1. Policy for the use of cookies

This refers to cookies from the website http://www.sendsms.ro/ro owned by SC ANY MEDIA DEVELOPMENT SRL, with its registered office in Calea Giulesti 337b, Bucharest, a company hereafter referred to as sendSMS.ro.

2. What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files, stored on the terminal equipment of an Internet user. The cookie is installed by a web-server-issued request to a browser (eg Internet Explorer, Chrome) and does not contain software, viruses or spyware, having no access to information on the user's hard drive. These files allow the user's equipment to be recognized and properly displayed on the Internet page, adapted to the user's individual preferences.

3. The role of Cookie files

Cookies allow the user's equipment to be recognized and the web page properly displayed, adapted to the user's individual preferences.
Cookies have the role of providing you with a pleasant and safe web browsing experience and of providing you complete services, depending on the online behavior displayed on the website http://www.sendsms.ro/ro. Specifically, based on sendSMS cookies it is possible to:
- Customize the presentation and display of the site according to your preferences (language, resolution, etc.)
- Create anonymous statistics, which do not involve personal identification, based on your behavior on the site and the interest shown for the products presented. These statistics allow us to improve the structure and content of the site, so that we can provide you with the information you need.
- Provides web security measures.

4. Types of cookies used on the website http://www.sendsms.ro/ro

The website http://www.sendsms.ro/ro uses two types of Cookie files: per session and fixed. Cookies per session are temporary files that are installed in your terminal during your visit to our website and until the session or browser is closed. Fixed cookies remain in the terminal you use for a longer period of time, depending on their parameters or until they are manually deleted by you.

5. How are cookies used on http://www.sendsms.ro/ro?

Your visit to http://www.sendsms.ro/ro may install cookies so that we can analyze:
a. Site performance
b. your registration (log in, newsletter, etc.) c. your user profile
d. your location for geographical targeting
But also to deliver customized advertising content.

6. Do cookies record and / or contain personal data?

Cookies do not request personal information and do not personally identify Internet users. Personal data collected through the use of cookies can only be used to facilitate certain features for you. These data are encrypted so that unauthorized persons cannot access them.

7. Deleting Cookies

Applications used to access web pages (browser, for example) save cookies to the Internet users terminal by default. However, the settings can be changed by you. so that the automatic installation of cookies is blocked by the web browser. Detailed information on how to manage cookies is available in the web browser settings field. Please be aware that limiting the use of cookies may affect certain functionalities of the way the pages of the website are displayed http://www.sendsms.ro/en.

8. Why are cookies important for the Internet?

Cookies are important for the effective functioning of the Internet, in the interest of the user, as it contributes to the creation of a simple and personalized web browsing experience according to the interests, preferences and behavior of each user.
Blocking or deactivating cookies may make some websites unusable or may significantly limit your web experience. Blocking or deactivating cookies does not mean that you will no longer be delivered with advertising messages, but that the web pages you are on will no longer give you an experience tailored to your type of behavior and preferences.
Cookie files are important for:

a. Content and services tailored to your preferences - product and service categories.
b. Offers tailored to your interests - password retention - if you opt for this functionality.
c. Retention of child protection filters on web content (family mode options, safe search functions).
d. Limiting the frequency of delivery of advertising messages - limiting the number of impressions of an advertisement for a particular user on a site.
e. Providing relevant advertising according to the user.
f. Measuring, optimizing and recording data related to the performance of the site - statistics related to traffic, visualized content. This information is important for improving the web experience of users.

9. Web security and user privacy

However, cookies can be used to the detriment of users by Spyware programs. Because it stores information about users' preferences and browsing history, cookies can be used as a form of Spyware. Anti-spyware applications are intended to mark cookies for deletion in anti-virus / anti-spyware scanning procedures.
Browsers have built-in privacy settings that offer different levels of cookie acceptance - such as the period of validity and automatic deletion at the end of a web session.

10. Other Cookie Security Issues:

Since all Internet users have the right to online identity protection, it is advisable to be informed about the possible security risks. Since these files constantly exchange information between the browser and the site you visit, the information transmitted through cookies can be intercepted by unauthorized persons or programs. For example, this is possible if the browser connects to the server using an unencrypted / unsecured network - as is the case with certain Wi-Fi networks.
Other cookie-based attacks may be possible due to incorrect settings of these files on servers. If a website does not require the browser to use only encrypted channels, attackers may use this vulnerability to gain access to the information transmitted through cookies. For these reasons, it is essential to pay close attention to the settings by which you protect your personal information available online.

11. Tips for safe web browsing, based on Cookies.

Due to their flexibility and the fact that most of the most visited websites use cookies, these are almost inevitable. Disabling cookies will not allow you access to sites such as Youtube, Gmail, Yahoo etc.
Therefore, we offer some tips to ensure you a safe web browsing, through the Cookies:
a. Customize your browser settings for Cookies.
b. If you are the only user of the terminal, you can set extended cookie deadlines.
c. If you are not the only user of the terminal, consider deleting individual browsing data each time you close your browser.
d. Install antispyware applications and update them constantly.
e. Make sure your used browser is always up to date, as many of the Cookie-based attacks are possible due to the weaknesses of older versions of the browsers.
All browsers give you the ability to customize the way cookies are used.
To understand these settings, go to one of the links below, depending on your browser:
Cookies settings in Internet Explorer
Cookies settings in Firefox
Cookies settings in Google Chrome
Cookies settings in Safari
For the cookie settings generated by third parties you can also visit the website:
http://www.youronlinechoices.com/ro/

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