The following information is provided in order to inform the user about the use of "cookies" on our website or on partner websites.
This website uses its own and third-party cookies to provide visitors with a much better browsing experience and services tailored to everyone's needs and interests.
In what we call "web 2.0", cookies play an important role in facilitating access to and delivery of the many services the user enjoys on the internet, such as personalising certain settings (the language a site is viewed in, the currency in which prices or tariffs are expressed), keeping options for various products (sizes and other details) in the shopping cart — thus generating the flexibility of the shopping cart (accessing previous preferences through the "forward" and "back" buttons).
Cookies give site owners valuable feedback on how their sites are used by users, so they can make them even more efficient and accessible. They allow multimedia or other applications from other sites to be included in a given site to create a more valuable, useful and pleasant browsing experience; and they improve the efficiency of online advertising.
What is a cookie?
An "Internet Cookie" (also known as a "browser cookie", "HTTP cookie" or simply "cookie") is a small file, made up of letters and numbers, that is stored on the computer, mobile terminal or other equipment of a user who accesses the Internet. The cookie is installed at the request of a web server sent 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 on the user's hard drive). A cookie consists of 2 parts: the name and the content or value of the cookie. Moreover, the lifespan of a cookie is limited; 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 in order to be used and do not personally identify internet users.
There are 2 broad categories of cookies:
Session cookies — these are stored temporarily in the browser's cookie folder so that it can remember them until the user leaves the website in question or closes the browser window (e.g. when logging in/out of a webmail or social-media account).
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 that moment — known as "third-party cookies" — which can be used anonymously to remember a user's interests so that advertising as relevant as possible is delivered to users.
What are the advantages of cookies?
A cookie contains information that links a web browser (the user) to a particular web server (the website). If a browser accesses that web server again, it can read the already-stored information and react accordingly. Cookies provide users with a pleasant browsing experience and support the efforts of many websites to offer comfortable services to users: e.g. online privacy preferences, site language options, shopping carts 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 leaves the website; others are retained and reused each time the user returns to that website ("permanent cookies"). Nevertheless, cookies can be deleted by a user at any time through the browser settings.
What are third-party cookies?
Certain content sections on some sites 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 site; they are called "third-party cookies" because they are not placed by the owner of the respective website. Third-party suppliers must also comply with the law in force and the privacy policies of the site owner.
How are cookies used by this site?
A visit to this site may place cookies for the purposes of:
- Site performance cookies
- Visitor analytics cookies
- Geotargeting cookies
- Registration cookies
- Advertising cookies
- Advertising providers' cookies
Performance cookies — this type of cookie remembers the user's preferences on this site, so they do not need to be set on every visit. Examples: volume settings for the video player, the video-streaming speed the browser is compatible with.
Visitor analytics cookies — each time a user visits this site, analytics software provided by a third party generates a user-analysis cookie. This cookie tells us whether you have visited this site before. The browser tells us whether you have this cookie, and if not, we generate one. It allows monitoring of unique visitors and how often they visit. As long as you are not registered on this site, this cookie cannot be used to identify individuals; it is used only for statistical purposes.
Geotargeting cookies — these cookies are used by software that establishes which country you come from. It is completely anonymous and is used only to target content — even when you are on our page in Romanian or another language, you receive the same advertisement.
Registration cookies — when you register on this site, we generate a cookie that tells us whether you are registered or not. Our servers use these cookies to show us the account you are registered with and whether you have permission for a particular service. They also allow us to associate any comment you post on our site with your username. If you have not selected "keep me logged in", this cookie is deleted automatically when you close the browser or computer.
Advertising cookies — these cookies allow us to find out whether or not you have viewed an online advertisement, its type, and how long it has been since you saw the advertising message. We also use these cookies to target online advertising. We may also use third-party cookies for better ad targeting — for example, to show advertisements about holidays if the user recently visited an article on the site about holidays. These cookies are anonymous; they store information about the content viewed, not about users. We also set anonymous cookies through other sites where we advertise. By receiving them, we can use them to recognise you as a visitor to that site; if you subsequently visit our site, we can deliver advertising based on this information.
Advertising providers' cookies — much of the advertising you find on this site belongs to third parties. Some of these parties use their own anonymous cookies to analyse how many people were exposed to an advertising message, or to see how many people were exposed to the same advertisement several times. The companies that generate these cookies have their own privacy policies, and this site has no access to read or write these cookies. Third-party cookies may be used to show you advertising on other sites too, based on your browsing on 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 customise an application. Due to the way they are used, this site cannot access these cookies, just as third parties cannot access the cookies held 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 keep 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. the language settings for accessing a site; keeping a user logged into a webmail account; online banking security; keeping products in the shopping cart).
Why are cookies important for the Internet?
Cookies are central to the efficient functioning of the Internet, helping to generate a friendly browsing experience adapted to the preferences and interests of each user. Refusing or disabling cookies can make some sites impossible to use. Refusing or disabling cookies does not mean you will no longer receive online advertising — only that it will no longer be able to take into account your preferences and interests as revealed by your browsing behaviour. Examples of important uses of cookies (which do not require authentication through an account): content and services adapted to the user's preferences — news categories, weather, sport, maps, public and government services, entertainment and travel sites; offers tailored to users' interests — saving passwords, language preferences (e.g. displaying search results in Romanian); keeping child-protection filters regarding content (family mode, safe search); limiting ad frequency; providing more relevant advertising; 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 reaches a website (e.g. through search engines, directly, from other websites). Websites run these usage analyses to improve their sites for the benefit of 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 or self-run. Consequently, they cannot duplicate or replicate on other networks. Because they cannot perform these functions, they cannot be considered viruses. However, cookies can be used for negative purposes. Because they store information about users' preferences and browsing history, both on a particular site and across several other sites, cookies can be used as a form of Spyware. Many anti-spyware products are aware of this and constantly flag cookies for deletion during anti-virus/anti-spyware scanning procedures. In general, browsers have integrated privacy settings that provide various levels of cookie acceptance, validity period and automatic deletion after the user has visited a particular site.
Other cookie-related security aspects: because identity protection is very valuable and is the right of every internet user, it is advisable to know what problems cookies may cause. Because information is constantly transmitted in both directions between the browser and the website, if an attacker or unauthorised person intervenes in the data-transmission path, 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 exploit this vulnerability to trick browsers into sending information through insecure channels. Attackers then use the information to gain unauthorised access to certain sites. It is very important to be careful in choosing the most suitable method of 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 sites use cookies, they are almost unavoidable. Disabling cookies will not allow the user to access the most widespread and used sites, including YouTube, Gmail, Yahoo and others.
A few tips that can ensure you browse without worries with the help of cookies: customise your browser settings regarding cookies to reflect a level of cookie-use security you are comfortable with. If cookies do not bother you and you are the only person using the computer, you can set long expiry terms 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. Install and constantly update anti-spyware applications. Make sure your browser is always up to date, as many cookie-based attacks exploit weaknesses in older browser versions.
How can I stop cookies?
Disabling and refusing to receive cookies can make certain sites impractical or difficult to visit and use. Also, refusing to accept cookies does not mean you will no longer receive/see online advertising. You can set your 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 possibility of changing cookie settings. These settings are usually found in the "options" or "preferences" menu of your browser.
PERSONAL DATA PROCESSING POLICY
Our commitment regarding your personal data
The Personal Data Processing Policy describes the categories of your personal data that we process, the ways and purposes for which we collect it, in which situations we transfer personal data, as well as the rights and options you have in this regard. At the same time, the Personal Data Processing Policy details how we process personal data in managing the relationship with clients, most often to keep you up to date with the latest developments or events in your field of interest.
The operator of your personal data
The operator in relation to your personal data is Asociația Ecologic. Postal address: Str. Florilor 8/36, Baia Mare, 430273, Romania. Tel: 0745 332022. Email: [email protected].
Categories of personal data processed
The personal data we process may include: contact information, such as your name, postal address (including home address, where you have provided it to us), professional address, telephone number, mobile number, fax number and e-mail address; data resulting from your browsing on our website, collected through cookies and similar technologies.
Legal bases for processing personal data
Any processing operation of your personal data will be carried out on the basis of one of the following legal grounds: processing is necessary for the conclusion or performance of a contract to which you are a party; processing is necessary in order to comply with a legal obligation of the operator; processing is carried out on the basis of your consent; processing is necessary to protect your vital interests or those of another natural person; processing is necessary for the legitimate interests of the operator or of a third party, except where your fundamental interests, rights and freedoms prevail over these interests. For special categories of data, processing will take place if, in addition to a general legal basis, one of the following specific conditions is met: the consent of the data subject has been obtained; we have a legal obligation to process these categories of data; processing is necessary for the establishment, exercise or defence of a right in court.
For what purposes do we process your personal data?
We may use your personal data for the following purposes ("Permitted Purposes"): providing ECOMARAMURES.COM services; managing and administering the contractual relationship with our clients; complying with our legal obligations; analysing and improving our services and communications to you, including (since we have a legitimate interest in continuously improving our services) conducting customer satisfaction surveys regarding ECOMARAMURES.COM services; and for any purpose related and/or ancillary to any of the above, or for any other purpose for which your personal data was provided to us, in compliance with applicable law. Also, based on your consent, we may send you various communications through the channels you have approved, to keep you informed about the services, products, events and projects of ECOMARAMURES.COM or other promotional events.
How long do we keep your personal data?
ECOMARAMURES.COM has implemented technical and organisational measures for organising the process and the specific criteria for retaining your personal data (including according to our archiving procedures). We will cease processing personal data when it is no longer reasonably necessary for the Permitted Purposes, or when you withdraw your consent (where applicable) and there are no longer legitimate and compelling reasons justifying further processing by ECOMARAMURES.COM (including ECOMARAMURES.COM's legal obligation to continue storing that data) that prevail over your interests, rights and freedoms.
Your rights in connection with the processing of personal data
Subject to certain legal conditions, you have the following rights in connection with the processing of your personal data: the right to request a copy of the personal data we hold about you; the right to rectification of any incorrect or incomplete personal data; the right to object to or restrict our use of your personal data; the right to withdraw your consent for data processed on the basis of consent; the right to erasure of your personal data, where you have withdrawn your consent, the processing is no longer necessary, or the processing is contrary to law; the right to data portability, allowing you to receive a copy of the processed data we received from you or to have it transmitted to another entity you indicate. Withdrawing your consent will not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal. Where you withdraw your consent, ECOMARAMURES.COM will no longer process your personal data and will take appropriate measures to delete it. ECOMARAMURES.COM may, however, process your personal data if there is another legal basis for that processing.
If you wish to exercise the rights mentioned above, please contact us using the following details: Asociația Ecologic, Str. Florilor 8/36, Baia Mare, 430273, Romania. Tel: 0745 332022. Email: [email protected]. Edit Pop, Destination Manager, [email protected].
As regards the marketing communications you receive from us, you can also withdraw your consent at any time by simply accessing the "unsubscribe" link at the bottom of each e-mail message you receive from us.
To comply with our legal obligations regarding data security and confidentiality, when you exercise one of your rights as a data subject, we may ask you to prove your identity by providing us with a copy of an identification document or any other information necessary to verify that the request comes from the relevant data subject.
We will consider any requests or complaints we receive and will send you a response in compliance with the deadlines provided by law. If you are not satisfied with our response or consider that the processing is carried out in breach of applicable law, you may lodge a complaint with the data supervisory authority in Romania: the National Supervisory Authority for Personal Data Processing — with headquarters at Bd. Gheorghe Magheru no. 28-30, Bucharest, Romania.
Updates to this Personal Data Processing Policy
The most recent update of this Personal Data Processing Policy was made in May 2018. We reserve the right to periodically update and amend this Personal Data Processing Policy to reflect any changes in the way we process your personal data or any changes to legal requirements. In the event of any such change, we will display the amended version of the Personal Data Processing Policy on our website and/or make it available to you in another way.