​Cookie Usage Policy

The Dobele municipality maintains this website, as do many others, and uses cookies to help improve the website's user experience and ensure its excellent performance.

This website is managed by the Dobele municipality, and personal user data may be processed during the use of cookies.

By agreeing to the use of cookies, you consent to the cookie usage described here (unless your web browser is set not to accept cookies). Please note that if you choose to disable certain necessary cookies, the website may not function fully.

What are cookies

Cookies are small text files sent to your computer or mobile device's memory when you visit a website. The next time you visit the site, the browser reads the cookie and provides information back to the site or element that initially set the cookie.

Cookies allow the website to recognize the visitor when they access the site and customize content according to the visitor's needs. They also provide usage statistics for the website, which are used to evaluate and improve its performance. Cookies do not pose any threat to the visitor's device.

For more information about these technologies and how they work, as well as how to manage or delete them, you can visit www.allaboutcookies.org.

Purposes for which cookies are used:

  • Managing user sessions and user authentication on the website.
  • Using cookies to identify unauthorized access to data that is not publicly available on the website.
  • Obtaining and analyzing website usage statistics for continuous improvement based on visitor actions.

Types and purposes of cookies

The website uses necessary, statistical, and performance improvement cookies, which are described below:

  • Necessary cookies: These help make the website usable and provide basic functions such as page navigation and access to secure areas on the website. Such cookies are usually set in response to actions taken by the user, which create a service request, such as setting privacy preferences or logging in.
  • Statistical and performance improvement cookies: These cookies allow the counting of visits and traffic sources, enabling the site owner to measure and improve the website's performance. The cookies used help identify which pages are most and least used and how visitors navigate the site. All information collected by these cookies is aggregated anonymously.

List of used cookies

NameTypePurposeExpiry
_gaAnalyticalUsed to distinguish users2 years
_gatPerformanceUsed to limit request rate and limit data collection on high-traffic sites2 years
_gidAnalyticalUsed to distinguish users2 years
cookie_warning-Provides information about the cookies used1 year

Withdrawal of consent and cookie restrictions

You can change cookie settings at any time in your web browser. For example, you can withdraw your consent for cookie storage by checking the function in your browser that allows you to reject all cookie storage suggestions. You can find these settings in your web browser's "options" or "preferences" menu. Below are some useful links for different browsers:

Changes to Cookie Usage Policy

Any future changes to our cookie usage policy will be posted on the website. Please regularly check our website for updated cookie usage terms regarding any updates or changes.