Cookie Policy

1. General Provisions

We care about the protection of personal data and value your privacy choices. This Cookie Policy ("Cookie Policy") provides you with information on how we, Solvo – Institute for the Development of Potential, z.ú., ID No. 19860412, with its registered office at Vlastislavova 152/4, 140 00 Prague 4, Czech Republic, use cookies, what the functions of these cookies are, and the options you have for managing your cookie settings on our website: http://www.solvo.institute (hereinafter the “Website”).

We recommend that you read this information carefully. You may contact us directly via our email at solvo@solvo.institute or at our physical address.

The term "personal data" refers to any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person ("Data Subject") as defined by Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 (the "GDPR").

All personal data collected through cookies is processed in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

2. What are Cookies?

Every time you visit our Website, we store cookies—small files containing information about your visit—which are saved on your device and can be read during future visits.

We use both cookies that are deleted after your session ends and cookies that remain stored on your device for a certain period, usually no longer than 2 years.

In addition to cookies, we also use other similar technologies that retrieve data from or store data on your device or browser—for example, web beacons (small images embedded in our platform that are loaded by your device and function similarly to cookies). For clarity, we use the term “cookies” to refer to all such technologies.

Cookies and other tracking technologies we may use automatically collect the following information:

  • Device Information (hardware model, operating system and version, unique device identifiers, mobile network data, device storage information)

  • Location Information (IP address, time zone, mobile service provider information)

  • Usage Data (including but not limited to: frequency of use, areas and features of our website or mobile app visited, general usage patterns, engagement with specific features).

3. Purpose of Cookies

Functional Cookies

Some of the cookies we use are essential for the proper functioning of the Website, Application, products, or services, and for ensuring their security (functional cookies). These cookies also help us to:
●identify you as you navigate our Website and during repeat visits — for example, to remember your login from a specific device and avoid repeatedly asking for your credentials, or to prevent your online shopping cart from being emptied;
● ensure your security and the security of our Website — for example, by investigating whether your connection to our Website has been misused or whether someone is acting on your behalf, and by preventing attacks on our Website and protecting its proper functioning and the safety of your data.

Optional Cookies

With your consent, we also use cookies to:
● analyze traffic on the Website (analytical cookies);
● promote and market our Website and Application (marketing cookies).

You provide this consent via the cookie sidebar that appears on our Website or in the Application.

More details about the purposes for which we use cookies and process personal data can be found in our Privacy Policy.

Third-Party Service Providers

In addition to our own cookies, we also use third-party cookies for the purposes described above. These providers may collect or receive information from cookies and use it as described in their own privacy policies. Cookies are either set directly by these providers or by us on their behalf. Currently, we use the following third-party service providers:
● Facebook 
● Google
● LinkedIn

4. Managing Cookie Preferences

If you wish to control the scope and extent of cookie usage, you can use the options available through our cookie sidebar, your browser, mobile phone settings, or third-party providers.

Cookie Sidebar

All optional cookies on our Website or in the App — i.e. analytical cookies and marketing cookies — are used only with your consent, which you can grant via the cookie sidebar. This sidebar will appear when you visit our Website or App, or you can view it at any time by clicking its minimized version.

Browser Settings

If you want to block cookies in your web browser, you can use the browser's cookie management settings. These settings typically allow you to delete, block, disable, or otherwise limit the use of specific cookies. However, please note that blocking functional cookies may cause our Website to malfunction or prevent you from accessing certain products or services.

For more information, see the following browser-specific guides:
● Chrome
● Firefox
● Safari
● Internet Explorer 
● Microsoft Edge

Mobile Device Settings

Your mobile device may allow you to opt out of interest-based advertising or reset your mobile advertising identifier. This identifier can be used to recognize your device similarly to how cookies do. If you use an iOS device, you can enable the "Limit Ad Tracking" setting. If you use an Android device, you can enable the "Opt out of interest-based ads" setting. Both options allow you to limit the use of your app usage data for targeted advertising.

Third-Party Service Providers

You can also opt out of the use of optional cookies by some of our third-party service providers using the following links:
● http://www.aboutads.info/choices
● http://www.youronlinechoices.eu/

5. Cookies Used

We use the following cookies, categorized as follows:

Functional

Strictly necessary cookies enable you to use our Website by allowing the operation of its essential features, such as navigation and access to secure areas of the site. Without these cookies, the Website cannot function properly.

Analytical

Analytical cookies help us understand how our users interact with and access our Website. This enables us to improve the Website and offer you the best possible user experience. These cookies generally collect and share information anonymously.

Marketing

Marketing cookies are used to track visitors to our Website and collect information about users' preferences related to online advertising. They help us promote and sell products and services on the Website and show you marketing content related to products and services you have shown interest in.

6. Changes to This Cookie Policy

This Cookie Policy is effective as of March 1, 2024. We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time, so please review it regularly. Any changes to this Cookie Policy will be published on our website. These changes will take effect immediately for new users and will become effective for existing users upon continued use of the products/services after the date the updated policy is published.