1. Cookie policy valid from 28.05.2018
This policy refers to cookies and web pages operated by the Association Institute for the Study of Values and Spirituality with its registered office in BASARABI NR. 3, BL. Q4, AP. 17, MANSARDĂ, IAȘI, JUD. IAȘI, which will be further referred to as “Association Institute for the Study of Values and Spirituality”, “we”, “our”.
2. What is a cookie?
A cookie is a small text file, generally consisting of identifiers, website names, letters and numbers, which the user, when browsing the web page via a web browser (e.g. Internet Explorer, Chrome, etc.), can allow or not to be installed by storing it on the computer, mobile terminal or other equipment used by him. The cookie file is “passive” (does not contain software programs, viruses or spyware and cannot access information on the user’s hard disk).
3. What are cookies used for?
These files make it possible to recognize the user’s terminal and present him with content adapted to his preferences. Cookies ensure a pleasant browsing experience for the user and support the efforts of the Association Institute for the Study of Values and Spirituality to provide comfortable services to the user, such as: online privacy preferences, shopping cart or relevant advertising. Cookies are used in the preparation of anonymous aggregate statistics that help us understand how a user benefits from our web pages, allowing us to improve their structure and content.
4. What types of cookies do we use?
We use two types of cookies:
- session – temporary files that remain on the user’s terminal until the browsing session is closed or the application (web browser) is closed
- persistent – files that remain on the user’s terminal for a period defined by the parameters of that cookie or until they are manually deleted by the user.
5. How are cookies used by this site?
A visit to this site may place the following types of cookies:
- Site performance cookies;
- Visitor analysis cookies;
- Registration cookies;
- Advertising cookies;
- Advertising provider cookies.
Examples of the usefulness of cookies (which do not require user authentication through an account):
- Content and services tailored to user preferences – product and service categories.
- Offers tailored to users’ interests;
- Retention of authentication details (username and password);
- Providing 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 reaches a website (e.g. through search engines, directly, from other websites, etc.). Websites perform this analysis of their usage in order to improve their content for the benefit of the user.
Cookies that, from a technical point of view, are not required to be stored on the user’s terminal, will only be used if the user expresses their express and unequivocal consent in relation to them, by checking the categories presented.
The user can withdraw their consent at any time by changing the settings related to the browser used. Details regarding changing browser settings can be found on the websites of browser developers, in the “Settings” section, presented below:
6. What data do cookies contain?
In most cases, cookies do not directly identify Internet users, but the terminal from which they accessed certain web pages. This data is encrypted in a way that does not allow unauthorized access by third parties.
7. Retention and deletion of cookies
In general, an application used to access web pages allows cookies to be saved on the user’s terminal by default. These settings can be modified by the user so that the automatic management of cookies is blocked by the web browser or the user is informed each time cookies are sent to his terminal.
8. Updates to the cookie policy
The Association for the Study of Values and Spirituality may update this cookie policy to reflect changes to the various cookies used for operational, legal or regulatory purposes. Please read this cookie policy regularly to ensure that you are properly informed about how we use cookies. The date of this policy is updated in the header of this section.
9. Useful links
If you want to learn more about cookies and what they are used for, we recommend the following links:
