The information presented below aims to provide users with more details about the placement, use, and management of cookies used by the website https://www.nicolaebacalbasa.ro. Additionally, some useful links related to this topic are provided. If you need more information that is not covered below, you can contact us at: nicolaebacalbasa@gmail.com
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This website uses cookies to provide visitors with a much better browsing experience and services tailored to the needs and interests of each individual.
In what we call “web 2.0”, cookies play an important role in facilitating access to and delivery of multiple services that users enjoy on the internet, such as:
Personalization of certain settings, such as the language in which a website is viewed, the currency in which certain prices or rates are expressed, retaining options for various products (sizes, other details, etc.) in the shopping cart (and remembering these options), thereby generating the flexibility of the “shopping cart” (accessing old preferences by clicking the “back” and “forward” buttons).
Cookies provide website owners with valuable feedback on how their websites are used by users, enabling them to make them even more efficient and accessible.
They allow multimedia or other types of applications from other websites to be included in a specific website to create a more valuable, useful, and pleasant browsing experience.
They enhance the efficiency of online advertising.
What is a “cookie”?
An “Internet Cookie” (also known as a “browser cookie” or “HTTP cookie” or simply “cookie”) is a small file, consisting of letters and numbers, which will be stored on a user’s computer, mobile terminal, or other devices used to access the Internet. The cookie is installed by a web server to a browser (e.g., Internet Explorer, Chrome) through a request and is completely “passive” (does not contain software programs, viruses, or spyware, and cannot access information from the user’s hard drive).
A cookie consists of two parts: the name and its content or value. Moreover, the lifespan 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 to be used and, in most cases, do not personally identify internet users.
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 already stored information and react accordingly. Cookies ensure users have a pleasant browsing experience and support the efforts of many websites to provide comfortable services to users. For example, privacy preferences online, language options for the website, shopping cart or relevant advertising.
How are cookies used on this site?
A visit to this site may place cookies for the following purposes:
These cookies may come from third parties.
Performance cookies
This type of cookie retains the user’s preferences on this site so that they do not need to be reset at each site visit.
Examples:
Visitor analysis cookies
Every 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 have visited this site before. The browser will tell us if you have this cookie, and if you don’t, we will generate one. It allows us to monitor unique users who visit us and how often they do so. As long as you are not registered on this site, this cookie cannot be used to identify individuals, as it is used only for statistical purposes. If you are registered, we may also know the details you provided, such as email address and username – subject to confidentiality and the provisions of the Terms and Conditions, Privacy Policy, and current legislation regarding the protection of personal data.
Geotargeting cookies
These cookies are used by a software that determines the country you are 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 will receive the same ad.
Registration cookies
When you register on this site, we generate a cookie that lets us know if you are registered or not. Our servers use these cookies to show us the account you are registered with and if you have permission for a specific 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.
Advertising cookies
These cookies allow us to find out whether you have viewed an online ad or not, what type it is, and how much time has passed since you saw the ad. We use these cookies to target online advertising. We can also use third-party cookies for better advertising targeting, showing, for example, vacation ads if the user has recently visited an article about vacations on the site. These cookies are anonymous; they store information about the content viewed, not about users. We also set anonymous cookies through other websites where we advertise. By receiving them, we can recognize you as a visitor to that site if you later visit our site, and we can deliver advertising based on this information.
Third-party advertising provider cookies
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 can be used to show targeted ads on other sites based on your browsing behavior on this site.
Other third-party cookies
On some pages, third parties can set their anonymous cookies to track the success of an application or to customize 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 store 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 browsing experience on the Internet (e.g., the language settings in which a website is accessed, retaining a user logged into a webmail account, online banking security, and retaining products in the shopping cart).
Why are cookies important for the Internet?
Cookies are central to the efficient operation of the Internet, helping to generate a user-friendly browsing experience tailored to the preferences and interests of each user. Disabling or refusing cookies can make some websites impractical or difficult to visit and use. Refusing to accept cookies does not mean that you will no longer receive/see online advertising – it only means that advertising will no longer take into account your preferences and interests highlighted by your browsing behavior.
Examples of important uses of cookies (which do not require a user’s authentication through an account):
Security and privacy issues
Cookies are NOT viruses! They use plain text formats. They are not made up of code snippets, so they cannot be executed or auto-run. Therefore, they cannot duplicate or replicate on other networks 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 user preferences and browsing history, both on a specific website and on many other websites, cookies can be used as a form of spyware. Many anti-spyware products are aware of this and consistently mark cookies to be deleted in anti-virus/anti-spyware scanning procedures.
In general, browsers have integrated privacy settings that provide different levels of cookie acceptance, lifespan, and automatic deletion after the user has visited a specific website.
Other security issues related to cookies
As identity protection is very valuable and represents the right of every internet user, it is advisable to know what possible problems cookies can create. Because they continuously transmit information in both directions between the browser and the website, if an attacker or unauthorized person intervenes in 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 deceive browsers into sending information through unsecured channels. Attackers then use the information for unauthorized access to certain websites. It is essential to be attentive in choosing the most appropriate 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 websites use cookies, they are almost unavoidable. Disabling cookies may prevent users from accessing the most widespread and used websites, including YouTube, Gmail, Yahoo, and others. Here are some tips that can ensure you browse without worries but with the help of cookies:
Cookies are everywhere, and they cannot be avoided if you want to enjoy access to the best and largest websites on the Internet – locally or internationally. With a clear understanding of how they work and the benefits they bring, you can take the necessary security measures to confidently navigate the internet.
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 that you will no longer receive/see online advertising.
It is possible to set your browser to no longer accept these cookies, or you can set the browser to accept cookies from a specific site only. But, for example, if you are not registered using cookies, you will not be able to leave comments.
All modern browsers offer the option to change cookie settings. These settings are usually found in the “options” or “preferences” menu of your browser.
The following links can be useful to understand these settings, or you can use the “help” option of your browser for more details.
For third-party cookie settings, you can also check the website: http://www.youronlinechoices.com/ro/
IAB Romania provides the following website to offer more information about privacy related to online advertising: http://www.youronlinechoices.com/ro/ For more details about privacy issues, you can also access the following links: