Privacy policy

COOKIE USE POLICY

This website uses small files called "cookies" to help us provide you with the most enjoyable experience when browsing our site. Learn more about cookies but also how to manage them. If you feel that the information on this page is not sufficient to navigate safely, please contact us.

What is a cookie?

Cookies are small files, consisting of letters and numbers, stored by the browser you use (for example: Internet Explorer, Mozilla, etc.) to browse the Internet from your PC, laptop or mobile terminal. These small files allow websites to retain and keep useful information about user preferences. You can imagine the cookie as a kind of personal memory of each website you visit, so that it will recognize you when you come back and react by exposing your favorite information as quickly as possible.

 

How does a cookie work?

The cookie is installed by a request issued by a webserver to an Internet browser and is completely "passive" (it does not contain software, viruses or spyware and cannot access information from the user's hard drive).

A cookie consists of 2 parts: the name and content or value of the cookie. Moreover, the duration of existence of a cookie is determined; technically, only the webserver that sent the cookie can access it again when a user returns to the website associated with that webserver.

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

There are 2 major categories of cookies:
  • "Session" cookies - these are temporarily stored in the cookie file of the web browser so that it can store them until the user exits the respective web-site or closes the browser window (eg when logging in / logging on a webmail or social media account).
  • Cookies "persistent" - these are stored on the hard drive of a computer or equipment (and generally depends on the default lifetime of the cookie). Persistent cookies include those placed by a website other than the one the user visits at that time - known as 'third party cookies' - which can be used anonymously to memorize the interests of a user, so that advertising is delivered as relevant to users.

What are the benefits of cookies?

A cookie contains information that links between a webbrowser (the user) and a particular webserver (the website). If a browser accesses that webserver 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 provide users with comfortable services: eg - preferences regarding online confidentiality, site language options, shopping carts or relevant advertising.

How long is a cookie?

Cookies are managed by web servers. The lifetime of a cookie may 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 ('cookie- permanent hours'). 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 through third parties / providers (eg news box, a video or an advertisement). These third parties may also place cookies through the site and they are called "third party cookies" because they are not placed by the owner of the respective website. Third party providers must also comply with the law in force and the privacy policies of the site owner.

How cookies are used by this site?

A visit to this site may place cookies for the purposes of:
  • Site performance cookies
  • Visitor analysis cookies
  • Cookies for geotargetting
  • Registration cookies
  • Cookies for advertising
  • Cookies of advertising providers
  • Performance cookies
This type of cookie retains the preferences of the user on this site, so no need to set them every time you visit the site.

Examples:
  • Video player volume settings Streaming
  • video speed with which the browser is compatible
Cookies for visitor analysis

Each 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've visited this site before. The browser will tell you if you have this cookie, and if not, we will generate one. This allows monitoring the unique users who visit us and how often they do.

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

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 nor can they run independently. Consequently, you cannot duplicate or replicate on other networks to run or replicate again. Because they cannot perform these functions, they cannot be considered viruses.

However, cookies can be used for negative purposes. Because it stores information about users' browsing preferences and browsing history, both on a particular site and on many other sites, cookies can be used as a form of Spyware. Many anti-spyware products are aware of this fact and are constantly flagging cookies for deletion in anti-virus / anti-spyware removal / scanning procedures.

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

Other security aspects related to cookies

Because identity protection is very valuable and represents the right of every Internet user, it is advisable to know what possible problems cookies may create. Because through them the information between the browser and the website is constantly transmitted in both directions, if an attacker or unauthorized person intervenes during the data transmission, the information contained in the cookie can be intercepted.

Although very rarely, this can happen if the browser connects to the server using an unencrypted network (eg an unsecured WiFi network).

Other cookie-based attacks involve incorrect cookie settings on servers. If a website does not require the browser to use only encrypted channels, attackers can use this vulnerability to trick browsers into sending information through unsecured channels. The attackers then use the information for the purpose of unauthorized access to certain sites. It is very important to be careful when choosing the most appropriate method of protecting personal information.

Tips for safe and responsible navigation based on cookies.

Due to their flexibility and the fact that most of the most visited and largest sites use cookies, these are almost inevitable. Disabling cookies will not allow user access to the most popular and used sites including Youtube, Gmail, Yahoo and others.

Here are some tips that can ensure you navigate without worry but with the help of cookies:

  • Customize your browser settings for cookies to reflect a comfortable level of cookie security for you.
  • If you do not mind cookies and you are the only person using the computer, you can set long deadlines for storing your browsing history and personal access data.
  • If you share computer access, you can consider setting the browser to clear individual browsing data each time you close the browser. This is an option to access the websites that place cookies and to delete any visit information at the end of the browsing session.
  • Install and update your antispyware applications constantly. Many spyware detection and prevention applications include detecting site attacks. Thus, it prevents the browser from accessing websites that could exploit browser vulnerabilities or download dangerous software.
  • Make sure your browser is always up to date. Many of the cookie-based attacks are performed by exploiting the weaknesses of older versions of browsers.
  • Cookies are everywhere and can not be avoided if you want to enjoy access to the best and largest sites on the Internet - local or international. With a clear understanding of their mode of operation and the benefits they bring, you can take the necessary security measures so that you can safely browse the Internet.

Cookies for geotargetting

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

Cookies for registration

When you register on this site, we generate a cookie that notifies us whether you are registered or not. Our servers use these cookies to show us the account with which you are registered and if you have permission for a particular service. It also allows us to associate any comments 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.

Cookies for advertising

These cookies allow us to find out if you have viewed or not an online advertisement, which is its type and how much time has elapsed since you saw the advertising message.

We also use these cookies to target online advertising. We may also use third-party cookies for better targeting of advertising, for example to show holiday advertisements, if the user recently visited an article on the vacancy site. These cookies are anonymous, they store information about the visualized content, not about the users.

We also set anonymous cookies through other sites that we advertise. By receiving them, we can use them to recognize you as a visitor to that site if you later visit our site, we will be able to deliver advertising based on this information.

Cookies of advertising providers

Much of the advertising you find on this site belongs to third parties. Some of these parties use their own anonymous cookies to analyze how many people have been exposed to an advertising message, or to see how many people have been exposed multiple times to the same advertisement.

The companies that generate these cookies have their own privacy policies, and this site does not have access to read or write these cookies. Third-party cookies may be used to display your card advertising on other sites, based on your browsing this site.

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. Due to the way it is used, this site cannot access these cookies, just as third parties cannot access the cookies owned by this site.

For example, when you distribute an article using the social media button on this site, that social network will record your activity.

What kind of information is stored and accessed through cookies?

Cookies keep 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 you want to access a site; keeping a user logged in to your webmail account; online banking security; keeping products in the shopping cart)

Why are cookies important for the Internet?

Cookies are the central point of the efficient functioning of the Internet, helping to generate a friendly browsing experience and adapted to the preferences and interests of each user. Refusing or disabling cookies can make some sites impossible to use.

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

Examples of important uses of cookies (which do not require user authentication through an account):

  • Content and services adapted to the user's preferences - categories of news, weather, sports, maps, public and government services, entertainment sites and travel services.
  • Offers adapted to the interests of users - password retention, language preferences (Ex: displaying search results in Romanian).
  • Retaining child protection filters on Internet content (family mode options, safe search functions).
  • Limiting the frequency of ad serving - limiting the number of times an ad is displayed for a particular user on a site.
  • Providing more relevant advertising to the user.
  • Measurement, optimization and analytics features - such as confirming a certain level of traffic on a website, what kind of content is viewed and how a user reaches a website (eg through direct search engines, from other websites etc.). The websites carry out these analyzes of their use to improve the websites for the benefit of the users.

How can I stop cookies?

Disabling and refusing to receive cookies may make certain sites 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 in the browser so that these cookies are no longer accepted or you can set the browser to accept cookies from a particular site. But for example, if you are not registered using cookies, you will not be able to leave comments.

All modern browsers offer the ability to change cookie settings. These settings are usually found in the "options" or "preferences" menu of your browser. To understand these settings, the following links may be useful, otherwise you can use the browser "help" option for more details:

For the settings of cookies generated by third parties, you can also visit the website www.youronlinechoices.com/en/