Cookie Policy

I General Provisions


1. The Investment and Development Agency of Latvia, Reg. No. 90001739473, address: Pērses iela 2, Rīga, LV-1442; electronic mail address: pasts@liaa.gov.lv ; website address: https://business.gov.lv  (hereinafter  - the Agency) undertakes to ensure the security of the Agency's website https://business.gov.lv  (hereinafter – the website) and the personal information of its visitors and the protection of their rights when visiting the Agency's website and reading its content.

2. This Cookie Policy has been prepared with the aim of providing our website visitors with additional information about the technologies used on the website and how the Agency uses them.

 

II Information about cookies


3. Cookies are small files of letters and numbers that are downloaded and stored on your computer or other device (e.g. smartphone, tablet) and stored in your web browser during your visit to the website. They can be used to keep track of which pages you visit on the website, to save information you enter or to remember your choices, such as language settings, while browsing the website.

 

III Purpose and legal basis for creating cookies


4. Cookies are necessary to make it easier for you to use our digital services, such as making online payments, so that we can obtain information about how visitors use our website and so that we can improve the services we offer to visitors. Cookies are also used to provide you with tailored information about our products and services.

5. We use various types of cookies that are placed by default (such as "necessary" cookies), but we ask for your consent for certain cookies used for analytical and targeting purposes. By providing your consent in the cookie bar that appears when you visit the website, you choose whether to allow the use of certain categories of cookies.


IV Types of cookies and their use


6. We use two categories of cookies. You can agree to both categories of cookies or only one of them. By agreeing to a category of cookies, you consent to all cookies in that category (see a detailed list of cookies below). You can change your preferences and opt out of cookies at any time.

  • Necessary cookies 
    Necessary cookies are essential and allow you to access different parts of the website. These cookies are stored on your computer, smartphone, tablet or other device while you visit and browse the website or for a certain period of time. They are set in response to your actions that are considered to be a request for a service, such as setting privacy preferences, signing in or filling in forms. These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off, and therefore user consent is not required for this category of cookies.

  • Analytic cookies
    Analytic cookies allow us to count the number and sources of visits so that we can measure and improve the performance of our website. They help us understand which pages are the most popular and which are used the least, as well as how visitors move around our website. If you opt out of using these cookies, your visit will not be included in our statistics, but at the same time your actions on our website will not be limited.


V List of cookies used on the site

 

  • Necessary cookies – The cookie consent cookie is used to determine whether the visitor has consented to the use of cookies and this cookie has no storage period limit. 
    Active session cookies are necessary to provide basic functions to an authenticated user and are stored until the user logs out of the authenticated part of the site.

  • Analytical cookies –  The website uses the “Microsoft Clarity” tool. With the help of these cookies, statistical data is obtained on how the visitor uses this website, which is used for statistics and analysis, in accordance with the specified purposes. The statistical cookie is stored for 365 days.

 

VI Information on the person's consent to the creation of cookies


7. When visiting this website, the user is shown a window with a message that cookies are used on the website. If you click on the “I agree” option, it will mean that you have agreed to all cookies on the website and you confirm that you have read the information about cookies, the purposes of their use, cases when information is transferred to third parties.  

8. Regarding "necessary" cookies, user consent is not required, as these cookies ensure the full and uninterrupted display of the content of the business.gov.lv website, so that you can log in to the website and receive an appropriate digital browsing and online usage experience.

 

VII Cookie rejection


9. If you do not want cookies to be used on your device, you can manage your cookie preferences by checking the "Accept/Reject" section of the website's cookie list. Please note that such changes/choices may affect the functionality of the website and you may not be able to receive personalized offers or advertisements.

 

VIII Withdrawal of consent


10. You can change which cookies you allow us to use or opt out of using cookies at any time. You can opt out of all cookies except "essential".

11. If you wish to consent to or withdraw your consent to analytical cookies, click on the relevant button:

 

IX Policy changes


12. If you have any questions about the processing of personal data, please read the Agency's privacy policy, which can be found in the "Clients" subsection of the Agency's website "Privātuma politika" or contact the Agency's data protection officer datuaizsardziba@liaa.gov.lv .

13. The Agency has the right to change this cookie policy at any time. All changes to the cookie policy will be published on business.gov.lv.