1. Introduction
This Cookie Policy applies to all users of the anfaengineering.com website. The information presented below aims to inform the users of this website about the placement, use and administration of cookies by Anfaengineering SRL in the context of users browsing this website.
This website uses both its own and third-party cookies to provide visitors with a much better browsing experience and services tailored to everyone’s needs and interests.
In accordance with the EU Directive, in force since May 26, 2012 and with the provisions of Law no. 506 of November 17, 2004 on the processing of personal data and the protection of privacy in the electronic communications sector, all website visitors are required to consent before sending cookies to their computers.
2. What are cookies?
We use the term „cookie” to refer to cookies and similar technologies through which information can be collected automatically.
An „Internet Cookie” (term also known as „browser cookie” or „HTTP cookie” or „cookie”) is a small file, consisting of letters and numbers, which will be stored on your computer, mobile terminal or other equipment of a user through which the Internet is accessed.
Cookies are installed by request issued by a web server to a browser (for example: Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome). Cookies once installed have a determined lifespan, remaining “pasive”, 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:
- cookie’s name;
- 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 website associated with that web server.
3. The purpose and use of cookies on this site
Cookies are used to provide users of this website with a better browsing experience and services tailored to the needs and interests of each user, specifically for:
- improving the use of this website, including by identifying any errors that occur during its visit / use by users;
- providing anonymous statistics on how this website is used to Anfaengineering SRL, as the owner of this website;
- anticipation of possible goods that will be made available to users in the future through this website, depending on the services / products accessed.
Based on the feedback sent through cookies regarding the way in which this website is used, Anfaengineering SRL can adopt measures to make this website more efficient and more accessible for users. Thus, the use of cookies allows the storage of certain settings / preferences set by the users of this website, such as the currency in which certain prices or rates are expressed.
www.anfaengineering.com does not use cookies to collect, process, disseminate or record personal data.
4. What is the lifetime of cookies?
The lifetime of cookies can vary significantly, depending on the purpose for which a cookie is placed. There are the following categories of cookies that also determine their lifespan:
- Session cookies – cookies automatically deleted when the user closes their browser.
- Persistent or fixed cookies – cookies that remain stored in the user’s terminal until they reach a certain expiration date (which can be of the order of a few minutes, days or several years in the future) or until they are deleted by the user at any time via browser settings.
5. What are cookies placed by third parties?
Certain sections of content on the website may be provided through third parties, ie not by Anfaengineering SRL, in which case these cookies are called cookies placed by third parties („third party cookies”).
Third party providers of cookies must also comply with the rules on data protection and the Privacy Policy available on this website. These cookies may come from the following third parties: Google Analytics, Google Adwords, Facebook, etc.
6. What cookies are used through this website?
By using / visiting the website, the following cookies can be placed:
- Website performance cookies
This type of cookie stores the user’s preferences for this website, so that a new setting of preferences in the event of a subsequent visit to the website is no longer necessary.
- User analysis cookies
These cookies inform us if a certain user of our page has visited / used this website before and displays his browsing preferences so that we can improve his browsing experience. These cookies are used only for statistical purposes.
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For more information, you can view the Google Analytics and Hotjar policies below:
- Google Analytics privacy policy and cookies policy .
- Hotjar privacy policy and cookies policy .
7. What type of information is stored and accessed through cookies?
Cookies store information in a small text file, which allows a website to recognize a browser. The web server will recognize the browser until the cookie expires or is deleted. The cookie stores important information that enhances your Internet browsing experience, such as:
- the settings of the language in which you want to access a site;
- keeping a user logged in to the account;
- keeping products in the shopping cart.
8. Customizing the browser settings regarding cookies
If the use of cookies is not annoying and the computer or technical equipment used for browsing this website is used only by you, long expiration dates may be set for storing your browsing history.
If the computer or technical equipment used to browse this website is used by more than one person, the setting for deleting individual browsing data each time the browser is closed may be considered.
9. 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, nor can they run automatically. As a result, they cannot be duplicated or replicated on other networks to run or replicate. Because they cannot perform these functions, they cannot be considered viruses. Cookies may, however, be used for negative purposes. Because they store information about users preferences and browsing history, both on a particular website and on other websites, cookies can be used as a form of Spyware. Many anti-spyware products are aware of this and constantly mark cookies to be deleted during anti-virus / anti-spyware deletion / scanning procedures. In general, browsers have integrated privacy settings, which provide different levels of acceptance of cookies, validity period and automatic deletion after the user has visited a particular site.
Because identity protection is very valuable and represents the right of every Internet user, it is advisable to know what possible problems cookies can create. Due to the fact that through them information is constantly transmitted, in both directions (information between the browser and the website) if an attacker or unauthorized person intervenes during the transmission of data, the information contained in the cookie may be intercepted. Although very rare, this can happen if the browser connects to the server using an unencrypted network (for example: an unsecured WiFi network).
Other cookie-based attacks involve incorrect settings of cookies on webservers. If a website does not require the browser to use only encrypted channels, attackers can use this vulnerability to trick browsers into sending information through these unsecured channels. Attackers then use the information in order to gain unauthorized access to certain sites.
It is very important that users should be careful in choosing the most appropriate method of personal information protection.
10. How can cookies be stopped?
Disabling and refusing to receive cookies can make this 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. However, refusing or disabling cookies does not mean that you will no longer receive online advertising, but only that it will not be adapted to your preferences and interests, highlighted by the browsing behavior.
In order to understand these settings, the following links may be helpful:
For additional information on how cookies are used through this website, please contact us through the e-mail address: office@anfaengineering.com.