Dear User,

We kindly inform you that we use cookies on our web pages.

The RESPECT ENERGY Group’s management considered this decision for a long time, analysing the marketing benefits of meeting the needs and expectations of Users and assessing the potential security risks of processing their personal data.
Due to the minimal level of negative factors with obvious benefits in terms of communication, the decision was made to use cookies, especially as the final decision to disable them always remains in the hands of the User.

Below is some information about the technologies used, which enable you to make an informed and appropriate decision for the User.

What are cookies and what do they do?

Cookie files are IT data, in particular including text files. They usually contain the name of the website from which they originate, the time they are stored on the end device and a unique number. These data are stored on the User’s terminal device at the time of website use. They are used to personalise the pages displayed, enable login and other website operations, support advertisements, and monitor User activity on the website. As a result, most institutions and companies are able to work continuously to improve the quality of the information provided.
The web browser usually allows storage of cookies on the terminal device by default. Cookies are commonly used by entities communicating through websites. Nowadays they are used by all social networks and most entities active on the Internet. They are tools considered as more advanced than typical market segmentation in the marketing sense, as they allow customisation to the User’s requirements, needs and expectations.

Why do we use “cookies”?

Cookies allow us to:

• analyse how Users use our website,
• track traffic to our website which shows Users’ interest in the content presented,
• manage more effectively the structure and content of the information presented,
• ensure the ongoing proper functioning of the RESPECT ENERGY website.

The cookies used by our website do not save or collect any personal data and cannot be used to identify you as a User of this website.

How long do cookies remain on the User’s device?

The type of file determines how long cookies remain on the User’s terminal device (computer, laptop, phone, i-phone, smartphone). The files used in daily practice most often include:

• session cookies – temporary files which are only active while you are using our website and disappear when you leave it,
• persistent cookies – permanent files which appear when you visit the RESPECT ENERGY website frequently and remain on your device for a certain period of time.

The following types of cookies are used:

• cookies enabling the use of services available on the website, e.g. authentication cookies used for services that require authentication,
• cookies ensuring security e.g. used to detect misuse of the site’s authentication,
• cookies collecting information about the use of the websites,
• cookies which remember the User’s selected settings and help to personalise the interface, e.g. with respect to the language or region chosen, the design of the website, etc,
• cookies helping us to analyse how you use our website.

What types of data are collected?

Through the use of cookie technology, the following types of data are stored in the web server log files:

• information about the User’s browser,
• the URL of the website visited before going to www.respect.energy when the User was redirected via a link,
• the public IP address of the device you use to access the website,
• User station name – identified by the http protocol,
• the name of the User given during authorisation,
• the timing of the request,
• the first line of the http request and the http response code,
• number of bytes sent by the server.

Can cookies be controlled and how to decide on their use?

In accordance with the provisions of the GDPR and the Telecommunications Law, configuring your browser to allow the installation of cookies is considered as your consent to the use of cookies. Therefore, the decision to use cookies ultimately ALWAYS rests with the User.

Users browsing the RESPECT ENERGY websites can change their own cookie settings at any time, specifying the conditions for storing and accessing cookies on their device. The settings can be changed via your web browser configuration. In particular, these settings can be changed to disable the automatic handling of cookies in your browser or to demand information whenever cookies are placed on your device.

If you wish to restrict or disable cookies, you can do so via the browser settings on your terminal device. In each browser there is a “HELP” section where you can find information on how to disable and delete cookies. Below are links to instructions on how to manage cookies for selected web browsers:

• Chrome http://support.google.com/chrome/bin/answer.py?hl=pl&answer=95647 
• Internet Explorer http://support.microsoft.com/kb/196955/pl
• Firefox http://support.mozilla.org/pl/kb/ciasteczka
• Opera http://help.opera.com/Windows/8.0/pl/cookies.html

When deciding on the use of cookies, it is important to bear in mind that disabling the storage of cookies may result in restriction of the website functionality or inability to use certain features of the website.