Terms & Conditions
Cookies information
The information below explains how we will use or take a look at the information, such as your activity on the website www.bdoslovakia.com and we would like to draw your attention to the possibility of changing the settings of your internet browser and mobile device in case you do not agree with the use of cookies.
I run the website www.bdoslovakia.com is the company BDO, spol. s r. o., with its registered office at Pribinova 10, 811 09 Bratislava, Company Identification Number: 35 836 032, entered in the Commercial Register of the District Court Bratislava I, Section Sro, File no. 26518 / B (hereinafter referred to as the "Operator" and / or the "Company")
Operator will process your personal data in accordance with the Electronic Communications Act[1].
Cookies on our website
Our company uses cookies on its website www.bdoslovakia.com. Cookies are small text files consisting of a series of numbers and letters that are stored on the hard drive of your favorite / or other device via a web browser and can also uniquely identify your computer and your IP address. The general term cookies refers to a different repository on the page of your internet browser, for example: localStorage, sessionStorage, cookies. Cookies are usually stored in the form of files in your internet browser, they usually contain the name of the website from which they originate and the date of their creation. The next time you visit the website, the web browser reloads the cookies and sends this information back to the page that originally created the cookies.
Consent to the processing of cookies
After it is opened, a notification bar will appear on our website requesting your consent to the collection of cookies.
Our Company uses technical, functional, analytical and statistical cookies and marketing cookies on its website. We process cookies only with your consent, except for technical cookies, the processing of which is necessary for the functionality of our website and these cookies will not be blocked using the notification bar.
Although most browsers accept cookies automatically, you can choose whether or not to accept cookies in your browser settings (often located in the Tools or Settings option). You can also delete cookies from your device at any time.
You can find more information about cookie management in your browser's help or through websites such as www.allaboutcookies.org
Procedures for individual internet browsers:
• Internet Explorer™:
https://support.microsoft.com/sk-sk/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies
• Safari™:
https://support.apple.com/sk-sk/guide/safari/manage-cookies-and-website-data-sfri11471/mac
• Chrome™: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/61416?co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop&hl=sk
• Firefox™:
https://support.mozilla.org/sk/kb/cookies-udaje-ktore-webove-stranky-ukladaju-na-vas-pocitac
• Opera™:
https://help.opera.com/en/latest/web-preferences/#cookies
Most mobile devices are automatically set to allow the use of an ad ID. You can change this setting in the device settings. For more details on how to manage your Ad ID settings, please see the links below:
You can change your cookie settings preferences on our website at any time here:
What is the content of cookies:
You can find temporary and permanent cookies on our website.
Temporary cookies are used in the user's browser only when viewing the website.
These are mainly files that are used for security (for example, information about whether it is a mobile device or a computer, as well as various encrypted identifiers that are used to securely connect to the web server). When you leave the website, the files are deleted from your computer (or other device).
Persistent cookies remain on the computer (or other device) until they expire or are deleted by the user. They are used, for example, to identify the client's login, also the language he uses, or to pre-fill the form. They also serve to provide more relevant content and personalized communication with the user.
What types of cookies do we use:
Our Company uses cookies for the following purposes:
Necessary (technical) cookies: Necessary cookies are those without which it is not possible to browse our website and the services associated with it in the standard way (ie in accordance with the visitor's expectations). These cookies are necessary either for technical storage, access exclusively for the purpose of transmitting the message via the network or they are cookies that are necessary for us to be able to provide you with the service in question (eg website, application) that you request. These cookies allow, for example, access to a secure part of the website (user account, payment gateway) or enable the provision of an adequate level of security. The use of necessary cookies is possible without your consent. Therefore, the necessary cookies cannot be activated or deactivated. These are the following cookies:
Cookie Name: real_cookie_banner *
Provider: BDO Services s.r.o.
Category: necessary
Purpose: asks the user for consent to the use of cookies on this website. Cookies store UUIDs (pseudonymized user identification) and a selection of agreed group and individual cookies.
Legal basis: Electronic Communications Act
Operator: bdoslovakia.com
Storage: xy days
Functional cookies:
These cookies allow us to provide features beyond the basic, such as nicer fonts, video playback or interactive website features. Content e.g. from the video and social media platforms is blocked by default until you agree to it. If you agree to these cookies, the related content will be loaded automatically without the need for further manual consent. These are the following cookies:
Cookie Name: SIDCC
Provider: Google Ireland Limited
Category: functional
Purpose: YouTube allows you to embed content posted on youtube.com directly on the website. Cookies are used to collect data about websites visited and detailed statistics on user behavior. This data may be linked to the data of users registered on youtube.com and google.com or to localized versions of these services.
Legal basis: Consent
Operator: .youtube.com
Storage: 1 year
Statistical and analytical cookies:
These cookies allow us to analyze the use of the website in order to evaluate and improve its performance. They help us know how often and when you come to our website, how long you stay here, and about any performance issues you encounter while browsing our website. This is pseudonymized data about website visitors, so that your IP address is shortened by the last three numbers. These are the following cookies:
Cookie Name: _ga_ *
Provider: Google Ireland Limited
Category: analytical
Purpose: Google Analytics is a service for generating detailed statistics of user behavior on a website. Cookies are used to distinguish users, store information related to the time spent by the user on the website and to link data from multiple views of the website to users.
Legal basis: Consent
Operator: bdoslovakia.com
Storage: 2 years
Marketing cookies:
These cookies are used by us and third parties (cookie owners) to monitor the behavior of individual website visitors, analyze the data collected and, for example, display personalized ads. These cookies also make it easier to share information with social networks or record your interactions with specific ads. These are the following cookies:
Cookie Name: Cookie Name: __cfduid
Provider: AddToAny
Category: marketing
Purpose: AddToAny allows you to provide links and buttons to share content on various social networks and other communication tools on the Internet. Cookies are used to uniquely identify the user.
Legal basis: Consent
Operator: .addtoany.com
Storage: 13 months
Third party services:
Additional third party tools and widgets may be used by our website to provide additional functionality. The use of these tools or widgets may place cookies on your device in order to simplify their use and ensure that your interaction is displayed correctly on our website.
The cookies themselves do not allow us to find out your e-mail address or to identify you in any other way. We may identify identifiers other than IP addresses in our analytics reports, but in this case, the purpose is to identify the number of unique visitors to our website and the geographic origin of visitor trends, and not to identify individual visitors.
Even though your personal data is transferred to third parties abroad, your personal data is always anonymised in the form of shortening the IP address by the last three places, in order to prevent unambiguous assignment to a specific individual. At the same time, it is possible to opt out of such analytical services by expressing your disagreement with the use of cookies on our website.
We use the following third party services:
Google Analytics
More about privacy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en
Google Analytics also uses cookies, which are stored on the end user's website (computer, tablet, smartphone) to analyze your behavior on our website. Google anonymizes the portion of the IP address associated with the end user device of our website as soon as it is obtained, thus enhancing your privacy. Google Inc. uses the information obtained during the use of the website to evaluate your use of our website, to report to us on the activities of the website and to provide us with other services related to the use of our website and the use of the Internet. This processing of data by Google Analytics can be prevented by appropriate settings of the Internet browser in which you will install the browser plug-in (add on) available via the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en.
After clicking on the link, an opt-out cookie will be installed and stored in your internet browser, which will prevent future data collection by Google Analytics when you visit our website. For more information about Google Inc.'s processing of your personal information, When using Google Analytics, you can read the Privacy Policy, https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites?hl=en.
Third party cookies
Our website includes a feature that allows sharing through social media applications, such as I like Facebook button and Twitter widget. These social media applications may collect and use information related to your use of our website. The use of such functionality may require the use of cookies on your device in order to facilitate the use of their services, to display your interaction on the website and to record data about your activity across the Internet and on our website. Any personal information you provide through such social media applications may be collected and used by other members of this social media application, and such interactions are governed by the privacy policies of the companies providing the application. We do not have control over these companies and we are not responsible for the use of your personal data by these companies. Our website may display content from external providers, e.g. YouTube, Microsoft, Google Maps, etc. To view this third-party content, you must first agree to their specific terms of use. They also include a policy on the use of cookies and we have no control over this. However, if you do not view this content, no third-party cookies will be installed on your device.
External providers on our website:
YouTube
Internet Archive
Google Maps
Microsoft
Spotify
Please note that we have no control over the services of these third parties. Providers may change the terms of use of the services, the purpose and use of cookies, etc. at any time.
Children
We understand the importance of protecting children's privacy, especially in the online environment. Our website is not intended for children under 16 years of age. We never knowingly collect information about people under the age of 16 and we do not store data about them, except when it is part of the contract for the provision of our professional services, respectively. if they were part of a demand left through our website.
Contact details of the responsible person
The contact details of the responsible person who performs the tasks and obligations in the field of personal data protection at the operator are as follows: gdpr@bdoslovakia.com
1 Act no. 452/2021 Coll. on electronic communications, as amended.