Cookies policy
The latest update: Month of August, 2020
I. Introduction
This Cookie Policy applies to all users of the website www.profinox.ro. The information presented below is intended to inform the users of this website about the placement, use and administration of cookies by Profinox in the context of users’ browsing on this website.
II. What are cookies?
We use the term “cookies” to refer to cookies and similar technologies through which information can be collected automatically.
An “Internet Cookie” is a small file, made up of letters and numbers, that will be stored on a computer, mobile device or other equipment of a user through which the Internet is accessed.
Cookies are installed through the request of a web server to a browser (for example: Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome). Once installed, cookies have a fixed lifespan, remaining “passive”, in the sense that they do not contain software, viruses or spyware and will not access the information on the hard drive of the user on whose equipment they were installed. A cookie consists of two parts: the name of the cookie; and the content or value of the cookie. From a technical point of view, only the web server that sent the cookie can access it again when a user returns to the web page associated with the respective web server.
III. For what purposes are cookies used through this website:
Cookies are used to provide users of this website with a better browsing experience and services tailored to the needs and interests of each individual, namely:
- improving the use of this website, including by identifying any errors that occur during its visit/use by users;
- providing anonymous statistics on how this website is used to Profinox, as the owner of this website;
- anticipation of possible features that will be made available to users through this website in the future, depending on the services/products accessed.
Based on the feedback transmitted through cookies in connection with the use of this website, Profinox may take measures to make this website more efficient and accessible to users.
IV. How long is the life of cookies?
The lifetime of cookies may vary significantly, depending on the purpose for which it is placed. There are the following categories of cookies that also determine their lifespan:
- Session cookies – A “session cookie” is a cookie that is automatically deleted when the user closes the browser.
- Persistent or fixed cookies – A “persistent” or “fixed” cookie is a cookie that remains stored in the user’s device until it reaches a certain expiration date (which may be in a few minutes, days or a few years in the future) or until it is deleted by the user at any time through the browser settings.
V. What are third-party cookies?
Certain sections of content on the website may be provided through third parties, namely not by Profinox, in which case these are called third party cookies.
The providers of third-party cookies must also comply with the data protection rules and Privacy Policy available on this website.
These cookies may come from the following third parties: Google Analytics, Facebook.
VI. What cookies are used through this website:
By using/visiting the website, the following cookies can be placed:
a. Website performance cookies;
b. User analysis cookies;
c. Cookies for geotargeting;
d. Advertising cookies;
e. Cookies of advertising providers;
a. Performance cookies
Through this type of cookies, the user’s preferences for this website are stored, so that the re-setting of the preferences in case of a subsequent visit of the web page is no longer necessary.
b. User analysis cookies
These cookies inform us if a specific user of the website has visited/used this website before. These cookies are used for statistical purposes only.
c. Cookies for geotargeting
These cookies are used by a software that determines the country of origin of the user of the website. The same ads will be received regardless of the language selected.
d. Advertising cookies
These cookies allow us to find out when a user views an online advertisement, its type and the time elapsed from the moment of viewing the respective advertising message. As such, these cookies are used to target online advertising. The cookies are anonymous, storing information about the content viewed, not about users.
VII. What kind of information is stored and accessed through cookies?
Cookies store information in a small text file that allows browser recognition. This website recognizes the browser until cookies expire or are deleted.
VIII. Customize your browser settings for cookies
If the use of cookies is not disturbing and the computer or technical equipment used for browsing this website is used only by you, long expiration periods may be set for storing your browsing history.
If the computer or technical equipment used for browsing this website is used by more than one person, the setting for deleting individual browsing data may be taken into account each time the browser is closed.
IX. How can cookies be disabled?
Disabling and refusing to receive cookies can make this website difficult to visit, attracting limitations on its use possibilities.
Users can configure their browser to reject cookies or to accept cookies from a particular website.
All modern browsers offer the ability to change cookie settings. These settings can be accessed, as a rule, in the “options” section or in the “preferences” menu of your browser.
However, refusing or disabling cookies does not mean that you will no longer receive online advertising – only that it will not be adapted to your preferences and interests, highlighted by your browsing behaviour.
For any further questions about how cookies are used through this website, please contact: office@profinox.ro