COOKIE POLICY
1. Introduction:
This Cookie Policy refers to cookies and the web page operated by GĂNȚOI FURCULIȚA ȘI ASOCIAȚII SPARL, hereinafter referred to as "GĂNȚOI FURCULIȚA ȘI ASOCIAȚII" / "GFA", a Professional Law Firm with Limited Liability, with registered office in Bucharest, Str. Ion Minulescu, Parter, Spațiul 8, 3rd District, and provides users with more information about the placement, use and management of the cookies used.
2. Cookie modules:
This Website uses both its own cookies and cookies added by third parties, in order to provide visitors with a much better browsing experience and services adapted to the needs and interests of each.
A cookie is a small text file placed on your computer by the Websites you visit. Cookies are widely used to ensure the proper functioning of Websites or to improve their performance, as well as to provide certain information to Website owners. The cookie is sent through a request issued by the web server on which the site is hosted, to the user's browser (Ex: Firefox, Internet Explorer, Chrome, etc.) and is completely "passive", in the sense that it does not contain software, viruses or spyware, and cannot access information on the user's hard drive.
Cookies do not require personal information to be used and cannot personally identify Internet users.
3. Types of cookie modules used from third parties:
Apart from the cookies that our Website creates when you visit it, third parties may also create cookies while you visit the Website. In some cases, this is because we have commissioned third parties to provide services on our behalf, such as website analysis. Because your browser connects to these third parties' web servers to retrieve content, those third parties may create or read their own cookies on your device and may collect information about your online activities on various websites or online services. We use cookies generated or used by third parties for marketing purposes, personalization of site content, feedback, statistics, site performance.
The third party providers must also comply with the legal regulations in force and the Privacy Policy of GĂNȚOI FURCULIȚA ȘI ASOCIAȚII.
4. Cookies management on your device
You can control and manage cookies through your browser at any time. Thus, if you do not want to use cookies, you can also delete them through your web browser.
However, note that deleting or blocking cookies may affect the user experience of the Website, and some of its functions may not be available. Most browsers allow you to display, manage, delete and block cookies from the website. Below are some pointers on how to manage cookies in most popular browsers:
Google Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647
Mozilla Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/ro/kb/cookie-urile
MacOS Safari: https://support.apple.com/ro-ro/guide/safari/sfri11471/mac
Microsoft Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/ro-ro/topic/cum-se-%C8%99terg-fi%C8%99ierele-module-cookie-%C3%AEn-internet-explorer-bca9446f-d873-78de-77ba-d42645fa52fc
Microsoft Edge: https://support.microsoft.com/ro-ro/microsoft-edge/%C8%99tergerea-modulelor-cookie-%C3%AEn-microsoft-edge-63947406-40ac-c3b8-57b9-2a946a29ae09
Opera: https://help.opera.com/en/latest/web-preferences/#cookies
Firefox https://support.mozilla.org/ro/kb/curata-istoricul-recent-de-navigare
Except essential cookies, which cannot be blocked or deleted without affecting the display and use of the website, the user has the possibility to limit the access of all cookies on the device used to access the website.
5. Types of cookies used by the Operator:
According to their duration of existence:
a) Session cookies are temporary information stored in the browser history until the user exits the respective website or closes the browser window. At that moment, the information is deleted from the device's memory.
b) Persistent cookies are stored on the device used to access the website (desktop, laptop, mobile), for a predetermined duration that can vary from 1 day to 2 years or more in rare cases. Thanks to these cookies, the use of frequently visited pages is easier (for example, they remember the selected resolution, the appearance of the content, etc.). This type of cookie allows the transfer of information to the server each time a certain page is visited. The user can delete all the cookies placed by a website at any time by accessing the specific options in the web browser used, usually in the Settings, Options, Preferences - Delete History area.
According to their nature and functionality/purpose:
a) Necessary/essential cookies: this type of cookie is necessary for the functioning of the Website and cannot be disabled in our systems. Essential cookies are usually used in response to actions taken by the Website user, such as: setting privacy options, logging in or filling out forms. You can change your browser settings to block these cookies, but then the Website will not work properly;
b) Statistical/analytical cookies (traffic measurement): this type of cookie allows us to measure the number of visits and collect information about traffic sources, so that we can improve the functioning of our Website. This type of cookie also helps us find out which pages are the most popular or how visitors navigate our Website. If you block this type of cookies, we will not be able to collect information about the use of the Website and we will not be able to monitor its performance.
The basic analytical tool and one of the most popular is Google Analitycs, which allows analyzing the traffic statistics of the Website and the type of its users. The expiration period of these cookie files is usually a maximum of 2 years, which may vary in the case of third-party cookies (Google Analytics or Facebook).
We inform you that, as a user of the Website, you have the option to block the transmission of data from electronic devices to Google Analytics by downloading and installing a free browser plug-in, available at: https://tools.google .com/dlpage/gaoptout. Detailed information about the method of data collection and processing by the above service can be found at: https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites.
c) Functional / operational cookies (preferences): they are used to recognize you when you return to our Website and allow us to offer you improved and more personalized functions, such as remembering your preferences These cookie files collects anonymous information and cannot track your browsing on other Websites. The expiration period of these cookie files is a maximum of 2 years.
d) Advertising / targeting cookies: to promote certain services, we can use advertisements that are displayed on other Websites. This type of cookie is used to make advertising messages more relevant and adapted to your preferences, by counting the pages and links accessed. In addition, they are used to limit the frequency of broadcasting of advertisements and to help measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns. Usually, these cookies come from third parties. The expiration period of these cookies is usually 2 years, but may vary, exceeding 2 years.
e) Cookies for social media come from social networks such as Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, etc. and are typically used by these networks to monitor the performance of their applications or to customize these applications for you
By provenance:
a) Own cookies – placed on your device by the domain of our Website;
b) Third-party cookies - placed on your device by domains of third-party Websites.
6. Purpose of cookies
Cookie modules can ensure a faster and easier interaction between users and websites, they store information about the activities carried out by the user on a certain web page, so that he can easily resume those activities on a subsequent access to the website of the Cookies and tell the server which pages to show the user, so that he does not have to remember this or navigate the entire website from the beginning. Thus, cookie modules can be assimilated to "bookmarks" that tell the user exactly where he was on a website.
Similarly, cookies can store information about products ordered by the user on an e-commerce website, thus, making the concept of a "shopping cart" possible. Cookies can also be used for analysis, research and visibility audit, such as the creation of anonymous statistics that help to understand how visitors use the pages of the site, in order to improve the structure and content, and to provide some advertising services, such as the personalization of advertisements, services and products through the website.
7. Cookies and personal data
The cookies themselves do not request and do not hold personal information. They cannot personally identify an internet user. Personal data can be collected through the use of cookie modules only to facilitate certain functionalities for the user, improving the experience of browsing the Internet (settings of the language in which it is desired to access a website, online banking security, etc.).
The processing of our cookies is equivalent, to some extent, to the processing of your personal data. Therefore, please read the detailed information regarding the processing of your personal data by us in this regard at: Privacy Policy.