Cookie Policy

Page modified: 2024-07-25

This cookie policy (hereinafter referred to as the Cookie Policy) applies in conjunction with our Privacy Policy, which describes how we collect and share data. This Cookie Policy applies to the use of cookies on the Genocide and Resistance Research Centre of Lithuania (hereinafter referred to as the Centre) website www.olkm.lt (hereinafter referred to as the Website).

WHAT ARE COOKIES?

A cookie is a small text file that a website saves to a person’s computer or mobile device when a visitor visits that website. Cookies are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and to provide useful information to the website owner. Cookies must be used on websites to collect visitor statistics and record information about visitor preferences when browsing the websites.’

Cookies allow the website to remember information about the browsing habits, actions and settings of the person (visitor, buyer) so that the person (visitor, buyer) can use all of the website’s features. Cookies ensure more convenient use of the website and allow us to improve the website. Some cookies are deleted at the end of the browsing session, while others may be stored longer and activated when you visit the same website again.

WHAT KINDS OF COOKIES ARE THERE?

Cookies can be different types, depending on their functions and purpose. Here are some common types of cookies:

Essential cookies. These cookies are necessary for you to browse the Website, and use it and its functions.

Functional cookies. These cookies help improve website functionality and user experience by remembering user preferences (e.g. language, region).

Statistics cookies. These cookies collect information about how the website is used, such as how many visitors visit the website, which pages were the most visited, etc.

Advertising (marketing) cookies. These cookies are used to provide visitors with relevant ads and marketing campaigns. They can also be used to track a user’s browsing history and display ads that match their interests.

Third-party cookies. We may not always have insight into the cookies placed by third parties via our website. This applies in particular to cases where our website contains embedded elements: texts, documents, images or short video clips that are stored on another party’s website but displayed on or via our website. It is important to mention that third-party cookies can collect information about user behaviour and browsing not only on the website where they are installed, but also on other websites or platforms you visit. This is one way that advertising networks can track user behaviour across the Internet in order to display geographic or interest-based ads.

Some cookies are deleted at the end of the browsing session, while others may be stored longer and activated when you visit the same website again.

WHAT COOKIES DO WE USE?

This website uses two types of cookies:

Essential cookies are meant to improve the functioning of the website; they collect anonymous information of a general nature about the use of the website. Without these cookies, the website may not function properly.

Non-essential (statistical) cookies analyse the behaviour of website visitors and collect statistics of a general nature about the number of visitors, the pages visited, and the time spent on the website.

WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT THROUGH COOKIES?

We would like to emphasise that no personally identifiable information is collected, and all of the information that is collected is only used for network traffic analysis. We collect the following information through the use of cookies:

  • the total number of users who visited;
  • the time the user spent on the page;
  • the number of pages viewed by users/the number per session;
  • the new versus returning visitor ratio;
  • which browser, browser version and language was used to visit the page;
  • the location from which the page was visited;
  • the device on which the page was viewed (desktop, tablet or mobile phone);
  • how the page was accessed (by entering the web address directly in the browser, through search engines (Google, Bing, etc.), through social media sites (Facebook, etc.), through other links).

SPECIFIC COOKIES WE USE

Google Analytics uses cookies to anonymously collect and analyse information about the actions of website users. This information is collected by Google Analytics, which processes it in order to prepare reports for the website owners about the activities carried out on the website. More detailed information is available on the following websites: http://www.google.com/policies/privacy/ ir https://www.google.it/policies/privacy/partners/.

List of cookies:

Name: _ga*
Category: statistical
Description: Google Analytics cookies
Validity: 24 months

Name: cmplz_*
Category: functional
Description: Complianz plugin cookies
Validity: 12 months

MANAGING COOKIES

You can withdraw your consent to the use of analytical cookies at any time by changing your internet browser settings and deleting saved cookies.

Cookies can be restricted or blocked through the browser settings. Visitors who do not want websites to publish cookies on their computer at all can change their browser settings so that they are notified before any cookies are placed. Visitors can adjust their settings so that the browser rejects all cookies or just foreign cookies. Similarly, visitors can remove the cookies that were already on the computer. Visitors must adjust the settings separately for each browser and computer used. The Centre cannot ensure the proper functioning of the website if the visitor disables cookies.

More information about cookies is available at: https://www.allaboutcookies.org/.

Information on how to restrict cookies on different devices and browsers is available at: https://allaboutcookies.org/how-to-manage-cookies.

Cookie database: https://cookiedatabase.org/.

COOKIE POLICY VALIDITY AND CHANGES

The Centre reserves the right to amend the Cookie Policy without prior notice. Information about the amendments will be presented on this page.

If you have any questions regarding this description of the collection and use of visitor data for the Centre’s website www.olkm.lt, please contact us by e-mail.

Controller
Genocide and Resistance Research Centre of Lithuania
Legal entity code 191428780
Didžioji Str. 17/1, Vilnius, LT-01128
Phone: +370 602 04547
e-mail: 

Data protection officer
Paulius Cibulskas, Chief Specialist, Legal and Personnel Administration Department (data security officer)
Phone: +370 684 90877
e-mail:

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