Cookie Policy

What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your device (computer, tablet, smartphone) when you visit a website. They help the site function correctly and allow us to gather anonymous statistical information about site traffic.

Cookies we use

Necessary cookies

These cookies are essential for the technical functioning of the website. Without them, the site would not work properly. No consent is required for their use.

• Provider: bureaucraticindex.org
• Purpose: Core site functionality
• Duration: Session (deleted when the browser is closed)

Analytics cookies

We use Google Analytics (GA4), provided by Google Ireland Limited, to measure site usage and analyse visitor behaviour. These cookies help us understand which parts of the site are most popular and where we can improve the content.

• Provider: Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland
• Purpose: Anonymous statistics — visit counts, device type, country, pages viewed
• Duration: Up to 26 months
• Legal basis: Legitimate interest of the controller (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR)

IP addresses are automatically anonymised — it is not possible to identify any individual person. Data is not combined with other content and is not used for advertising purposes.

Managing and refusing cookies

You can delete or block cookies at any time in your browser settings:

• Google Chrome: Settings → Privacy and security → Cookies and other site data
• Mozilla Firefox: Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data
• Apple Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Manage Website Data
• Microsoft Edge: Settings → Cookies and site permissions

Refusing analytics cookies will not restrict your access to the content of this site.

Changes to this policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time. The current version is always available on this page.

Contact

Questions about our use of cookies:
INESS · iness@iness.sk · iness.sk

Effective from: 1 January 2025