Cookies and metadata collection notification
For the better functioning of our website, we automatically collect metadata: cookies, your computer's IP address, the type of your OS, type of your browser, etc.
WHAT ARE COOKIES
When you visit our web-sites, depending on your web browser settings, we collect information that is automatically transmitted to us by your browser. This transmission is accomplished through the use of cookies. This information typically includes the IP address currently assigned to your computer, the type of operating system and the web browser you are using.
A cookie is a small text file that a web server places on your computer's hard disk. Cookies are used to provide users with a personalized experience of using and navigating a website. They help track the most visited web pages, determine the effectiveness of advertising and Internet searches, and provide insight into user behavior to improve communication tools and products offered to users.
There are session cookies and persistent cookies.
Session cookies
We use session cookies to assign a unique identification number to your computer each time you visit one of our sites. Session cookies are deleted when you close your browser. They are used to maintain the functionality of our websites, they are not used to collect personal information about the website user. All information collected through them is for statistical purposes and remains anonymous.
Persistent cookies
When permitted, we use persistent cookies, which are not deleted immediately after you close your web browser, but are stored on your computer for a certain period of time or until you delete them. Each time you visit our sites, our web server recognizes the persistent cookies stored on your computer's hard drive. By assigning a unique identifier to your device, we create a database of your activities and preferences. These cookies can be used to track recommended products and videos on the website to avoid repetition, help the user not to lose the data of the application form filled out on the website. The information provided by such cookies does not allow us to identify the user or track the user's activity on websites not related to our site.
COOKIE USE CONSENT
Session cookies do not require your prior consent as they are necessary for the operation of the site and will be deleted when you close your web browser.
Persistent cookies, which track your past actions and preferences but are not necessary for the site to function, require your prior consent. By visiting our website, you consent to the use of persistent cookies unless you change your computer settings so that these cookies are not stored. The same applies to third party cookies.
Yandex.Metrica
We use the Yandex.Metrica statistics system to collect and analyze data about how visitors use our website. This information includes your IP address, which is transmitted to Yandex servers and stored there.
Tracking and web analytics program from “YANDEX” LLC (Russian Federation, 119021, Moscow, 16, Lev Tolstoy St., “YANDEX” LLC). It collects anonymous data about visitors in order to better understand their behavior and improve the site. For more information about data collection by the “Yandex.Metrica” service, please read the “Terms of Use of the Yandex.Metrica Service” file at the following address: https://yandex.ru/legal/metrica_termsofuse/, as well as that company's “Personal Information Privacy Policy” at: https://yandex.ru/legal/confidential/
HOW TO CHANGE COOKIE SETTINGS
The majority of Internet browsers are initially set to automatically accept cookies. You can change the settings so that the browser blocks cookies or warns you when cookies of this type are sent to your device.
You can always decide whether you want your browser to allow cookies. If you do not want to use cookies, you can set your browser to automatically refuse cookies or to notify you each time a site asks you to set a cookie. To learn how to make the settings, use your browser's help function.
Customizing your web browser is a free and effective way to manage cookies. You can make one of the following decisions:
- allow the use of all cookies integrated in the pages. Note: on the one hand, only the publishers of these cookies will have access to them; on the other hand, this process is not irreversible and you can always delete these cookies afterwards (the procedure for managing cookies differs depending on the browser used; please refer to the relevant instructions on your browser's description pages);
- block cookies on your device. In such a case, we must warn you that navigating the site and working with forms may be difficult. Some functions of the website require the use of cookies. Consequently, we are not liable for any inconvenience caused by the improper functioning of our services due to the disabling of cookies;
- enable the use of cookies upon request on a case-by-case basis;
- Accept or reject cookies depending on their publisher.
The procedure for managing cookies differs depending on the browser you are using. More detailed instructions are available on the official browser pages.