COOKIE USE POLICY
This Cookie Policy applies to all users of the website www.hidrostyle.ro. The information presented below is intended to inform the users of this website about the placement, use and management of cookies by hidrostyle.ro in the context of users' navigation on this website.
This website uses cookie files, data that are stored on the user's hard drive, containing information about the user. The use of the cookie mechanism is an advantage for the visitors, it allows memorizing some navigation options on the site such as the language in which the site is displayed, the type of filters that are applied when displaying certain pages, memorizing the username and password for quick access to the site's content. Not accepting a cookie does not mean that the user will be denied access to browse the site or read its content. With the help of cookies, site owners can monitor and segment users' interests in certain areas or applications of the site, which subsequently allows them to improve the browsing experience, introduce relevant content for the user, etc.
Cookies are the central point of 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 may make some sites unusable.
We use the term "cookies" to refer to cookies and similar technologies through which information can be collected automatically.
An "Internet Cookie" (term also known as "browser cookie" or "HTTP cookie" or "cookie") is a small file, consisting of letters and numbers, which will be stored on the computer, mobile terminal or other equipment of a user through which the Internet is accessed.
Cookies are installed by the request issued by a web server to a browser (eg: Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome). Once installed, cookies have a fixed lifetime, remaining "passive", in the sense that they do not contain software, viruses or spyware and will not access 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 that web server.
Cookies are used to provide users of this website with a better browsing experience and services adapted to the needs and interests of each individual user, namely for:
– improving the use of this website, including by identifying any errors that occur while visiting/using it by users;
– in the preparation of aggregate anonymous statistics that help us understand how a user benefits from our web pages, allowing us to improve their structure and content, excluding the personal identification of the user.
- anticipation of the goods that are made available to users through this website, depending on the services/products accessed.
Based on the feedback sent through cookies in relation to how this website is used, hidrostyle.ro can adopt measures to make this website more efficient and accessible for users and support our efforts to offer comfortable services to users: eg: – online privacy preferences, shopping cart or relevant advertising.
Examples of important uses of cookies (which do not require the authentication of a user through an account):
- Content and services adapted to user preferences – categories of products and services.
• Offers adapted to the interests of users – retention of passwords.
• Retention of child protection filters regarding Internet content (family mode options, safe search functions).
• Limiting the frequency of broadcasting of advertisements – limiting the number of times an advertisement is displayed for a certain user on a site.
• Providing more relevant advertising to the user.
• Measurement, optimization 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 (eg: through search engines, directly, from other websites etc.). The websites carry out these analyzes of their use in order to improve the sites for the benefit
The lifetime of cookies can vary significantly, depending on the purpose for which it is placed. There are the following categories of cookies that also determine their lifetime:
– Session cookies – A "session cookie" is a cookie that is automatically deleted when the user closes their browser.
– Persistent or fixed cookies – A “persistent” or “fixed cookie” is a cookie that remains stored on the user's terminal until it reaches a certain expiration date (which may be in a few minutes, days or several years in the future) or until it is deleted by the user at any time through the browser settings.
Certain sections of content on the website may be provided by third parties, i.e. not by hidrostyle.ro, in which case these cookies are called cookies placed by third parties ("third party cookies"). Third-party cookie providers must also comply with data protection rules and the Privacy Policy. These cookies may come from the following third parties: Google Analytics, Facebook, Twitter or Instagram
By using/visiting the website, the following cookies can be placed:
– Website performance cookies;
– User analysis cookies;
– Cookies for geotargetting;
– Registration cookies;
– Cookies for advertising;
– Advertising provider cookies;
Cookies store information in a small text file that allows the browser to be recognized. This website recognizes the browser until the cookies expire or are deleted.
If the use of cookies is not bothersome and the computer or technical equipment used to browse this website is used only by you, long expiration periods can be set for storing the browsing history. If the computer or technical equipment used to browse this website is used by several people, the setting to delete individual browsing data each time the browser is closed can be considered.
Disabling and refusing to receive cookies can make this website difficult to visit, leading to limitations in its usability.
Users can configure their browser to reject cookies or to accept cookies from a specific web page.
All modern browsers offer the possibility to change cookie settings. These settings can usually be accessed in the "options" section or in the "preferences" menu of your browser.
Cookies themselves do not require personal information to be used and, in most cases, do not personally identify Internet users. Personal data collected through the use of cookies can only be collected to facilitate certain functionalities for the user. Such data is encrypted in a way that makes it impossible for unauthorized persons to access it.
However, refusing or deactivating 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 behavior.