COOKIE POLICY

Our site uses cookies, both its own and from third parties, to provide visitors with a much better browsing experience and services adapted to everyone's needs and interests.

In what we call "web 2.0", "cookies" play an important role in facilitating the access and delivery of the multiple services that the user enjoys on the Internet, such as:

  • Customizing certain settings such as: the language in which a site is viewed, the currency in which certain prices or tariffs are expressed, keeping the options for various products in the shopping cart - thus generating the flexibility of the "shopping cart";
  • Cookies provide site owners with valuable feedback on how their sites are used by users, so that they can make them even more efficient and accessible for users;
  • Allow multimedia or other applications from other sites to be included in a specific site to create a more valuable, useful and pleasant browsing experience
  • Improve the effectiveness of online advertising.

WHAT IS A "COOKIE"?

An "Internet Cookie" (term also known as "browser cookie" or "HTTP cookie" or simply "cookie") is a small file, consisting of letters and numbers, which will be stored on the computer, mobile terminal or other equipment of a user from which the Internet is accessed.

The cookie is installed by a request issued by a web server to a browser and is completely "passive" (it does not contain software programs, viruses or spyware and cannot access the information on the user's hard drive). A cookie consists of 2 parts: the name and the content or value. Moreover, the duration of existence of a cookie is determined; technically, only the web server that sent the cookie can access it again when a user returns to the website associated with that web server.

Cookies themselves do not require personal information to be used and, in most cases, do not personally identify Internet users.

There are 2 large categories of cookies:

  • Session cookies - these are temporarily stored in the cookies file of the web browser so that it remembers them until the user leaves the respective website or closes the browser window (eg: when logging in/out of a webmail account or on social networks).
  • Persistent Cookies - These are stored on the hard drive of a computer or equipment (and generally depends on the preset lifetime for the cookie). Persistent cookies also include those placed by a website other than the one the user is visiting at the time - known as "third party cookies" - which can be used anonymously to remember the interests of a user, so that the most relevant advertising for users is delivered.

WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES OF COOKIES?

It can contain information that makes the connection between a web-browser (the user) and a specific web-server (the website). If a browser accesses that web-server again, it can read the information already stored and react accordingly. Cookies provide users with a pleasant browsing experience and support the efforts of many websites to offer comfortable services to users: eg - online privacy preferences, website language options, shopping baskets or relevant advertising.

WHAT IS ITS LIFETIME?

Cookies are managed by web servers. The life span can vary significantly, depending on the purpose for which it is placed. Some cookies are used exclusively for a single session (session cookies) and are no longer retained once the user leaves the website and some cookies are retained and reused each time the user returns to that website ("cookie- permanent hours"). However, cookies can be deleted by a user at any time through the browser settings.

HOW ARE COOKIES USED BY THIS SITE?

A visit to this website may place cookies for the purposes of:

  • of the site's performance
  • visitor analysis
  • for geotargeting
  • of registration
  • for advertising

PERFORMANCE COOKIES

This type of cookie remembers the user's preferences on this site, so there is no need to set them every time you visit the site.

COOKIES FOR VISITORS ANALYSIS

Every time a user visits this site, the analytics software provided by a third party generates a user analysis cookie. This cookie tells us if you have visited this site before. The browser will tell us if you have this cookie, and if not, we will generate one. It allows the monitoring of unique users who visit us and how often they do so.

As long as you are not registered on this site, this cookie cannot be used to identify individuals, they are used only for statistical purposes. If you are registered, we can also know the details you have provided us, such as your e-mail address and username - these being subject to confidentiality and the provisions of the Terms and Conditions, the Privacy Policy as well as the provisions of the legislation in force regarding the protection of personal data.

COOKIES FOR GEOTARGETING

These cookies are used by a software that determines which country you come from. It is completely anonymous and is only used to target the content - even when you are on our page in Romanian or another language you receive the same advertisement.

REGISTRATION COOKIES

When you register on this site, we generate a cookie that tells us if you are registered or not. Our servers use these cookies to show us the account you are registered with and if you have permission for a specific service. It also allows us to associate any comment you post on our site with your username. If you have not selected "keep me registered", this cookie will be automatically deleted when you close your browser or computer.

WHAT TYPE OF INFORMATION IS STORED AND ACCESSED THROUGH COOKIES?

Cookies store information in a small text file that allows a website to recognize a browser. The web server recognizes your browser until the cookie expires or is deleted. The cookie stores important information that improves the Internet browsing experience (eg: language settings in which a website is accessed; keeping a user logged in to the webmail account; online banking security; keeping products in the shopping cart)

WHY ARE COOKIES IMPORTANT TO THE INTERNET?

Cookies represent the central point of the efficient functioning of the Internet, helping to generate a friendly browsing experience adapted to the preferences and interests of each user. Rejecting or disabling cookies may make some sites unusable.

Rejecting or deactivating cookies does not mean that you will no longer receive online advertising - but only that it will no longer be able to take into account your preferences and interests, highlighted by your browsing behavior.

SECURITY AND CONFIDENTIALITY ISSUES

Cookies are NOT viruses! They use plain text formats. They are not made up of pieces of code, so they cannot be executed or auto-run. Consequently, they cannot be duplicated or replicated on other networks to run or replicate again. Since they cannot perform these functions, they cannot be considered viruses.

Cookies can still be used for negative purposes. Because they store information about the preferences and browsing history of users, both on a specific site and on several other sites, cookies can be used as a form of Spyware. Many anti-spyware products are aware of this fact and constantly mark cookies to be deleted during anti-virus/anti-spyware deletion/scanning procedures.

In general, browsers have integrated privacy settings that provide different levels of cookie acceptance, validity period and automatic deletion after the user has visited a certain site.

HOW CAN I DISABLE COOKIES?

Disabling and refusing to receive cookies can make certain websites impractical or difficult to visit and use. Also, refusing to accept cookies does not mean that you will no longer receive/see online advertising.

It is possible to set the browser so that these cookies are no longer accepted or you can set the browser to accept cookies from a specific site. But, for example, if you are not registered using cookies, you will not be able to leave comments.

All modern browsers offer the possibility to change cookie settings. These settings are usually found in "options" or in the "preferences" menu of your browser.

To understand these settings, the following links may be useful, otherwise you can use the "help" option of the browser for more details.

Cookie settings in

  • Internet Explorer
  • Microsoft Edge
  • Firefox
  • Chrome
  • Safari