POLICY REGARDING THE USE OF COOKIES MODULES
1.
INTRODUCTION
The website https://loop-mania.com (“Website”) is owned and managed by LOOPMANIA S.R.L., a limited liability company, incorporated
and functioning according to Romanian laws, headquartered in Baia Mare City, 6 Tâmplarilor Street, ap. 3, Maramureș
County, registered with the Maramureș Trade Registry under no. J24/1813/2019, tax identification code 41738782, sole identification number at the European
Level (EUID) ROONRC.J24/1813/2019, e-mail
address loopmaniasrl@gmail.com,
telephone number 0773742969,
represented by Edith-Maria Farcas, in her
capacity as Director (hereinafter referred to as “LOOPMANIA” or “Us”).
This policy regarding the use of cookies modules ("Cookie Policy")
applies to all users of the Website. The information presented below is
intended to inform users of the Website about the placement, use and management
of cookies on the Website.
LOOPMANIA uses cookies in order to ensure the
optimal functioning of the Website and to optimize its content, as well as for
traffic analysis and advertising purposes.
By checking the “Accept” box at the bottom of
the Website pages you agree to this Cookie Policy.
2.
WHAT
ARE COOKIES AND WHAT IS THEIR USEFULNESS?
We use the term "cookies" to refer
to cookies and similar technologies through which information can be collected
automatically. Cookies are text files, controlled by your internet browser. An
"Internet Cookie" (also known as a "browser cookie" or
"HTTP cookie" or "cookie") is a small file consisting of
letters and numbers that will be stored on your computer, mobile terminal or
other equipment of a user through which the Website is accessed. Cookies are
installed by request from a web server to a browser (for example, Chrome,
Internet Explorer).
When accessing the Website, it will ask the
internet browser to store cookies in the memory of the computer, mobile
terminal or other equipment. The information in cookies generates the retention
of certain settings/actions between two distinct sessions, thus increasing the
speed of loading pages on subsequent visits. These files may look like
"bookmarks" that indicate where you last stayed when you visited the
Website. They can also be seen as identifiers that announce the Website every
time you return to https://loop-mania.com.
There are situations in which the IP address
from which the Website is accessed or that of the reference site can be
retained, if applicable. Cookies allow the Website to provide personalized
information and advertisements relevant to the user and will not be sold, transfered or rented to a third party. Such ads may appear
on the Google Display and Google Search network websites. Cookies improve
upload speed and browsing experience. For example, they take into account your
preferences when browsing a website, such as the language in which you want the
content to be displayed.
Cookies are not dangerous. The computer stores
them in its memory, but they cannot access or read information stored on the
computer. You can extend or limit the use of cookies in the browser you use to
browse the Internet.
These files are also used to prepare anonymous
statistics that help us understand how visitors generally interact with the
pages of the Website. For analysis, the Website uses the Google Analytics
service, which uses cookies. In this case, the files save information about the
use of the Website, the number of pages displayed, the sources from which
visitors come and the number of visits. The goal is to improve the Website so
that it offers better services and experiences to visitors.
Once installed, cookies have a determined
lifespan, remaining "passive", in the sense that they do not contain
software, viruses or spyware and will not access the information on the hard
driver of the user on whose equipment they were installed.
A cookie consists of two parts:
a)
the name
of the cookie; and
b)
the
content or value of the cookie.
From a technical point of view, only the web
server that sent the cookie can access it again when a user returns to the
Internet page associated with that web server.
Cookies themselves do not require personal
data in order to be used and, in most cases, the information collected through
them is not likely to lead to the identification of Internet users. However,
cookies can be used to capture information such as IP address, geo-location
data, data on the operating system, the resolution of the device used, data on
visits to the website (including the number of visits, time spent on the
Website, the way the Website was accessed, behavior on the Website).
3.
HOW
LONG ARE COOKIES STORED?
Depending on their lifetime, cookies can be
classified into:
a)
session
cookies - have a temporary storage duration, limited only to the duration of
the session in which a certain visitor accesses the Website. At the time of
closing the session or the browser, all stored information is deleted.
b)
persistent/permanent
cookies - are stored in the device used by the visitor for a period of time
(longer than the duration of the session) and are not deleted at the time of
closing the session or the browser, but at the expiration of that duration.
You can delete all these categories of
cookies, at any time, through the settings in the browser you use for browsing.
4.
FOR
WHAT PURPOSES ARE COOKIES USED THROUGH THE WEBSITE?
Cookies are used to provide users of the
Website with a better browsing experience and services tailored to the needs
and interests of each user, namely for:
a)
retention
of certain settings made by the user/preferences set by the users of the
Website (for example, the language in which the Website is viewed) - cookies
for the analysis of visitors and cookies for advertising:
Each time a user visits the Website, the
Analytics software provided by a third party generates a user analysis cookie.
This cookie tells us if you have visited the Website before. The browser will
tell us if you have this cookie, and if not, we will generate one. It allows
monitoring the unique users who visit us and how often they do it.
As long as you are not registered on the
Website, this cookie cannot be used to identify individuals, they are only used
for statistical purposes.
Usually, the information about the categories
that define the range of interested users is not personal data, but the profile
that is created about visitors is based on the data collected through
advertising profiling cookies, falls into the category of personal data. How
these cookies are placed by services controlled by us results in the fact that
the profiling through these cookies is performed by us, as a data controller.
You may choose not to be profiled by Google for advertising purposes at https://www.google.com/settings/ads
Advertising cookies allow us to find out
whether or not you have viewed an online advertisement, what its type is and
how long it has been since you saw the advertising message.
We also use these cookies to target online
advertising. We may also use third-party cookies for better advertising
targeting, for example to show holiday advertisements, if the user has recently
visited a holiday article on the Website. These cookies are anonymous, they
store information about the content viewed, not about users.
We also set anonymous cookies through other
sites on which we advertise. By receiving them, we can use them to recognize
you as a visitor to that site if you later visit the Website, we will be able
to deliver advertising based on this information.
At the same time, you can find advertising on
the Website belonging to third parties - cookies of advertising providers. Some
of these parties use their own anonymous cookies to analyze how many people
have been exposed to an advertisement or to see how many people have been
exposed to the same advertisement several times.
The companies that generate these cookies have
their own privacy policies, and the Website does not have access to read or
write these cookies. Those third-party cookies may be used to show you the advertising
on other sites as well, based on your browsing of the Website.
b)
improving
the use of the Website, including by identifying any errors that occur during
its visit/use by users - performance cookies:
This type
of cookie retains the user's preferences on the Website, so there is no need to
set them each time you visit the Website. Examples: video player volume
settings, video streaming speed that the browser is compatible with.
c)
providing
anonymous statistics on how the Website is used to LOOPMANIA, as the owner of
the Website.
Based on the feedback sent through cookies
regarding the way the Website is used, LOOPMANIA may take measures to make the
Website more efficient and accessible to users.
LOOPMANIA does not transfer information
obtained through the use of cookies outside the European Union/European
Economic Area.
5.
WHAT
TYPES OF COOKIES ARE SET ON THE WEBSITE?
5.1.
Login
cookies
We use cookies when you are logged in so that
we can remember this. This prevents you from logging in every time you visit a
new page. These cookies are usually deleted or deleted when you log out, to ensure
that you can only access restricted functions and areas when you are logged in.
5.2.
Form
cookies
When you send data through a form such as
those found on contact pages or comment forms, cookies may be set to remind you
of your user details for future correspondence.
5.3.
Website
preference cookies
In order to offer you a great experience on
the Website, we offer the functionality to set your preferences for how the
Website runs when you use it. To remind us of your preferences, we need to set
cookies so that this information can be invoked whenever you interact with a
page that is affected by your preferences.
5.4.
Cookies
placed by third parties
In some special cases, we also use cookies
provided by trusted third parties. From time to time we test new features and make
subtle changes to the way the Website is delivered. When we are still testing
new features, these cookies may be used to ensure that you receive a consistent
experience while on the Website, while ensuring that optimizations are most
appreciated by our users.
On some pages, third parties may set their own
anonymous cookies in order to track the success of an application or to
customize an application. Due to the use of the Website, the Website cannot
access these cookies, just as third parties cannot access the cookies held by
this Website.
For example, when you distribute an article
using the social media button on the Website, that social network will record
your activity.
These cookies may come from the following
third parties: Google Remarketing, Google AdWords, Google Analytics, Facebook.
6.
WHAT
COOKIES ARE USED THROUGH THE WEBSITE?
By using/visiting the Website, the following
cookies can be placed:
Name: _gat
Purpose: To optimize the page response
Duration: 1 minute
Developer: Google
Name: _ga
Purpose: To identify users for statistical
purposes
Duration: 24 months
Developer: Google
Name: _gid
Purpose: To identify users for statistical
purposes
Duration: 24 hours
Developer: Google
Name: NID
Purpose: Storing user preferences on the
browser (e.g. language)
Duration: 6 weeks
Developer: Google
Name: pll_language
Purpose: Storing user preferences on the
browser (e.g. language)
Duration: 12 months
Developer: Polylang
7.
HOW
CAN COOKIES BE CONTROLLED/BLOCKED?
Our partners will not collect personal
information such as name, email address, postal address or telephone number. If
you do not agree with the use of cookies by Google or our advertising partners,
please email us at loopmaniasrl@gmail.com and you will receive the necessary
instructions for disabling.
Disabling and refusing to receive cookies can
make the Website difficult to visit, leading to limitations in its use.
Users can configure their browser to reject
cookies or to accept cookies from a specific website.
All modern browsers offer the ability to
change cookie settings. These settings can be accessed, as a rule, in the
"options" section or in the "preferences" menu of your
browser.
For details, the following links may be
useful:
Cookie settings in Internet Explorer
https://support.microsoft.com/ro-ro/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies#
Cookie settings in Chrome
https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=ro&hlrm=ro
Cookie settings in Safari
https://support.apple.com/ro-ro/guide/safari/sfri11471/mac
By continuing to use the Website without
changing the settings, you agree to the use of cookies as described above.
However, if you change the settings, you may need to set some preferences
manually each time you visit the Website. Some services or options may also not
work.
For any additional questions regarding the way
cookies are used through the Website, please contact LOOPMANIA at the e-mail
address: loopmaniasrl@gmail.com.