About Cookies

When you access our site, we may automatically collect a series of data that are not of a personal nature. Among this data are the type of Internet browser used, the type of operating system installed on your computer, the connection speed and the domain name of the site from which you accessed our website. We may also store information about your computer in the form of a ''cookie'' or similar file. We may use this method to collect other information when accessing the site, for example, which specific portions of the site you visit and what operations you perform while you are on our site. Most Internet browsers allow you to delete ''cookies'' from your computer's hard drive, block them or receive a warning before saving a ''cookie''. You can get information about how to manage cookies by visiting http://www.allaboutcookies.org. We may use this information to optimize our websites so that they better serve your interests and preferences and to improve the products, services and marketing programs we offer.

What is a “cookie”?

Cookies are small text files stored on your computer when you visit certain web pages. On the www.apollo-dor.ro website we use cookies to understand what type of content you are interested in and to remember you when you return to our website. The table below contains cookies that may be stored on your computer while you visit www.apollo-dor.ro.

The cookies we use cannot harm your computer. The cookies used by Apollo Dor do not store personally identifiable information, such as credit card information, but we use encrypted information collected from cookies to provide you with a more enjoyable visit to our site. For example, they help us identify and resolve errors or choose related products to show you when you browse our sites.

What are the advantages of cookies?

A cookie contains information that connects 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 provide convenient services to users: e.g. online privacy preferences, site language options, shopping carts or relevant advertising.

What type of information is stored and accessed through cookies?

Cookies store information in a small text file that allows a website to recognize a browser. The web server will recognize the browser until the cookie expires or is deleted.

Cookies store important information that improves the Internet browsing experience (e.g. language settings in which a site is accessed; keeping a user logged into the webmail account; online banking security; keeping products in the shopping cart)

What is the lifespan of a cookie?

Cookies are managed by web servers. The lifespan 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 their browser settings.

What are third-party cookies?

Certain sections of content on some sites may be provided by third parties/providers (e.g. a news box, a video or an advertisement). These third parties may also place cookies through the site and they are called ''third party cookies'' because they are not placed by the owner of the respective website. Third-party providers must also comply with applicable law and the privacy policies of the website owner.

How cookies are used by this site

Cookies for visitor analysis.

Every time a user visits this site, the analytics software provided by a third party generates a user analysis cookie. This cookie tells us if you have visited this site before. The browser will tell us if you have this cookie, and if not, we will generate one. This allows us to monitor 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 email address and username – these being subject to confidentiality and the provisions of the Terms and Conditions, Privacy Policy, as well as the provisions of the legislation in force regarding the protection of personal data.

Cookies for geotargeting

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

Cookies of advertising providers

A large part of the advertising you find on this site belongs to third parties. Some of these parties use their own anonymous cookies to analyze how many people have been exposed to an advertising message, or to see how many people have been exposed to the same advertisement multiple times.

The companies that generate these cookies have their own privacy policies, and this site does not have access to read or write these cookies. Third-party cookies can be used to show you targeted advertising on other sites, based on your browsing on this site.

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 customize an application. Due to the way it is used, this site cannot access these cookies, just as third parties cannot access cookies held by this site.

When you visit a page on www.apollo-dor.ro that has embedded content (for example, from YouTube), you may receive cookies from these websites. We cannot control the settings of these cookies, so we recommend that you consult the third-party websites for additional information regarding the cookies they send and how to manage them.

Why are cookies important for the Internet?

Cookies are the centerpiece of the efficient functioning of the Internet, helping to generate a friendly browsing experience adapted to the preferences and interests of each user. Refusing or disabling cookies may make some sites impossible to use.

Refusing or disabling cookies does not mean that you will no longer receive online advertising – it only means that it will no longer be able to take into account your preferences and interests, as evidenced by your browsing behavior.

Examples of important uses of cookies (which do not require a user to authenticate through an account):

• Content and services adapted to user preferences – categories of news, weather, sports, maps, public and government services, entertainment sites and travel services.
• Offers adapted to user interests – password retention, language preferences (Ex: displaying search results in Romanian).
• Retention of child protection filters regarding Internet content (family mode options, safe search functions).
• Frequency limitation Ad serving limits – limiting the number of times an ad is shown to a particular user on a site.
• Providing more relevant advertising to the user.
• Measurement, optimization and analytics features – such as confirming a certain level of traffic on a website, what type of content is viewed and how a user arrives at a website (e.g. via search engines, directly, from other websites, etc.). Websites perform these analyses of their usage to improve the sites for the benefit of 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 self-run. Consequently, they cannot be duplicated or replicated on other networks to run or replicate again. Since they cannot perform these functions, they cannot be considered viruses.

Cookies can still be used for negative purposes. Because they store information about users' preferences and browsing history, both on a specific site and on multiple other sites, cookies can be used as a form of Spyware. Many anti-spyware products are aware of this fact and consistently mark 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, expiration period, and automatic deletion after the user has visited a specific site.

We attach great importance to the accuracy and security of your personal data, which is why we have implemented a series of physical and electronic procedures to keep your personal data safe. Only our administrative personnel authorized to do so will have access to this information. If you have provided us with personal data and would like this data to be deleted from our archive, we invite you to contact us.

Tips for safe and responsible browsing, based on cookies.

Due to their flexibility and the fact that most of the most visited and largest sites use cookies, they are almost inevitable. Disabling cookies will not allow the user to access the most widespread and used sites, including Youtube, Gmail, Yahoo and others.

Here are some tips that can ensure that you browse without worries but with the help of cookies:

• Customize your browser settings regarding cookies to reflect a comfortable level of security for you in the use of cookies.
• If you do not mind cookies and you are the only person using the computer, you can set long expiration dates for storing browsing history and personal access data.
• If you share access to the computer, you can consider setting your browser to delete individual browsing data every time you close the browser. This is an option to access sites that place cookies and delete any browsing information when you close your browsing session.
• Install and constantly update your antispyware applications.

Many spyware detection and prevention applications include detection of attacks on sites. Thus, they prevent the browser from accessing websites that could exploit browser vulnerabilities or download dangerous software.

Make sure that your browser is always updated.

Many of the attacks based on cookies are carried out by exploiting the weaknesses of old versions of browsers.

Cookies are everywhere and cannot be avoided if you want to enjoy access to the best and biggest sites on the Internet - local or international. With a clear understanding of how they operate and the benefits they bring, you can take the necessary steps to security so that you can browse the internet with confidence.

How can I turn off cookies?

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

It is possible to set your browser so that these cookies are no longer accepted or you can set your browser to accept cookies from a specific site. But, for example, if you are not registered using cookies, you will not be able to leave comments.

All modern browsers offer the possibility of changing cookie settings. These settings are usually found in the “options” or “preferences” menu of your browser.

To understand these settings, the following links may be useful, otherwise you can use the “help” option of your browser for more details.

Cookie settings in Internet Explorer
Cookie settings in Firefox
Cookie settings in Chrome
Cookie settings in Safari

Links useful

If you want to know more about cookies and what they are used for, we recommend the following links:
Microsoft Cookies guide
All About Cookies

For more details on privacy issues, you can also access the following links:
http://www.dreptonline.ro/legislatie/oug_13_2012_modificare_prelucrare_date_caracter_personal_protectia_vietii_private_comunicatii_electronice.php
http://www.iabeurope.eu/cookies-faq/internet-cookies—increasing-and-enhancing-yourinternet-surfing-experience/what-are-cookies-how-do-they-work—cookies-faq.aspx
http://www.guardian.co.uk/info/cookies