The Websites which are hosted by the domain asp.lodz.pl do not automatically collect any information except for information contained in cookie files.

Cookie files (or simply cookies) are IT data, in particular small text files, which are stored on Website User's terminal unit and are designed to use the web pages of the Websites.

Cookies usually contain the name of the web page they come from, the maximum storage period and a unique number.

The subject posting cookie files on Websites User's terminal unit and gaining access to these files is the operator of the Websites of the Strzemiński Academy of Fine Arts in Łódź located in Łódź, 91-726, 121 Wojska Polskiego Str.

Cookies are used for the following purposes:

a) customization of the contents of the Website's web pages so as to match User preferences, and optimization of web page use; in particular the files can be used to recognize Website User's device and display a web page in the appropriate way, customized to his/her individual needs;

b) development of statistics to help understand how Website Users use web pages which allows improving their structure and contents;

c) maintenance of Websites' User's Session (after logging in), thanks to which the User does not have to write his login and password on each of the Websites' subpages;

The websites use two principal types of cookies: session cookies and persistent cookies. Session cookies are temporary files stored by the User's terminal unit until he/she leaves the web page or shut down the software (web browser). Persistent cookies are stored on User's terminal unit for a time specified in cookie parameters or until the User deletes them manually.

The Websites hosted by the web domain asp.lodz.pl use the following types of cookie files:

a) essential cookies, which make it possible to use services available within the framework of the Website, e.g. certifying cookie files used for services requiring certification within the framework of the Website;

b) cookie files which assure safety (e.g. used for detecting breaches of certification on the Website);

c) 'performance' cookies, which allow gathering information on the manners of using the web pages of the Website;

d) 'functionality' cookies which allow remembering Users' settings and preferences (e.g. chosen language, region, font size etc);

e) 'advertising' cookies, which allow providing Users with advertisements adjusted to Users' interests.

In many cases software used for browsing web pages (web browser) allows storing cookie files on Users' terminal unit. Website Users can change cookie settings at any time. These settings can be changed in particular to block automatic support in web browser settings, or notify the User each time cookies are submitted to Website User's device. Detailed information about whether and how cookies can be supported are available in software settings (web browser).

Website operator informs Users that restricting the use of cookies may affect some functionalities available on the pages of the Website.

Cookies submitted to Website User's terminal unit can also be used by advertisers and partners cooperating with the Website operator.

More information on cookie files is available at http://wszystkoociasteczkach.pl/po-co-sa-ciasteczka/ or the 'Help' section in the menu of the web browser.