The following policy shall regulate the use of cookies on the gypsymissions.org website.
Cookies shall be regulated by the Hungarian National Assembly, by Act C of 2003 on Electronic Communications, Act CVIII of 2001 on Certain Issues of Electronic Commercial Services and Services Related to the Information Society Act, and we shall use them in accordance with the regulations of the European Union.
Websites that operate within the member states of the European Union shall request the user’s consent to use cookies and to store them on the user’s computer or other device.
What are Cookies?
Cookies are small files that contain letters and numbers. A cookie is a means of information exchange between the web server and the user’s browser. These data files are non-executable, free of spyware and viruses, and cannot access contents of the user’s hard drives.
What Can Cookies Be Used For?
With the help of information sent by cookies, internet browsers can be recognized more easily so that users can receive relevant and personalized content. Cookies make browsing more convenient, including claims related to online data security and relevant advertising. With the help of cookies, website operators can create anonymous statistics about the habits of website visitors. By using statistics, editors of a site can customize the look and content of the site even more.
What Cookies Can You Find on Our Website?
We can use several types of cookies on our website:
- Temporary cookies that remain on your device until you leave the website.
- Permanent cookies depending on the settings of your web browser that remain on your device for a long time or until you delete them.
- Third-party cookies placed on your browser by a third party (e.g., Google Analytics).
These cookies are placed on your browser if the visited website uses services provided by third parties.
Essential Session Cookies
The use of these cookies is essential for navigation on the website and for the functionality of the website. Without allowing them, the website or some parts of it may not be displayed or may only be displayed incorrectly.
Analytical or Performance Monitoring Cookies
These cookies help us distinguish between visitors on our website and collect data about how visitors behave on the website. With them, we ensure, for example, that our website remember the user’s login in requested cases. They do not collect information that can identify the user; data are aggregated and stored anonymously (e.g., Google Analytics).
Functional Cookies
The purpose of these cookies is to improve user experience. They detect and store, for example, the device with which the user opens the website, or the data the user previously provided and requested to be stored: for example, automatic login, user changes made by the user in the chosen language, text size, font or other customizable elements of the website. These cookies do not track user activity on other websites. However, the information they collect may include personally identifiable information (PII) that has been shared by the user.
Targeted or Advertising Cookies
With the help of these cookies, our website can provide information that best suits user interests. This requires the user’s express consent. These cookies collect detailed information about browsing habits.
Do Cookies Contain Personal Data?
Most of the cookies on our website do not contain personal information and cannot be used to identify users. The stored data is necessary for convenient browsing, and data are stored in such a way that unauthorized persons should not be able to access it.
Why are Cookies Important on the Internet?
The role of cookies is to make browsing convenient for users, as they adjust advertisements and content for users with the help of browsing history. Disabling or restricting cookies makes some websites unusable. However, disabled or restricted cookies do not mean that users are not shown ads, only that ads and content that appear are not personalized, i.e., they are not adjusted to the user’s needs and interests.
Some examples for the use of cookies:
- Display of content, services, and products adapted to the user’s needs.
- Offers tailored to the user’s interests.
- In case requested, remembering login (stay logged in).
- Remembering child protection filters concerning Internet content.
- Limiting the frequency of advertisements, i.e., numerically limiting displays of an advertisement on a given website for the user.
- Displaying advertisements relevant to the user.
Geotargeting - Factors Related to Security and Data Security
Cookies are not viruses or spyware but simple text files, that is why they are non-executable and cannot be regarded as programs. Since devices used for internet browsing and webservers continually communicate with each other, in other words, send data both ways, therefore if attackers interfere in the process, they can get access to information stored in cookies. One reason for this could be, for instance, an improperly encrypted internet (WiFi) setting.
Managing or Deleting Cookies
Cookies can be deleted or disabled within the browser. By default, browsers allow placing cookies on devices. This function can be disabled within settings of the browser, or cookies can be deleted there. At the same time, the browser can be set to send a notification to the user when placing cookies on the device. It is important to emphasize that disabling or limiting cookies ruins browsing experience, moreover, websites may even malfunction.
Setting options can be found within the Settings menu.
Links to the modification of cookie settings:
Internet Explorer cookie settings
Microsoft Edge cookie settings
Firefox cookie settings
Chrome cookie settings
Safari cookie settings
To disable anonymous cookies of Google Analytics, an add-on can be installed that prevents websites to send information about the user to Google Analytics. Further information can be found via the following link:
https://developers.google.com/analytics
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