Cookie Policy
How this site uses cookies and similar technologies, what each type is for, and the controls you have over them. If you only need the short version, the summary table below covers the essentials.
What this policy covers
This policy explains how RegioLines.help uses cookies and similar technologies, what they are used for, and how you can control them. It applies to this website only — the route guides, station notes and comparison pages you browse on regiolines.help.
- Cookies we set
- Necessary ones to keep the site and its forms working, plus a record of the choice you made about the rest.
- Analytics
- Aggregate counts of which pages are read, so we can see where route information is missing or unclear.
- Your control
- Consent where required, browser settings always, and questions by email at info@regiolines.help.
What cookies are
A plain description of the files themselves and who puts them on your device.
Cookies are small text files that a website stores on your device. They allow the site to remember information between page requests, such as your preferences or whether you have already seen a notice. Some are set by the site itself, and others are set by third parties whose services the site uses.
A cookie on its own usually holds very little: an identifier, a timestamp, sometimes a short value like the version of the consent choice you made. It does not read files on your device and it does not tell us who you are. When you compare a Praga–Brno connection today and return to the same page tomorrow, a cookie is often the reason the site recognises your earlier selection instead of treating you as a first-time visitor. Similar technologies — such as local storage in your browser — work in much the same way and are covered by the same choices described on this page.
Set by this site
Preference and session files issued directly by regiolines.help.
Set by others
Files issued by the measurement and embedded-content services described further down this page.
Why this site uses them
We use cookies to keep the site working correctly, to remember your cookie choices, and to understand in general terms which pages visitors use. This helps us keep the route information useful and identify pages that need attention.
In practice that means three jobs. The first is bookkeeping on the site itself: keeping a form intact while you fill it in, and remembering whether you already dismissed the notice that asked about the rest. The second is measurement. Aggregate figures tell us whether the corridor pages are actually being used — for example which of the Prague to Brno guides people open and where they stop reading. The third is housekeeping: if a page reports an error, the same aggregate picture helps us spot it sooner. None of these uses are meant to follow you across unrelated websites.
Strictly necessary cookies
These cookies are required for the site to function, including remembering your cookie preferences and maintaining security. They cannot be switched off through the site's controls, because the site does not work properly without them.
Purpose
Remembering the choice you made about analytics and third-party content, so the site does not ask again on every page.
Purpose
Keeping a page session stable while you browse between a route guide and the comparison pages, so a long read is not interrupted.
Purpose
Basic security checks that help us recognise abusive traffic and keep the site available for ordinary visitors.
Because these files are essential, blocking all cookies in your browser will affect parts of this site. If you do block them, expect the consent notice to reappear and some pages to behave less predictably.
Analytics cookies
Analytics cookies help us see how visitors move through the site, such as which route pages are read most often. This information is used in aggregate to improve coverage and fix problems. Where required, these cookies are set only after you consent.
The figures we look at are counts and page totals, not individual profiles. Typical questions they answer: is the Prague to Brno corridor guide being found from the homepage, do people reach the stations guide before they give up, does the brno praga autobus comparison page load and read without errors. If you decline these cookies, the site still works — we simply get a less complete picture, and pages are improved more slowly as a result.
What we see
Totals per page and per section, counted without names attached.
What we do with it
Decide which corridors need clearer writing, more detail or a corrected link.
If you opt out
You keep full access to guides and comparisons; we lose the aggregate counts.
Third-party cookies
Some pages may include content or functionality provided by third parties, which can set their own cookies. We do not control those cookies. You can review and manage them through your browser settings or the third party's own controls.
This usually applies when a page embeds something that lives on another company's servers — a measurement script, an embedded player, or a widget that pulls live content. Those providers decide what they store and for how long, and their own policies apply. If you would rather not receive them at all, most browsers let you block third-party cookies entirely while still allowing the ones a site sets for itself.
Where to look
Each provider publishes its own cookie and privacy notice. Check those notices for retention periods and opt-out routes; our own control here only covers what RegioLines.help sets directly.
Managing cookies in your browser
Every mainstream browser gives you the same three levers. The exact wording of the menus differs, but the route to them does not.
You can block, delete or restrict cookies through your browser settings. The exact steps depend on your browser and are usually found in its help section. Blocking all cookies may prevent parts of this site from working as intended.
- Read what is stored Most browsers let you list the cookies currently held for a site before you delete anything. This is the quickest way to see which names belong to regiolines.help and which belong to an embedded provider.
- Delete what you no longer want Deleting a cookie removes the stored value immediately. The site will treat you as a new visitor the next time you arrive, which normally means the consent notice appears again.
- Decide the default Browser settings can accept all cookies, block third-party cookies only, or block cookies from every site. Pick the middle option if you want the site's own preferences to work while refusing anything from other companies.
- Use private windows for one-off checks A private or incognito window discards its cookies when you close it. It is a convenient way to look up a Praga to Brno connection without leaving anything behind on a shared computer.
If you block everything and a page stops behaving, the browser's own help pages list how to allow cookies for a single site without relaxing the rest of your settings.
Consent and how to change it
Where consent is the legal basis, the choice stays yours and stays reversible.
Where consent is required, we ask for it before setting non-essential cookies. You can change or withdraw your consent at any time through the cookie controls on the site or by clearing cookies in your browser. Withdrawing consent does not affect processing that took place before withdrawal.
Withdrawing is straightforward: reopen the cookie controls and switch analytics off, or clear the site's cookies in your browser. The change takes effect from that moment — anything measured beforehand stays in the aggregate totals because it was collected while your consent was active.
Reserved for a future notice
If we ever need to tell you about a change to these controls, the notice appears here and by email to anyone who has asked us a question about cookies.
Changes to this policy
We may update this policy if the cookies used on the site change or if legal requirements change. The version published on this page is the current one. Continued use of the site after an update means the updated policy applies.
In practice, edits happen for three reasons: a new measurement or embedded service is added, a provider is removed, or the wording needs to reflect a change in the rules. When something material changes, we adjust this page rather than leaving an old version live, so there is one current text to refer to. If you have bookmarked an older copy, reload the page and you will be reading the current one.
- Current version
- Published September 2026
- Applies to
- regiolines.help and all route, station and comparison pages on it
Questions about cookies on this site
If you have a question about cookies on this site, write to info@regiolines.help. You can also use the address below, or call during office hours. We answer questions about what is stored, why, and how to switch it off.
- Address
- Na Florenci 2116, 110 00 Nové Město, Czechia
- Phone
- +420774889959
- info@regiolines.help
Office hours: Mon–Fri, 09:00–18:00.
