Cookies policy

The purpose of the present Cookies Policy is to provide information about the cookies used on the website of SIA “NAUTICA”, Reg.No.40103191687 (hereinafter – Skippercheck) https://skippercheck.net/.

The Cookies Policy explains how personal data are processed and provides information on the data subject’s rights in compliance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 On the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation) (hereinafter - the Regulation).

Controller: SIA “NAUTICA”, Reg.No.40103191687, Registered Address: Vizbuļu iela 14, Zvejniekciems, Saulkrastu pag., Saulkrastu nov., LV-2161.

Contact information: telephone: 371 26033818, e-mail address: info@skippercheck.net.

What are cookies?

Cookies are a small text file stored by the website in a computer or a mobile dives when a website or a home page is opened. It helps to remember the login name and settings (for example, the language, the font size and other display settings), chosen by the user for viewing the website, so that they don’t need to be specified every time. 

Depending on the functions to be performed and the purpose of use, there are mandatory necessary cookies, functional cookies, analytical cookies.

Skippercheck uses the following types of cookies:

-          Mandatory cookies. These cookies are necessary for viewing the website and using its functions, for example, to remember the information entered into forms during a session. It would not be possible to provide certain services of the website without these cookies. These cookies are stored in the device until the moment when the browser is closed. If they are disabled by using the possibilities provided by browsers, the website will not operate properly.

-          Functional cookies. By using functional cookies, the website remembers the settings chosen and the selections made by the user to be able to use the website more conveniently later. These cookies are permanently stored in the device.

-          Analytical cookies. Analytical cookies collect information on how the website is used, identify the most frequently visited sections, including the content, selected for viewing the website. Information is used for the purpose of analysis to find out what the website users are interested in and to be able to improve the website functionality, to make it easier to use.

-          Advertising cookies. These cookies allow recording users’ visits to the website, to the pages visited before and links that were opened. This information is used to ensure that presented advertisements conform to the users’ interests.

 

Cookies and purposes of their use

Skippercheck cookies in order to:

·         save the settings made by visitors;

·         provide functioning of the website;

·         collect analytical data (visitors’ statistics);

·         provide displaying of advertisements suitable to the user’s interests on other websites.

 

Skippercheck uses also third parties' cookies provided by outsourced services. Such outsourced services are, for example, Google Analytics, Facebook and others. Skippercheck is not liable for such services and cookies of the third parties and users should independently familiarise themselves with the terms of cookies of these service providers. Service providers may modify the terms of use of their service, purpose and the terms of use of cookies at any time.

Skippercheck website uses the tool Google Analytics, which is used by Skippercheck in order to gain an insight about how the website of Skippercheck is browsed and to improve display of information intended for users. Operation of Google Analytics tool is provided by Alphabet Inc. (US company) which has access to the statistics data collected by this tool, including the user’s IP address, connection time and other technical data.

This website uses reCAPTCHA on certain pages which is provided by Google Ireland Limited (registration number: 368047), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. This tool uses an advanced risk analysis engine and adaptive challenges to keep malicious software from engaging in abusive activities on our website. Meanwhile it permits legitimate users to login, make purchases, view pages or accounts and fake users are blocked. The tool carries out an analysis in the background e.g. of the IP address to complete this function.

In case of particular third parties’ cookies, users’ IP addresses may be sent to the third countries, however, the third parties attracted by Skippercheck are included in the list of sufficient data protection level according to the data privacy regulation of the European Union and United States of America.

The legal basis for the processing of personal data for the mandatory and functional cookies set by Skippercheck is Article 6(1)(f) of the Regulation - legitimate interests.

The legal basis for the processing of personal data for analytics cookies set by Skippercheck and third parties (Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel) is Article 6(1)(a) of the Regulation - consent of the data subject.

Skippercheck website uses the following cookies:

Cookie

Description

Type

Storage term

_fbp

This cookie has been set up by Facebook in order to display advertisements after visiting the website while on

Facebook or the digital platform, as provided by Facebook advertisements.

Advertisements

3 months

_gat_gtag_UA

Google Analytics has set up this cookie in order to identify users.

Analytics

1 minute

_gat

This cookie has been set up by Google Analytics and it is used to reduce the speed of inquiries.

Functional

1 minute

_gid

This cookie has been set up by Google Analytics. The cookie is used to save information about the use of the website by users and it helps to prepare an analysis report about how the site operates. Collected data, including 

the number of visitors, the source from where they were coming and sites are received in an anonymous form.

Analytics

24 hours

_ga

Google Analytics sets this cookie to calculate visitor, session and campaign data and track site usage for the site's analytics report. The cookie stores information anonymously and assigns a randomly generated number to recognise unique visitors.

Analytics

1 year 1 month

 4 days

 

Data subject’s rights and control of cookies

Cookies can be deleted at own discretion. Cookies are stored in the user’s device for a certain time or until they are manually deleted. The user of the website of Skippercheck can delete all already saved cookies from his or her device or can make settings preventing the browser from saving them. In this case the selection not to save cookies needs to be manually specified every time you visit the website of Skippercheck. However, we would like to inform you that some services and some functions of the website of Skippercheck may not function.

Google Analytics cookies can be rejected by downloading and installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on additional tool. This additional tool communicates with Google Analytics to specify that information on the relevant website visit may not be sent to Google Analytics.

Changes in the Cookie policy

Skippercheck has the right to modify this policy and amendments will be published on this website.

The Cookie policy was last supplemented on December 22, 2023.