Cookies can be divided on the basis of several criteria. Depending on who creates and processes the cookies, cookies can be divided into two categories:

• First-party cookies are created directly by websites or scripts on the same domain. They are most often used to provide the basic functionality of a website.

• Third-party cookies are created by other websites. These sites own some content on the website you visit, such as advertisements, images, or videos.

Cookies can also be divided according to their durability into:

• Session cookies are temporary. They are stored on your device only until you exit the browser and are deleted when you close the browser. These cookies are essential for the proper functionality of the website or associated applications.

• We may use persistent cookies to make it easier and more convenient for you to navigate our website (for example, easier and faster navigation). These cookies remain in your browser for longer periods of time or until you manually delete them. The length of this period depends on your chosen browser settings. Persistent cookies allow information to be transferred to a web server each time you visit a website.

According to their purpose, cookies can be divided into:

• Strictly necessary (essential) cookies are required for the operation of the website. These include, for example, cookies that allow you to log into secure parts of our website. These cookies do not collect information about users that could be used for marketing purposes or to remember what pages users have visited on the internet.

• We use performance cookies to improve how the website works. These cookies collect information about how visitors use the website, such as which pages visitors go to most often and whether they receive error messages from the website. They also allow us to record and count the number of visitors to the website, enabling us to monitor how visitors use the website. These cookies do not collect personally identifiable information. The information collected by these cookies is aggregated and anonymous.

• Functional cookies facilitate control and improve website functions. They are used to activate specific website features (e.g. video playback) and set them according to your preferences (e.g. language) to improve your website experience. At the same time, functional cookies serve to remember your preferences the next time you visit the website. However, they do not collect information that could identify you.

• Targeting and advertising (profiling) cookies are used to track the preferences you reveal through your use of the website and to send you advertising messages following those preferences.