What are cookies?

Cookies are small invisible text files that are stored in your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They contain information about the visited website, its settings and the actions performed on the site. Cookies themselves cannot be used as an identifier to track the visitors to this site.

What cookies do we use and why?

Types of cookies based on purpose

  • Technical cookies – These cookies are necessary for the proper functioning of the website and the user’s convenience. They are typically used to preserve settings.
  • Analytical cookies – Analytical cookies enable the acquisition of anonymized statistical data and thus help us to constantly improve our website.
  • Marketing cookies – The purpose of these cookies is to display the right offers on the Internet according to your preferences.

Types of cookies based on the provider

  • First-party cookies – These are the cookies that are stored directly by the Faculty of Civil Engineering CTU in Prague. They are typically technical cookies.
  • Third-party cookies – The cookies stored by external providers (e.g. Google, Facebook, etc.) whose services we are using to improve our website. They are typically analytical and marketing cookies.

Cookie consent

By browsing this website, you give your consent to letting the website activate its cookies. If, for any reason, you do not wish to use them, you have the option to delete them at any time, or to partially or completely block them by the appropriate setting of your browser. Please note that if the cookies are completely blocked, your browser will not remember any settings and you will have to enter or confirm them each time you visit the site that uses them.

Are you not sure how to set cookies? Just enter your browser’s name and the password cookies (e.g. “Chrome cookies”) into the web browser. In this way, you will always find current instructions on how to proceed quickly and conveniently.