The https://www.sicmoda.ro website uses cookies.
The following information is intended to provide the user with more details about the placement, use and management of cookies used by the https://www.sicmoda.ro website.
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This website may use cookies both our own and from third parties to provide visitors with a much better browsing experience and services tailored to the needs and interests of each visitor.
Because we respect your right to privacy, you can choose to block certain types of cookies from this website.
Cookies play an important role in facilitating the access and delivery of the many services that the user enjoys on the Internet, such as:
- Personalising certain settings such as: the language in which a site is viewed, the currency in which certain prices or tariffs are expressed, storing options for various products (measurements, other details etc) in the shopping basket (and remembering these options), saving certain preferences for future re-use.
- Cookies provide site owners with valuable feedback on how their sites are being used by users, so they can make them even more efficient and user-friendly.
- They allow multimedia and other applications from other sites to be included on a site to create a more valuable, useful and enjoyable browsing experience.
- They improve the efficiency of online advertising.
What is a Cookie?
A Cookie is a small file, made up of letters and numbers, that will be stored on a user's computer, mobile terminal or other equipment from which the Internet is accessed.
The cookie is installed by a request from a web-server to a browser (e.g. Chrome, Firefox) and is completely "passive" (it does not contain any software programmes, viruses or spyware and cannot access information on the user's hard drive).
A cookie consists of 2 parts: the name and the content or value of the cookie. Furthermore, the duration of a cookie is determined; technically, only the webserver that sent the cookie can access it again when a user returns to the website associated with that webserver.
Cookies themselves do not require personal information in order to be used and, in most cases, do not personally identify Internet users.
There are 2 broad categories of cookies:
- Session cookies - these are stored temporarily in the web browser's cookie file for the web browser to remember them until the user closes the browser window or logs out of the website.
- Persistent Cookies - These are stored on the hard drive of a computer or device (and generally depend on the cookie's default lifetime). Persistent cookies also include those placed by a website other than the one the user is currently visiting - known as 'third party cookies' - which can be used anonymously to remember a user's preferences.
What are the benefits of cookies?
A cookie contains information that links a web-browser (the user) to a specific web-server (the website). If a browser accesses that web-server again, it can read the information already stored and react accordingly. Cookies provide users with a pleasant browsing experience and support the efforts of many websites to offer user-friendly services: e.g. online privacy preferences, site language options, shopping baskets or relevant advertising.
What is the lifetime of a cookie?
Cookies are managed by webservers. The lifetime of a cookie can vary significantly depending on the purpose for which it is placed. Some cookies are used exclusively for a single session (session cookies) and are no longer retained once the user has left the website and some cookies are retained and reused each time the user returns to that website (persistent cookies). However, cookies can be deleted by a user at any time through browser settings.
What are third-party cookies?
Certain sections of content on some websites may be provided through third parties/providers (e.g. a video, an advert, a chat application, etc). These third parties may also place cookies through the website and they are called "third party cookies" because they are not placed by the owner of that website. Third party providers must also comply with applicable law and the website owner's privacy policies.
How cookies are used by this website
Cookies provide users with a pleasant browsing experience and support our efforts to provide convenient services to users through features such as online privacy preferences, shopping basket or relevant advertising. They are also used in the preparation of anonymised aggregated statistics that help us understand how a user benefits from our web pages, allowing us to improve their structure and content, while excluding the user's personal identification.
A visit to this site may place the following types of cookies:
- Essential cookies
- Performance cookies
- Social media and advertising cookies
Certain cookies, such as performance cookies or social media and advertising cookies, may come from third parties.
Essential cookies
These cookies allow both to save your preferences with regard to the other types of cookies used and to access the basic functionalities of this website.
They retain the user's preferences on this site, so there is no need to set them each time you visit the site.
Registration cookies are generated when a user registers on this site, with the purpose of informing us later whether the user is registered or not. Our servers use these cookies to show us the account with which you are registered and to provide you with an easier experience interacting with the site.
Other cookies that we place to allow you to make the best use of the site are shopping cart and Favourites list cookies (used to save information about products you have added to your shopping cart or as Favourites), location cookies (used to determine your location based on your IP, for the purpose of pre-filling certain fields necessary for registration or placing orders), session cookies generated on access and automatically deleted when the browser is closed (necessary for the HTTP protocol to function, filling in certain forms, interacting with certain elements on the site, etc.), cookies that recognise the type of terminal used - desktop or mobile, chat application cookies that allow real-time discussions with the customer service.
Performance cookies
They include both cookies from traffic analysis services and cookies placed by certain third-party services that offer complementary functionalities to the site.
Traffic analysis cookies allow the aggregate measurement of site traffic, identify traffic sources, provide information about the most visited or least visited pages and how users interact with the site. The information listed is collected in aggregate and by default completely anonymised. These cookies may come from third parties such as Web Analytics services (e.g. Google Analytics).
Social media and advertising cookies
These may be placed through the Site by the social media or advertising services we use.
This type of cookie may be used by these services to determine a specific visitor profile and to display relevant advertising messages to you on other sites you visit.
They may come from third parties such as advertising services (e.g. AdSense, AdWords), social media platforms (e.g. Facebook, Twitter), etc.
Due to the way it is used, this website cannot access these third-party cookies, just as third parties cannot access cookies owned by this website. For example, when you share an article using the social network button on this site, that social network will record your activity.
What information is stored and accessed through cookies?
Cookies store information in a small text file that allows a website to recognise a browser. The webserver will recognise the browser until the cookie expires or is deleted. The cookie stores important information that enhances the browsing experience on the Internet (e.g. keeping a user logged into their user account; keeping products in the shopping basket; keeping products in the Favourites list).
Why are cookies important for the Internet?
Cookies are central to the efficient functioning of the Internet, helping to generate a user-friendly browsing experience tailored to the preferences and interests of each user. Refusing or disabling cookies may make it difficult to use a website.
Rejecting or disabling cookies does not mean that you will no longer receive online advertising - it just means that it will no longer be able to take into account your preferences and interests as evidenced by your browsing behaviour.
Examples of important uses of cookies (which do not require a user to log in via an account):
- Content and services tailored to user preferences - news categories, weather, sports, weather, maps, public and government services, entertainment sites and travel services.
- Offers tailored to user interests - password retention, language preferences (e.g. displaying search results in Romanian).
- Retention of child protection filters on Internet content (family mode options, safe search functions).
- Limiting the frequency of adverts - limiting the number of times an advert is displayed for a given user on a site.
- Providing more relevant advertising to the user.
- Measurement, optimisation and analytics features - such as confirming a certain level of traffic to a website, what type of content is being viewed and how a user gets to a website (e.g. via search engines, directly, from other websites etc). Websites run these analytics on their usage to improve their websites for the benefit of users.
Security and privacy issues
Cookies use plain text formats. They are not made up of pieces of code so they cannot be executed or self-run. Consequently, they cannot be duplicated or replicated on other networks to run or replicate themselves again. Cookies can still be used for negative purposes. Because they store information about users' browsing preferences and browsing history, both on a particular site and on many other sites, cookies can be used as a form of Spyware. Many anti-spyware products are aware of this fact and are constantly marking cookies for deletion as part of their anti-virus/anti-spyware removal/scanning procedures.
Browsers generally have built-in privacy settings that provide different levels of cookie acceptance, validity period and automatic deletion after the user has visited a particular site. Other security issues related to cookies
Since identity protection is very valuable and is the right of every Internet user, it is advisable to be aware of the potential problems that cookies can create. Because cookies constantly transmit information back and forth between the browser and the website, if an attacker or unauthorised person intervenes in the data transmission, the information contained in the cookie may be intercepted. Although very rare, this can happen if the browser connects to the server using an unencrypted network (e.g. an unsecured WiFi network).
Other cookie-based attacks involve incorrect cookie settings on servers. If a website does not require the browser to use only encrypted channels, attackers can use this vulnerability to trick browsers into sending information through unsecured channels. Attackers then use the information to gain unauthorised access to certain websites. It is very important to be careful in choosing the most appropriate way to protect your personal information.
Tips for safe and responsible browsing based on cookies
Because of their flexibility and the fact that most of the most visited and biggest sites use cookies, they are almost unavoidable. Disabling cookies will prevent the user from accessing the most widely used and popular sites including Youtube, Gmail, Facebook, Yahoo and others. Here are a few tips that can ensure that you don't have to worry about browsing with cookies:
- Customise your browser's cookie settings to reflect a comfortable level of cookie security for you.
- If you don't mind cookies and you are the only person using your computer, you can set long expiry times for storing your browsing history and personal access data.
- If you share access to your computer, you may consider setting your browser to delete individual browsing data each time you close your browser. This is one option for accessing sites that place cookies and deleting any visiting information when you close your browsing session.
- Install anti-spyware applications and update them regularly.
Many spyware detection and prevention applications include site attack detection. This prevents your browser from accessing websites that could exploit browser vulnerabilities or download dangerous software. Make sure your browser is always up-to-date. Many cookie-based attacks are carried out by exploiting weaknesses in older versions of browsers.
Cookies are everywhere and cannot be avoided if you want to enjoy access to the most popular sites on the Internet. With a clear understanding of how they work and the benefits they bring, you can take the necessary security measures so that you can browse the Internet with confidence.
How can I stop cookies?
You can set your browser to stop accepting cookies or you can set your browser to accept cookies only from a specific website.
All modern browsers offer the possibility to configure cookie storage preferences. These settings are usually found in the "options" or "preferences" menu of your browser. To understand these settings, you can use your browser's "help" option for more details.
Useful links
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