Cookies policy

LLC "Aptiekas produkcija" (further - AP) rules for the use of cookies indicate the purposes of using cookies, as well as the visitor's right to change and choose the use of cookies according to their needs and interests. In cases where the collected personal data is being processed, AP takes the role of controller. More information on the role of AP in matters of personal data processing is available in the Personal Data Processing Statement.

What is a cookie?

A cookie is a small text file used by your electronic device (computer, mobile phone or other device) that is sent to your device when you visit a website and that the website stores on your device when you access the website. On each subsequent visit, cookies are sent back to the originating website or to another website that recognizes the cookie. Cookies act as a memory for a specific website, allowing this page to remember your device on subsequent visits, including cookies can remember your settings or improve the user experience.

Cookies used on AP websites

Session or temporary cookies. They are stored in the device's memory and only exist until the device's Internet browser is closed, i.e. Internet usage is terminated (cookies are deleted). These cookies help AP websites to identify how the user of the respective device moves from page to page by remembering the actions taken on the previous page, as well as to ensure the security and basic functionality of the website. Session cookies are not stored on the device's hard drive, nor do they collect information from the device. The use of session cookies is terminated at the end of the device's Internet browser session, as well as if the session has not been active for a certain period of time.

Persistent cookies. They are stored on the device's hard drive and are not deleted when the device's Internet browser is closed. Persistent cookies identify you as a user of our website and later, when you return to the website, help to remember information about you and the actions you have previously performed on the website. Cookies are stored on the device for a certain period of time, depending on the type of cookie. This type of cookie is used, for example, to analyze the number of users of the website, the average time spent on the respective section of the website, as well as how you got to the website and how it is used. By analyzing the obtained data, it is possible to make improvements in the operation of the website.

The cookies used on AP websites can be divided into 3 categories:

Necessary (functional) cookies - are essential so that you can use the options provided on our websites, identify yourself, access the website safely; they allow the AP website to remember the choices you make, thus improving and personalizing the website, as well as providing the basic functions of the website. These cookies do not track your browsing activities on other websites and do not collect information about you. It should be noted that if you choose to disable the necessary cookies using your browser, the website will not be able to function fully.

Statistical cookies - collect information about how you use the website, for example, which pages you visited, how fast the pages were loaded, which links you clicked on and whether the links lead to a working page (including helping to distinguish between users). This information is not used to identify you. Collected information is anonymized.

In certain cases, some analytical cookies are managed by third parties, such as Google Inc., according to our instructions and in accordance with the stated purposes. created Google Analytics cookies. You can read more about the Google Analytics terms of service at https://www.google.com/analytics/terms/us.html.

Marketing cookies - collect information about website user behavior and create a user profile. These cookies are used to offer advertisements more relevant to your interests and to analyze data flow, and also contain social media cookies that allow you to share content on social networks. AP uses cookies from third parties such as Google, Facebook, LinkedIn to create advertisements and optimize marketing communications. Third-party advertisers use cookies stored on your device to evaluate the effectiveness of advertising and to personalize the content of advertising displayed to you. Information collected by third-party advertisers may include data such as geographic location data (derived from an IP address).

What type of cookies, on what basis, for what purposes do we use them and how long do we keep them?

We use necessary (functional) cookies based on AP's legal (legitimate) interests, and statistical and marketing cookies based on your consent.

Unless otherwise specified, cookies are stored for the duration of the activity for which they were collected and are then deleted. The term of storage of cookies or their period of operation is indicated in detail next to the description of each cookie, which is available in the informative statement about the cookies used on the website.

Saving, limiting and disabling cookies.

When you visit the website, a notice is displayed with information about the use of cookies on the website. By placing or later removing a check mark from a certain group of cookies, the visitor can maintain or disable his consent to the use of certain types of cookies. The visitor can at any time change his choice or restrict the use of cookies in the footer of the website by activating the "Cookie settings" link. By pressing "Confirm all/Confirm marked", the visitor confirms that he has read the terms of use of cookies, incl. information about cookies (how they are used, purposes of use, involvement of third parties, etc.), as well as consent to specific settings for the use of cookies.

We would like to inform you that the security settings of every web browser can limit, block and delete cookies, for example, it is possible to mark "Never accept cookies" in the settings. The visitor can also change the settings of his browser so that the stored cookies are deleted each time the browser is closed. By disabling the collection of cookies in the browser, the visitor can stop the acquisition and use of information. Changes to the settings must be made individually for each browser. However, the user of the device should take into account that if he chooses to disable the necessary cookies, the website will not be able to function fully.