Cookies Policy
This policy refers to cookies and the web pages operated by PHONETASTIC GSM S.R.L., a legal entity organized and functioning in accordance with Romanian legislation, with its headquarters in Bucharest, Romania, Sector 2, Gheorghe Titeica Street, No. 142, rooms 4, 5, and 6, 2nd floor, having CUI RO 27062757 and Registration Number in the Trade Register J40/10878/2010, represented legally by Mocanu George Ciprian in the capacity of administrator, referred to hereinafter as "Phonetastic", "we", "our".
The website www.phonetastic.com is owned by PHONETASTIC GSM S.R.L. and uses cookies. The information presented below aims to inform you about what cookies are, as well as their placement and use. Additionally, some useful links on this topic are provided. If you need more information about cookies that is not covered in this Policy, you can contact us at the email address contact@phonetastic.com.
Regarding the processing of personal data in the context of cookie usage, you have the possibility to contact the Data Protection Officer (DPO) designated at Phonetastic at the email address dataprotection@phonetastic.com.
WHAT IS A "COOKIE"?
An "Internet Cookie" (also known as a "browser cookie", "HTTP cookie", or simply "cookie") is a small file consisting of letters and numbers that will be stored on your computer, mobile device, or other equipment from which you access the Internet. A cookie is installed by a web server's request to a browser (e.g., Internet Explorer, Chrome), and despite being stored on the device (computer, mobile terminal, etc.) used to access web pages, it cannot access other information on that device and cannot contain software programs, viruses, or spyware.
The cookie stores important information that enhances the browsing experience on the Internet (e.g., language settings for accessing a website, keeping a user logged into a webmail account, retaining products in a shopping cart); it enables the recognition of the user's terminal and presents content tailored to their preferences.
In most cases, cookies do not process personal data when used and do not identify users of web pages. A cookie consists of two parts: the name and the content or value of the cookie.
Cookies ensure a pleasant browsing experience for the user and support Phonetastic's efforts to provide comfortable user services, such as online privacy preferences, shopping cart functionalities, or relevant advertising. Cookies are used to prepare aggregated anonymous statistics that help us understand how users benefit from our web pages, allowing us to improve their structure and content.
WHAT ARE THE MAIN CATEGORIES OF COOKIES?
From the perspective of their duration, there are two categories of cookies:
- Session cookies: These are temporarily stored in the web browser's cookie folder so that it can remember them until the user leaves the website or closes the browser window.
- Persistent cookies: These types of cookies are stored on the hard drive of the device used to access a website and are not deleted when the browsing session is closed. They are retained and reused each time the user returns to that website, but they can be manually deleted at any time by the user, and they also have predefined validity periods.
From the perspective of the operator who places cookies, there are:
- First-party cookies: Placed by the owner of the visited website.
- Third-party cookies: Placed by the operator of a website other than the one visited. These third parties must also comply with current laws and the privacy policies of the website owner on which they place cookies. Details regarding the types and descriptions of all known types of cookies can be found by following this link: https://cookiepedia.co.uk.
From the perspective of the purposes for which cookies are placed, there are usually the following categories of cookies: strictly necessary, for measurement, for website performance analysis and improvement, and for promotion (targeting and advertising).
WHAT TYPES OF COOKIES ARE USED BY THE WEBSITE www.b2b.phonetastic.ro
Websites owned by Phonetastic use both session and persistent cookies, as well as first-party and third-party cookies.
A visit to these websites may place the following types of cookies, for the following purposes:
- Performance analysis of the website;
- Visitor analysis;
- Recording;
- Advertising;
- Cookies from advertising providers.
Examples of the utility of cookies (which do not require user authentication through an account):
Content and services tailored to user preferences – categories of products and services;
- Offers tailored to user interests;
- Retention of login details (username and password);
- Retention of child protection filters for Internet content (family mode options, safe search functions);
- Limitation of advertising frequency – limiting the number of times an ad is displayed to a specific user on a site;
- Provision of relevant advertising to the user;
- Measurement, optimization, and analysis – confirmation of a certain level of traffic on the website, types of content viewed, and how a user reaches the website (e.g., through search engines, direct, from other websites, etc.).
Phonetastic conducts this usage analysis to improve their content for the benefit of the user.
A. Essential Cookies: These cookies are necessary for the functioning of the websites and cannot be disabled in our systems. Visitors (users) can set their browser to block or receive a warning about these cookies, but in this case, certain parts of the website may not function properly. These types of cookies are exempt from the requirement of obtaining consent for their placement.
B. Functional Cookies: These cookies help us provide enhanced functionalities and a personalized experience on the site. If you do not allow access to these cookies, some services may not function properly.
C. Measurement, Analysis, and Performance Cookies: These cookies allow us to count visits to the site and traffic sources so we can measure and improve its performance.
In this way, we can find out which are the most popular pages to discover the products and services that visitors to the site are interested in. All information collected by these cookies is aggregated and therefore anonymous. If you do not allow these cookies, we will not know when a specific IP address visits the website. Using applications such as Google Analytics, we collect anonymous data about visits to the website, such as viewed pages, duration of visit, and entry page.
D. Advertising Cookies: These cookies are set on the site based on agreements we have with our advertising partners (e.g., Social Media pages, Google, etc.). With the help of these cookies, we and our partners can observe and analyze which types of products on our sites a visitor has shown interest in. During a subsequent visit, we may display advertising to the visitor based on the product they have shown interest in. This type of promotion is called targeted advertising. If you do not allow advertising cookies, it does not mean that you will not receive any advertising on other pages, but rather that the ads displayed to you will be less relevant as an internet user. If you want to learn more about how cookies work in relation to online advertising, please visit http://www.youronlinechoices.com/ro/.
Examples of the utility of cookies (which do not require user authentication through an account): cookies that, technically, are not mandatory to be stored on the user's terminal, will only be used if the user gives explicit and unequivocal consent for them, by selecting the presented categories.
Generally, an application used to access web pages allows the storage of cookies on the user's terminal by default. These settings can be changed by the user so that automatic cookie management is blocked by the web browser or so that the user is informed each time cookies are sent to their terminal.
Cookies that are not technically necessary to be stored on the user's terminal will only be used if the user gives explicit and unequivocal consent by ticking the presented categories.
The user can withdraw consent at any time by modifying the settings of the browser used. Details on how to change browser settings can be found on the websites of browser developers, under the "Settings" section, outlined below:
Google Chrome:
- Click on the key icon and select "Options" from the list.
- Click on the "Advanced" tab.
- Click on "Content settings" under the Privacy section.
- Choose the settings you desire.
- Click on the X to close.
Mozilla Firefox:
- Select "Tools" from the main toolbar, then choose "Options."
- Click on the "Privacy" tab.
- Choose the settings you desire.
- Click OK to close.
Microsoft Edge/ Internet Explorer:
- Click on the Settings/Tools icon.
- Click on "Internet Options."
- Click on "Privacy" and then choose your options.
- Click "Apply" and then OK to save preferences.
Apple Safari:
- Click on "Preferences" and then "Privacy."
- In the "Block cookies" section, choose your cookie preferences.
- Save preferences.
Opera:
https://help.opera.com/en/latest/web-preferences/
WHAT TYPE OF INFORMATION IS STORED AND ACCESSED THROUGH THE USE OF COOKIES?
In most cases, cookies do not directly identify Internet users but rather the device from which they accessed certain web pages. This data is encrypted in a way that prevents unauthorized access by third parties.
WHEN ARE COOKIES PLACED AND WHAT IS THEIR LIFESPAN?
Generally, applications used to access web pages automatically store cookies on the user's device by default. These settings can be modified by the user so that automatic cookie management is blocked by the web browser, or the user is informed each time cookies are sent to their device.
UPDATES TO THE COOKIE POLICY
Phonetastic may update this Cookie Policy to reflect changes in the various cookies used for operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Please regularly review the cookie policy to ensure you are properly informed about how we use cookies. The date of this policy is updated in the header of this section.
USEFUL LINKS
If you want to learn more about cookies and how they are used, we recommend the following links:
