The website www.pulmoactiv.com, which is owned by the company SC Medicinas SRL, based in Bucharest, on 37 Rodiei Street, Sector 4, Bucharest, registered at the Trade Register J40 / 13566/2016, unique registration code CIF RO36637510, uses cookies in accordance with clear rules, which we explain below.
What are Cookies
The site www.pulmoactiv.com uses Cookies files, which are defined as small files, consisting of letters and numbers, which will be stored on the computer, mobile phone or other equipment of a user from which it is accessed the Internet. These cookies are installed at the request of a web server of a browser, for example Chrome, Internet Explorer, Mozzilla Firefox, but which does not contain software, viruses, spyware and also can not access information stored in the user's hard drive.
What is the role of cookies?
The web portal www.pulmoactiv.com uses cookies, which have the role of improving the user experience in terms of browsing. Thus, these Cookies have the role of recognizing the user's terminal and presenting the content in an accessible, pleasant way, adapted to the users' preferences. They are also used to help Medicinas specialists understand how a user uses web pages, so that it will allow them to improve their structure and content without the user's personal identification.
What types of cookies do we use
www.pulmoactiv.com uses two types of cookies. These are Cookies per session files, which are temporary and remain in the user's terminal until the end of the session or until the web browser is closed or fixed files, which remain in the user's terminal for a certain period of time, depending on the Cookies policy. or until they are manually removed by the user.
Do cookies contain personal data?
Cookies are only used to make it easier for the user to navigate the web pages, which is why they do not request personal information and, moreover, do not personally identify users who access the Internet. The data is also encrypted, making it impossible for unauthorized persons to access it.
How Cookies can be deleted
Most of the time, the saving of Cookies on a device takes place by default, but these settings can be changed, so that the automatic administration of these files is blocked by a web browser or the user is informed every time Cookie are sent to its terminal. This information as well as how to manage cookies are available in the application settings. However, sometimes, if cookies are limited, certain features of the website may be affected.
The role of Internet cookies
Cookies help to make the Internet work more efficiently, in the sense that it facilitates a user's browsing experience, depending on their preferences and interests. If cookies are disabled or refused, the use of a site may be difficult. Also, refusing or disabling these files does not mean that you will no longer receive advertising, but that it will no longer take into account the user's preferences and interests that are highlighted by browsing behavior.
For example, cookies, which do not require a user to authenticate with an account, are important because they can generate information such as:
- content and services that are tailored to the user's preferences, such as categories of news, weather, sports, maps, public services or travel
- offers that are adapted according to users' interests, such as password retention or language preferences, so that all searches will generate results in Romanian.
- retention of child protection filters on Internet content
- limit the frequency of ad serving, in the sense that they may limit the display of an ad for a particular user on a site
- advertising will be provided taking into account the user's preferences
Security and privacy
Cookies are not viruses and use plain text formats, so they are not made up of pieces of code, which means they cannot run on their own. Obviously, by default, they cannot be replicated on other networks.
Sometimes, however, files can be used for negative purposes, in the sense that they store information about users' preferences and browsing history, both on one site and others. They can sometimes be used as a form of spyware. This is why certain anti-spyware products sometimes mark cookies to be deleted during anti-virus / anti-spyware deletion / scanning procedures.
However, web browsers have integrated privacy settings that provide different levels of acceptance of cookies, as well as the validity period and automatic deletion after a user has visited a specific web portal.
Every Internet user has the right to identity protection, but it is also important to know the problems that can be created by cookies. For example, due to the fact that through them information is sent in both directions between the browser and the website, if an attacker or an unauthorized person intervenes during the transmission of data, the information contained in cookies can be intercepted. This happens, however, very rarely and only if the browser connects to the server using an unencrypted network.
Cookie-based attacks can also occur if the settings are made incorrectly on the server. For example, if a web portal does not require the browser to use only encrypted channels, attackers can use this vulnerability to send information through unsecured channels. That is why it is important to choose the most appropriate method of protection of personal information.
What you need to do to navigate safely and responsibly, using cookies
Most of the sites, both in Romania and abroad, use cookies. Disabling them will stop you from accessing large portals such as Youtube, Gmail, Yahoo and many others, which is why it is important to learn to surf the Internet safely and responsibly.
So the first step you need to take is to customize your browser settings for Cookies so that they reflect a level that is right for you.
If you own a computer and are the only person using it, you can use long expiration dates to store your browsing history as well as personal access data. If you share access to your computer, you can delete individual browsing data each time you close your browser.
Feel free to constantly install and update your anti-spyware applications, as they have the property of detecting attacks on sites, thus preventing your browser from accessing web portals that could exploit browser vulnerabilities.
Constantly check to see if your browser is up to date, as many of the Cookie-based attacks are exploited by exploiting weaknesses of older versions of browsers.
Disabling or refusing the use of cookies can block access to sites or make it difficult to experience on the Internet. It is also important to know that disabling or refusing to use these files does not mean that you will no longer receive advertising.
To change the Cookie settings you can access the "Options" section or the "Preferences" menu of the browser.