Cookies are small text files that a website stores in your browser. Similar technologies, such as the browser's local storage, work in a comparable way. This page lists everything this website stores on your device and explains the choices you have.
Your choice in the cookie banner
On your first visit, a banner asks for your choice:
- Accept: the website also loads Google Analytics 4, Yandex Metrica and the VK Ads pixel, which set their own cookies.
- Only necessary: only the strictly necessary items listed below are used.
In both cases, the website's built-in statistics count visits without cookies and without storing your IP address.
Legal basis: strictly necessary items are permitted under § 25(2) No. 2 TDDDG and Art. 6(1)(b) and (f) GDPR. Optional analytics is used only with your consent under § 25(1) TDDDG and Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR.
Strictly necessary
These items are needed for the website to work and do not require consent.
- vika_lang (cookie). Purpose: remembers whether you read the site in Russian or English. Type: necessary. Duration: 1 year. Provider: this website.
- vika_session (cookie, httpOnly). Purpose: keeps you logged in to your account; it is only set when you log in. Type: necessary. Duration: 30 days or until you log out. Provider: this website.
- vika_consent (local storage). Purpose: stores your choice from the cookie banner, so that it is not shown again on every page. Type: necessary. Duration: until you change your choice or clear your browser data. Provider: this website.
Built-in statistics (no cookies)
The website's own visitor statistics use neither cookies nor local storage. How they work is described in the Privacy Policy.
Analytics (only after "Accept")
Google Analytics 4
Provider: Google Ireland Limited, Ireland, and Google LLC, USA. Purpose: statistics on how the website is used, for example which pages are visited, how long visits last, approximate location and device. IP addresses are anonymised. Data may be transferred to the USA on the basis of the EU-US Data Privacy Framework. More information: Google Privacy Policy.
- _ga. Purpose: distinguishes visitors. Type: analytics. Duration: up to 2 years. Provider: Google.
- _ga_* (_ga_ followed by an ID). Purpose: stores the state of the current visit. Type: analytics. Duration: up to 2 years. Provider: Google.
Yandex Metrica
Provider: Yandex LLC (ООО «Яндекс»), Russia. Purpose: statistics on how the website is used. If the Webvisor feature is enabled, Yandex Metrica also records how you move through the pages (scrolling, clicks, mouse movements) so that visits can be replayed. Data is processed in Russia. More information: Yandex Privacy Policy.
- _ym_uid. Purpose: distinguishes visitors. Type: analytics. Duration: up to 1 year. Provider: Yandex.
- _ym_d. Purpose: stores the date of the first visit. Type: analytics. Duration: up to 1 year. Provider: Yandex.
- _ym_isad. Purpose: detects whether an ad blocker is used. Type: analytics. Duration: up to 2 days. Provider: Yandex.
- _ym_visorc. Purpose: needed for Webvisor to work. Type: analytics. Duration: up to 30 minutes. Provider: Yandex.
- Other _ym_* cookies. Purpose: technical cookies of Yandex Metrica, for example for counting visits correctly. Type: analytics. Duration: up to 1 year. Provider: Yandex.
VK Ads pixel
Provider: VK (ООО «ВК»), Russia. Purpose: measures visits that come from advertising on VK and how effective this advertising is. Data is processed in Russia. More information: VK Privacy Policy.
- Cookies of the VK Ads pixel. Purpose: measuring visits and advertising results. Type: analytics. Duration: as set by VK (names and durations are determined by VK and may change). Provider: VK.
How to change your choice
You can change or withdraw your choice at any time via "Cookie settings" in the footer of every page. A withdrawal applies to the future. Cookies that Google, Yandex or VK have already set can be deleted in your browser settings.
You can also block or delete cookies in general in your browser settings; most browsers have a help page on this. If you block all cookies, the website will still work, but you will not be able to stay logged in to your account.
More about how your data is processed: Privacy Policy.
Last updated: 11 October 2026