This page explains what KOMPAS stores in your browser, why it is needed and how you control it. It is written in ordinary language — with no “see point 4.2” cross-references.
In brief
- Until you have made a choice, only what the site cannot open without is running. Analytics and marketing are not loaded at all.
- “Reject” is an equal button next to “Accept”, not a grey line of text at the bottom.
- In the “Customize” window both toggles are off to begin with. If you simply press “Save my choice”, you are not giving consent to anything.
- Consent lasts 365 days, a refusal — 180. After that we will ask again.
- You can change your decision at any time: the “Change cookie settings” button is in the footer of every page and at the bottom of this one.
Cookies — and not only them
A cookie is a small piece of text that a site leaves in your browser in order to recognise it next time. But cookies have long since stopped being the only way to store something: browsers also have localStorage — the same memory, only without an automatic expiry date. An entry sits in it until you clear the site's data yourself.
The law does not distinguish between these technologies. § 109 ods. 8 zákona č. 452/2021 Z. z. o elektronických komunikáciách requires your consent for any storing of, or access to, information in your device — no matter whether it is a cookie, localStorage or something else. There is one exception: whatever the service you yourself requested simply would not work without. Processing of personal data on top of that is governed by the GDPR.
That is why the list below covers both cookies and entries in localStorage. Hiding the latter behind the word “cookies” would be convenient, but dishonest.
Three categories
Necessary — they work without consent
These are the entries without which the site either does not work or behaves nonsensically. Your own choice about cookies belongs here too: so as not to ask you on every page, we have to remember the answer somewhere. The sign-in session for your account belongs here as well: without it you would be thrown out of your account on every click. These entries are not passed on to anyone and are not used for advertising.
Analytics — only with your consent
Anonymised statistics: which pages people read, where readers come from, where they close the tab. We look at these figures in order to understand what to write about next and what is inconvenient on the site. We see neither your name, nor your address, nor what you searched for in other places.
Marketing — only with your consent
It measures whether our advertising on Facebook and Instagram worked: whether people came from it and whether they found what they came for. There is one such tool on this site — Meta Pixel.
There are no ad networks on the site: we set no advertising cookies from Google (AdSense).
Full list
| Name | What it does | How long it lives | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
kompas_cookie_consentcookie + localStorage |
Stores your choice: which categories you allowed, when exactly, and which version of the banner you saw. | 365 days after consent, 180 days after a refusal | Necessary |
kompas-authlocalStorage |
The sign-in session for your personal account — it keeps you logged in as you move between pages. It appears only for those who have signed in. | Until you sign out of the account | Necessary |
kompas_banners_dismissed, kompas_site_settings_1, kompas-inv-supplierlocalStorage |
Small technical entries: which banner you have already closed, the menu cache, the saved details in the invoice calculator. They stay in your browser and are not passed anywhere. | Until you clear the site's data | Necessary |
_gacookie |
Google Analytics 4: it tells one browser from another so that the same reader is not counted ten times. | about 2 years | Analytics |
_ga_ET7FNFJL5Ccookie |
Google Analytics 4: it holds the state of the current visit (when it began, whether it is the same session). | about 2 years | Analytics |
kompas_visitor_idlocalStorage |
A random number with no name and no link to an account: so that the counter on a school's page does not count one view of yours several times. It is created only after consent to analytics — without that consent it does not exist at all. | Until you clear the site's data | Analytics |
| Ahrefs Analytics | A simple page view counter. According to the service's documentation it sets no cookies of its own, but the script is loaded only after your consent to analytics all the same. | leaves no entries in the browser | Analytics |
_fbpcookie |
Meta Pixel: it shows whether you came from our advertising on Facebook or Instagram and whether it was useful. | about 90 days | Marketing |
How consent works
On your first visit a banner with three buttons appears at the bottom:
- Accept — switches analytics and marketing on.
- Reject — switches nothing on. It is an equal button, not a secondary link.
- Customize — opens the toggles for each category. Both are off by default: a box ticked in advance does not count as consent, and we do not tick it.
The analytics and marketing scripts are connected only after you have pressed a button — and only those you allowed. As long as there is no choice, the scripts themselves are not on the page either.
Consent lasts 365 days, a refusal — 180. These periods are not accidental: supervisory authorities consider it reasonable to ask again roughly once a year, and they advise not to disturb a person who has already refused for at least six months.
What we record about the fact of the choice itself
When you press any button on the banner, a short record goes to our server: the time, which categories you allowed, the version of the banner you saw, and the browser string (user-agent).
Why: under Art. 7(1) GDPR it is the site that has to prove that consent exists, and the entry in your browser you erase with a single click — after that there would be nothing left to prove it with.
What is not in this record: your name, e-mail and IP address. The IP address is used only at the moment of the request, in order to limit the rate of requests, and it does not reach the database. It is impossible to establish from such a record who you are.
How to change or withdraw consent
Press “Change cookie settings” — the button is in the footer of every page and at the bottom of this one. Your previous choice is erased, the page reloads, and the banner appears again.
The reload here is not a whim: a script that has already started lives in the tab's memory until the page is refreshed. That is exactly why the withdrawal works fully and not by half.
Withdrawing consent is just as easy as giving it — this is required by Art. 7(3) GDPR, and that is exactly why the button stands in the footer and is not hidden in this text.
Who receives the data
- Google Ireland Limited — Google Analytics 4 (the “Analytics” category).
- Meta Platforms Ireland Limited — Meta Pixel (the “Marketing” category).
- Ahrefs — a view counter (the “Analytics” category).
These companies may process data outside the European Economic Area. The basis for the transfer is a European Commission decision on an adequate level of protection, and if there is none for a particular country, the EU Standard Contractual Clauses.
None of them receives your contact details from us: your name, e-mail or phone number.
What happens if you refuse
Nothing will break. Articles, news, calculators, directories, job listings and your account work exactly the same — we do not sell access to content in exchange for consent. The only difference is that your visit will not get into our statistics, and the view counters on school pages will not count you.
Managing this through the browser
Regardless of our banner, you can delete all the entries in your browser settings — usually this is the “Privacy and security” section → “Cookies and other site data”. There you can also block third-party cookies for all sites at once.
Bear in mind: clearing also erases our record of your choice, so the banner will appear again. In “incognito” mode everything is erased automatically when you close the window.
Questions and complaints
Write to [email protected] — a live person answers. The details of the site operator are on the Contacts page, and the full description of how personal data is processed is in the Privacy Policy.
If the answer does not satisfy you, you have the right to complain to a supervisory authority. In Slovakia there are two:
- Úrad na ochranu osobných údajov SR, Galvaniho Business Centrum II, Galvaniho 7/B, Bratislava, [email protected] — personal data protection;
- Úrad pre reguláciu elektronických komunikácií a poštových služieb — compliance with § 109 of the Electronic Communications Act, that is, the rules on cookies.
If you live in another EU country, you can lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority of your place of residence — the choice is yours.
Updated: August 2026.