Cookie Policy

The website https://www.ceramihailescu.com utilizes cookies.

The following information is provided to inform users about the placement, use, and management of cookies on the website https://www.ceramihailescu.com.

If you require further information not provided below, please contact us at the email address contact@ceramihailescu.com.

Please read the following information carefully:

This website may use both its own cookies and third-party cookies to provide visitors with a better browsing experience and services tailored to each individual’s needs and interests.

Out of respect for your privacy, you can choose to block certain types of cookies from this site.

Cookies play a crucial role in facilitating access to and delivery of multiple services enjoyed by users on the internet, such as:

• Personalizing certain settings such as the language in which a site is viewed, the currency in which certain prices or rates are expressed, retaining options for various products (sizes, other details, etc.) in the shopping cart (and remembering these options), saving certain preferences for future reuse.
• Providing website owners with valuable feedback on how their sites are used by users, enabling them to make their sites more efficient and easily accessible.
• Allowing multimedia or other types of applications from other sites to be included in a specific site to create a more valuable, useful, and enjoyable browsing experience.
• Enhancing the efficiency of online advertising.

What is a Cookie? A cookie is a small file, consisting of letters and numbers, which will be stored on a user’s computer, mobile device, or other equipment accessing the Internet.

The cookie is installed through a request sent by a web server to a browser (e.g., Chrome, Firefox) and is entirely “passive” (it does not contain software programs, viruses, or spyware and cannot access the user’s hard drive).

A cookie consists of 2 parts: the name and the content or value of the cookie. Furthermore, the lifespan of a cookie is determined; 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.

Cookies themselves do not request personal information to be used and, in most cases, do not personally identify internet users.

There are 2 major categories of cookies:

Session cookies – these are temporarily stored in the web browser’s cookie folder for it to remember them until the user closes the browser window or logs out of that particular site. Persistent cookies – These are stored on the hard drive of a computer or device (and generally depend on the predetermined lifespan of the cookie). Persistent cookies include those placed by a website other than the one the user is currently visiting – known as ‘third-party cookies’ – which can be anonymously used to remember a user’s preferences. What are the Advantages of Cookies? A cookie contains information that links a web browser (the user) to a specific web server (the website). If a browser accesses that web server again, it can read the information already stored and react accordingly. Cookies ensure users a pleasant browsing experience and support the efforts of many websites to offer comfortable services to users: e.g., privacy preferences online, language site options, shopping carts, or relevant advertising.

What is the Lifespan of a Cookie? Cookies are managed by web servers. The lifespan of a cookie can vary significantly, depending on the purpose for which it is placed. Some cookies are used exclusively for a single session (session cookies) and are no longer retained once the user has left the website, and some cookies are retained and reused each time the user returns to that website (persistent cookies). However, cookies can be deleted by a user at any time through the browser settings.

What are Third-Party Cookies? Certain content sections on some sites may be provided through third-party providers (e.g., a video, an advertisement, a chat application, etc.). These third parties may also place cookies through the site, and they are called “third-party cookies” because they are not placed by the owner of that particular website. Third-party providers must also comply with applicable law and the privacy policies of the site owner.

How are Cookies Used by This Site? Cookies ensure users a pleasant browsing experience and support our efforts to provide comfortable services to users through functionalities such as online privacy preferences, shopping carts, or relevant advertising. Additionally, they are used to prepare anonymous aggregate statistics that help us understand how a user benefits from our web pages, allowing us to improve their structure and content, excluding the user’s personal identification.

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

• Essential cookies
• Performance cookies
• Social media and advertising cookies Certain cookies, such as performance or social media and advertising cookies, may come from third parties.

Essential Cookies These cookies allow both the saving of preferences regarding other types of cookies used and accessing the basic functionalities of this site.

They retain the user’s preferences on this site, eliminating the need to set them each time the site is visited.

Login cookies are generated when a user registers on this site, with the purpose of informing us later whether the user is registered or not. Our servers use these cookies to show us the account you are registered with and to offer you a more convenient interaction experience with the site.

Other cookies we place to allow you to optimally use the site are cookies corresponding to the shopping cart and Favorites lists (with the role of saving the information related to the products you have added to the cart or as Favorites), localization cookies (used to determine your location based on IP, in order to pre-fill certain fields required for registration or placing orders), session cookies generated upon access and automatically deleted when closing the browser (necessary for the operation of the HTTP protocol, completing certain forms, interacting with certain elements on the site, etc.), cookies that recognize the type of device used – desktop or mobile, cookies from chat applications that allow real-time discussions with customer service.

Performance Cookies These include both cookies from traffic analysis services, as well as cookies placed by certain third-party services that provide complementary functionalities to the site.

Traffic analysis cookies allow the aggregate measurement of site traffic, identification of traffic sources, provide information about the most visited or least accessed pages, as well as how users interact with the site. The listed information is collected in an aggregate and implicitly completely anonymous manner. These cookies may come from third parties such as Web Analytics services (e.g., Google Analytics).

Social Media and Advertising Cookies These may be placed through the site by social media or advertising services we use.

This type of cookies may be used by these services to determine a certain profile of visitors and to display relevant advertising messages on other sites you visit.

They may come from third parties such as advertising services (e.g., AdSense, AdWords), social media platforms (e.g., Facebook, Twitter), etc.

Due to their mode of use, this site cannot access these third-party cookies, just as third parties cannot access the cookies held by this site. For example, when you share an article using the social media button on this site, that social network will record your activity.

What Kind of Information is Stored and Accessed through Cookies? Cookies store information in a small text file that allows a website to recognize a browser. The web server will recognize the browser until the cookie expires or is deleted. The cookie stores important information that improves the browsing experience on the Internet (e.g., keeping a user logged in to their user account; keeping products in the shopping cart or in the Favorites list).

Why are Cookies Important for the Internet? Cookies are central to the efficient operation of the Internet, helping to generate a user-friendly browsing experience and tailored to the preferences and interests of each user. Refusing or disabling cookies may hinder the use of a site.

Refusing or disabling cookies does not mean that you will no longer receive online advertising – but only that it will no longer be able to take into account your preferences and interests, highlighted by browsing behavior.

Examples of Important Uses of Cookies (that do not require user authentication through an account):

• Content and services tailored to user preferences – news categories, weather, sports, maps, public and governmental services, entertainment sites, and travel services.
• Offers tailored to user interests – password retention, language preferences (e.g., displaying search results in Romanian).
• Retaining child protection filters regarding Internet content (family mode options, safe search functions).
• Limiting the frequency of displaying ads – limiting the number of times a certain ad is displayed to a specific user on a site.
• Providing more relevant advertising to users.
• 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 conduct these usage analyses to improve their sites for the benefit of users.
• Security and privacy issues Cookies use plain text formats. They are not composed of pieces of code, so they cannot be executed or self-run. Consequently, they cannot be duplicated or replicated on other networks to run or replicate again. Cookies can, however, be used for negative purposes. Because they store information about users’ preferences and browsing history, both on a particular site and on several other sites, cookies can be used as a form of Spyware. Many anti-spyware products are aware of this and consistently mark cookies to be deleted in anti-virus/anti-spyware scanning procedures.

In general, browsers have integrated privacy settings that provide different levels of cookie acceptance, lifespan, and automatic deletion after the user has visited a particular site. Other security aspects related to cookies

Because identity protection is very valuable and represents the right of every Internet user, it is advisable to know what potential problems cookies can cause. Because they constantly transmit information in both directions between the browser and the website, if an attacker or unauthorized person intervenes in the data transmission path, the information contained in the cookie can be intercepted. Although very rare, this can happen if the browser connects to the server using an unencrypted network (e.g., an unsecured WiFi network).

Other cookie-based attacks involve incorrect settings of cookies on servers. If a website does not ask the browser to use only encrypted channels, attackers can exploit this vulnerability to deceive browsers into sending information through unsecured channels. Attackers then use the information for unauthorized access to certain sites. It is very important to be careful in choosing the most appropriate method of protecting personal information.

Tips for Safe and Responsible Browsing, Based on Cookies Due to their flexibility and the fact that most of the most visited and largest sites use cookies, they are almost inevitable. Disabling cookies will not allow user access to the most popular and widely used sites, including YouTube, Gmail, Facebook, Yahoo, and others. Here are some tips that can ensure you navigate worry-free but with the help of cookies:

• Customize your browser settings regarding cookies to reflect a comfortable level of security for you in using cookies.
• If you don’t mind cookies and you are the only person using the computer, you can set long expiration terms for storing browsing history and personal login data.
• If you share computer access, you can consider setting the browser to delete individual browsing data each time you close the browser. This is a way to access sites that place cookies and to delete any visit information when closing the browsing session.
• Install antispyware applications and keep them constantly updated. Many of the spyware detection and prevention applications include site attack detection. Thus, they prevent the browser from accessing websites that could exploit browser vulnerabilities or download dangerous software. Make sure you always keep your browser up to date. Many cookie-based attacks are carried out by exploiting the weaknesses of older browser versions.

Cookies are everywhere and cannot be avoided if you want to enjoy access to the most popular sites on the Internet. With a clear understanding of how they operate and the benefits they bring, you can take the necessary security measures so that you can browse the Internet with confidence.

How Can I Stop Cookies? It is possible to configure your browser to no longer accept these cookies or you can configure your browser to accept cookies only from a specific site.

All modern browsers offer the ability to configure cookie storage preferences. These settings are usually found in the “options” or “preferences” menu of your browser. To understand these settings, you can use the “help” option of your browser for more details.

Useful Links If you want to find out more information about cookies and what they are used for, we recommend the following links:

All About Cookies

• Your Online Choices