(updated on 03/09/2020)
What are cookies and web storage and why do we use them?
In order to provide personalized and adequate services through our websites and online products, APIS needs technology to save and store information. This is done with the help of the so-called cookies and web storage.
Cookies are small text files containing insignificant amounts of information which is stored on your computer, mobile or other device or in the memory of your web browser. The web browser you use then sends these small text files to our website each time you visit, helping us recognize the website visitor and store information about your user preferences (username, language, whether you have accepted our cookie policy, or the cookie settings you choose, as well as other display settings). Web storage has the same purpose. With web storage, web applications can store data locally within the user's browser .With this technology transfer of the data is even more secure.
The use of cookies and web storage is very limited and is related to technical purposes - enhancing and personalizing the functionality of our website and our products.
They do not contain personally identifiable information and do not reveal the identity of users. They are solely for the purpose of identifying a device. The information collected through them cannot be linked to a specific person and we don’t use it in any way to identify you. Although they relate to anonymous data, we treat cookies and web storage sites as personal data, applying to them all the standards of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
All data collected through cookies and web storage are completely under our control. We do not use them for purposes other than those specified in this Policy.
More detailed information about cookies and their functionality can be found at http://www.aboutcookies.org , and for web storage: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_storage
You can control and manage cookies and web storage in different ways. However, keep in mind that removing or blocking cookies and web storage may affect the use of our websites and our products, restricting your access to certain functionality or content, or even impeding access to them.
Description of cookies and web storage objects that we use
You can find a detailed description of all the cookies and web storage used on our websites and products HERE.
Types of cookies we use on the site apis.bg. Manage and control of cookies
These cookies enable the proper functioning of our websites and products as they allow you to view the information contained therein and use of features. For example, thanks to them, we show you information on our websites in your chosen language and more.
We use analytics tools that allow us to understand the traffic to our websites, how easily our users interact with them and what interests them about the content. The information collected through these cookies is used for statistical purposes only and is not intended to be personally identifiable to users. We do not receive any information about your personal data. These cookies show us which pages of our websites you viewed, whether you visited them through a mobile or desktop device, and other anonymous data. The analytics tools are provided by Google Analytics and the information collected about your IP address is not associated with any other information stored by Google.
These cookies do not store personally identifiable information, they contain only information about how you have used our websites. They may be triggered by our advertising partners to show you only information that is relevant to you. For example, cookies like Google, YouTube, and more.
Other management tools for cookies and web storage
In addition to the options in the previous section, you can control and manage cookies in different ways using your browser. You can delete all cookies on your device by clearing your browsing history. This will remove all cookies from all websites you have visited. Keep in mind that if you delete all cookies, the preferences you have stored will also be deleted. For more information on how to change your browser settings to delete, block, or restrict cookies, visit http://www.aboutcookies.org, http://www.cookiecentral.com or https://www.pcmag.com/how-to/how-to-control-and-delete-cookies-on-your-browser.
We use the Google Analytics service to obtain detailed statistics for visitors to our sites. You can learn more about Google's privacy policy and the use of Google Analytics cookies by visiting the following website: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245
You can prevent Google Analytics cookies from downloading and installing the Google Analytics Blocking Add-on in your browser: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en
You can also delete all web storage objects saved on your device by following the instructions available through the links provided:
Links to external sites and online applications
Please note that our websites contain links to third-party content providers that use their own cookies and web storage. We have no control over their cookie policies and web storage. We recommend that you read these policies before reviewing content from an external vendor that we refer to from our websites.
Changes to the current policy
APIS may, at its discretion, amend and supplement this Policy at any time. In the event of a change to this Policy, we will indicate the date of the change and this change will take effect in respect of you and your information after the date of this change or from another date stated to you.