Cookies are small text files stored on your computer or mobile device when you open a website. It helps you keep track of how and how many times you've used our website. The text file can only be read by this website, so no one else can access this information. This text file is not harmful, cannot contain a virus or program code, and cannot be linked to a specific person or IP address. The use of cookies helps us give you a good experience in browsing the site, as well as improving the website.

Cookies are used:

- on the www.ur.gov.lv website:

1. Cookie to display a cookie message;
2. A cookie about the number of times a home page is viewed (for displaying a search description);
3. Cookies produced by third-party integrated products:

• Google Analytics - Analyzes site visitor activities
• Google Maps - fixates the use of cards, lets you remember your browser and customer's choice when viewing a map.
• Google Recaptcha - Protects the site from using automated software (robots) in 'Searching for Resistant Officials';
• Youtube - used to display video clips
• Flickr - used to display Flickr images.

- Information website https://info.ur.gov.lv:

1. Cookie to display a cookie message.
2. JSESSIONID - Used to save the session identifier to monitor the number of sessions. Deleted by closing the internetwork browser
3. Cookies produced by third party integrated products:
   • Google Analytics - Analyzes site visitor activities
   • Google Recaptcha - shields the site from using automated software (robots)

By pressing the 'I agree' button, you agree to use cookies. If you do not agree with the use of cookies on this page, cookies will not be recorded on your computer. The exception is the Google Recaptcha cookie to protect the site from using automated software (robots) - based on Article 5(3) of Directive 2002/58/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 July 2002 on the processing of personal data and the protection of privacy in the electronic communications sector and Article 7 of the Information Society Services Act. The consent of the second paragraphs of Article ¹ shall not be required.

Date of storage of personal data

The term for the storage of cookies shall be 1 year.

Legal basis for the processing of personal data

• Article 6(1)(a) of the General Data Protection Regulation — Consent of the data subject;
• Section 10, Paragraph six of the Law on State Administration Equipment (obligation to verify and improve the quality of the services provided to the public);
• Google Recaptcha cookie - Article 5(3) of Directive 2002/58/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 July 2002 concerning the processing of personal data and the protection of privacy in the electronic communications sector;
• Information Society Services Act 7. Article ¹, second paragraph.

Purpose of processing personal data (purpose)

Check and improve the quality of services for the benefit of individuals, tailor the website to the needs of users.

How you can control and delete cookies

If you want, you can control and delete cookies. You can delete all the cookies on your computer, and most browsers can be set up to block the insertion of cookies on your computer. However, if you do, you will need to adjust some settings manually whenever you visit the site, and some services and functions may not work.

More information about cookies, including what cookies are set up on your computer and how they can be managed or deleted, can be found on the www.aboutcookies.org website.