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The cookie policy

The cookie policy

What are cookies and how they are used?

To improve the visitors’ online browsing experience, we use cookies that make it easier to use the AROS websites.

A cookie is a small file usually consisting of letters and numbers. It is downloaded to the hard drive of a computer or other device used to browse the internet (smartphone, tablet, etc.) when the user accesses a particular website.

A cookie cannot access the information on the user’s hard drive, it does not contain software or viruses, being completely “passive”.

When the user accesses a website using an Internet browser, the website sends information to the browser and it creates a text file. Each time the user accesses that website again, the browser transmits this file to the website. Thus, the cookie always announces the website whenever the user returns to it.

Generally, the role of cookies is to ensure a quick and easy interaction between users and websites. Cookies are also used to allow users to easily resume their activities during future visits of a previously visited site. Basically, cookies tell the server what pages need to be displayed to the user, who does not have to remember the pages he/she browsed or to browse the site all over again.

Why do we use cookies?

  • To recognize past website visitors.
  • To improve AROS websites.
  • To better understand the interests of our customers and visitors to our websites.
  • To recognize new visitors on AROS online websites .

In short, cookies are used to recall user choices at a given time or to recognize frequent visitors to a web page, providing them with a pleasant browsing experience.

Note:  Cookies do not retain personal information - this information is only available in the user account after authentication.

What is the lifetime of a cookie?

A cookie may have a validity period (lifetime) ranging between a website visit session up to a few years, or it may never expire. A user may at any time remove all cookies from the browser.

Types of cookies used on the AROS website

  1. Session cookies:

Session cookies are stored in the user’s device during the browsing session. They store an anonymous session identifier, allowing the user to visit a website without having to enter the identification information (username, password, etc.) into each page.

Session cookies are stored in the device memory only during an Internet browsing session and they are removed when the browser is closed. They may also become inaccessible if the session is inactive for a certain period of time.

  1. Functional cookies:

Functional cookies store user preferences and allow the site to provide an enhanced browsing experience. These cookies ensure the delivery of custom content based on the browsing history, thus allowing the user to be recognized (for example, a user’s option for the selection of an AROS online store from a certain city).

  1. Strictly necessary, essential cookies

The strictly necessary cookies help make a website usable by enabling basic features such as page browsing and access to secure areas on the site. The website cannot operate properly without these cookies.

The cookies classified as strictly necessary will NOT be used to collect information that could be used to promote products or services to you.

If you block these cookies, our website cannot operate. For the operation of our website, at the time of access, we recommend that you agree to the use of the strictly necessary cookies.

To improve user experience, we may also use the following technologies:

  1. Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics to collect information about how visitors use our websites. For example, we collect details such as the source of the visit and the total number of visitors to our website. This allows us to determine the effectiveness of our promotional campaigns and the user activity on our websites.

Find out more about the Google Analytics privacy policy here: https://support.google.com

How can the user control cookies?

To control and/or delete cookies as you wish, you can access the “help” section of your browser and you can opt for this setting. However, please be warned that in some situations:

  • you will not be able to view the website anymore
  • you will no longer be able to login to the site
  • some services or options may no longer function
  • the experience will no longer be the same as when cookies are enabled

 

The internet browser allows users to control/disable cookies. The way you do this depends on the cookie type.

To learn more about enabling/disabling or deleting cookies in your browser, you can access this page: http://www.allaboutcookies.org/

Some browsers are provided with the “Do Not Track” function which allows users not to be tracked while browsing. Blocking cookies or using the “Do Not Track” can block certain features on our sites.

 How do I uninstall/delete cookies?

Caution: Disabling cookies can make it difficult or even impractical to browse on certain websites!!!

Moreover, you can no longer enjoy a pleasant browsing experience and, implicitly, all the benefits offered by the website.

Current browsers provide users with the ability to change their cookie settings. These are usually found in the “Help”, “Options” or “Preferences” menu in browsers.


Below you can find information about cookies from the most popular internet browsers:

  1. Internet Explorer:

https://support.microsoft.com/ro-ro/help/278835/how-to-delete-cookie-files-in-internet-explorer

  1. Mozilla Firefox:

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/cookies-information-websites-store-on-your-computer?redirectlocale=en-US!%24#amp#%24!redirectslug=Cookies

  1. Safari:

https://support.apple.com/kb/PH5042?locale=en_US

  1. Google Chrome:

https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en

  1. Opera

https://www.opera.com/help/tutorials/security/privacy/

  1. Edge:

https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10-microsoft-edge-and-privacy

 

The list of cookies that may be used by Aros website:

Cookie name

Cookie description

Lifetime

Cookie type

Phpsessid

The PHPSESSID cookie is native to PHP and enables websites to store serialised state data. On the Action website it is used to establish a user session and to pass state data via a temporary cookie, which is commonly referred to as a session cookie. As the PHPSESSID cookie has no timed expiry, it disappears when the client is closed.

Session end

Needed

IDE

Used by Google DoubleClick for re-targeting, optimization, reporting, and attribution of online ads.

2 years

Advertising

ads/user-lists/#

Provider: Google

Session

Marketing

test_cookie

Used to check if the user's browser supports cookies.

Session

Marketing

Last update of the Aros Cookie Policy: 17/07/2018