Cookie Policy
SDG, a private limited company (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Company’), is committed to the security of your data. We are committed to protecting and processing your personal data responsibly. This document provides information on how we process your personal data using cookies.
Personal data is processed in accordance with the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Regulation’), the Law on the Legal Protection of Personal Data of the Republic of Lithuania and other legislation governing the protection of personal data.
1. Use of cookies
The Company’s website uses cookies – small pieces of text information that are automatically generated whilst browsing the website and are stored on your computer or other device you are using. Cookies are used to improve the browsing experience for website visitors and to analyse visitor traffic and behaviour on the website.
The company uses cookies on its website to refine and improve the experience of website visitors.
The following types of cookies may be used on the Company’s website:
Technical (essential) cookies – these help display the website and its content to the visitor and ensure the website functions properly. Technical cookies are essential for the website to function correctly.
Functional cookies – used to help website visitors navigate the Company’s website and to remember the choices and preferences made whilst browsing. Functional cookies are not essential for the website to function fully, but they add functionality and improve your experience of using the Company’s website.
Analytical cookies – these are used to gather information about how website visitors use the Company’s website. This is necessary so that we can optimise and improve the Company’s website. By using analytics cookies, we can collect data on the web pages you have viewed, the pages you came from, which emails you opened and responded to, and information regarding the date and time. This also means that we may use information about you and how you use this website, such as the frequency of your visits, the number of clicks on a particular page, the search terms used, and so on.
Commercial cookies (targeted or advertising cookies) – used to deliver personalised advertising to visitors to the Company’s website. This is known as ‘retargeting’, which is based on your browsing behaviour, such as the goods and/or services you have searched for or viewed.
Access to statistical data on visitors to the Company’s website is granted to Company staff who are responsible for analysing this data and improving the website.
The Company’s partners, who provide content management tools for the Company’s website, may also have access to technical logs.
Data collected via cookies is stored by the Company for no longer than is necessary to fulfil the purposes of data processing, or for no longer than is required by data subjects and/or provided for by law.
Further information about cookies can be found at: AllAboutCookies.org.
If you do not agree to our use of cookies, you can change your web browser settings to control the number of cookies. Useful links on how to opt out of cookies are provided below:
2. Descriptions of the cookies used on this website
| Cookie name | Description of the cookie’s purpose | Provider | Validity |
|---|---|---|---|
| laravel-session | This cookie is essential for the website to function correctly and to allow the user to access its core features. | sdg.lt | 2 hours |
| XSRF-TOKEN | An essential cookie used on the website to protect visitors and forms from cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks. This cookie ensures that actions on the website are carried out by the user themselves, rather than being forged by third parties. | sdg.lt | 2 hours |
| sdg_consent | A cookie used to record and store the user’s choice (consent) regarding the use of other cookies and privacy settings. | sdg.lt | 12 months |
| _GRECAPTCHA | The ‘Google reCAPTCHA’ service sets this cookie to identify bots and protect the website from spam and malicious attacks. | 6 months | |
| __Secure-ENID | This cookie is used to remember user preferences (e.g. language, search results, safe search) and to ensure the security of the services. | 13 months | |
| SEARCH_SAMESITE | This cookie is used to ensure security and protect the user’s browsing data from cyber attacks. | ‘Google’ | 6 months |
| _ga | A Google Analytics cookie that records a unique ID and is used to analyse visitor traffic and behaviour on the website. | 24 months | |
| _ga_* | A Google Analytics cookie designed to recognise and distinguish unique visitors to the website. | ‘Google’ | 24 months |
3. YouTube videos
We display YouTube videos on some pages of the website. These are only loaded once you have consented to third-party media cookies or clicked ‘Show this time’. We display YouTube videos in enhanced privacy mode (youtube-nocookie.com), in which YouTube does not set its own cookies, but once the video has been loaded and played, it stores the following data in your browser’s local storage:
| Cookie name | Description of the cookie’s purpose | Provider | Validity |
|---|---|---|---|
| yt-icons-last-purged | Sets the time when the video player last cleared the stored icons. | ‘YouTube’ | Until deletion |
| yt-player-bandwidth | Assesses the internet connection bandwidth, which is used to select the video quality. | ‘YouTube’ | Until deleted |
| yt-player-volume | Sets the video player’s volume to your chosen level. | ‘YouTube’ | Until deleted |
| ytidb::LAST_RESULT_ENTRY_KEY | Sets the last state of the video player. | ‘YouTube’ | Until deletion |
4. Other external services
We use the following services on the website, which do not set cookies but technically receive your IP address:
‘Google Fonts’ – website fonts;
‘Esri’ – the map background in the contact section;
Content Delivery Networks (CDNs) – the website’s styles and scripts (short pieces of code).