1. Introduction

This Cookie Policy applies to all users on the mediafirst.ro website. The information below is intended to inform users of this website about the placement, use, and administration of cookies by mediafirst.ro administrators in the context of user browsing on this web page.

2. What are cookies?

We use the term “cookie” to refer to cookies and similar technologies through which information can be automatically collected.
An “Internet Cookie” or “HTTP Cookie” or “cookie”) is a small file of letters and numbers that will be stored on your computer, mobile terminal, or other equipment of a user through which access the internet.
Cookies are installed by requesting a web server to a browser (eg: Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome). Cookies are installed once a year, remaining “passive” in the sense that they do not contain software, viruses or spyware, and will not access the information from the user’s driver where the equipment was installed.
A cookie consists of two parts:
the name of the cookie; and
content or cookie value.
From a technical point of view, only the web server that sends a cookie can access it again when a user returns to the web page associated with that web server.

3. For what purposes are cookies used through this webpage:

Cookies are used to provide users of this web site with better navigation and experience services tailored to the needs and interests of each individual user, namely:

improving the use of this website, including by identifying any errors that occur while it is being viewed / used by users;
providing anonymous statistics on how this website is used by the mediafirst.ro administrator as the owner of this page;
the anticipation of potential goods that will be made available in the future to users via this website, depending on the services / products accessed.
Based on cookie feedback about how this website is used, the mediafirst.ro administrator can take action to make this website more efficient and accessible to users.
Thus, using cookies allows you to save certain settings / preferences set by users of this web page, such as:

the language in which a web page is viewed;
the currency in which certain prices or tariffs are expressed;
facilitating access to users’ accounts;
posting comments on the site.

4. What is the lifetime of cookies?

Cookie life may vary significantly, depending on the purpose for which it is placed. There are the following categories of cookies that determine their life span:

Session Cookies – A “session cookie” is a cookie that is automatically deleted when the user closes the browser.
Persistent or Fixed Cookies – A “persistent cookie” or “fixed” cookie is a care of a cookie stored in 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) to reach the user at any time through the browser.

5. What are cookies placed by third parties?

Certain sections of content on the website may be provided through third parties, that is, not by the mediafirst.ro administrator, in which case these cookies are referred to as cookies placed by third parties (“third-party cookies”) .
Third-party cookies must also comply with the data protection and privacy policies available on this website.
These cookies may come from the following third parties: Google Analytics, Facebook, various online magazines.

6. Which cookies are used through this page:

By using / visiting the website the following cookies may be placed:

A. Website display cookies;
b. User analysis cookies;
c. Cookies for geotargetting;
d. Recording cookies;
e. Cookies for advertising;
f. Advertiser cookies;

A. Cookies of performance

This type of cookies stores the preferences of the user of this web page so that re-setting preferences for subsequent pageviews

b. User analysis cookies

These cookies let us know if a particular user of the website has visited / used this previous web page. These cookies are used for statistical purposes only.

c. Cookies for geotargetting

These cookies are used by software that determines the country of origin of the user of the website. The same ads will be received regardless of the selected language.

d. Cookies for recording

When you register on this site, cookies are generated that memorize this request. Servers use these cookies to show us the account with which you are registered. Also, using these cookies allows us to associate any comments posted on the website with the username of the account used. If the “Keep me logged in” option is not selected, these cookies will be automatically deleted at the end of the browsing session.

e. Cookies for advertising

These cookies allow a user to view an online ad, its type, and the time elapsed since the message was viewed. As such, such cookies are used to target online advertising. These cookies are anonymous, storing information about the viewed content, not about users.

7. What type of information is stored and accessed through cookies?

Cookies store information in a small text file that allows for browser recognition. This website recognizes the browser until the cookies expire or are deleted.

8. Customize browser settings for cookies

If the use of cookies is not disturbing and the computer or technical equipment used to browse this web page is used by you alone, long expiry dates can be set for storing the navigation history.
If the computer or technical equipment used to browse this web page is used by several people, the setting for deleting individual browsing data can be considered whenever the browser is closed.

9. How can cookies be stopped?

Disabling and refusing to receive cookies can make this website difficult to visit, resulting in limitations to its use.
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 browser’s “options” or “preferences” menu.
However, denying or disabling cookies does not mean you will not get online advertising – but it will not be adapted to your preferences and interests highlighted by your browsing behavior.

To understand these settings, the following links may be useful:

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

For any further questions about how cookies are used through this website, please contact: confidential@mediafirst.ro