Cookie Use Policy
This policy refers to the cookies and similar technologies used, as applicable, on the websites and applications operated by Dentum, with its registered office at 13 Călărașilor Street, Oradea, Bihor County, Romania (hereinafter referred to as “DENTUM”), on the website www.dentum.ro (hereinafter referred to as the “Website”).
Cookies are used for the following purposes: website operation, analysis of website visitors’ behavior, and advertising.
This policy complements Dentum’s general personal data protection policy, which you can find above, as well as the Website’s Terms and Conditions, which you can find here. We encourage you to read these documents, as they contain additional useful information, including information regarding Dentum’s data protection officer, all purposes for which Dentum processes data, your rights, as well as the exceptions and limitations applicable to those rights, etc.
What Are Cookies?
A cookie is a small file consisting of letters and numbers that is stored on a user’s computer, mobile device, or other equipment used to access the Internet.
A cookie is installed following a request sent by the user’s device to a Dentum server or to a third-party server.
What Are Cookies Used For?
These files primarily make it possible to recognize the user’s device and display content in a relevant manner, adapted to the user’s preferences.
Cookies provide users with a pleasant browsing experience and support Dentum’s efforts to provide services that are better adapted to users’ needs, such as online privacy preferences, shopping carts, or relevant advertising.
Cookies are also used to prepare anonymous, aggregated statistics that help us understand how users benefit from our web pages, allowing us to improve their structure and content without enabling the personal identification of users.
What Cookies Do We Use?
We use two types of cookies: session cookies and persistent cookies.
Session cookies are temporary files that remain on the user’s device until the browsing session ends or the application is closed.
Persistent cookies remain on the user’s device for a period determined by the cookie parameters or until they are manually deleted by the user.
How Are Cookies Used by This Website?
A visit to this Website may place the following types of cookies:
- cookies strictly necessary for the operation of the Website;
- analytics cookies;
- advertising cookies.
Strictly necessary cookies and/or similar technologies are essential for the proper functioning of the Website. They are placed on your device when you access the Website or following actions performed on the Website, as applicable.
You can configure your browser to block cookies; however, in this case, certain sections of the Website may not function properly.
Do Cookies or Similar Technologies Contain Personal Data?
Cookies or similar technologies do not, in themselves, require personal information in order to be used and, in many cases, do not personally identify Internet users.
However, there are situations where personal data may be collected through the use of cookies in order to facilitate certain functionalities for the user or to provide a more personalized experience based on the user’s preferences.
Such data is encrypted in a manner that prevents unauthorized persons from accessing it.
Managing Preferences Regarding the Placement of Cookies
In general, an application used to access web pages allows cookies and/or similar technologies to be stored on the device by default.
These settings can be changed so that the automatic management of cookies is blocked by the web browser or so that the user is notified each time cookies are sent to their device.
Detailed information about the possibilities and methods of managing cookies can be found in the settings section of the application (web browser).
Restricting the use of cookies may affect certain functionalities of the Website.
Blocking Cookies
If you wish to block cookies, certain functionalities of the Website will be disabled, which may result in certain malfunctions or errors when using our Website.
For example, blocking cookies may prevent you from:
- making online purchases;
- logging into your account.
If you agree to these limitations and wish to block cookies, follow the instructions below:
Most browsers are configured by default to accept cookies, but you have the option to change their settings to block some or all cookies.
Why Are Cookies and/or Similar Technologies Important for the Internet?
Cookies and/or similar technologies are a central part of the efficient functioning of the Internet, helping to provide a user-friendly browsing experience adapted to the preferences and interests of each user.
Refusing or disabling cookies may make certain websites or parts of websites impossible to use.
Disabling cookies does not mean that you will no longer receive online advertising, subject to applicable legislation. It only means that such advertising will no longer be able to take your preferences and interests, as indicated by your browsing behavior, into account.
Important Uses of Cookies
Examples of important uses of cookies that do not require user authentication through an account include:
- Content and services adapted to the user’s preferences.
- Product and service categories.
- Offers adapted to users’ interests.
- Remembering passwords.
- Remembering parental protection filters for Internet content, including family mode options and safe search functions.
- Limiting the frequency at which advertisements are displayed.
- Limiting the number of times an advertisement is displayed to a particular user on a website.
- Providing advertising that is relevant to the user.
- Measuring, optimizing, and adapting analytics features, such as confirming a certain level of traffic on a website, determining what type of content is viewed, and understanding how a user reaches a website (e.g., through search engines, directly, or from other websites).
Websites perform these analyses regarding their use in order to improve their services for the benefit of users.
Security and Privacy-Related Aspects
In general, browsers have integrated privacy settings that provide different levels of cookie acceptance, validity periods, and automatic deletion after the user has visited a particular website.
Other security aspects related to cookies include:
- Customizing your browser settings regarding cookies to reflect a level of security that you are comfortable with when using cookies.
- If you are the only person using the computer, you can, if you wish, set long expiration periods for storing browsing history and personal access data.
- If you share access to the computer, you may consider configuring your browser to delete individual browsing data every time you close the browser. This is an option for accessing websites that place cookies while ensuring that any visit information is deleted when the browsing session ends.