Cookies are nothing new: visitors already have many cookies from different websites stored on their computers, tablets, and phones. What has changed is that the new legislation (ZEKom-1) introduces changes to how visitors are informed about cookies and how they consent to their use.
They are small text files that most websites store on devices used to access the internet, to recognize those devices. Their storage is fully controlled by the user's browser, which can restrict or disable cookie storage as desired. Cookies are not harmful and always have a limited lifetime.
They are essential for providing user-friendly online services. Cookies make interactions between users and websites faster and easier. They allow websites to remember a visitor's preferences and previous experience, saving time and making browsing more efficient and convenient.
Some examples of how cookies are used:
Necessary
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Expiry | Company |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-others | This cookie stores the user's consent for cookies in the “Other” category. | 1 year | IVH d.o.o. |
| elementor | This cookie is used by WordPress. It allows the website owner to implement or change website content in real time. | never | IVH d.o.o. |
| PHPSESSID | This cookie is native to PHP applications. It stores and identifies a unique user session ID to manage the user's session on the website. It is a session cookie and is deleted when all browser windows are closed. | session | IVH d.o.o. |
| PH_HPXY_CHECK | This cookie stores information about the current session. | session | IVH d.o.o. |
| ookieLawInfoConsent | Records the default button state of the corresponding category and the CCPA status. It works only in conjunction with the primary cookie. | 1 year | IVH d.o.o. |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-necessary | Set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin, this cookie records the user's consent for cookies in the “Necessary” category. | 1 year | IVH d.o.o. |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-functional | Set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin, this cookie records the user's consent for cookies in the “Functional” category. | 1 year | IVH d.o.o. |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-performance | This cookie stores the user's consent for cookies in the “Performance” category. | 1 year | IVH d.o.o. |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-analytics | This cookie records the user's consent for cookies in the “Analytics” category. | 1 year | IVH d.o.o. |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-advertisement | Set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin, this cookie records the user's consent for cookies in the “Advertising” category. | 1 year | IVH d.o.o. |
Advertising
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Expiry | Company |
| fr | Facebook sets this cookie to show relevant ads by tracking users' behavior across websites that use the Facebook pixel or social plugin. | 3 months |
Functional
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Expiry | Company |
| sb | Facebook uses this cookie to manage its features, collect language preferences, and share pages. | 2 years |
Analytics
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Expiry | Company |
| _ga | The _ga cookie, installed by Google Analytics, calculates visitor, session, and campaign data and tracks site usage for the website's analytics report. It stores information anonymously and assigns a randomly generated number to identify unique visitors. | 2 years | |
| _gid | The Google Analytics _gid cookie stores information about how visitors use the website and generates analytics data on website performance. Collected data includes visitor numbers, traffic sources, and the pages visited, recorded anonymously. | 1 day | |
| _gat_gtag_UA_144481314_1 | Set by Google to distinguish users. | 1 minute | |
| _ga_R5TS84YXD5 | This cookie is installed by Google Analytics. | 2 years |
