Please read the following information carefully:
To comply with the requirements established in the LAW on the protection of personal data ; regarding the processing of personal data and the protection of private life in the electronic communications sector, all website visitors are asked for their consent before cookies are sent to their computers.
This website uses its own and third-party cookies to provide visitors with a much better browsing experience and services tailored to each individual's needs and interests.
Cookies play an important role in facilitating the access and delivery of the many services that the user enjoys on the Internet, such as:
- 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 to users.
- Allow multimedia or other applications from other sites to be included on a particular site to create a more valuable, useful and enjoyable browsing experience .
What is a “cookie”?
An “Internet Cookie” (term also known as “browser cookie” or “< em data-userway-font-size="15">HTTP cookie” or simply “cookie” ) is a file of small size, 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 the request issued by a web-server to a browser (eg: Internet Explorer, Chrome) and is completely “passive” (does not contain software, viruses or spyware and cannot access information on the user's hard drive).
A cookie consists of 2 parts: the name and the content or value of the cookie. Furthermore, the lifetime 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 cases, does not personally identify Internet users.
There are 2 large categories of cookies:
- Session cookies – these are stored temporarily in the cookies folder- uri 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 on a webmail account or on social networks).
- Persistent cookies – these are stored on a computer's hard drive or equipment (and generally depends on the default cookie lifetime). 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' (cookies placed by third parties) – which can be used anonymously to remember a user's interests so that the most relevant advertising is delivered to users.
What are the advantages of cookies?
A cookie contains information that connects 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 an expertpleasant navigation and support the efforts of many websites to provide comfortable services to users: eg – online privacy preferences, website language options ului, shopping baskets or relevant advertising.
Which is lifetime of a cookie?
Cookies are managed by web servers. The lifetime of a cookie 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 has left the website, and some cookies are retained and reused each time the user returns to that website (permanent cookies). However, cookies can be deleted by a user at any time through the browser settings.
What are cookies placed by third parties?
Certain sections of content on some sites may be provided by third parties/providers (eg: news box, a video or an ad). These third parties may also place cookies through the website and they are called "third party cookies" because they are not placed by the website owner of the respective Third party providers must also comply with applicable law and the privacy policies of the site owner.
How cookies are used by a site.
A visit to a website may place cookies for:
- increasing website performance;
- a visitor analysis;
- geotargeting;
- user registration.
Performance cookies
This type of cookie remembers the user's preferences on this site, so that there is no need to set them each time the site is visited.
Examples: video player volume settings, browser compatible video streaming speed.
Cookies for visitor analysis
Each time a user visits a site, analytics software provided by a third party generates a user analytics cookie. This cookie tells if you have visited this site before. The browser will signal if you have this cookie, and if not, one will be generated. It allows monitoring of unique users who visit the site and how often they do so.
As long as the visitor is not registered on the site, this cookie cannot be used to identify individuals, they are only used for statistical purposes. If it is registered, it is also possible to know the details provided, such as the e-mail address and the username - these being subject to confidentiality, according to the provisions of the legislation in force regarding the protection of personal data.
Cookies for geotargeting
These cookies are used by software that determines which country you come from. It is completely anonymous and is only used to target content – even when the visitor is on the page in Romanian or another language, they will receive the same advertisement.
Registration cookies
When you register on a site, a cookie is generated that tells you whether you are registered or not. The servers use these cookies to show the account you are registered with and whether you have permission for a particular service. It is also allowed to associate any comment posted on the 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.
Other third party cookies
On some pages, third parties may set their own anonymous cookies in order to track the success of an application or to customize an application.
For example, when you share (share) an article using the social media button on a site, that social network will record your activity
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 will recognize the browser until the cookie expires or is deleted.
The cookie stores important information that improves the Internet browsing experience (eg: the language settings in which want to access a website; keep a user logged in to the webmail account; keep products in the shopping cart
Why are cookies important to the Internet?
Cookies are central to the efficient functioning of the Internet, helping to generate a user-friendly browsing experience tailored to each user's preferences and interests. Rejecting or disabling cookies may make some sites impossible to use.
Examples of important uses of cookies (that do not require a user to be authenticated through an account):
- Content and services adapted to user preferences – categories of news, weather, sports, maps, public and government services, entertainment sites and travel services.
- Offers tailored to user interests – password retention, language preferences (ex:displaying search results in Romanian< /em>).
- Retention of child protection filters on Internet content (family mode options, safe search functions).
- Measurement, optimization and analytics features – such as confirming a certain level of traffic on a website, what type of content is viewed and how a user arrives at a website (eg: through search engines, directly from other websites ). The websites carry out these analyzes of their use in order to improve the sites for the benefit of the users.
Security and Privacy Issues
Cookies are NOT viruses! They use plain text formats. They are not made up of pieces of code, so they cannot be executed, nor can they self-execute. Consequently, they cannot be duplicated or replicated to other networks to run or replicate again. Because they cannot perform these functions, they cannot be considered viruses.
Cookies can still be used for negative purposes. Because they store information about users' preferences and browsing history, both on a particular site and across multiple sites, cookies can be used as a form of Spyware. Many anti-spyware products are aware of this fact and constantly mark cookies for deletion during anti-virus/anti-spyware deletion/scanning procedures.
Browsers generally have integrated privacy settings that provide different levels of cookie acceptance, validity period and automatic deletion after the user has visited a certain site.
Tips for safe and responsible browsing based on cookies.
- Particularize your browser cookie settings to reflect a level of cookie security you are comfortable with.
- If you share computer access, you may consider setting your browser to delete individual browsing data each time you close your browser. This is an alternative to accessing sites that place cookies and deleting theme any visit information at the end of the browsing session.
- Constantly install and update your antispyware applications.
- Many spyware detection and prevention applications include site attack detection. Thus, it prevents the browser from accessing websites that could exploit browser vulnerabilities or download dangerous software.
How can I stop cookies?
Disabling and refusing to receive cookies may make certain websites impractical or difficult to visit and use .
It is possible to set the browser so that these cookies are no longer accepted or the browser can be set to accept cookies from a specific site. But, for example, if a visitor is not registered using cookies, he will not be able to leave comments.
All modern browsers offer the possibility to change cookie settings. These settings are usually found in the menu Options /Settings or in the menu Preferences / Favorites of the browser.
To understand these settings, the following links may be useful:
Cookie settings in Internet Explorer
Cookie settings in Firefox