Cookies policy

1. INTRODUCTION

This Cookie Policy applies to all users of the website www.alira.ro. The following information is intended to inform users of this website about the placement, use and management of cookies by  the administrator of the site www.alira.ro, in the context of user navigation on this internet page.

2. 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" (term also known as "browser cookie" or "HTTP cookie" or "cookie") represents a small file, consisting of letters and numbers, which will be stored on the computer, the terminal mobile or on 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: Edge, Firefox, Chrome, Opera, Safari). Cookies, once installed, have a determined lifetime, remaining "passive", in the sense that they do not contain software programs, 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.

Technically, 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.

3. FOR WHAT PURPOSES ARE COOKIES USED THROUGH THIS WEBSITE:

Cookies are used to ensure the operation of the website and to provide users of this website with a better browsing experience and information tailored to the interests of each individual user, namely for:

  • improving the use of this website, for example by remembering the name and email address you filled in when you wrote a comment, so that next time you find them already filled in;
  • providing anonymous statistics about how this website is used to the website administrator, as the owner of this website, to know how the website is doing, what is being read and what is not , what to adapt the graphics and content for optimal display on various devices;
  • memorizing the fact that you have seen the information message about cookies and have accepted or not the use of non-functional ones;
  • memorizing the banners seen, if any, so that some of interest to the user are displayed.

All this information (especially the statistics) makes possible the existence of the site and the approach of information of interest to as many readers as possible.

4. WHAT IS THE LIFETIME OF COOKIES?

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 in the user's terminal until it reaches a certain expiration date (which can be in a few minutes, days or months) or until it is deleted by the user at any time through the browser settings.
  • Marketing cookies 

5. WHAT ARE THIRD PARTY COOKIES?

Certain sections of content on the website can be provided by third parties, i.e. not by the elcospro.ro site, in which case these cookies are called cookies placed by third parties ("third party cookies").

Third-party providers of cookies must also comply with the rules on personal data protection.

6. WHAT COOKIES ARE USED THROUGH THIS WEBSITE:

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

  1. Cookies functional: those necessary for the operation of the site.
  2. Cookies non-functional: those that improve the quality of the site, but are not necessary for its proper functioning.

a. Functional cookies

Through this type of cookies, the preferences of the user of this website are saved, so that setting the preferences again in the case of subsequent visits to the website is no longer necessary.

Another cookie placed by the site remembers that you have seen the message regarding the Cookie File Policy and that you have accepted it or not, so that message is no longer displayed to you the next time you access the site. If you do not want this cookie, press you do not want cookies in the bar of that information message.

Another cookie keeps track of website traffic, which pages were visited, where readers came from and where they went. This cookie is placed by Google Analytics and users IP anonymization options have been activated, so the traffic data is purely statistical. Read more details in privacy policy and cookie policy  of Google Analytics.

b. Non-functional cookies

Non-functional cookies are used for affiliate marketing (the site owner receives a small commission for purchases made on partner sites, by elcospro.ro site visitors).

The alira.ro site does not place this type of cookies.

7. WHAT KIND OF INFORMATION IS STORED AND ACCESSED THROUGH COOKIES?

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

8. CUSTOMIZING YOUR BROWSER SETTINGS REGARDING COOKIES

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 every time the browser is closed can be considered. These settings are found in your browser.

9. HOW CAN COOKIES BE DISABLED?

Disabling and refusing to receive cookies can make this website more 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. To understand these settings, the following links may be useful: