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Cookies

The Oma Ehitaja website uses cookies. A cookie is a small text file sent by a web server to the user’s browser and saved on the user’s hard drive.

Cookies used by Oma Ehitaja

Necessary cookies – help the user navigate the website and use the main functions of the website. The necessary cookies help make browsing the website secure. The website cannot function properly without the cookies.

  • _EC_TEST_ – remembers whether the user enters the website from a computer or a mobile device. This is a temporary or session cookie, which is deleted by the computer after the website is closed.
  • PHPSESSID – preserves the user’s session throughout the entire visit to the website. This is a temporary or session cookie, which is deleted by the computer after the website is closed.

Cookies of third parties

Analytical cookies – collect information about how the website is used. For example, which content pages are visited most often or what visitors are looking for on the website, etc. These cookies do not collect the kind of information that would make it possible to identify the website user directly.

  • _ga – the cookie registers the unique ID that is used for the creation of statistical data about how the visitor uses the website. The cookie differentiates between different users of the website. The cookie expires in two years.
  • _gat – this cookie is used to monitor the number of visits to the website. The cookie expires in one minute.
  • _gid – the cookie registers the unique ID that is used for the creation of statistical data about how the visitor uses the website. The cookie expires in 24 hours.
  • collect – used to send data to Google Analytics about the visitor’s device and behaviour. Monitors the user via devices and marketing channels. This is a temporary or session cookie, which is deleted by the computer after the website is closed.

Marketing cookies – marketing cookies are used to monitor visits to the website. Their purpose is to show relevant advertisements, which would be inclusive for the relevant user, thereby offering more value to publishers and third party advertisers.

  • NID – this cookies is used to identify the devices that have already visited the website. The unique ID is used to display advertisements relevant to the visitor. The cookie expires in six months.
  • IDE & DSID – display advertisements that are relevant to the user.
  • r/collect – used to send data to Google Analytics about the visitor’s device and behaviour. Identifies the user when they enter the website via different devices. This is a temporary or session cookie, which is deleted by the computer after the website is closed.

Restriction or waiver of cookies

A computer user can take measures that prevent cookies from being saved on their computer. In order to do this, the user must change the privacy settings of their web browser. Blocking all cookies may help the user to protect their privacy, but it will also restrict the user options of some websites.

The user may start by blocking the use of all cookies in the web browser and based on further user experience, permit cookies only on the websites that they trust.

The following links provide instructions for configuring cookies and security settings in the most common browsers: