In brief
Cookies help the site keep users signed in, protect forms from abuse, remember settings, improve service performance, and show advertising. Some cookies are necessary, while others relate to analytics, advertising, or personalization and should depend on consent settings where such consent is required.
- Necessary cookies are required for sign-in, security, and form operation.
- Analytics cookies help us understand which pages perform poorly or cause errors.
- Advertising cookies may be used by Google and other advertising providers.
- The general data processing policy is available in the Privacy Policy.
1. What cookies and similar technologies are
Cookies are small files or records that a site, browser, or third-party provider may store on the user’s device. Local storage, session storage, pixels, SDKs, advertising identifiers, and other technical signals may serve a similar purpose.
2. What categories of cookies may be used
Strictly necessary cookies
They are needed for account sign-in, session operation, form protection, saving basic settings, and preventing spam, fraud, and technical attacks. These cookies usually cannot be disabled through the banner because the site cannot work properly without them.
Preference cookies
They help remember language, country, selected interface settings, consent or refusal for optional cookies, and other parameters that make the site more convenient.
Security and anti-abuse cookies
They are used to protect accounts, limit suspicious activity, detect automated actions, mass registrations, spam, fraud, and attempts to bypass the rules.
Analytics cookies
They help us understand how users interact with the site: which pages are opened, where errors occur, which forms cause difficulty, and how service load and stability change. Depending on the country and settings, such cookies may require separate consent.
Advertising cookies
If advertising is shown on the site through Google AdSense or other advertising services, Google and other providers may use cookies and similar technologies to show ads, limit repetitions, measure performance, protect against fraud, and, where the required consent exists, personalize advertising.
Advertising cookies may take into account previous visits to this site and other sites. Google personalized advertising can be disabled through Ads Settings.
3. How long cookies are stored
Session cookies are deleted after the browser is closed or the session ends. Persistent cookies may be stored longer to remember settings, consent choices, security limits, analytics, or advertising parameters. The period depends on the cookie purpose and the technology provider.
4. How to manage cookies
- choose settings through the cookie banner or consent window, if it is shown on the site;
- reject optional cookies, if this option is available;
- delete or limit cookies in browser settings;
- manage Google personalized advertising through Ads Settings;
- use aboutads.info or advertising provider pages to opt out of some personalized advertising.
5. What happens if cookies are disabled
If necessary cookies are disabled, account sign-in, forms, security, and some site functions may not work properly. If optional cookies are disabled, the site will usually continue to work, but advertising and statistics may become less accurate and some settings may not be saved.
6. Users from the EEA, the United Kingdom, and Switzerland
If the user is located in a country where consent is required for analytics or advertising cookies, the site should use a choice mechanism, such as a consent banner or CMP. This page explains cookie categories but does not replace the consent interface itself.
7. Related documents
The general approach to personal data processing is described in the Privacy Policy. The service rules are described in the User Agreement.