Cookies are small text files that include information about a user’s activity on a website and store it on the device used to access the website. Cookies allow us to provide you with a better browsing experience and faster response on our website. Any additional information, including that which allows us to send you advertisements, will only be stored based on your prior consent to be expressed by indicating your choice within the cookie banner displayed when you access our website, or by any of the means specified below.

We encourage you to read the following information carefully to better understand the types of cookies we use and how you can customize the use of cookies based on your preferences.

Our website may use both cookies that do not require your consent to be downloaded to your device and cookies that can only be downloaded with your prior consent. Cookies are also distinguished according to the domain that places them, namely first party cookies (cookies that we place) and third party cookies (cookies placed by third parties)

• A. Cookies required (NOT requiring your prior consent): These cookies are necessary for the operation of the website and cannot be disabled in our systems. They are usually only set in response to actions taken by you in the nature of a request for service, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in or filling out forms. You can set your browser to block or warn you about these cookies, but some parts of the site will no longer work. These cookies do not store personally identifiable information. These cookies will have a validity period (no longer than 2 years) after which they will be automatically deactivated. These cookies and the information contained in them will not be used for purposes other than those described above.
• B. Optional cookies (requires your prior AGREEMENT): our website also uses optional cookies, which can only be set with your prior consent. Our website may also set third party cookies, provided that you always give your prior consent to such setting. These third parties can access the information collected through their cookies. Such third parties are, for example: Google Inc. (via its Google Analytics and Google Doubleclick services and, where applicable, Google Plus plug-in), Facebook (via plug-ins), Twitter (via plug-ins).

Optional cookies may include

• – Performance cookies: These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources in order to measure and improve the performance of our website. They help us to know which pages are the most popular and which are the least popular and to see how visitors navigate through the site. All information that these cookies collect is aggregated and, as such, anonymous. If you do not accept these cookies we will not know when you have visited our site and will not be able to monitor its performance.
• – Marketing cookies, which may include
  • Profiling cookies for advertising purposes: these create user profiles for advertisements that correspond to the preferences expressed by users when browsing the web;
  • Retargeting cookies: these are used to serve advertisements for products that are similar to those you are interested in (e.g. displaying pages about products you have visited on our website when you browse affiliated websites) or measuring the effectiveness of marketing campaigns (run by us or third parties);
  • Analytics cookies: these record your choices and activity on our website in order to perform statistical analysis, for us or for third parties, by tracking your preferences and browsing behaviour, and to serve ads tailored to you;
  • Social media cookies: furthermore, our website allows certain social networks (e.g., social media sites) to use social media. Facebook, Youtube) to set their own cookies via their plug-ins. These cookies are managed directly by third parties and may also be used to serve ads that are consistent with your preferences when you browse other websites.

All of these cookies are only set based on your choices. For this reason, when you access our website, a special banner is displayed that gives you the opportunity to opt-in to the categories of cookies that our website installs on your devices.

Once you have opted in, the cookie banner will disappear. We will track your choice/consent (if any) via a specific technical cookie. As a consequence, the cookie banner will no longer be displayed if you visit our website again in the future. Should you decide to delete technical cookies, please note that we will lose track of your choices/consent and as such the cookie banner will be presented to you again the next time you visit our website. You may decide at any time, at your discretion, to block the profiling cookie settings or withdraw your previously expressed consent without affecting your ability to visit the website and benefit from the relevant content.

4.Your cookie preferences

You can change your data protection settings in your browser to block all cookies; however, this may affect your browsing experience as many websites may not function properly. Your browser may allow you to delete all cookies when you close your browser. However, this option results in the deletion of persistent cookies that may store your preferences and custom settings on regularly visited websites. However, it is possible to keep the cookies you want as your browser may allow you to indicate which websites can always or never use cookies.

More details on how to delete cookies or how to manage cookies in different web browsers can be found by clicking on the links below:

• Setări module cookie în Internet Explorer
• Setări module cookie în Mozilla Firefox
• Setări module cookie în Google Chrome
• Setări module cookie în Safari Web și iOS.
• To opt out of tracking by Google Analytics, please visit http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

More general information on how cookies work is available at: www.allaboutcookies.org.