Cookie Policy

Cookie Policy

The website https://artrosport.ro/ uses cookies.

The information set out below is intended to give the user further details about the placement, use and management of the “cookies” used by the website https://artrosport.ro/

A number of useful links on this subject are also provided. If you require further information which is not provided below, you may contact us at: dpo@artrosport.ro

Please read the following information carefully:

This website uses cookies in order to provide visitors with a much better browsing experience and with 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 the delivery of the many services which the user enjoys on the internet, such as:

• Personalising certain settings such as: the language in which a website is viewed, the currency in which certain prices or rates are expressed, retaining the options for various products (sizes, other details etc.) in the shopping basket (and remembering these options) – thereby generating the flexibility of the “shopping basket” (accessing previous preferences by using the “forward” and “back” buttons)
• Cookies give website owners valuable feedback on how their websites are used by users, so that they can make them even more efficient and more accessible for users.
• They allow multimedia or other applications from other websites to be included in a particular website in order to create a more valuable, more useful and more enjoyable browsing experience;
• They improve the effectiveness of online advertising.

Which cookies does our website use?

What is a “cookie”?

An “Internet Cookie” (also known as a “browser cookie” or “HTTP cookie” or simply a “cookie”) is a small file, made up of letters and numbers, which is stored on the computer, mobile device or other equipment of a user from which the Internet is accessed. The cookie is installed by means of 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 the information on the user's hard drive).

A cookie is made up of 2 parts: the name and the content or value of the cookie. Furthermore, the lifetime of a cookie is fixed; technically, only the web server which 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 in order to be used and, in most cases, do not personally identify internet users.

Session cookies – these are stored temporarily in the web browser's cookie folder so that the browser remembers them until the user leaves the website in question or closes the browser window (e.g. when logging in to or out of a webmail account or a social network)

Persistent cookies – These are stored on the hard drive of a computer or device (and this generally depends on the preset lifetime of the cookie). Persistent cookies also include those placed by a website other than the one the user is visiting at the time – known as ‘third party cookies’ (cookies placed by third parties) – which may be used anonymously to remember a user's interests, so that advertising which is as relevant as possible is delivered to users.

What are the advantages of cookies?

A cookie contains information which 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 information already stored and react accordingly. Cookies provide users with a pleasant browsing experience and support the efforts of many websites to offer convenient services to users: e.g. online privacy preferences, website language options, shopping baskets or relevant advertising.

What is the lifetime of a cookie?

Cookies are managed by web servers. The lifetime 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 has left the website, while some cookies are retained and reused every time the user returns to that website (‘persistent cookies’). Nevertheless, cookies can be deleted by a user at any time through the browser settings.

What are third-party cookies?

Certain sections of content on some websites may be provided by third parties/providers (e.g. a news box, a video or an advertisement). These third parties may also place cookies through the website, and these are called “third party cookies” because they are not placed by the owner of the website in question. Third-party providers must also comply with the applicable law and with the privacy policies of the website owner.

How cookies are used by this website

A visit to this website may place cookies for the purposes of:

• Website performance cookies
• Visitor analysis and statistics cookies
• Geotargeting cookies
• Registration cookies
• Advertising cookies
• Advertising providers' cookies

These cookies may come from third parties.

Performance cookies

This type of cookie remembers the user's preferences on this website, so that they do not need to be set again on each visit to the website.

Examples:

• volume settings for the video player
• the video streaming speed with which the browser is compatible

Visitor analysis cookies

Each time a user visits this website, the analytics software provided by a third party generates a user analysis cookie. This cookie tells us whether you have visited this website before. The browser will tell us whether you have this cookie and, if not, we will generate one. This allows us to monitor the unique users who visit us and how often they do so. As long as you are not registered on this website, this cookie cannot be used to identify natural persons; it is used for statistical purposes only. If you are registered, we may also know the details you have provided to us, such as your e-mail address and username – these being subject to confidentiality and to the provisions of the Terms and Conditions and the Privacy Policy, as well as to the provisions of the legislation in force on the protection of personal data.

Geotargeting cookies

These cookies are used by software which establishes which 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 in another language, you receive the same advertisement.

Registration cookies

When you register on this website, we generate a cookie which tells us whether or not you are registered. Our servers use these cookies to show us the account with which you are registered and whether you have permission for a particular service. It also 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 deleted automatically when you close your browser or computer.

Advertising cookies

These cookies allow us to find out whether or not you have viewed an online advertisement, what type it is and how much time has passed since you saw the advertising message. We also use these cookies to target online advertising. We may also use cookies belonging to a third party for better targeting of advertising, for example to show advertisements about holidays if the user has recently visited an article about holidays on the website. These cookies are anonymous; they store information about the content viewed, not about the users. We also set anonymous cookies through other websites on which we advertise. By receiving them, we can thus use them to recognise you as a visitor to that website if you subsequently visit our website, and we will be able to deliver advertising to you based on this information.

Advertising providers' cookies

The companies which generate these cookies have their own privacy policies, and this website has no access to read or write these cookies. Third-party cookies may be used to show you targeted advertising on other websites as well, based on your browsing on this website.

Other third-party cookies

On some pages, third parties may set their own anonymous cookies, for the purpose of tracking the success of an application or of customising an application. Because of the way they are used, this website cannot access these cookies, just as third parties cannot access the cookies held by this website. For example, when you share an article using the social network button on this website, 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 which 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 which improves the Internet browsing experience (e.g. the language settings in which a website is to be accessed; keeping a user logged in to their webmail account; online banking security; keeping products in the shopping basket)

Why are cookies important for the Internet?

Cookies are central to the efficient functioning of the Internet, helping to generate a friendly browsing experience tailored to the preferences and interests of each user. 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 advertising – only that the advertising will no longer be able to take account of your preferences and interests, as shown by your browsing behaviour.

Examples of important uses of cookies (which do not require a user to authenticate through an account):

Content and services tailored to the user's preferences – categories of news, weather, sport, maps, public and government services, entertainment websites and travel services.

Offers tailored to users' interests – remembering passwords, language preferences (e.g. displaying search results in Romanian).

Remembering child-protection filters regarding Internet content (family mode options, safe search functions)

Limiting the frequency of advertisement display – limiting the number of times an advertisement is shown to a particular user on a website.

Providing advertising which is more relevant to the user.

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 arrives at a website (e.g. through search engines, directly, from other websites etc.). Websites carry out these analyses of their use in order to improve the websites 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 and cannot run by themselves. Consequently, they cannot duplicate or replicate themselves on other networks in order to run or replicate again. Since they cannot perform these functions, they cannot be regarded as viruses.

Cookies may nevertheless be used for negative purposes. Because they store information about users' preferences and browsing history, both on a particular website and across several other websites, cookies may be used as a form of Spyware. Many anti-spyware products are aware of this fact and routinely flag cookies for deletion as part of anti-virus/anti-spyware deletion/scanning procedures.

In general, browsers have built-in privacy settings which provide different levels of acceptance of cookies, validity periods and automatic deletion after the user has visited a particular website.

Other security aspects relating to cookies

As identity protection is very valuable and is the right of every internet user, it is advisable to know what potential problems cookies may create. Because information is constantly transmitted in both directions between the browser and the website through cookies, if an attacker or unauthorised person intervenes in the data transmission path, the information contained in the cookie may 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 trick browsers into sending information through unsecured channels. The attackers then use the information for the purpose of gaining unauthorised access to certain websites. It is very important to take care in choosing the most appropriate method of protecting your personal information.

Tips for safe and responsible browsing, based on cookies

Owing to their flexibility and to the fact that most of the most visited and largest websites use cookies, they are almost unavoidable. Disabling cookies will not allow the user access to the most widespread and widely used websites, including YouTube, Gmail, Yahoo and others. Here are a few tips which can ensure that you browse without worry, yet with the help of cookies:

Customise your browser settings with regard to cookies to reflect a level of cookie security which is comfortable for you

If you are not bothered by cookies and you are the only person using the computer, you can set long expiry periods for storing your 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 of accessing websites which place cookies and of deleting any visit information when the browsing session is closed.

Install and regularly update anti-spyware applications.

Many spyware detection and prevention applications include the detection of attacks on websites. They thus prevent the browser from accessing websites which could exploit browser vulnerabilities or download dangerous software. Make sure your browser is always up to date. Many cookie-based attacks are carried out by exploiting the weak points of older browser versions.

Cookies are everywhere and cannot be avoided if you wish to enjoy access to the best and largest websites on the Internet – local or international. With a clear understanding of how they operate and of the benefits they bring, you can take the necessary security measures so that you can browse the internet with confidence.

How can I stop cookies?

Disabling and refusing to receive cookies may make certain websites impractical or difficult to visit and use. Likewise, refusing to accept cookies does not mean that you will no longer receive/see online advertising.

It is possible to configure your browser so that these cookies are no longer accepted, or you can set your browser to accept cookies from a particular website only. However, for example, if you are not registered using cookies, you will not be able to leave comments.

In the case of our website, the Cookie Bot information and consent collection solution is used.

All modern browsers offer the option of changing cookie settings. These settings are usually found in the “options” or “preferences” menu of your browser.

To understand these settings, the following links may be useful; otherwise you can use your browser's “help” option for further details.

• Cookie settings in Internet Explorer
• Cookie settings in Firefox
• Cookie settings in Chrome
• Cookie settings in Safari

For the settings of cookies generated by third parties, you may also consult the website: http://www.youronlinechoices.com/ro/

IAB Romania provides the following website to offer further information on privacy in relation to online advertising: http://www.youronlinechoices.com/ro/ For further details on privacy issues, you may also access the following links:

• http://www.dreptonline.ro/legislatie/oug_13_2012_modificare_prelucrare_date_caracter_personal_protectia_vietii_private_comunicatii_electronice.php
• youronlinechoices.eu/ro
• http://www.iabeurope.eu/cookies-faq/internet-cookies—increasing-and-enhancing-yourinternet-surfing-experience/what-are-cookies-how-do-they-work—cookies-faq.aspx
• http://www.guardian.co.uk/info/cookies