookies) and “persistent” (persistent cookies). “Session” cookies are temporary files stored on the User’s end device until logging out, leaving the website, or turning off the software (web browser). “Persistent” cookies are stored on the User’s end device for the time specified in the cookie parameters or until they are deleted by the User.
6. The following types of cookies are used within the Service:
• “necessary” cookies, enabling the use of services available within the Service, e.g., authentication cookies used for services requiring authentication within the Service;
• cookies used to ensure security, e.g., used to detect authentication-related abuses within the Service;
• “performance” cookies, enabling the collection of information on how the Service’s websites are used;
• “functional” cookies, enabling “remembering” the settings selected by the User and personalizing the User interface, e.g., with respect to the selected language or the User’s region, font size, website appearance, etc.;
• “advertising” cookies, enabling the delivery of advertising content to Users that is better tailored to their interests.
7. In many cases, the software used for browsing websites (web browser) by default permits the storage of cookies on the User’s end device. Users of the Service can change the cookie settings at any time. In particular, these settings can be changed to block the automatic handling of cookies in the web browser settings or to notify each time they are placed on the Service User’s device.
8. Detailed information about the options and ways to handle cookies is available in the software (web browser) settings.
9. The Service Operator informs that restrictions on the use of cookies may affect some functionalities available on the Service’s websites.
10. Cookies placed on the Service User’s end device may also be used by advertisers and partners cooperating with the Service Operator.
