Cookie Policy
This Cookie Policy applies to the cookies and web pages operated by SC FERICO SRL, with its registered office in Pecica, Strada 238, no. 15, Arad County.
What is a Cookie?
An "Internet Cookie" (also known as a "browser cookie", an "HTTP cookie" or simply a "cookie") is a small file, made up of letters and numbers, that is stored on the computer, mobile device or other equipment of a user from which the Internet is accessed. The cookie is installed following a request sent by a web server to a browser (e.g. Internet Explorer, Chrome) and is completely "passive" (it does not contain software programs, viruses or spyware and cannot access the information stored on the user's hard drive). A cookie consists of 2 parts: the name and the content, or value, of the cookie. Furthermore, the lifetime of a cookie is determined in advance; technically, only the web server that sent the cookie can access it again when a user returns to the website associated with that web server.
What is a Cookie used for?
Cookies can ensure a faster and easier interaction between users and websites. For example, when a user logs in to a particular website, the login data is stored in a cookie; subsequently, the user can access that website without having to log in again.
In other cases, cookies can be used to store information about the activities carried out by a user on a specific web page, so that the user can easily resume those activities on a subsequent visit to the site. Cookies tell the server which pages to show the user, so that the user does not have to remember this or browse the entire site from the beginning. Thus, cookies can be compared to "bookmarks" that tell the user exactly where they left off within a website.
Similarly, cookies can store information about the products ordered by a user on an e-commerce website, thus making the "shopping cart" concept possible.
Cookies can also give websites the ability to monitor users' online activities and to build user profiles, which can then be used for marketing purposes. For example, based on cookies, the products and services favored by a user can be identified, and this information is subsequently used to send appropriate advertising messages to that user.
What types of Cookies do we use?
Ferico.ro uses two types of Cookies: session cookies and persistent cookies (temporary files that remain on the user's device until the end of the session or until the application/web browser is closed). Persistent cookies remain on the user's device for a period set by the cookie's parameters, or until they are manually deleted by the user.
A visit to www.ferico.ro may place: website performance cookies, visitor analysis cookies, geotargeting cookies, registration cookies, advertising cookies, or cookies belonging to advertising providers.
Cookies themselves do not require personal data in order to be used and, in most cases, do not personally identify internet users. Personal data collected through the use of Cookies may only be collected in order to facilitate certain functionalities for the user.
Cookies and IT Security
Although cookies are stored in the memory of the internet user's computer, they cannot access/read other information located on that computer. Cookies are not viruses. They are only small text files; they are not compiled as code and cannot be executed. Therefore, they cannot copy themselves, cannot spread to other networks in order to perform actions, and cannot be used to spread viruses.
However, cookies can still be used for negative purposes. Because they store information about users' preferences and browsing history, both on a particular website and across several other websites, cookies can be used as a form of Spyware. Many anti-spyware products are aware of this and constantly flag cookies for deletion as part of anti-virus/anti-spyware deletion/scanning procedures.
In general, browsers have built-in privacy settings that provide different levels of acceptance of cookies, their validity period, and automatic deletion after the user has visited a particular site.
Cookies cannot search for information on the user's computer, but they do store information of a personal nature. This information is not generated by the cookies themselves, but by the user, when they fill in online forms, register on certain websites, use electronic payment systems, etc. Although, as a rule, sensitive information is protected so that it cannot be accessed by unauthorized persons, it is nevertheless possible for such persons to intercept the information transmitted between the browser and the website. Although quite rare, such situations can occur when the browser connects to the server using an unencrypted network, such as an unsecured WiFi channel.
To reduce the risks of cookie interception, so-called "secure cookies" or "HttpOnly cookies" can be used. "Secure" cookies are designed to limit the transmission of information stored in cookies to encrypted transmissions, instructing the browser to use cookies only over secure/encrypted connections. Thus, if a website uses HTTPS, the cookies associated with that site are marked with the "secure" attribute, which prevents them from being transmitted to a non-HTTPS page, even if that page is located at the same URL. For example, if google.ro uses a "secure cookie", that cookie can only be obtained by google.ro and only over an https connection (which certifies that the entity requesting the cookie is Google Inc. and not someone else). The "HttpOnly" attribute instructs the browser to use cookies only via the HTTP protocol (which also includes HTTPS). An HttpOnly cookie is not accessible through non-HTTP methods, such as JavaScript, and therefore cannot be targeted by cross-site scripting attacks.
Another source of concern is the use of cookies for behaviorally targeted advertising purposes. Thus, cookies may be used by online advertising companies to monitor a user's online behavior and preferences, in order to identify and deliver to the user the most relevant advertising messages. However, these preferences are not explicitly or consciously expressed by the user, but are instead inferred based on the user's online browsing history, the pages they have viewed, and the advertising messages they have accessed. For example, when a user reads a web page about cars and then moves to another page, advertising messages related to cars will be displayed on the new page, even if it has nothing to do with cars. Since the user is not informed that their online actions are being monitored, this raises concerns regarding the protection of privacy.
Users can configure their browser to reject cookie files. Disabling and refusing to receive cookies may make certain sections/pages impractical or difficult to visit and use (for example: filling in an online notification / the online register of notifications / playing the public information video, etc.)
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