Cookies are small data files that may be stored on a website visitor’s device, such as a computer, mobile phone or tablet. Cookies are used primarily to ensure the proper functioning of the website, remember certain settings, measure website traffic or support marketing activities where the visitor has given consent.

The data controller is:

Radek Hill
Company ID No.: 658 69 761
Registered office: 17. listopadu 753/66, Ostrava, Czech Republic /EU/
Website: radekhill.com

1. Types of Cookies Used by the Website

The website uses or may use the following categories of cookies:

Functional Cookies

Functional cookies are necessary for the proper operation of the website and online store. They enable functions such as loading website pages, securing the website, using the shopping basket, completing an order, remembering cookie consent settings and providing other essential website features.

These cookies are necessary for the operation of the website and therefore do not require the visitor’s consent. Without them, the website or certain parts of it may not function properly.

Preference Cookies

Preference cookies are used to remember certain choices made by the visitor, such as the selected language version, display settings or other user preferences, where such functions are available on the website.

Preference cookies are used only where the visitor has given consent, unless they are necessary to provide a service expressly requested by the visitor.

Analytics Cookies

Analytics cookies help us understand how visitors use the website, which pages they visit, how long they remain on those pages and how they navigate through the website. This information is used to improve the content, functionality and usability of the website.

Analytics cookies are used only with the visitor’s consent.

Marketing Cookies

Marketing cookies may be used to measure advertising effectiveness, display more relevant content, carry out remarketing activities or connect the website with advertising and social media platforms.

Marketing cookies are used only with the visitor’s consent.

2. Consent to the Use of Cookies

When visiting the website for the first time, the visitor is shown cookie settings through which they can choose which categories of cookies they wish to accept.

The visitor may choose from the following options in particular:

Accept All

By selecting this option, the visitor consents to the use of all categories of cookies used by the website.

Reject All

By selecting this option, the visitor rejects all cookies that are not necessary for the operation of the website. Functional cookies that are essential for the proper functioning of the website remain active.

Save Settings

By selecting this option, the visitor saves their individual choices for each category of cookies.

Consent to the use of preference, analytics and marketing cookies is voluntary.

Non-essential cookies are not stored or used without the visitor’s prior consent where such consent is required by applicable law.

3. Changing or Withdrawing Consent

The visitor may change or withdraw their consent to the use of cookies at any time.

The cookie settings can be reopened by clicking the cookie icon displayed on the website.

The withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before consent was withdrawn.

4. Legal Basis for the Use of Cookies

Functional cookies are used because they are necessary for the proper operation of the website and for services used or expressly requested by the visitor.

Preference, analytics and marketing cookies are used on the basis of the visitor’s consent.

Where personal data is processed through cookies, such processing is carried out in accordance with applicable data protection legislation, in particular the GDPR.

5. Cookie Retention Periods

The length of time for which cookies are stored varies depending on their type and purpose.

Some cookies are stored only for the duration of the website visit and are deleted when the browser is closed. Other cookies may be stored for a longer period, for example to remember cookie settings, measure website traffic or support marketing activities.

The specific retention period for individual cookies may be stated directly in the cookie settings available on the website or in the cookie overview provided by the technical solution used by the website.

6. Overview of Cookie Categories

Functional Cookies

Purpose: Proper operation of the website, security, shopping basket, checkout process and storage of cookie consent settings.
Legal basis: Necessity for the operation of the website or for a service requested by the visitor.
Consent: Not required.

Preference Cookies

Purpose: Remembering user choices and settings.
Legal basis: The visitor’s consent, unless the cookie is necessary to provide a requested function.
Consent: Required unless the cookie is strictly necessary.

Analytics Cookies

Purpose: Measuring website traffic and improving the website.
Legal basis: The visitor’s consent.
Consent: Required.

Marketing Cookies

Purpose: Measuring advertising performance, remarketing and connecting the website with advertising or social media platforms.
Legal basis: The visitor’s consent.
Consent: Required.

7. Third Parties

In connection with the use of cookies, certain information may be disclosed to providers of technical, analytics or marketing services used by the website.

These may include in particular:

• the web hosting provider;
• the provider of the online store or other technical website solution;
• the payment gateway provider, where necessary for processing payments;
• providers of analytics tools, where such tools are used;
• providers of marketing tools, where such tools are used;
• operators of advertising or social media platforms, where such platforms are used.

Personal data is disclosed only to the extent necessary for the relevant purpose and in accordance with applicable law.

8. Transfers of Data Outside the European Union

Some providers of technical, analytics or marketing services may also process data outside the European Union.

Where such a transfer takes place, it will be carried out only in accordance with applicable law and subject to appropriate safeguards ensuring an adequate level of protection for personal data.

9. Managing Cookies in the Browser

Visitors may also manage cookies through the settings of their internet browser.

Most browsers allow users to block or delete cookies and to set rules governing how cookies are stored.

Please note that disabling or blocking certain functional cookies may affect the proper operation of the website, online store, shopping basket or checkout process.

10. Visitors’ Rights

Where personal data is processed through cookies, the visitor has, subject to the conditions laid down in the GDPR, the following rights in particular:

• the right to access their personal data;
• the right to have inaccurate or incomplete personal data corrected;
• the right to erasure of personal data where the applicable legal conditions are met;
• the right to restriction of processing;
• the right to object to processing;
• the right to data portability where applicable under the GDPR;
• the right to withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.

Requests concerning the processing of personal data may be submitted by email.

11. Right to Lodge a Complaint

If a visitor believes that their data protection rights have been infringed, they have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.

The supervisory authority in the Czech Republic is:

Office for Personal Data Protection
Pplk. Sochora 27
170 00 Prague 7
Czech Republic
Website: uoou.gov.cz

12. Updates to This Cookie Policy

This Cookie Policy may be updated as necessary, particularly in response to changes in the services used, the technical operation of the website or applicable legislation.

The current version is always available on radekhill.com.

13. Contact

For enquiries concerning the use of cookies or the processing of personal data, please contact the controller by email.

Radek Hill
radekhill.com