The cookie policy

COOKIES POLICY

GENERAL INFORMACTION:

  1. The cookie policy applies to the website www.bioskaner.eu, hereinafter referred to as the Website, which is owned by ‘Laboratory of Molecular Imaging and Technology Development of the Medical University of Bialystok’ sp. z o.o. with its registered office in Bialystok, ul. Żurawia 71A, 15-540 Białystok, entered into the National Court Register kept by the District Court in Białystok, XII Economic Department of the National Court Register under KRS number 0000529548, NIP: 5423240688, share capital: PLN 500,000, hereinafter referred to as Bioskaner.
  2. You can contact Bioscanner via email: rodo@bioscanner.eu, via phone: +48 85 686 50 96, or by mail: ul. Żurawia 71A, 15-540 Białystok.
  3. The cookie policy defines the rules for collecting and using information about Website Users stored in cookie files.

WHAT ARE COOKIES ?

  1. The website uses cookies, which are computer data, in particular text files, that are automatically generated by the web browser of the User of the Website and stored and kept on the end device of the User of the Website (e.g. computer, tablet, smartphone). Cookies usually contain the name of the website they come from, the time of storing them on the end device, and a unique number. Cookies can be read by the computer system of Bioscanner (first-party cookies) or third-party computer systems (third-party cookies) in connection with analytics, statistics, and marketing.
  2. The entity placing cookies on the end user’s device of the Website User is Bioscanner, as well as entities providing statistical tools and collaborating in marketing activities.

WHAT PURPOSES ARE COOKIES USED FOR?

Cookies are used for the following purposes:

  1. Ensuring the proper functioning of the Website, including improving the quality of using the Website by enabling its operation, which is possible, among other things, by remembering settings between successive visits to the Website and providing access to secure areas of the Website.
  2. Facilitating Users use of the Website by remembering Users preferences, such as preferred language or region.
  3. Analytical and statistical purposes, i.e., for creating analyses and statistics related to the way Users use the Website, which allows for improving its structure and content. For the purpose of creating statistics, Google Analytics tool is used, which involves the use of cookies by Google LLC. More information can be found at: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245. Users have the option to block Google Analytics cookies, among other things, by installing a browser add-on available at https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=pl .
  4. Marketing purposes, i.e., displaying personalized ads and information that the User may be interested in.

Due to the purpose served by cookies, the following types of cookies are used:

  1. Essential: Contribute to the usability of the Website by enabling basic functions such as site navigation and access to its secure areas. The website cannot function properly without these cookies.
  2. Preferences-related: Enable the Website to remember information that changes its appearance or operation, such as preferred language or region.
  3. Statistical: Help understand how different Users behave on the site by collecting and reporting anonymous information.
  4. Marketing: Used to track Users on websites for the purpose of displaying ads and information that are relevant and interesting to individual Users, and thus more valuable to third-party advertisers and publishers.

WHAT TYPES OF COOKIES ARE USED?

Due to the storage period of cookies, the following types of cookies are used:

  1. Session cookies – temporary files stored on the end user’s device until logging out, leaving the website, or disabling the software (web browser).
  2. Permanent cookies – stored on the end user’s device for a period specified in the cookie parameters or until they are deleted by the user.

    CONSENT TO THE USE OF COOKIES

    The user, while using the Website, gives consent to the use of cookies, which is confirmed during the visit to the Website. The user independently decides which cookies to consent to, with consent to essential cookies being necessary for proper use of the Website. The collection and use of data collected in cookies for the purposes described above may also constitute a legitimate interest of the Service Provider.

    The user has the possibility to change the scope of consent given for the use of cookies at any time by clicking the appropriate button.

    COOKIE STORAGE PERIOD

    Cookies are stored for the following period depending on their type:

    Essential cookies contribute to the usability of the website by enabling basic functions such as site navigation and access to secure areas of the website. The website cannot function properly without these cookies.

    NazwaDostawcaCelData ważnościRodzaj
    CookieConsentCookiebotStores the user’s cookie consent state for the current domain1 yearHTTP Cookie

    Preferences (1)

    Preference cookies enable the website to remember information that changes the appearance or functionality of the site, such as preferred language or region where the user is located.

    NazwaDostawcaCelData ważnościRodzaj
    pll_languagebioskaner.euThis cookie is used to determine the preferred language of the visitor and sets the language accordingly on the website, if possible.1 yearHTTP Cookie

    Statistics (4)

    Statistical cookies help website owners understand how different users behave on the site by collecting and reporting anonymous information.

    NazwaDostawcaCelData ważnościRodzaj
    _gaGoogleRegisters a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website.399 daysHTTP Cookie
    _ga_#GoogleUsed by Google Analytics to collect data on the number of times a user has visited the website as well as dates for the first and most recent visit.399 daysHTTP Cookie
    _gatGoogleUsed by Google Analytics to throttle request rate1 dayHTTP Cookie
    _gidGoogleRegisters a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website.1 dayHTTP Cookie

    Marketing (1)

    Marketing cookies are used to track users on websites. The aim is to display ads that are relevant and interesting to individual users and thus more valuable to third-party advertisers and publishers.

    NazwaDostawcaCelData ważnościRodzaj
    fbssls_bioskaner.euCollects data on the visitor’s use of the comment system on the website, and what blogs/articles the visitor has read. This can be used for marketing purposes.SessionHTML Local Storage

    COOKIE FILES MANAGEMENT AND THE POSSIBILITY TO MAKE CHANGES IN THE SCOPE OF USED COOKIE FILES

    The user of the Website can change the handling of cookie files (conditions for their storage or access) by making appropriate changes in the settings of the software installed on the end user’s device used for accessing the Website (changes in the settings of the web browser). In the settings of the web browser, settings can be changed by blocking the automatic handling of cookie files or receiving information about each placement of cookie files on the end user’s device. The user of the Website can delete cookie files placed on their end user’s device at any time using the options available in their web browser.

    Below, we present how to change the settings of web browsers regarding the use of cookie files:

    a) Internet Explorer Browser

    b) Mozilla FireFox Browser

    c) Chrome Browser

    d) Safari Browser

    e) Opera Browser

    If you choose to change the settings or delete cookie files, using the Website will still be possible, except for functions that inherently require cookie files.