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This website may use both its own and third-party cookies to provide visitors with a better browsing experience and services tailored to their needs and interests.
Because we respect your right to privacy, you can choose to block certain types of cookies from this site.
Cookies play an important role in facilitating access to and delivery of the multiple services that users enjoy on the internet, such as:
- Customising certain settings such as: the language in which a site is viewed, the currency in which certain prices or rates are expressed, saving options for various products (sizes, other details, etc.) in the shopping basket (and memorising these options), saving certain preferences for future reuse.
- Cookies provide website owners with valuable feedback on how their websites are used by users, so that they can make them even more efficient and accessible.
- They allow multimedia or other applications from other websites to be included in a particular website to create a more valuable, useful and enjoyable browsing experience.
- They improve the effectiveness of online advertising.
What is a cookie?
A cookie is a small file consisting of letters and numbers that will be stored on a user's computer, mobile device or other equipment from which the Internet is accessed.
The cookie is installed by a request sent by a web server to a browser (e.g. Chrome, Firefox) and is completely "passive" (it does not contain software, viruses or spyware and cannot access information on the user's hard drive).
A cookie consists of two parts: the name and 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 request personal information in order to be used and, in most cases, do not personally identify internet users.
There are two main categories of cookies:
- Session cookies - these are temporarily stored in the cookie folder of the web browser so that it can remember them until the user closes the browser window or logs out of the website.
- Persistent cookies - These are stored on the hard drive of a computer or device (and generally depend on the pre-set lifetime of 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 a user's preferences.
What are the advantages of cookies?
A cookie contains information that links a web browser (the user) to 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 ensure a pleasant browsing experience for users and support the efforts of many websites to provide convenient services to users: e.g. online privacy preferences, website language options, shopping baskets or relevant advertising.
What is the lifespan of a cookie?
Cookies are managed by web servers. The lifespan 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, while other cookies are retained and reused each time the user returns to that website (persistent cookies). However, cookies can be deleted by a user at any time through their browser settings.
What are third-party cookies?
Certain sections of content on some websites may be provided by third parties/suppliers (e.g. a video, an advertisement, a chat application, etc.). These third parties may also place cookies through the website, and these are called "third-party cookies" because they are not placed by the owner of the website. Third-party providers must also comply with the applicable law and the privacy policies of the website owner.
How cookies are used by this website
Cookies provide users with a pleasant browsing experience and support our efforts to provide comfortable services to users through features such as online privacy preferences, shopping carts, or relevant advertising. They are also used to prepare anonymous aggregate statistics that help us understand how a user benefits from our web pages, allowing us to improve their structure and content, excluding the personal identification of the user.
A visit to this website may place the following types of cookies:
- Essential cookies
- Performance cookies
- Social media and advertising cookies
Certain cookies, such as performance cookies or social media and advertising cookies, may come from third parties.
Essential cookies
These cookies allow you to save your preferences regarding the other types of cookies used and to access the basic features of this website.
They remember the user's preferences on this website, so that they do not need to be set each time the website is visited.
Registration cookies are generated when a user registers on this website, in order to inform us later whether or not they are registered. Our servers use these cookies to show us the account you are registered with and to provide you with an easier experience when interacting with the website.
Other cookies that we place to allow you to make optimal use of the site are cookies corresponding to the shopping cart and Favourites lists (with the role of saving information about the products you have added to your cart or as Favourites), location cookies (used to determine your location based on your IP address, in order to pre-fill certain fields required for registration or placing orders), session cookies generated upon access and automatically deleted when you close your browser (necessary for the functioning of the HTTP protocol, filling in certain forms, interacting with certain elements on the website, etc.), cookies that recognise the type of device used - desktop or mobile, cookies from chat applications that allow real-time discussions with customer service.
Performance cookies
These include both cookies from traffic analysis services and cookies placed by certain third-party services that provide complementary functionality to the site.
Traffic analysis cookies allow for the aggregate measurement of website traffic, the identification of traffic sources, and provide information about the most visited or least accessed pages, as well as how users interact with the website. The information listed is collected in aggregate and completely anonymously. These cookies may come from third parties such as Web Analytics services (e.g. Google Analytics).
Social media and advertising cookies
These may be placed on the website by the social media or advertising services we use.
This type of cookie can be used by these services to determine a specific visitor profile and to display relevant advertising messages on other websites you visit.
They may come from third parties such as advertising services (e.g. AdSense, AdWords), social media platforms (e.g. Facebook, Twitter), etc.
Due to the way it is used, this site cannot access these third-party cookies, just as third parties cannot access the cookies owned by this site. For example, when you share an article using the social media button on this 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 recognise a browser. The web server will recognise the browser until the cookie expires or is deleted. The cookie stores important information that improves the Internet browsing experience (e.g. keeping a user logged into their account; keeping products in the shopping cart; keeping products in the Favourites list).
Why are cookies important for the Internet?
Cookies are central to the efficient functioning of the Internet, helping to create a user-friendly browsing experience tailored to each user's preferences and interests. Refusing or disabling cookies may make it difficult to use a website.
Refusing or disabling cookies does not mean that you will no longer receive online advertising - it just means that it will no longer be able to take into account your preferences and interests, as evidenced by your browsing behaviour.
Examples of important uses of cookies (which do not require user authentication via an account):
- Content and services tailored to user preferences - news categories, weather, sports, maps, public and government services, entertainment sites and travel services.
- Offers tailored to user interests - password retention, language preferences (e.g. displaying search results in Romanian).
- Retention of child protection filters for Internet content (family mode options, safe search functions).
- Limiting the frequency of adverts - limiting the number of times an advert is displayed to a particular user on a website.
- Providing more relevant advertising for the user.
- Measurement, optimisation 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 (e.g. via search engines, directly, from other websites, etc.). Websites carry out these analyses of their use in order to improve their sites for the benefit of users.
Security and privacy issues
Cookies use plain text formats. They are not made up of pieces of code, so they cannot be executed or run automatically. Consequently, they cannot be duplicated or replicated on other networks to run or replicate again. Cookies can, however, be used for negative purposes. Because they store information about users' preferences and browsing history, both on a particular site and on several other sites, cookies can be used as a form of spyware. Many anti-spyware products are aware of this and constantly mark cookies for deletion during anti-virus/anti-spyware deletion/scanning procedures.
In general, browsers have built-in privacy settings that provide different levels of cookie acceptance, validity period, and automatic deletion after the user has visited a particular site. Other security issues related to cookies
Because identity protection is very valuable and is the right of every internet user, it is advisable to be aware of the potential problems that cookies can create. Because cookies constantly transmit information in both directions between the browser and the website, if an attacker or unauthorised person intervenes during the data transmission process, the information contained in the cookie can be intercepted. Although very rare, this can happen if the browser connects to the server using an unencrypted network (e.g. 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. Attackers then use the information to gain unauthorised access to certain sites. It is very important to be careful when choosing the most appropriate method of protecting your personal information.
Tips for safe and responsible browsing based on cookies
Due to their flexibility and the fact that most of the most visited and largest websites use cookies, they are almost inevitable. Disabling cookies will prevent users from accessing the most popular and widely used websites, including YouTube, Gmail, Facebook, Yahoo and others. Here are some tips to ensure you can browse safely but with the help of cookies:
- Customise your browser settings for cookies to reflect a level of security that is comfortable for you.
- If you don't mind cookies and you are the only person using your computer, you can set long expiry times for storing your browsing history and personal access data.
- If you share access to your computer, you may consider setting your browser to delete individual browsing data each time you close your browser. This is an option for accessing websites that place cookies and deleting any visit information when you close your browsing session.
- Install antispyware applications and update them regularly.
Many spyware detection and prevention applications include detection of website attacks. This prevents your browser from accessing websites that could exploit browser vulnerabilities or download dangerous software. Make sure your browser is always up to date. Many cookie-based attacks exploit weaknesses in older versions of browsers.
Cookies are everywhere and cannot be avoided if you want to enjoy access to the most popular websites on the Internet. With a clear understanding of how they work and the benefits they bring, you can take the necessary security measures so that you can browse the Internet with confidence.
How can I stop cookies?
It is possible to configure your browser so that these cookies are no longer accepted, or you can configure your browser to accept cookies only from a specific site.
All modern browsers offer the option to configure cookie storage preferences. These settings are usually found in the "options" or "preferences" menu of your browser. To understand these settings, you can use the "help" option in your browser for more details.
Useful links
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