What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device when you visit a website.

They help us ensure the proper functioning of our website, improve the user experience, and analyze website traffic.

Types of Cookies We Use

Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for the basic functioning of the website and cannot be disabled.

They are stored, for example, in connection with user login sessions or cookie consent preferences.

Analytics Cookies (Google Analytics 4)

These cookies help us understand how visitors use our website.

We use Google Analytics, a service provided by Google Ireland Limited, to collect anonymized website traffic statistics.

IP addresses are anonymized, and the data cannot be used to personally identify individual visitors.

These cookies are activated only after the visitor has given consent.

Third-Party Cookies (YouTube, Google Maps)

Some pages contain embedded multimedia content and maps provided by YouTube and Google Maps.

These services may set their own cookies belonging to Google (e.g., .youtube.com, .google.com), which are beyond the control of the State Nature Conservancy of the Slovak Republic.

These cookies are loaded only if the user has given consent.

Managing Cookie Consent

When you first visit our website, a cookie banner appears, allowing you to accept or reject individual categories of cookies.

You can change your preferences at any time by clicking the “Cookie Settings” link in the website footer.

Data Retention

We retain records of cookie consent for a maximum of 365 days or until the user withdraws their consent.

Contact

Website Operator:

State Nature Conservancy of the Slovak Republic

Tajovského 28B, 974 01 Banská Bystrica, Slovakia

Email: sekretariat@sopsr.sk