- Introduction
This “Cookie policy” applies to all users of the www.consultline.ro website. Information presented below is intended to inform users of this website about the placement, use and management of cookies by Consult-Line in the context of user browsing on this website.
- What are cookies?
The term “cookie” is used to refer to cookies and similar technologies which are collecting information automatically.
An “Internet Cookie” (also known as “browser cookie” or “HTTP cookie” or “cookie”) is a small file, made of letters and numbers, that will be stored on the computer, mobile device or other equipment through which the user is accessing the internet.
Cookies are installed through the request issued by a web-server to a browser (ex.: Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome). Installed cookies will exist for a limited period of time, and they are “passive”, meaning they do not contain software, viruses or spyware and they will not access the information stored on the user’s hard drive on the equipment where they have been installed.
A cookie is made up of two parts:
- The name of the cookie and
- The content or the value of the cookie.
From a technical point of view, only the web-server that sent the cookie can access it again when the user returns on the website associated to that web-server.
- Purpose for using cookies through this website:
Cookies are used in order to offer the users of this website a better browsing experience and services adapted to the needs and interest of each user for:
- improving the use of this website, including by identifying any errors that appear while the users are visiting/using it;
- providing anonymous statistics regarding the use of this website to Consult-Line, as the owner of the website;
- anticipating potential goods, services or information which will be made available to the users in the future, depending on the web pages they have accessed.
Based on the feedback sent through cookies about how this website is used, Consult-Line can take measures to make this website more efficient and more accessible to users.
Moreover, the use of cookies allows saving certain settings/preferences set by the users of this website, such as:
- the language in which a web page is displayed.
- What is the life span of a cookie?
The life span of a cookie can vary significantly depending on the purpose for which it is placed. The following types of cookies also determine their lifespan:
- Session cookies – A “session cookie” is a cookie that gets automatically deleted when the user closes the browser.
- Persistent or fixed cookies – A “persistent” or “fixed” cookie” is a cookie that is stored on the terminal of the user until it reaches an expiration date (which can be minutes, days or years in the future) or until the user deletes it at any time through the browser settings.
- What are third-party cookies?
Certain content sections on the website may be provided through third parties, meaning not by Consult-Line, and in this case the cookies are called “third-party cookies”.
The providers of these cookies must also comply with data protection rules and the Privacy Policy.
These cookies can be provided by the following third parties: Google Analytics.
- Cookies used on this website:
By using/visiting the website the following cookies may be placed:
- Website customization cookies;
- User analysis cookies;
- Customization cookies
This type of cookie is used to store user preferences on the website, so that is it not necessary to set up preferences when visiting the website again (e.g. language preference).
- User analysis cookies
These cookies let us know if a particular user of the website has visited/used this web page previously. These cookies are used only for statistics (e.g. cookies added by Google Analytics and StatCounter).
You can find examples of cookies used by the web page in the cookie acceptance message at the bottom of each page.
- What kind of information is stored and accessed through cookies?
Cookies store information in a small text file that allow the browser to be detected. This webpage recognizes the browser until the cookies expire or get deleted.
- Customizing browser settings for cookies
If the use of cookies is not annoying, and the computer or technical equipment used to browse this web page is used only by you, you can set up long expiration dates to store your browsing history.
If the computer or technical equipment used for browsing this website is used by multiple people, you may consider setting it up to delete individual browsing data each time the browser is closed.
- How can you block cookies?
Disabling and refusing to receive cookies can make it difficult for a user to visit this page, which entails limitations on the possibilities of using it.
Users can configure their browser to reject cookies or to accept cookies only from a certain website.
All modern browsers offer the possibility to change cookie settings. These settings can be accessed, as a rule, in the “Options” section or in the “Preferences” menu of your browser.
To understand these settings, you can use the following links:
Cookie settings in Internet Explorer
- Individual configuration of cookies
Our website has a special module installed dedicated to managing cookies.
On the first visit of the website the cookies are not activated until you accept their use.
From that moment you will find the module at the bottom of each page. This will help you activate or disable cookies both individually and globally, on a website level.
The module also displays the purpose for which every cookie is used.
- Contact
For any additional questions on the use of cookies on this webpage, please contact: .