The website white-collar.ro uses cookies.
The information below is intended to provide you with more details about the placement, use, and management of cookies used by our website.
We use cookies to provide you with a better browsing experience and services tailored to your needs and interests, such as personalizing certain settings, retaining options for various products in the shopping cart—thus enabling shopping cart flexibility. Cookies provide us with valuable feedback on how our website is used, allowing us to make it more efficient and accessible for you. They also allow multimedia or other applications from other websites to be included within a website in order to create a more valuable, useful, and enjoyable browsing experience. Cookies also improve the efficiency of online advertising.
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 is stored on your computer, mobile device, or other equipment used to access the Internet.
A cookie is installed through a request issued by a web server to a browser (e.g. Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome) and is completely passive—it does not contain software programs, viruses, or spyware and cannot access information stored on your hard drive.
A cookie consists of two parts: its name and its content or value. The lifespan of a cookie is determined in advance. Only the web server that sent the cookie can access it again when a user returns to the website associated with that server. Cookies themselves do not request personal data in order to function and, in most cases, do not personally identify internet users.
Types of cookies
There are two main categories of cookies:
- Session cookies – stored temporarily in the browser’s cookie folder until the user exits the website or closes the browser window (e.g. logging in/out of a webmail account or social network).
- Persistent cookies – stored on the hard drive of a computer or device and generally depend on the predefined lifespan of the cookie.
Persistent cookies also include those placed by a website other than the one the user is visiting at the time—known as third-party cookies—which may be used anonymously to remember a user’s interests in order to deliver more relevant advertising.
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 the browser accesses that web server again, it can read the already stored information and respond accordingly.
Cookie lifespan
Cookies are managed by web servers. The lifespan of a cookie may vary significantly depending on its purpose. Some cookies are used only for a single session (session cookies), while others are retained and reused each time you return to our website (persistent cookies). You can delete cookies at any time through your browser settings.
Cookies are NOT viruses
Cookies use plain text formats. They are not composed of executable code and therefore cannot run or self-execute. As a result, they cannot duplicate or replicate themselves across networks. Therefore, they cannot be considered viruses.
However, cookies can be used for negative purposes. Since they store information about users’ preferences and browsing history—both on a specific website and across multiple websites—they can be used as a form of spyware.
Many anti-spyware products are aware of this and regularly flag cookies for deletion during antivirus/antispyware scans. Browsers generally include privacy settings that offer various levels of cookie acceptance, validity duration, and automatic deletion after visiting certain websites.
What information is stored and accessed via cookies?
Cookies store information in small text files that allow a website to recognize a browser. The web server will recognize the browser until the cookie expires or is deleted.
Why are cookies important for the Internet?
Cookies are central to the efficient functioning of the Internet, helping to generate a user-friendly browsing experience tailored to each user’s preferences and interests. Refusing or disabling cookies may make some websites impossible or difficult to use.
Refusing or disabling cookies does not mean you will no longer receive online advertising—it simply means that the advertising will no longer be tailored to your preferences and interests, as reflected by your browsing behavior.
What are third-party cookies?
Certain content sections on the website may be provided by third parties (e.g. a news box, a video, or an advertisement). These third parties may also place cookies via the website—known as third-party cookies—since they are not placed by us.
Third-party providers must comply with applicable laws and our privacy policies.
How cookies are used on our website
On white-collar.ro, we use the following types of cookies:
- Website performance cookies
- Visitor analytics cookies
- Geotargeting cookies
- Registration cookies
- Advertising cookies
These cookies may originate from the following third parties: Google Analytics, Meta Pixel, YouTube.
Performance cookies
These cookies remember your preferences on this website, so you do not need to reset them each time you visit.
Visitor analytics cookies
Each time you visit our website, third-party analytics software generates a user analytics cookie. This cookie tells us whether you have visited the site before. Your browser informs us if this cookie exists; if not, we generate one. This allows us to monitor unique visitors and how often they visit.
As long as you are not registered on the website, this cookie cannot be used to identify you personally and is used solely for statistical purposes. If you are registered, we may also know details you have provided, such as your email address and username—subject to confidentiality and the provisions of our Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy, as well as applicable data protection laws.
Geotargeting cookies
These cookies are used by software that determines the country you are accessing the website from. They are completely anonymous and used solely to target content.
Registration cookies
When you register on our website, we generate a cookie that informs us whether you are registered or not. Our servers use these cookies to display the account you are registered with and whether you have permission for certain services. They also allow us to associate any comments you post with your username.
If you do not select “remember me,” this cookie will be deleted automatically when you close your browser or computer.
Advertising cookies
These cookies allow us to determine whether you have viewed an online advertisement, its type, and how much time has passed since you last saw the advertisement. They are also used to target online advertising.
We may also use third-party cookies for better ad targeting. These cookies are anonymous and store information about viewed content, not users. We also set anonymous cookies through other websites where we advertise, allowing us to recognize you as a visitor if you later visit our website.
Other security aspects related to cookies
Since identity protection is highly valuable and a right of every internet user, it is important to understand potential risks associated with cookies. Because information is constantly transmitted between the browser and the website, if an attacker or unauthorized person intercepts the transmission, cookie information may be intercepted—although this is rare and typically occurs when using unencrypted networks (e.g. unsecured Wi-Fi).
Other cookie-based attacks involve incorrect cookie settings on servers. If a website does not require the browser to use encrypted channels only, attackers may exploit this vulnerability to trick browsers into transmitting information over unsecured channels.
Tips for safe and responsible browsing using cookies
Due to their flexibility and widespread use, cookies are almost unavoidable. Disabling cookies may prevent access to popular websites such as YouTube, Gmail, and others.
Here are some tips to help you browse safely:
- Customize your browser’s cookie settings to reflect your preferred level of security.
- If you are the only user of your device, you may set longer expiration periods for browsing history and personal access data.
- If you share device access, consider setting your browser to delete individual browsing data each time you close it.
- Install and regularly update anti-spyware software.
- Ensure your browser is always up to date, as many cookie-based attacks exploit older browser versions.
How can I disable cookies?
Disabling or refusing cookies may make some websites difficult or impossible to use. Refusing cookies does not mean you will no longer see online advertising—it simply means ads will not be tailored to your interests.
You can configure your browser to refuse cookies or to accept cookies only from specific websites.
All modern browsers offer the ability to change cookie settings, typically found in the “Options” or “Preferences” menu.