Policy regarding the processing of cookie files
1. Introduction
This Cookie Policy applies to all users of the www.retrospace.ro website. The information presented below is intended to inform the users of this website about the placement, use and administration of cookies by RETROZONE SRL in the context of users' navigation on this website.
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") 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: (1) the name of the cookie; and (2) 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.
3. For what purposes are cookies used through this website?
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;
• providing anonymous statistics on how this website is used to [website owner], as the owner of this website;
• the anticipation of possible goods that will be made available to users through this website in the future, depending on the services / products accessed.
Based on the feedback sent through cookies in relation to how this website is used, the administrators of www.retrospace.ro can adopt measures to make this website more efficient and accessible for users.
Thus, the use of cookies allows the memorization of certain settings/preferences established by the users of this website, such as:
• the language in which a web page is viewed;
• the currency in which certain prices or tariffs are expressed;
• purchase preferences;
• providing anonymous statistics on how the website is used;
• facilitating access to users' accounts;
• improving the use of navigation in the online store, including by identifying any errors that occur during the visit / use;
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 on the user's terminal until it reaches a certain expiration date (which can be minutes, days or several years in the future), or until it is deleted by the user. Cookies can be deleted by the user at any time, through the browser settings.
5. What are cookies placed by third parties?
Certain sections of content on the website may be provided by third parties, i.e. not by www.retrospace.ro, in which case these cookies are called cookies placed by third parties ("third party cookies"). These cookies may come from the following third parties: Google Analytics, Facebook.
Third-party providers of cookies must also comply with the legality and data protection policy on this site.
6. What cookies are used through this website
By using/visiting the website, the following cookies can be placed:
a. Website performance cookies
With this type of cookie, the preferences of the user of this website are saved, so that setting the preferences again in the case of a subsequent visit to the website is no longer necessary.
b. User analysis cookies
These cookies inform us if a certain user of the website has visited / used this website before. These cookies are used for statistical purposes only.
c. Cookies for geo-targetting
These cookies are used by software that determines the country of origin of the user of the website. You will receive the same ads regardless of the selected language.
d. Registration Cookies
When you register on this site, cookies are generated that remember this action. The servers use these cookies to show us the account you are registered with. Also, the use of these cookies allows us to associate any comment posted on the website with the username of the account used. If the "keep me registered" option has not been selected, these cookies will be automatically deleted when the browsing session ends.
e. Cookies for advertising and advertising providers
These cookies make it possible to find out whether a user viewed an online advertisement, its type and the time elapsed since viewing that advertisement message. As such, such cookies are used for online advertising targeting. These cookies are anonymous, storing information about the content viewed, not about the users.
7. What type 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 the cookies expire or are deleted.
8. Customizing 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 each time the browser is closed can be considered.
9. How cookies can be turned off
Disabling and refusing to receive cookies can make this website difficult to visit, resulting in possible limitations of the possibilities of use.
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 the browser.
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.
For any additional questions regarding how cookies are used by www.retrospace.ro, you can contact us at office@retrospace.ro.
With thanks,
The RETROSPACE team