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This website uses cookies to provide visitors with a better browsing experience and services tailored to each user’s needs and interests.
In what is known as “Web 2.0”, “cookies” play an important role in facilitating access to and delivery of the multiple services that users enjoy on the Internet, such as:
Customizing certain settings such as: a user’s preferences list, saving options for various products (sizes, other details, etc.) in the shopping cart (and remembering these options) — thus providing flexibility for the “shopping cart” (accessing previous preferences by using the “back” and “forward” buttons).
Cookies provide website owners with valuable feedback on how their websites are used by users, helping them improve efficiency and accessibility. They also allow multimedia or other content from other websites to be included on a specific website in order to create a more valuable, useful, and enjoyable browsing experience. They improve the effectiveness of online advertising.
An “Internet Cookie” (also known as a “browser cookie” or “HTTP cookie”, or simply “cookie”) is a small file made up of letters and numbers that will be stored on the computer, mobile device, or other equipment of a user accessing the Internet.
The cookie is installed by a request issued by a web server to a browser (e.g., Internet Explorer, Chrome) and is completely “passive” (it does not contain software programs, viruses, or spyware and cannot access information stored on the user’s hard drive).
A cookie consists of two parts: the name and the content/value of the cookie. In addition, the lifespan of a cookie is technically determined only by the web server that sent it, and it can be accessed again whenever 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 — stored temporarily in the browser’s cookie folder until the user leaves the website or closes the browser window (e.g., when logging in/out of a webmail account or social networks). Persistent Cookies — stored on the hard drive of a computer or device (and generally depend on the cookie’s preset lifespan). Persistent cookies also include cookies placed by a website other than the one the user is visiting at that moment — known as third-party cookies — which can be used anonymously to remember a user’s interests, so that more relevant advertising can be delivered to users.
What are the benefits 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 previously stored information and react accordingly. Cookies provide users with a pleasant browsing experience and support the efforts of many websites to offer user-friendly services, such as online privacy preferences, shopping carts, or relevant advertising.
How long does a cookie last?
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 only for a single session (session cookies) and are no longer retained once the user leaves 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 browser settings.
What are third-party cookies?
Some sections of content on certain websites may be provided through third parties/suppliers (e.g., a news box, a video, or an advertisement). These third parties may also place cookies through the website, 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 applicable laws and the privacy policies of the website owner.
How are cookies used by this website?
A visit to this website may place cookies for purposes such as: website performance, visitor analytics, geo-targeting, advertising tracking by advertising providers.
This type of cookie stores the user’s preferences on this website, so there is no need to set them each time the site is visited. Examples: volume settings for the video player, video streaming speed compatible with the browser.
Cookies for visitor analytics
Each time a user visits this website, the analytics software provided by a third party (e.g., Google Analytics) generates an analytics cookie for that user. This cookie tells us whether you have visited this website before. The browser will tell us if you have this cookie, and if not, we will generate one. This allows us to monitor unique visitors and how often they visit the website.
As long as you are not registered on this website, this cookie cannot be used to identify individuals and is used only for statistical purposes. If you are registered, the details you have provided (such as email address and username) may also be stored, and these are subject to confidentiality and the provisions of the Terms and Conditions, the Privacy Policy, and applicable data protection laws.
Cookies for geo-targeting
These cookies are used by software that determines which country you are accessing the website from. It is completely anonymous and is used only to target content — even if you are on the Romanian-language page or another language, you may still receive the same advertisement.
When you register on this website, we generate a cookie that tells us whether you are registered or not. Our servers use these cookies to show which account you are logged into and whether you have access permissions for a certain service.Additionally, it allows us to associate any comment you post on our website with your username.
If you have not selected “Keep me logged in”, this cookie will be automatically deleted when you close the browser or your computer.
These cookies allow us to determine whether you have viewed an online advertisement, what type of advertisement it was, and how much time has passed since you last saw the advertising message.
We also use these cookies to target online advertising. We may also use third-party cookies for improved ad targeting, for example to display travel-related ads if a user has recently viewed an article about vacations. These cookies are anonymous and store information about the content viewed, not about the user.
We also place anonymous cookies through other websites where we advertise. This helps us recognize you as a visitor of that website, and if you later visit our website, we can deliver advertising based on this information.
Other Third-Party Cookies
A large part of the advertising you find on this website belongs to third parties. Some of these third parties use their own anonymous cookies to analyze how many people were exposed to an advertising message, or to see how many people were exposed multiple times to the same advertisement.
The companies that generate these cookies have their own privacy policies, and this website does not have access to read or write these cookies. Third-party cookies may be used to display targeted advertising on other websites as well, based on your browsing activity on this website.
Other third-party cookies: On certain 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 how these cookies are used, this website cannot access them, just as third parties cannot access the cookies owned by this website.
For example, when you share an article using the social media buttons on this website, the social network will record your activity.
What type of information is stored and accessed through cookies?
Cookies store information in small text files that allow a website to recognize a browser. The web server will recognize the browser until the cookie expires or is deleted.
Cookies store important information that improves the Internet browsing experience (e.g., keeping a user logged into a webmail account; online banking security; saving products in the shopping cart).
Why are cookies important for the Internet?
Cookies are a central part of the efficient functioning of the Internet, helping create a user-friendly browsing experience tailored to each user’s preferences and interests. Refusing or disabling cookies may make some websites impossible to use.
Refusing or disabling cookies does not mean that you will no longer receive online advertisements — it only means that ads will no longer be able to take into account your preferences and interests, as reflected by your browsing behavior.
Important examples of how cookies are used (which do not require user account authentication):
Content and services tailored to user preferences — news categories, weather, sports, maps, public and governmental services, entertainment websites, and travel services.
Offers tailored to users’ interests — remembering passwords, language preferences (e.g., displaying search results in Romanian).
Retaining child protection filters for Internet content (family mode options, safe search functions).
Limiting advertising frequency — limiting the number of times an ad is displayed to a specific user on a website.
Providing more relevant advertising for users.
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 reaches a website (e.g., through search engines, direct access, from other websites, etc.). Websites run these analyses to improve their services for the benefit of users.
Security and privacy-related issues
Cookies are NOT viruses. They use plain text formats. They are not made of code segments, so they cannot be executed or self-run. As a result, they cannot duplicate themselves or replicate across networks in order to run or replicate again. Since they cannot perform these functions, they cannot be considered viruses.
However, cookies can still be used for negative purposes. Because they store information about users’ preferences and browsing history on a specific website and across multiple websites, cookies can be used as a form of spyware. Many anti-spyware products are aware of this and constantly flag cookies for deletion as part of their anti-virus/anti-spyware scanning procedures.
In general, browsers have built-in privacy settings that provide different levels of cookie acceptance, validity period, and automatic deletion after a user has visited a specific website.
Other security aspects related to cookies:
Since identity protection is very valuable and represents the right of every Internet user, it is recommended to be aware of the potential issues cookies may create. Because data is constantly transmitted between the browser and the website through cookies, if an attacker or an unauthorized person intervenes during data transmission, the information contained in cookies may be intercepted.
Although very rare, this may occur if the browser connects to the server using an unencrypted network (e.g., an unsecured Wi-Fi 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 exploit this vulnerability to trick browsers into sending information through unsecured channels. Attackers then use the information to gain unauthorized access to certain websites. It is very important to be careful in choosing the most appropriate method for protecting 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 unavoidable. Disabling cookies will prevent you from using the most common and widely used websites, such as YouTube, Gmail, Yahoo, and others.
Here are a few tips that can help you browse safely with the help of cookies: Customize your browser settings regarding cookies to reflect a comfortable level of security for your cookie usage.
If cookies do not bother you and you are the only person using the computer, you can set long expiration periods for storing browsing history and personal access data. If you share access to the computer, you may consider setting the browser to delete individual browsing data each time you close the browser. This is one way to access websites that place cookies and delete any information about your visits when you close your browsing session.
Install and regularly update antispyware applications. Many spyware detection and prevention applications include detection of attacks on websites. This prevents the browser from accessing websites that may exploit browser vulnerabilities or download malicious software.
Make sure your browser is always up to date.
Many cookie-based attacks are carried out by exploiting vulnerabilities in older versions of browsers.
Cookies are everywhere and cannot be avoided if you want to enjoy access to the best and largest websites on the Internet — locally or internationally. By clearly understanding how they operate and the benefits they provide, you can take the necessary security measures to browse the Internet safely and with confidence.
How can I disable cookies?
Disabling and refusing to accept cookies may make certain websites impractical or difficult to visit and use. Also, refusing cookies does not mean you will no longer receive or see online advertising.
It is possible to adjust your browser settings so that these cookies are no longer accepted, or you can set your browser to accept cookies from a specific website only. However, 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 can usually be found in the “Options” or “Preferences” menu of your browser.
