Information about using cookies and measuring website operations
Using of cookies
Within the operation of web pages of the Czech Statistical Office, cookies are used within the meaning of the provision of the Section 89(3) of the Act No 127/2005 Sb, on Electronic Communications and on the Amendment of Certain Related Acts (hereinafter only referred to as “the Act on Electronic Communications”). Cookies are small data files web pages store on your computer or a mobile device at the moment when you start using the web pages.
How the CZSO uses cookies
On the czso.cz portal, we use cookies to ensure the operation of web pages, their security, and to analyse anonymised traffic statistics.
The CZSO does not use cookies for advertising campaigns.
Using of cookies on the czso.cz portal is in accordance with the legislation of the Czech Republic, especially with the Act on Electronic Communications, Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation), and the Act No 110/2019 Sb, on Personal Data Processing.
You can also set storing of cookies by means of your web browser. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies already in their initial settings.
Besides permanent deactivation of storing of cookies it is possible to manually delete these files from a computer (usually using the following combination of keys: CTRL + SHIFT + Delete) after each visit of the website.
What types of cookies do we use?
Necessary ones – The website cannot function properly and in a safe way without those cookies.
Cookie |
Provider |
Description |
Expiry |
cookieControl |
czso.cz |
information on whether the cookie bar has been displayed and whether a consent has been granted |
according to the choice*) |
cookieControlPrefs |
czso.cz |
information on the category of allowed cookies; it is stored only upon a consent |
according to the choice*) |
COOKIE_SUPPORT |
czso.cz |
cookie support ensuring optimal operation of the application |
1 year |
JSESSIONID |
czso.cz |
registers whether JavaScript is active in the browser |
until the end of the session |
LB_SUCR_PP_RSE |
czso.cz |
a cookie used to optimise operation by load balancing |
2 hours |
GUEST_LANGUAGE_ID |
czso.cz |
language recognition to store language preferences of the user |
until the end of the session |
IPCZ-S-COOKIE |
eportal.statistika.cz |
session identification of a non-logged-in user |
during the session |
IPCZ-X-COOKIE |
eportal.statistika.cz |
session identification of the logged in user |
during the session |
IPCZ-TEMP-COOKIE |
eportal.statistika.cz |
to identify the session of the user accessing via OpenID connect |
during the session |
*) 12 months when the consent is given; 6 months in case of disagreement
Statistical ones – They help website administrators understand the way users move within the CZSO website. They collect and provide information anonymously.
Cookie |
Provider |
Description |
Expiry |
idNavstevnika |
czso.cz |
identification of the visitor – for statistics and measuring of the visiting rate |
1 year |
idNavstevy |
czso.cz |
identification of the visit – for statistics and measuring of the visiting rate |
30 minutes |
volatilIdNavstevy |
czso.cz |
volatile identification of the visit – for statistics and measuring of the visiting rate |
until the end of the session |
Necessary cookies on Public database website
Cookie |
Provider |
Description |
Expiry |
JSESSIONID |
vdb.czso.cz |
identification (tracking) of the session with the application server |
during the session |
VDB_COOKIE_SUPPORT |
vdb.czso.cz |
cookie support to ensure optimal operation of the application |
13 months |
ice.connection.contextpath |
vdb.czso.cz |
technical cookie of the used IceFaces framework; they serve to keep correct communication between the client and the server |
during the session |
ice.connection.lease |
vdb.czso.cz |
technical cookie of the used IceFaces framework; they serve to keep correct communication between the client and the server |
during the session |
ice.connection.running |
vdb.czso.cz |
technical cookie of the used IceFaces framework; they serve to keep correct communication between the client and the server |
during the session |
ice.push.browser |
vdb.czso.cz |
technical cookie of the used IceFaces framework; they serve to keep correct communication between the client and the server |
during the session |
fileDownloadToken | vdb.czso.cz | technical cookie for the data export service |
for the data export process, it is removed immediately after completing the process |
Apart from the statistical information obtained with your consent by cookie files, the CZSO uses an open-source analytics platform Matomo which is installed on the CZSO web server, MySQL.
Using the Matomo open-source analytics platform, its infrastructure and related software is completely under the control of the CZSO and is in compliance with current EU legislation on data protection.
This platform enables the protection of end-user personal data thanks to features such as IP address de-identification.
All analytics data communication is encrypted via HTTPS protocol. The source information and analytical messages generated by Matomo service can only be accessed through an internal authentication system only by authorised staff dealing with Matomo or by properly authorised external sub-contractors, who may be required to analyse, develop or regularly maintain certain sites.