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Last updated: 20 September 2026

1. What Cookies Are

Cookies are small files stored on your device when you use a website. They may be used to ensure the proper operation of the website, remember settings, keep statistics, and analyze how visitors use the website.

2. Technologies Used on This Website

This website may use:

  • technical cookies necessary for the proper operation of the website,
  • analytical cookies related to Google Analytics 4,
  • server logs and AWStats statistics provided as part of the hosting service,
  • the Cloudflare network (content delivery and security), which does not require analytical cookies.

Only Google Analytics 4 cookies require your consent. Technical cookies and statistics based on server logs or on the network traffic handled by Cloudflare do not depend on it (see sections 5 and 6).

3. Technical Cookies

Technical cookies are used to ensure the proper operation of the website, support basic website functions, maintain security, and remember cookie consent settings.

These cookies may be used based on the Controller's legitimate interest in ensuring the proper, secure, and stable operation of the website.

NamePurposeDuration
cookie_consentStores your cookie consent preferences1 year
theme_preferenceStores your light/dark theme choice (set only after you use the theme switch; otherwise the theme follows your device setting)1 year

4. Google Analytics 4

This website uses Google Analytics 4, an analytics tool provided by Google. Google Analytics 4 helps analyze website traffic, including the number of visits, traffic sources, visited pages, device type, and approximate technical information related to the use of the website.

Google Analytics 4 operates on this website only after you consent to analytical cookies. Until you give consent, the Google Analytics script is not loaded and no Google Analytics cookies are stored on your device. You can give consent, refuse consent, or change your decision in the cookie settings available on the website. If you refuse or withdraw consent, Google Analytics cookies are removed.

The provider of this tool is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. As part of Google Analytics 4, data may also be processed by other entities within the Google group.

NameProviderPurposeDuration
_gaGoogle AnalyticsDistinguishes users2 years
_ga_*Google AnalyticsMaintains session state2 years

5. AWStats and Server Logs

The hosting server may automatically store technical logs related to visits to the website. These logs may include, among other things, your IP address, date and time of connection, address of the visited page, browser information, operating system information, and the referring page address.

As part of the hosting service, I also use AWStats statistics. This tool analyzes server logs and presents aggregated information about website traffic.

Data from logs and AWStats is used to analyze the technical operation of the website, diagnose errors, ensure security, and assess basic visit statistics. These statistics are aggregated and do not store any information on your device, therefore they operate regardless of your choice regarding analytical cookies. The legal basis is the Controller's legitimate interest (Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR), and you have the right to object as described in the Privacy Policy.

6. Cloudflare

The website is delivered through the network of Cloudflare, Inc., which provides content delivery and security services (protection against attacks and abuse) and may provide aggregated traffic statistics based on requests handled by its network. These statistics do not use analytical cookies.

Depending on the security features enabled, Cloudflare may store technical cookies strictly necessary for the security of the website (for example, cookies used to distinguish visitors from automated bots). Such cookies are not used for advertising or for tracking you across other websites. More information about how Cloudflare processes personal data is available in the Privacy Policy.

7. Managing Cookie Consent

You can manage your consent to analytical cookies using the consent mechanism available on the website.

You can also change cookie settings directly in your web browser. Your browser allows you, among other things, to block cookies, delete stored cookies, or receive notifications before cookies are stored. Restricting technical cookies may affect the operation of certain parts of the website.

8. Cookie Duration

The storage period of cookies depends on their type and the settings of a specific tool. Session cookies are deleted when you close your browser. Persistent cookies remain on your device for a specified period or until you delete them. Cookies related to Google Analytics 4 operate in accordance with the settings of that tool and your consent preferences.

9. Changes to This Cookie Policy

This Cookie Policy may be updated if the way the website operates, analytics tools, cookie settings, or applicable laws change. The current version of this Cookie Policy is always available on the website.

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