What are “cookie” files?

“Cookie” files – these are small text files used by the website and transmitted to the user’s web browser (computer, smartphone, tablet), when the user is visiting the website. The text file contains information, which is used for authentication of the user of a certain website and to improve interaction with the user on this website by remembering the user’s choice. The time for storing a cookie on the user’s device depends on the validity of a specified cookie file and the setting of the specific browser. The user can disable or restrict the use of cookies, but without cookies, it will not be possible to fully use all the functions of the website.

Types and objectives of cookie

Cookies contain technical units of information that are used to protect the user from malicious tampering by third parties by preventing inter-site request forgeries, website usage by artificial intelligence-driven robots, and other analytic probabilistic data to distinguish the real user and secure it and the website from the malicious robotic overload of the website.

Cookies are used to improve the functionality and use of the website. There are:

• Authentication cookies – used to authenticate, ensure the identity of the user, but do not reveal his identity. These cookies are stored on the user’s device until the browser closes.
• Functional cookies – through functional cookies, the website remembers user preferences and choices, making the website more convenient to use. These cookies are permanently stored on the user’s device.
• Analytical cookies – collect information on how and how often the website is used and visited, and what search tools are used. Cookies can also be obtained from third-party websites (data processors, such as Google Analytics). These cookies provide an uninterrupted flow of improvements in the efficiency and usability of the site to the user.
• Marketing cookies – collect information on the websites visited by the user to offer interested services. Before these cookies are used, the user will be asked to give their consent to the posting of these files, since their use is not a functional component in displaying the information on the website. These cookies are usually hosted by third parties (e.g., Google Adwords, Facebook, Twitter, Yandex, etc.). Marketing cookies are permanently stored on the user’s device.

Usage of cookies

While agreeing to use cookies, the user confirms that they have read the information about cookies, including how the information is transmitted to a third party, and agrees with them. Accordingly, the legal basis for the use of cookies is the consent of the user. Cookies can be controlled and disposed of at the user’s request. LASERSKIN OÜ has the right to change these rules for using cookies at its discretion by informing users on the website.

The user has the right to refuse to use cookies; to do that, the user can alter the security settings of their browser to “Not save cookie files” at all. When you revoke the previously issued consent for cookie file collection, the browser won’t collect and send any cookie-related information. If this is done with all types of cookies, it is likely that the user will not be able to make full use of all functionality of the site, and the site may be displayed with visual or technical errors.

The user can change the settings of the browser at any time in such a way that every time the website is trying to configure the cookie file, the user receives a notification and can decide whether to accept or decline the particular cookie file.