GH Sigurgeirsson Intellectual Property Cookie Policy

This privacy policy is intended to inform users of the webpage www.ghip.is (also referred to as „you“) about GH Sigurgeirsson Intellectual Property’s use of cookies in accordance with The Telecommunications Act No. 70/2022.

What are Cookies?

Cookies allow websites to recognize users‘ computers and smart devices. A cookie is a type of a digital signal that remembers information about your visits on the web. Cookies are small text files that your web browser saves on your computer if your browser is configured to accept cookies. Cookies enable the website to remember certain user preferences in order to improve user experience and report site usage statistics.

A distinction is made between session cookies and persistent cookies. Session cookies allow a website to connect to a user’s actions while the user is browsing the website. Session cookies are generally automatically deleted when the user leaves the website and are therefore not saved for a longer period. Persistent cookies are stored on the user’s computer, thus remembering the user’s choices or actions on the website. LEX uses both session cookies as well as persistent cookies.

Cookies on the GH Intellectual Property Website

We use cookies to make it easier for you to use the website. Cookies ensure that the website can remember you, so you do not have to repeat your selections every time you visit the website. Cookies are also used to collect statistical information and other information regarding the numbers of users on the site and the websites they visit.

First party cookies

These cookies are created on the website you visit (i.e. first-party cookies). Some of these cookies are necessary for the full functionality of the websites and for you to be able to use everything available on the sites. Since such cookies are necessary, they cannot be rejected without impairing the site’s functionality.

Third party cookies

Web cookies that are created on other pages than the page you are visiting (e. third-party cookies). Third-party cookies allow parties to recognize your device again, both when you visit the site and when you visit other sites.

We use Google Analytics services, to a limited extent, to analyse traffic to our website and to differentiate you from other users on the GH Sigurgeirsson Intellectual Property website. The service includes the collection of information (see further information below) and the preparation of a report regarding trends on our site, without any individual users or personal information being disclosed. Google Analytics creates both persistent cookies as well as session cookies.

The cookies that can be found on the GH Sigurgeirsson Intellectual Property website are as follows:

GH Sigurgeirsson Intellectual Property can at any time change this cookie policy in accordance to changes of relevant laws and regulations or due to changes to our use of cookies.