COOKIE POLICY

1. Cookie Use Policy

This policy applies to cookies used on the website https://brebenel.ro/ managed by the Law Office “Adrian Brebenel” , 1 Crisanei Street, 550012 Sibiu, Romania.

Cookies are used for the following purposes:

  • operation of the site,
  • analysis of the behaviour of site visitors,
  • advertising.

This policy is complemented by the policy of the Law Office “Adrian Brebenel” on the general data protection, which you can find here, including additional useful information on all the purposes of data processing by the Law Office “Adrian Brebenel”, your rights, as well as their exceptions and limitations, etc.

Appropriate protection of personal data is important for the Law Office “Adrian Brebenel”.

Our desire is to be as clear and transparent as possible on this subject.

For any questions, please contact us at the email address office@brebenel.ro.

2. What are cookies?

A cookie is a small file, consisting of letters and numbers, that will be stored on a computer, mobile device, or other equipment of a user accessing the Internet. The cookie is installed through the request issued by the user’s device to the server on which the site https://brebenel.ro/ is hosted.

3. What are cookies used for?

These files mainly make it possible to recognize the user’s device and present the content in a relevant way, adapted to the user’s preferences.

Cookies provide users with a pleasant browsing experience and support our efforts to provide more user-friendly services, such as online privacy preferences, requests for quotes or relevant advertising. They are also used in the preparation of aggregate anonymous statistics that help us understand how a user benefits from our web pages, allowing us to improve their structure and content, without allowing the user to be personally identified.

4. What cookies do we use?

We use two types of cookies: session and permanent cookies.

Session cookies are temporary files that remain on the user’s device until the end of the session or until the application is closed.

Permanent cookies remain on the user’s device for a period determined by the cookie parameters or until they are manually deleted by the user.

5. How are cookies used by the site brebenel.ro?

A visit to this site may place the following types of cookies:

  • cookies which are strictly necessary for the operation of the site;
  • analysis cookies;
  • advertising cookies.

Cookies are essential for the proper operation of the site, and they are set on your device when you access the site or following the actions you performed on the site, as appropriate. You can set your browser to block cookies, but in that case certain sections of the site will not work properly.

Other categories of cookies have the purpose indicated in section 11.

6. Do cookies contain personal data?

Cookies themselves do not require personal information in order to use them and, in many cases, do not personally identify internet users. However, there are situations when personal data can be collected through the use of cookies to facilitate certain features for the user or to offer the user an experience which can be more suitable for his preferences. Such data is encrypted in a way that makes it impossible for unauthorized persons to access it.

7. How to block cookies

If you want to block cookies, some features of the site will be disabled, and this may lead to certain malfunctions or errors in the use of our site.

If you agree to these limitations and want to block cookies, please follow the instructions below.

Most browsers are set to accept cookies by default, but you can change the settings to block some or all cookies.

Choose your browser from the list below to display the instructions you need to follow after opening the browser.

Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 (Windows 7 operating system)

 –  click on the Settings icon (top right)

 –  click on Internet Options

 –  click on Privacy and choose the options

 –  click on Apply and then OK to save the preferences

Google Chrome

 –  click on the key icon and select Options form the list

 –  click on the “Advanced settings” tab

 –  click on Content Settings in the Privacy section.

 –  choose the settings you want

 –  click X to close

Safari

 –  choose Preferences

 –  click on the privacy panel

 –  choose the settings you want

 –  click X to close

Mozilla Firefox

 –  select Tools from the main bar, then Options

 –  click on the Privacy tab

 –  choose the settings you want

 –  click OK to close

The above settings are specific to each browser and our company is not responsible for the way they work.

8. Managing cookie placement preferences

In general, an application used to access web pages allows to save cookies on the device by default. They shall be stored for the periods described in section 11 below. These settings can be changed so that the automatic management of cookies is blocked by the web browser or the user is informed every time cookies are sent to their device.

Detailed information on the possibilities and ways of managing cookies can be found in the settings area of the application (web browser). Limiting the use of cookies may affect certain features of the website.

9. Why are cookies for the Internet?

Cookies and / or similar technologies are a focal point of the efficient operation of the Internet, helping to generate a friendly browsing experience tailored to the preferences and interests of each user. Refusing or disabling cookies may make some websites or parts of websites impossible to use.

Disabling cookies does not mean that you will no longer receive online advertising in compliance with the law – it only means that it will no longer be able to take into account your preferences and interests, highlighted by your browsing behaviour.

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

  • Content and services tailored to user preferences – product and service categories.
  • Offers adapted to users’ interests.
  • Remembering passwords.
  • Keeping child protection filters on Internet content (family mode options, safe search features).
  • Limit the frequency of ad serving – Limit the number of displays of an ad for a particular user on a site.
  • Providing user-relevant advertising.
  • Measuring, optimizing and adapting analysis features – such as confirming a certain level of traffic on a website, what type of content is viewed and how a user reaches a website (e.g. through search engines, directly, from other websites etc.). Websites carry out these analyses regarding their use to improve their services for the benefit of users.

10. Security and privacy

In general, browsers have integrated privacy settings that provide different levels of acceptance of cookies, their validity period and automatic deletion after the user has visited a particular site.

Other security aspects related to cookies:

  • Customize your browser settings for cookies to reflect a comfortable level of cookie security for you.
  • If you are the only person using your computer, you can set long expiry dates for storing your browsing history and personal access data if you want.
  • If you share access to your computer, you can consider setting your browser to clear individual browsing data each time you close your browser. This is a way to access the sites that place cookies and to delete any visiting information at the end of the browsing session.

11. Useful links and additional information

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

Below we describe each cookie used on the website, including its purpose. We will not use these cookies in any way other than those indicated in this Cookie Policy.

Cookie name: Google Analytics

Category: Statistics

Purpose: tracking and analysing website traffic

Duration: 2 years

The Law Office “Adrian Brebenel” uses the services of the following third parties for the purpose of providing features for analysis and advertising. These third parties may set and use cookies on the website https://brebenel.ro/ managed by the Law Office “Adrian Brebenel”.

For more details, see the data protection policies as well as the user preference management guides and deactivation options offered by the companies that manage these services, as appropriate.

List of third-party services used on the website https://brebenel.ro/:

Google Analytics

Category: Analysis

Purpose: Web analytics

Policies: https://www.google.com/analytics/terms/gb.html, https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245

Google AdWords

Category: Advertising

Purpose: Remarketing

Policies: https://policies.google.com/privacy, https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads

Google Tag Manager

Category: analysis

Used in: site

Policies: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en