To comply with the requirements of Law No. 195/2024 on the protection of personal data, regarding the processing of personal data and the protection of privacy in the electronic communications sector, all website visitors are required to provide consent before cookies are transmitted to their computers.
This website uses its own cookies and third-party cookies to provide visitors with a much better browsing experience and services tailored to each individual's needs and interests.
Cookies play an important role in facilitating access and delivery of the multiple services that users enjoy on the internet, such as:
• Personalizing certain settings, such as: the language in which a site is viewed, accessing previous preferences via the "forward" and "back" buttons.
• Providing site owners with valuable feedback on how their sites are used by users, enabling them to make sites more efficient and accessible.
• Allowing multimedia applications or other types from other sites to be included on a specific site to create a more valuable, useful, and enjoyable browsing experience.
What is a "cookie"?
An "Internet Cookie" (also known as a "browser cookie" or "HTTP cookie" or simply "cookie") is a small file consisting of letters and numbers that will be stored on the computer, mobile device, or other equipment of a user accessing the Internet.
The cookie is installed through a request issued by a web server to a browser (e.g., Internet Explorer, Chrome) and is completely "passive" (it contains no software programs, 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. Moreover, the lifespan of a cookie is determined; technically, only the web server that sent the cookie can access it again when a user returns to the associated website.
Cookies themselves do not request personal information to be used and, in most cases, do not personally identify internet users.
There are 2 main categories of cookies:
1. Session cookies – these are temporarily stored in the browser's cookie folder so it remembers them until the user exits the respective website or closes the browser window (e.g., during login/logout on a webmail account or social networks).
2. Persistent cookies – these are stored on the hard drive of a computer or device (and generally depend on the predefined lifespan of the cookie). Persistent cookies also include those placed by a different website than the one the user is currently visiting – known as "third-party cookies" – which can be used anonymously to remember a user's interests, delivering the most relevant advertising.
What are the advantages of cookies?
A cookie contains information linking a web browser (user) to a specific web server (website). If a browser accesses that web server again, it can read the already stored information and react accordingly. Cookies ensure users have a pleasant browsing experience and support many websites' efforts to provide comfortable services: e.g., online privacy preferences, site language options, shopping carts, or relevant advertising.
What is the lifespan of a cookie?
Cookies are managed by web servers. The lifespan of a cookie can vary significantly, depending on its purpose. Some cookies are used exclusively for a single session (session cookies) and are no longer retained once the user leaves the website, while others are retained and reused every time the user returns to that website (persistent cookies). However, cookies can be deleted by a user at any time via browser settings.
What are third-party cookies?
Certain content sections on some sites may be provided via third parties/providers (e.g., news box, video, or advertisement). These third parties may also place cookies via the site, called "third-party cookies" because they are not placed by the respective website owner. Third-party providers must also comply with applicable law and the site owner's privacy policies.
CORE CONSULT cannot guarantee/control the timeliness/accuracy of information on third-party sites referenced from its site.
How are cookies used by a site?
A visit to a website may place cookies for:
• Improving website performance;
• Visitor analysis;
• Geotargeting;
• User registration.
Performance cookies
This type of cookie remembers user preferences on this site, so they do not need to be reset on each visit.
Examples: video player volume settings, video streaming speed compatible with the browser.
Visitor analysis cookies
Each time a user visits a site, analytics software provided by a third party generates a user analysis cookie. This cookie indicates if you have visited this site before. The browser signals if you have this cookie, and if not, one is generated. It allows monitoring of unique users visiting the site and how often they do so.
As long as the visitor is not registered on the site, this cookie cannot be used to identify individuals; they are used only for statistical purposes. If registered, details provided, such as email address and username, may also be known – these are subject to confidentiality under applicable personal data protection legislation.
Geotargeting cookies
These cookies are used by software that determines the user's country of origin. It is completely anonymous and used only to target content – even if the visitor is on the Romanian language page or another language, the same ad will be received.
Registration cookies
When you register on a site, a cookie is generated indicating whether you are registered. Servers use these cookies to show the account you are registered with and if you have permission for a specific service. It also allows associating any comments posted on the site with your username. If you have not selected "keep me logged in," this cookie will be automatically deleted when you close the browser or computer.
Other third-party cookies
On some pages, third parties may set their own anonymous cookies to track the success of an application or customize an application.
For example, when sharing an article using a social network button on a site, that social network will record your activity.
What type of information is stored and accessed via 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.
The cookie stores important information that improves the Internet browsing experience (e.g., language settings for site access; keeping a user logged into a webmail account; online banking security; keeping products in the shopping cart).
Why are cookies important for the Internet?
Cookies are central to the efficient functioning of the Internet, helping generate a friendly browsing experience tailored to each user's preferences and interests. Refusing or disabling cookies may make some sites unusable.
Examples of important cookie uses (not requiring user authentication via an account):
• Content and services tailored to user preferences – news categories, weather, sports, 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 for Internet content (family mode options, safe search functions).
• Measurement, optimization, and analytics features – such as confirming a certain traffic level on a website, what type of content is viewed, and how a user reaches a website (e.g., via search engines, directly, from other websites). Websites perform these usage analyses to improve sites for user benefit.
Security and Privacy Issues
Cookies are NOT viruses! They use plain text formats. They are not made up of code pieces, so they cannot be executed or self-executed. Consequently, they cannot duplicate or replicate on networks to run or replicate again. Since they cannot perform these functions, they cannot be considered viruses.
However, cookies can be used for negative purposes. Since they store information about users' preferences and browsing history, both on a specific site and across multiple sites, cookies can be used as a form of spyware. Many anti-spyware products are aware of this and consistently mark cookies for deletion during anti-virus/anti-spyware scan/cleanup procedures.
In general, browsers have built-in privacy settings that provide different levels of cookie acceptance, validity periods, and automatic deletion after visiting a specific site.
Tips for safe and responsible browsing based on cookies
• Customize your browser settings regarding cookies to reflect a comfortable level of security for cookie use.
• If sharing computer access, consider setting the browser to delete individual browsing data each time it is closed. This is a way to access sites that place cookies and delete any visit information at session close.
• Install and regularly update anti-spyware applications.
• Many spyware detection and prevention applications include detection of site-based attacks. This prevents the browser from accessing websites that could exploit browser vulnerabilities or download dangerous software.
How can I stop cookies?
Disabling and refusing cookies may make certain sites impractical or difficult to visit and use.
It is possible to set the browser so that these cookies are no longer accepted, or set the browser to accept cookies from a specific site. However, for example, if a visitor is not registered using cookies, they will not be able to leave comments.
All modern browsers offer the ability to change cookie settings. These settings are usually found in the Options/Settings menu or Preferences/Favorites menu of the browser.
To understand these settings, the following links may be helpful:
Cookie settings in Microsoft Edge
Cookie settings in Firefox
Cookie settings in Chrome
Cookie settings in Safari