Cookie Usage Policy
This policy refers to the cookies and web pages operated by **S.C. HELLEN M STYLE S.R.L.,** headquartered at Str. Reconstructiei nr. 1, bl. 24, sc. 1, et. 2, ap. 9, Sector 3, Bucharest.
What are cookies?
A cookie is a type of file or information that can be stored on a computer or any other mobile device used by users accessing the internet, creating a connection between a web browser (user) and a web server (website). A cookie is installed by a web server request to a browser; it does not contain viruses, software programs, and cannot access personal information stored on the user’s hard drive.
Use of Cookies
The presence of cookies offers visitors a better experience and easier navigation, facilitating understanding of how a user benefits from the web pages and allowing improvements to the website’s structure and content to provide users with the most relevant information tailored to their preferences, without personally identifying the user.
Types of Cookies
The site www.blana.ro uses two types of cookies:
- Persistent cookies: files that remain permanently (or until the user deletes them) on the device, depending on the browser settings used for internet access;
- Session cookies: temporary files that are present in the user’s internet activity until the session ends or the site www.blana.ro is closed.
Purpose of Cookies on www.blana.ro
- Performance: remembers user preferences so settings do not need to be reconfigured each time you access the website;
- Analytics: monitors visitors and their number of accesses, and generates a cookie if one does not already exist;
- Geotargeting: establishes the country of origin to offer relevant services. It does not access the user’s identity or other personal data;
- Registration: generates a cookie that informs registration status on the website and associates posted comments with the user account;
- Advertising: allows targeting of online advertising by displaying information related to ad viewing status, ad type, and the time elapsed since the ad was viewed. These cookies are anonymous and do not allow storing of personal information about the user.
Controlling or Deleting Cookies
Most internet browsers allow cookies to be saved by default, but these settings can be changed based on desired management options, with the mention that strict limitations on cookie usage may lead to certain web pages not functioning properly and lower relevance of displayed information.
Importance of Cookies and Information Stored Through Them
The information cookies collect is not personal data and is used solely to facilitate web page functionality for users. Cookies ensure normal internet functionality and help generate efficient browsing based on the user’s interests and preferences.
By accepting cookies, visitors benefit from:
- Content and services tailored to user preferences – product and service categories;
- Offers customized to user interests – remembering passwords;
- Retention of child protection filters on Internet content (family mode options, safe search functions);
- Limiting ad frequency – limiting the number of times an ad is displayed to a specific user on a site;
- Providing more relevant advertising for the user;
- Measurement, optimization, and analytics features – confirming a certain traffic level on a website, identifying viewed content, and how a user arrived on a website (e.g., via search engines, direct access, from other websites, etc.). Websites conduct these analyses to improve sites for user benefit.
Privacy and Data Security
Cookies do not pose a risk to safety and privacy, do not contain viruses, and do not run malware programs. They are used to recognize a browser or a user’s interests during browsing.
Since cookies store browsing history information and user preferences, they can also be used as spyware. Protecting identity is crucial for every user, so knowing these small risks is essential and represents each internet user’s right.
Browsers have privacy settings that incorporate different cookie acceptance options, making them temporary or deletable after the user has visited a specific website.
Additionally, accessing a web page requires increased attention, especially regarding the protection method adopted to prevent attackers from unauthorized use of information for purposes other than those permitted.
Cookies provide an efficient internet usage method, both locally and internationally. Therefore, if you take the necessary security measures, you will be able to navigate your favorite web pages confidently.
For a better understanding of cookie operation, the following links may be helpful: