Cookies files

Cookies are small data files necessary for the pages managed by the Publications Office of the European Union to function properly. That's why we sometimes place them on your computer or mobile device.

Text files that websites save on your computer or mobile device when you start using the website. In this way, the site remembers the actions you performed on it and your preferences (e.g., login data, language, font size, and other display settings) for a certain period so that you do not have to enter these data again the next time you visit the site. First-party cookies are cookies that are stored when you visit a website. Only the given website can then read them. In addition, websites can use external services that store their cookie files - so-called third-party cookies. Permanent cookies are stored on your computer and are not automatically deleted after you close your browser - unlike temporary cookies, which are always deleted after you close your browser. Every time you visit the Publications Office website, you must accept or reject cookies. Cookies can also collect various anonymized statistics regarding users browsing our pages.

The Publications Office website mostly uses first-party cookies. These cookies are created and managed by the Publications Office, not an external organization. However, you must accept cookies from external organizations on some of our pages. These cookies can be deleted or blocked. However, it may happen that the site does not work as intended. These cookies remember your display preferences, for example, viewing language, color contrast, font size, device used, search and notification settings, your last visit to the website (for statistical purposes), and the three most recently visited pages (this helps the assistance services to process your possible request) whether you have agreed to the use of cookies on the given pages.

We set them, and only then can we read them. They remember whether or not you have agreed to the site's use of cookies.

We need to store cookies on your device for the site to function. For this reason, you won't need to give your consent. These are in particular:

1. authentication cookies

2. technical cookies needed for some information system

We use them purely for internal research on improving our service to all our users. These cookies determine how you interact with our website - as an anonymous user (you cannot be identified based on the data collected by these cookies). This data is not shared with third parties or used for other purposes. We sometimes share anonymized statistics with suppliers who work on communication projects as part of contractual arrangements with the Publications Office. However, you can always refuse to use this type of cookie - through the banner displayed on the first page.

Some of our pages display content from external providers, such as YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter, and links to websites managed by individual EU member states. To view such third-party content, you must first accept their terms. This includes their cookie policy, over which we have no control. However, no third-party cookies will be installed on your device if you do not play their content.

These third-party services are beyond the Publications Office's control. Providers can change the conditions, purpose, and method of using cookies at any time.

I just wanted to let you know that information obtained using cookies is not used for your identification, and the structure of this information is fully under our control. These cookies are not used for any purpose other than that described here.

You can delete all cookies stored on your device at once by deleting the search history in your browser. This will delete all cookies from all the pages you have visited. However, remember that you may also lose some saved information (e.g., saved login passwords, settings of some pages, etc.).

Modern browsers can be set to prevent the use of any cookies on your device. However, you may have to manually adjust some preferences on some sites each time you visit them. In addition, some services and functions may not work (e.g., logging into your profile).