What are cookies and what do we use them for?
Cookies are small text files that are sent to your computer’s memory during a visit to a website. On each subsequent visit, cookies are sent back to the originating site or to another site that recognizes that cookie. Cookies act as a specific website’s memory, allowing the page to remember your computer on future visits, including remembering your settings or improving user convenience.
The cookies used can be divided into technologically necessary cookies, without which service execution is technologically impossible or significantly hindered, and analytical statistical cookies.
Types of cookies
Cookies by duration
· Permanent cookies
The constant or saved cookies remain on your computer after you close Internet browser programs. Use them to store information, such as sign-in and password names, language preferences, or cookies preferences so that you don’t have to enter them again during each next visit. Permanent cookies can stay on your computer or mobile device for days, months, even years.
· Temporary cookies
Temporary cookies or session cookies are removed from your computer after you close your Internet browser. Through them, Internet sites store temporary data, such as the last few pages you have opened on the website you visit or items in the shopping basket if you are on an Internet site specialising in online sales.
Cookies by Source
· First party cookie
First-hand cookies come from the Internet site you visit, and can be permanent or temporary. With these cookies, Internet sites can store data they will use again the next time they visit this website.
· Third-party cookie
Third-party cookies come from other Internet sites, which are on the Internet site you visit. With these cookies, other Internet sites can monitor Internet usage on the site you view for marketing purposes.
Cookies by function
· Technical cookies – required cookies (always active)
Essential for the functioning of the website and cannot be disabled in our systems. They are usually set in response to your actions that include a request for services, such as cookie settings, login, or filling out forms. You can set your browser to block these cookies or send a warning about them, but in this case some parts of the page will not work. Those cookies don’t store any information that might identify you.
· Functional cookies (can be disabled)
Enable the Internet site to provide enhanced functionality and personalisation. They can be set up by us or third party service providers whose services have been added to our website. If you don’t enable these cookies, some of these functions might not work properly.
· Marketing (can be disabled)
Marketing cookies are used to target advertising to a user (behavioral targeting). They are often served by third party companies and track a user across websites. We don’t use marketing cookies.
Website dpaspringconference.org only uses technical cookies needed for the functioning of the website and remember user preference at the cookie consent.
List of Cookies Used on the website
Necessary cookies help make a website usable by enabling basic functions like page navigation and access to secure areas of the website. The website cannot function properly without these cookies.
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Expiry | Type |
| CookieConsent | www.dpaspringconference.org | Stores the user’s cookie consent state for the current domain | 1 year | HTTP |
| pll_language | www.dpaspringconference.org | This cookie is used to determine the preferred | 1 year | HTTP |
More information on how to control cookies according to the device’s web browser can be found on the website- www.aboutcookies.org.
For communication with the Data Protection Officer of the Data State Inspectorate, please write to: DAS@dvi.gov.lv.