The cookie policy of gul-llc.com outlines the different types of cookies that may be used on the Website www.gul-llc.com, owned and administered by us, through which you have access to this Cookie Policy (the Website), as well as information on how you can control them.
What are cookies
Cookies are small files used for Internet access that are stored on a user’s computer, mobile device, tablet, or other equipment.
Cookies are installed through a request by the server of a given web page to your web browser (i.e., Internet Explorer, Chrome, Safari, Mozilla). They are entirely passive (they do not contain any software, viruses, or spyware and do not have access to the information of the User hardware).
What are cookies used for
Cookies are used to allow the Website to function better and more efficiently. Cookies are needed for you to browse the Website and to use their services and functionalities. With those essential cookies, our Website will function as fluently as we would like, and we might be unable to provide you with certain services or features.
Cookies are also used to prepare anonymous statistics, which help us understand how a given user prefers to use our Website and allow us to improve its structure and content without identifying the user. The gul-llc.com website may also use certain WordPress features and software such as Google Analytics, Google AdSense or Google Adwords, Facebook, Twitter, Google+, or other social media “like” buttons or plugins containing cookies.
What types of cookies do we use
We use two types of cookies – for the user session and fixed ones. The former are temporary files that remain on the user’s device until the end of her session or the web browser is closed. The fixed files remain on the user’s device for the period specified in the cookies themselves or until deleted by the User.
What are the purposes for which we use cookies
Processes
It is targeted to make the Website work in the way you expect. For example, we use a cookie that tells us whether you have already signed up for a User Account.
Authentication, Security, and Compliance
This is intended to prevent fraud, protect your data from unauthorized parties, and comply with legal requirements. For example, we use cookies to determine if you are logged in your User Account.
Preferences
These are designated to remember how you prefer the services to behave and look. For example, we use a cookie that tells us whether you have declined to allow us to use your phone’s geolocation data.
Notifications
It is aimed at allowing or preventing notices of information or options that could improve your use of the Service. For example, we use a Cookie that stops us from showing you the request form button if you have already seen it.
Analytics
This is assigned to help us understand how visitors use the services. For example, a cookie tells us how our search suggestions correlate with your interactions with the search page.
Do cookies contain personal data
Cookies do not require personal information and often do not identify internet users. The personal data collected during cookies can only be used to ease users’ use of the services. This data is encrypted to prevent unauthorized access.
Deleting the cookies
In general, applications that access web pages (web or mobile browsers) allow the storage of cookies by default. However, these settings may be changed so that the web browser blocks the automatic administration of cookies or that the User is informed each time cookies are sent to their device. Detailed information about the options and management of cookies may be found in the web browser’s settings. Limiting the usage of cookies may affect some of the Website’s features.
Security and confidentiality
Cookies are NOT viruses. They take the form of simple text. They are not made out of code and cannot be executed or executed alone. Consequently, they may not be duplicated or copied into other networks to get started and copied once more. Since cookies cannot perform those functions, they cannot be regarded as viruses.
Most often, browsers have built-in privacy settings, which provide different levels for the acceptance of cookies, their validity period, and their automatic deletion after a User has visited a given website.
Advice on secure and responsible surfing, using cookies
Thanks to their flexibility and the fact that many of the most visited and biggest websites use cookies, their use is almost inevitable. Deactivating cookies will not allow users access to many commonly used websites, including YouTube, Yahoo, and Gmail.
Here is some advice that can ensure safe surfing, but with the help of cookies
- Personalize your cookie browser settings to create an adequate level of protection from using cookies.
- If you are the only person who uses the computer, you may set more extended expiration periods for storing the browsing history access to personal data.
- If you share your computer access with somebody, you may set your browser settings to delete the surfing data every time you close your web browser.
- Ensure that your browser is always up to date. Based on cookies, many attacks are realized when exploiting the weak spots of old and non-updated versions of web browsers.
Cookies are everywhere and may not be circumvented if you would like to enjoy access to the best and biggest websites on the Internet.
You may set your browser in a way that does not allow cookies to be accepted anymore, or you can only accept cookies from specific websites. All modern browsers offer the option to change cookie settings. This includes computer browsers as well as mobile device browsers. These settings can be found in the options menu or the preferences menu of your browser. To find those settings, you can also use the links below or your browser’s help menu for more information.