GlobalPost.ua Cookie Policy

Last updated: May 16, 2025

This Cookie Policy (hereinafter referred to as the “Policy”) explains what cookies are, how and why GlobalPost.ua (hereinafter referred to as “we”, “us”, or “our”), registered in Ukraine, uses them on its website globalpost.ua (hereinafter referred to as the “Site”).
We strive to ensure the transparency of our operations and compliance with the requirements of the current legislation of Ukraine, in particular the Law of Ukraine “On Personal Data Protection,” as well as generally accepted data protection practices, such as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and the requirements of services we use, such as Google.

We encourage you to read this Policy carefully to understand what types of cookies we use, what information we collect with their help, how this information is used, and what rights you have regarding your data.

1. What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer or mobile device (smartphone, tablet, etc.) by your web browser when you visit websites. They are widely used to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide certain information to site owners and third parties.

Cookies perform many different functions, such as allowing you to navigate between pages efficiently, remembering your preferences (e.g., language or region), and generally improving your user experience. They can also help ensure that the advertisements you see online are more relevant to you and your interests.

2. How does GlobalPost.ua use cookies?

We use cookies for various purposes, based on your consent (for non-essential cookies) and our legitimate interest in ensuring the functionality of the Site:

Ensuring Site operation: Some cookies are strictly necessary for the proper functioning of our Site and the use of its features.
Improving your Site experience: We use functional cookies to remember choices you make and provide personalized features, if you have consented to this.
Analytics and performance: With your consent, we use analytical cookies (e.g., Google Analytics) to collect information about how visitors use our Site. This information helps us improve the Site. Data is usually collected in an aggregated or pseudonymized form.
Marketing and advertising: With your consent, we use cookies and similar tracking technologies (e.g., Facebook Pixel, Google Analytics advertising features) to:

Show you relevant advertisements for our services on other websites and social media (retargeting/remarketing).
Track the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns.
Create audiences for advertising.

3. What types of cookies do we use?

Strictly Necessary Cookies: These are essential for the Site to function. They do not require your consent under applicable law.
Functional Cookies: These allow the Site to remember your choices. Used with your consent.
Analytical/Performance Cookies: These collect information about how you use our Site (e.g., through Google Analytics). Used with your consent.
Marketing Cookies: These are used to track your activity to display relevant advertising (e.g., Facebook Pixel, Google Analytics advertising features). Used with your consent.
Third-party Cookies: These are set by other companies whose services we use. This includes:

Google (Analytics, Tag Manager, advertising services): These tools help us analyze traffic, manage tags, and show you relevant advertising. Google may use the collected data for its own purposes in accordance with its policy. Learn more about how Google uses data: Google’s Privacy Policy and How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services.
Facebook (Meta) (Facebook Pixel): This helps us measure the effectiveness of advertising on Facebook and create audiences. Facebook processes data in accordance with its policy: Facebook’s Data Policy.

We do not control third-party cookies. Please review their policies for full information.

4. How long are cookies stored?

Session Cookies: These are deleted after you close your browser.
Persistent Cookies: These are stored on your device for a specific period or until you manually delete them. Storage periods are determined by us or third parties and correspond to their purposes of use.

5. Your rights and cookie management

In accordance with the Law of Ukraine “On Personal Data Protection” and GDPR principles, you have certain rights regarding your personal data, the collection of which may be carried out using cookies:

Right to information: To receive information about the processing of your data (this Policy is part of the implementation of this right).
Right of access: To request access to your data.
Right to rectification: To request correction of inaccurate data.
Right to erasure (‘right to be forgotten’): To request the deletion of your data under certain conditions.
Right to restriction of processing: To request the restriction of processing of your data.
Right to object: To object to the processing of your data for direct marketing purposes or on the basis of legitimate interests.
Right to withdraw consent: You can withdraw your consent to the use of non-essential cookies at any time. Withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before withdrawal.

How to manage cookies and withdraw consent:

Cookie banner: When you first visit the Site, you can choose which types of cookies (other than strictly necessary ones) you allow to be used. You can change your choice at any time through the cookie settings on our Site (if such functionality is implemented) or by contacting us.
Browser settings: Most browsers allow you to manage cookies. Instructions for popular browsers:

Opt-out of targeted advertising:

Google: adssettings.google.com and tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout (for Google Analytics).
Facebook
Additional resources: Your Online Choices (Europe), AboutAds.info (USA).

Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of the Site.

6. Your consent

By using the Site after reviewing the cookie notification and this Policy, and by actively providing consent for the use of analytical and marketing cookies (e.g., via the cookie banner), you signify your voluntary and informed consent to the collection and processing of your data using cookies in accordance with the terms set out in this Policy and current Ukrainian legislation.

7. Changes to the Cookie Policy

We may update this Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. The date of the last update will be indicated at the beginning of the Policy. We recommend that you review this page regularly.

8. Contact us

If you have any questions about this Policy, the use of cookies, or if you wish to exercise your rights as a data subject, please contact us via our contact page: globalpost.ua/en/kontakty.