Cookie policy

Cookies policy

This policy refers to cookies and similar technologies used on the web pages operated by SC Total Plus SRL with registered office in Sibiu, Str. Frezorlor, No. 5 (hereinafter referred to as totalplus.ro).

Cookies are used for the following purposes:
– website operation,
– analyzing the behavior of website visitors,
– for advertising.

This policy is supplemented with the totalplus.ro policy regarding personal data protection generally that you can find here and with Terms and Conditions site you can find them here  which we encourage you to read, including additional useful information, including regarding the totalplus.ro person responsible for the protection of personal data, all the purposes of data processing by totalplus.ro, your rights, as well as their exceptions and limits, etc.

Appropriate protection of personal data is an important objective for totalplus.ro. Our desire is to be as clear and transparent as possible regarding totalplus.ro’s approach in the matter. For any question, please contact us at gdpr@totalplus.ro

What are Cookies
The cookie is a small file, consisting of letters and numbers, which will be stored on the computer, mobile terminal or other equipment of a user from which the Internet is accessed. The cookie is installed by the request issued by the user’s browser (eg: Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge, Internet Explorer, etc.), to the servers of totalplus.ro or of a third party.

What are Cookies used for?
These files make it possible to recognize the user’s terminal and present the content in a relevant way, adapted to the user’s preferences. Cookies provide users with a pleasant browsing experience and support totalplus.ro’s efforts to provide comfortable services to users: eg: – online privacy preferences, shopping cart retention or relevant advertising. They are also used in the preparation of aggregate anonymous statistics that help us understand how a user benefits from our web pages, allowing us to improve their structure and content, excluding the personal identification of the user.

What cookies we use
We use two types of Cookies: per session and fixed. Session cookies are temporary files that remain in the user’s terminal until the end of the session or the closing of the application (web browser). The files for the fixed cookies remain on the user’s terminal for a period determined in the Cookie parameters or until they are manually deleted by the user.

How Cookies are used by this site
A visit to this site may place the following types of cookies:

  • Cookies strictly necessary for the operation of the site
  • Analysis and performance cookies
  • Cookies for advertising

Strictly necessary cookies and/or similar technologies are essential for the proper functioning of the site, being set on your device when accessing the site or following actions performed on the site, as the case may be. You can set your browser to block cookies, but in this case certain sections of the website will not work properly. The other categores of cookies have the role indicated in the “Links and Additional Useful Information” section.

They contain personal data cookies
Cookies themselves do not require personal information to be used and, in most cases, do not personally identify Internet users. Personal data collected through the use of Cookies can only be collected to facilitate certain functionalities for the user. Such data is encrypted in a way that makes it impossible for unauthorzed persons to access it.

What are similar technologies
There are other technologies that can be used for the same purposes as cookies. Ex: Local Storage.

Deleting Cookies
In general, an application used to access web pages allows Cookies to be saved on the terminal by default. These settings can be changed so that the automatic management of Cookies is blocked by the web browser or the user is informed each time Cookies are sent to his terminal. Detailed information about the possibilities and ways of managing Cookies can be found in the settings area of ​​the application (web browser). Limiting the use of Cookies may affect certain functionalities of the web page.

Why Cookies are important to the Internet
Cookies represent the central point of the efficient functioning of the Internet, helping to generate a friendly browsing experience adapted to the preferences and interests of each user. Refusing or disabling cookies may make some sites unusable.

Rejecting or deactivating 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 your browsing behavior.

Examples of important uses of cookies (which do not require the authentication of a user through an account):

  • Content and services adapted to user preferences – categores of products and services.
  • Offers adapted to the interests of users – retention of passwords.
  • Retention of child protection filters regarding Internet content (family mode options, safe search functions).
  • Advertising frequency limitation – limiting the number of times an advertisement is displayed for a specific user on a site.
  • Providing more relevant advertising to the user.
  • 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 arrives at a website (eg: through search engines, directly, from other websites, etc.). The websites carry out these analyzes of their use in order to improve the sites for the benefit of the users.

Security and privacy issues
Cookies are NOT viruses! They use plain text formats. They are not made up of pieces of code so they cannot be executed or auto-run. Consequently, they cannot be duplicated or replicated to other networks to run or replicate again. Since they cannot perform these functions, they cannot be considered viruses.

Cookies can still be used for negative purposes. Because they store information about users’ preferences and browsing history, both on a particular site and across multiple sites, cookies can be used as a form of Spyware. Many anti-spyware products are aware of this fact and constantly mark cookies for deletion during anti-virus/anti-spyware deletion/scanning procedures.

In general, browsers have integrated privacy settings that provide different levels of cookie acceptance, validity period and automatic deletion after the user has visited a certain site.

Other security aspects related to cookies:

  • Since identity protection is very valuable and represents the right of every Internet user, it is advisable to know what possible problems cookies can create. Because through them information is constantly transmitted in both directions between the browser and the website, if an attacker or unauthorzed person intervenes during the data transmission, 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 (eg an unsecured WiFi network).
  • Other cookie-based attacks involve missetting cookies on servers. If a website does not require the browser to use only encrypted channels, attackers can use this vulnerability to trick browsers into sending information over unsecured channels. The attackers then use the information to gain unauthorzed access to certain websites. It is very important to be careful in choosing the most suitable method of personal information protection.

Tips for a 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 unavoidable. Deactivating cookies will not allow the user access to the most widespread and used sites including Youtube, Gmail, Yahoo and others.

Here are some tips that can ensure that you surf without worries but with the help of cookies:

  • Customize your browser cookie settings to reflect a comfortable level of cookie security for you.
    If you don’t mind cookies and you are the only person using the computer, you can set long expiration periods for storng browsing history and personal access data.
  • If you share computer access, you may consider setting your browser to delete individual browsing data each time you close the browser. This is a variant to access the sites that place cookies and to delete any visit information when the browsing session is closed.
  • Install and constantly update your antispyware applications.
    Many spyware detection and prevention applications include detection of site attacks. Thus, it prevents the browser from accessing websites that could exploit browser vulnerabilities or download dangerous software.
  • Make sure your browser is always up to date.
    Many of the cookie-based attacks are carried out by exploiting the weak points of old versions of browsers.

Cookies are everywhere and cannot be avoided if you want to enjoy access to the best and biggest sites on the Internet – local or international. With a clear understanding of how they work and the benefits they bring, you can take the necessary security measures so that you can surf the Internet with confidence.

Disabling and refusing to receive cookies may make certain websites impractical or difficult to visit and use. Also, refusing to accept cookies does not mean that you will no longer receive/see online advertising.

It is possible to set the browser so that these cookies are no longer accepted, or you can set the browser to accept cookies from a specific site. But, for example, if you are not registered using cookies, you will not be able to leave comments.

All modern browsers offer the possibility to change cookie settings. These settings are usually foundin “options” or in the “preferences” menu of the browser used.

To understand these settings, the following links may be useful, otherwise you can use the “help” option of the browser for more details.

For the settings of cookies generated by third parties, you can also consult the website:

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