What is a cookie?
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What are cookies used for?
These files make it possible to recognize the user’s terminal and present to them content tailored to their preferences. Cookies ensure the user a pleasant browsing experience and support Petre Georgian Mirel – Collaborating Lawyer’s efforts to provide comfortable services to the user, such as privacy preferences online, products, or advertising. Cookies are 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.
What types of cookies do we use?
We use two types of cookies: session cookies – temporary files that remain on the user’s terminal until the browsing session is closed or the application (web browser) is closed; persistent cookies – files that remain on the user’s terminal for a period defined by the parameters of that cookie or until manually deleted by the user.
How are cookies used by this site?
A visit to this site may place the following types of cookies, depending on the user’s expressed consent:
– Site performance cookies;
– Visitor analysis cookies;
– Registration cookies;
– Advertising cookies;
– Cookies from advertising providers.
Examples regarding the usefulness of cookies (which do not require user authentication through an account):
– Content and services tailored to user preferences – products and services.
– Offers tailored to user interests;
– Retaining authentication details (username and password);
– Retaining child protection filters regarding Internet content (family mode options, safe search functions);
– Limiting the frequency of ad display – limiting the number of times an ad is shown to a specific user on a site;
– Providing relevant advertising to the user.
Measurement, optimization, and analytical features – such as confirming a certain level of traffic on a website, what type of content is viewed, and how a user reaches a website (e.g., through search engines, directly, from other websites, etc.). Websites conduct this analysis of their usage to improve their content for the benefit of the user.
Cookies that are not technically necessary to be stored on the user’s terminal will only be used if the user expressly and unequivocally consents to them by checking the presented categories. The user can withdraw their consent at any time by modifying the settings of the browser used.
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What data do cookies contain?
In most cases, cookies do not directly identify Internet users but the device from which they accessed certain web pages. This data is encrypted in a way that prevents unauthorized access by third parties.
Retention and deletion of cookies
Generally, an application used to access web pages allows cookies to be saved on the user’s device by default. These settings can be changed by the user so that automatic cookie management is blocked by the web browser or the user is informed each time cookies are sent to their device.
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