What are cookies?

A website stores a so-called “cookie” in the visitor’s or user’s browser. Cookies are text files saved on the user’s computer, enabling analysis of their visits, the number of visits, and their interests during those visits. A cookie contains basic data about a user’s visit to a specific website, such as the name of the visited site. The content of the cookie is stored in a special directory on the user’s computer. By double-clicking the file, more detailed information about the visited website, date, and time of the visit can be accessed. All this data is also stored by the website operator.

Users can delete, disable, or conditionally use cookies through specific settings. However, this may prevent them from fully utilizing all website features. By default, browsers are set to accept cookies while rejecting cookies that do not originate from the domain listed in the address bar.

Types of Cookies

Strictly Necessary Cookies

These are cookies that are always enabled and necessary for the basic functionalities of the website to work. They include cookies that allow your browsing experience on our site to be seamless, even if you visit another website during your browsing. They help ensure smooth logins and logouts, contribute to enhanced security, and comply with regulations.

Performance and Functional Cookies

These cookies improve the functionality of our website. They allow the website to remember your preferences. They help us improve the website’s speed and enhance your browsing experience, enabling us to remember frequently visited websites and assist in connecting with your social media accounts. These cookies help us identify products, like Kmetija Bizjak items, that we may recommend to you at favorable prices. Disabling these cookies may slow down your browsing experience, make advertisements less relevant, and prevent you from connecting effectively to social networks such as Facebook, Instagram, and others.

Targeting or Advertising Cookies

These cookies collect information to better tailor advertisements to your interests both on our site and on sites outside Kmetija Bizjak. The collected data is anonymous, meaning it is not linked to any personal information you may have provided on our website. Opting out of these cookies will result in advertisements that are less relevant to your preferences.

Additional Cookies (Google Analytics)

_utma

Persistent cookie – remains on the computer for up to 2 years unless the cookie cache is cleared. It is used to distinguish between users and sessions. The cookie is created during the execution of the JavaScript library when no existing_utma cookies are present.

_utmb & _utmc

Cookie validity is 30 minutes. Used to determine a new session/visit. The cookie is created during the execution of the JavaScript library when no existing _utmb or _utmc cookies are present. It is updated each time data is sent to Google Analytics.

_utmz

Cookie validity is 6 months. Stores the traffic source or advertising campaign that defines how the user arrived at the site. The cookie is updated each time data is sent to Google Analytics.

_utmv

Persistent cookie – remains on the computer for up to 2 years unless the cookie cache is cleared. Used to store variable data at the visitor level. The cookie is created if the developer uses the _setCustomVar method with any variable at the visitor level. It is also used with the _setVar method. The cookie is updated each time data is sent to Google Analytics.