1. Cookie Usage Policy

This policy refers to cookies and web pages operated by PIESE BULDO SRL, Fiscal Code: RO36463936, with registered office in Ilfov County, Commune Dragomiresti-Vale, Village Dragomiresti-Vale, Ciresului Street, nr 6.

      2. What are Cookies?

A cookie is a small text file that is stored on a user's computer, mobile terminal or other equipment from which the Internet is accessed.

The cookie is completely "passive" (it does not contain any software programmes, viruses or spyware and cannot access information on the user's hard drive).

     3. What are the advantages of cookies?

A cookie contains information that links a web-browser (the user) to a specific web-server (the website). If a user accesses that website again, they 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).

     4. What is the lifetime of a cookie?

Cookies are managed by web-servers. 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 not retained once the user has left the website and some cookies are retained and reused each time the user returns to that website ("permanent cookies"). However, cookies can be deleted by a user at any time through browser settings.

    5. What are third-party cookies?

Certain sections of content on some websites may be provided via third party providers (e.g. a video or an advert). 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.

    6. What are Cookies used for?

Cookies play an important role in facilitating access and delivery of the many services that the user enjoys on the Internet, such as:

• Customise certain settings such as: the language in which a site is displayed, the currency in which certain prices or tariffs are expressed, keeping options for various products (measurements, other details, etc.) in the shopping cart (and memorising these options) - thus generating "shopping cart" flexibility (accessing old preferences by clicking the "back" and "forward" buttons).
• Cookies provide site owners with valuable feedback on how their sites are being used by users, so they can make them more effective and more accessible to users.
• Allow multimedia and other applications from other websites to be embedded on a website to create a more valuable, useful and enjoyable browsing experience;
•  Improve the efficiency of online advertising.

    7. What Cookies do we use?

• Session cookies - they are temporarily stored in the cookie folder of the web browser so that it remembers them until the user exits the website or closes the browser window (e.g. when logging in/out of an email account or social networking site).
• Persistent cookies - they are stored on the hard drive of a computer or equipment (generally, depending on the cookie's default lifetime). Persistent cookies also include those placed by a website other than the one the user is currently visiting - these are known as 'third party cookies' - which can be used anonymously to remember a user's interests so that advertising can be delivered that is as relevant as possible to the user.

    8. How are cookies used by this website?

A visit to this website may place cookies for the purposes of:

• Site performance cookies;
• Visitor analysis cookies;
• Geotargeting cookies;
• Registration cookies;
• Advertising cookies;
• Advertisers' cookies.

   8.1 Performance cookies

This type of cookie retains the user's preferences on this site, so there is no need to set them each time you visit the site.

Example:

• volume settings for the video player;
• the video streaming speed the browser supports.

   8.2 Cookies for analysing visitors

Each time a user visits this site the analytics software provided by a third party generates a user analytics cookie. This cookie tells us whether you have visited this site before. Your browser will tell us if you have this cookie, and if not, we will generate one. It allows us to track unique users who visit us and how often they do so. As long as you are not registered on this site, this cookie cannot be used to identify individuals, they are used for statistical purposes only. If you are registered we may also know the details you have provided to us, such as your e-mail address and username - these are subject to the privacy and confidentiality provisions of our Terms and Conditions, Privacy Policy, and the provisions of applicable legislation on the protection of personal data.

   8.3 Geotargeting cookies

These cookies are used by a software that determines which country you come from. It is completely anonymous and is only used to target the content - even when you are on our page in English or another language, you receive the same advert.

   8.4 Registration cookies

When you register on this site, we generate a cookie that tells us whether you are registered or not. Our servers use these cookies to tell us which account you are registered with and whether you have permission for a particular service. It also allows us to associate any comments you post on our site with your username. If you have not selected "keep me logged in", this cookie will be automatically deleted when you close your browser or computer.

   8.5 Advertising cookies

These cookies allow us to track whether or not you have viewed an online advert, what type of advert it is and how long it has been since you saw the advert. We also use these cookies to target online advertising. We may also use cookies belonging to a third party for better targeting of advertising (for example: to show holiday adverts if the user has recently visited an article on the site about holidays). These cookies are anonymous, they store information about the content viewed, not about the users. We also set anonymous cookies through other sites on which we advertise. By receiving them, we may use them to recognise you as a visitor to that site. If you subsequently visit our site, we may deliver advertising to you based on this information.

    8.6 Advertisers' cookies

Much of the advertising you find on this site belongs to third parties. Some of these third parties use their own anonymous cookies to analyse how many people have been exposed to an advertisement, or to see how many people have been exposed to the same advertisement more than once. The companies that generate these cookies have their own privacy policies, and this site does not have access to read or write these cookies. Those third party cookies may be used to target you on other sites based on your browsing on this site.

   8.7 Other third-party cookies

On some pages, third parties may set their own anonymous cookies in order to track the success of an application or to customise an application. Due to the way it is used, this site cannot access these cookies, just as third parties cannot access cookies owned by this site. For example, when you share an article using the social network button located on this site, that social network will record your activity.

    9. Do cookies or similar technologies contain personal data?

Cookies do not require personal information to be used and, in most cases, do not personally identify Internet users. Personal data collected through the use of cookies may only be collected to facilitate certain functionalities for the user. This data is encrypted in a way that makes it impossible for unauthorised persons to access it.

    10. Deleting Cookies

Disabling and refusing to receive cookies may make certain websites impracticable or difficult to visit and use. Also, refusing to accept cookies does not mean that you will no longer receive/see online advertising.

You can set your browser to stop accepting these cookies or you can set your browser to accept cookies from a specific website. For example, if you are not registered using cookies, you will not be able to leave comments.

All modern browsers offer the possibility to change your cookie settings.You can usually find these settings in the "options" or "preferences" menu of your browser.

    11. 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 some websites unusable. 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, in which case the advertising you receive will most likely be less relevant to you.

Examples of important uses of cookies (which do not require authentication of a user via an account):

• Content and services tailored to user preferences - news categories, weather, sport, maps, public and government services, entertainment sites and travel services. Offers tailored to users' interests - password retention, language preferences (e.g. display search results in Romanian).

Retain child protection filters on Internet content (family mode options, safe search functions).

Limiting advert frequency - limiting the number of times an advert is shown to a particular user on a website.

Provide 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. through search engines, directly, from other websites etc.) Websites run these analyses of their usage to improve their websites for the benefit of their users.
Security and privacy issues.

Cookies are NOT viruses! They use plain text formats. They are not made up of pieces of code so they cannot be executed nor can they autorun. Consequently, they cannot be duplicated or replicated on other networks to run again. Because they cannot perform these functions, they cannot be considered viruses. 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.

In general, browsers have built-in privacy settings that provide different levels of acceptance of cookies: validity period and automatic deletion after the user has visited a particular site. As identity protection is very valuable and is the right of every Internet user, it is advisable to be aware of the possible 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 Wi-Fi 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.

    12. Tips for safe and responsible cookie-based browsing

Due to their flexibility and the fact that most of the most visited sites use cookies, they are almost unavoidable. Disabling cookies will prevent the user from accessing certain sites.

Here are some tips that can make sure your browsing is hassle-free with cookies:
Customise your browser's cookie settings to reflect a level of cookie security that you are comfortable with.

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 an alternative to accessing sites that place cookies and deleting any visiting information when you close your browsing session.

Install and constantly update anti-spyware applications.

Many spyware detection and prevention applications include website attack detection.

This prevents the 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 browser versions.

Cookies are everywhere and cannot be avoided if you want to enjoy access to all websites. 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.