Cookie Policy – www.SAMCOM.ro

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Cookie and similar technologies usage policy

1. Cookie and similar technologies usage policy

This policy refers to the cookies and similar technologies used, as applicable, on the website operated by SAMCOM AS SRL, with its registered office at 📌 Strada Principala FN, Sat Roșiori, Com. Răchiți, Jud. Botoșani, with a place of business at 📌 Strada Principala FN, Sat Roșiori, Com. Răchiți, Jud. Botoșani, (hereinafter referred to in this policy as samcom.ro).

Cookies are used for the following purposes:

• for optimal site operation,
• for analyzing site visitor behavior,
• for advertising.

This policy complements samcom.ro's general personal data protection policy, which we encourage you to read. It includes useful additional information, including details about samcom.ro's data protection officer, all purposes for data processing by samcom.ro, your rights, as well as the exceptions and limitations thereof.

Proper protection of personal data is an important objective for SAMCOM AS SRL. We want to be as clear and transparent as possible regarding samcom.ro's approach to this matter. For any questions, please contact us at office@samcom.ro.

2. What are cookies?

A cookie is a small piece of text created in your browser by the website you are visiting. With its help, samcom.ro remembers information about your visit, such as your preferred language and other settings. This can make your next visit easier and the site more useful to you. Cookies play an important role. Without them, using the internet would be a much more frustrating experience.

3. What are cookies used for and how are cookies used by this site?

These files primarily make it possible to recognize the user's terminal and present content in a relevant way, adapted to the user's preferences.

Cookies ensure a pleasant browsing experience for users and support samcom.ro in its efforts to provide services better tailored to users. They are also used to prepare aggregated anonymous statistics that help us understand how a user benefits from our web pages, allowing us to improve their structure and content without allowing the personal identification of the user.

A visit to this site may place the following types of cookies:

• cookies strictly necessary for the website to function
• analytics cookies
• advertising cookies

Strictly necessary cookies and/or similar technologies are essential for the proper functioning of the website and are set on your device when accessing the site or as a result of actions taken on the site, as applicable. You can set your browser to block cookies, but in this case, certain sections of the site will not function correctly.

4. What cookies do we use?

We use three types of cookies: session, persistent, and secure.

• Session cookies – the most common type of cookie. It exists in temporary memory until the web browser is closed. This type of cookie is not harmful because all stored information is deleted when the browsing session ends.

• Persistent cookies – also called tracking cookies. These remain on the user's computer until they are deleted or reach their expiration date. Persistent cookies are used to gather information about the user by recording their activity on samcom.ro, for a certain period of time.

• Secure cookies – an encrypted cookie works only through a secure HTTPS connection. These cookies are used to ensure that the information they contain cannot be intercepted by potential hackers connected to the same network as the user. They contain information about the user and are used primarily by sites where users perform financial transactions. Because they are encrypted, they are much more secure than other types of cookies.

5. Do these cookies or similar technologies request personal data?

Cookies or similar technologies themselves do not require personal information to be used and, in many cases, do not personally identify internet users. However, there are situations where personal data may be collected through the use of cookies to facilitate certain user functionalities or to provide a user experience tailored to their preferences. Such data is encrypted in a way that makes it impossible for unauthorized persons to access it.

What are similar technologies?

There are other technologies that can be used for the same purposes as cookies.

vatradomneasca.ro uses Local Storage on its own server, Facebook Pixel, Google Analytics, and Google Conversion Tracking Pixel as similar technology.

For more information about Facebook's cookie policy click here, and for GOOGLE's cookie policy click here.

The links above do not belong to the samcom.ro site, and samcom.ro is not responsible for their content.

6. Blocking cookies

If you wish to block cookies, some features of the site will be disabled, and this may cause certain malfunctions or errors in using our site. For example, blocking cookies may prevent you from:

• making online purchases or blocking access to certain pages.
• logging into your account on a specific site.

If you agree with these limitations and wish to block cookies, follow the instructions below:

Most browsers are set by default to accept cookies, but you have the option to change the settings to block some or all cookies.

Choose your browser from the list below to display the instructions you need to follow after opening the browser.

Most browsers allow you to refuse to accept cookies – for example:

1. in Internet Explorer (version 10) you can block cookies by overriding the cookie handling settings, available by clicking on "Tools", "Internet Options", "Privacy", then "Advanced";
2. in Firefox (version 24) you can block all cookies by clicking on "Tools", "Options", "Privacy", selecting "Use custom settings for history" from the drop-down menu and unchecking "Accept cookies from sites"; and
3. in Chrome (version 29), you can block all cookies by accessing the "Customize and control" menu, clicking on "Settings", "Show advanced settings" and "Content settings", then selecting "Block sites from setting any data" under the "Cookies" section.

7. Managing your preferences regarding the placement of cookies and deleting them

In general, an application used to access web pages allows cookies and/or similar technologies to be saved on the terminal by default. These are stored for periods of up to 180 days, after which they will be deleted. 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 their terminal.

Detailed information about the possibilities and ways of managing cookies can be found in the settings area of the application (web browser). Restricting the use of cookies may affect certain functionalities of the website. Follow the example below:

You can delete cookies already stored on your computer – for example:

1. In Internet Explorer (version 10), you must manually delete cookie files (you can find instructions on how to do this at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/278835 );
2. In Firefox (version 24), you can delete cookies by clicking on "Tools," "Options," and "Privacy," then selecting "Use custom settings for history," clicking on "Show Cookies," and then on "Remove All Cookies"; and
3. In Chrome (version 29), you can delete all cookies by accessing the "Customize and control" menu, clicking on "Settings," "Show advanced settings," and "Clear browsing data," then selecting "Delete cookies and other site and plug-in data" and clicking "Clear browsing data."

8. Why are cookies and/or similar technologies important for the Internet?

Cookies and/or similar technologies are central to the efficient functioning of the Internet, helping to generate a browsing experience that is friendly and adapted to the preferences and interests of each user. Refusing or disabling cookies may make some sites or parts of sites impossible to use.

Process cookies, for example, help samcom.ro function and provide the services expected by the visitor, such as navigating certain web pages or accessing secure areas of the samcom.ro site. Without these cookies, the website cannot function properly.

Disabling cookies does not mean you will no longer receive online advertising, in accordance with the law – it only means that it will no longer be able to take into account your preferences and interests, as highlighted by your browsing behavior.

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

• Remembering user passwords for faster access to their accounts.
• Content and services adapted to the user's interests and preferences – product and service categories.
• Retaining parental control filters regarding Internet content (family mode options, safe search functions).
• Limiting ad frequency – capping the number of times a specific ad is displayed to a user on a site.
• Providing advertising that is relevant to the user.
• Measuring, optimizing, and adapting analytics features – such as measuring and confirming a certain level of traffic on a website, what type of content is viewed, and how a user arrives at a website (e.g., via social media, search engines, directly, from other referring websites, etc.). Websites conduct these analyses regarding their usage to improve their services for the benefit of their users.

9. Security and privacy aspects

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

Other security and privacy aspects related to cookies:

• Customizing your browser's cookie settings to reflect a level of cookie security that you are comfortable with.
• If you share your computer, you may want to consider setting your browser to delete individual browsing data each time you close it, or by using "incognito" or "private browsing" mode. You can browse in incognito mode when you do not want your website visits or downloads to be recorded in your browsing and download history. Cookies created in incognito (private browsing) mode are deleted after you close all incognito (private browsing) windows. This is one way to access sites that place cookies while ensuring any visit information is cleared when you end your browsing session.
• If you are the only person using your computer, phone, or tablet, you can set long expiration times for storing your browsing history and personal access data, if you wish.

Please be aware that blocking all cookies will have a negative impact on the usability of the samcom.ro website. If you block cookies, you will not be able to use all the features on our website.

10. Additional useful information

If you would like to learn more about cookies and what they are used for, we recommend the following links:

• Microsoft Cookies guide
• All About Cookies
• http://www.youronlinechoices.com/ro/

The links above do not belong to the samcom.ro site, and samcom.ro is not responsible for their content.

If you still have concerns about how we use cookies on our site, please contact us at office@samcom.ro.

II. PRIVACY POLICY

A. Introduction

1. The privacy of our website visitors is very important to us, and we are committed to protecting it. This policy explains what we will do with your personal information.
2. By consenting to the use of cookies in accordance with the terms of this policy when you first visit our website, you allow us to use cookies every time you visit our website.

B. Credit
This document was created using a template from SEQ Legal (seqlegal.com) and modified by Website Planet (www.websiteplanet.com)

C. Collection of personal information

The following types of personal information may be collected, stored, and used:

1. information about your computer, including your IP address, geographical location, browser type and version, and operating system;
2. information about your visits to and use of this website, including the referral source, duration of visit, page views, and website navigation paths;
3. information such as your email address, which you provide when registering on our website;
4. the information you provide when creating a profile on our website – for example, your name, profile pictures, gender, date of birth, marital status, interests and hobbies, academic details, and occupation details;
5. information such as your name and email address that you enter to set up subscriptions to our emails and/or newsletters;
6. information that you enter while using the services on our website;
7. information that is generated while using our website, including when, how often, and under what circumstances you use it;
8. information relating to any purchases you make, services you use, or transactions you conduct through our website, which may include your name, address, telephone number, email address, and bank card details;
9. information that you post to our website for publication on the internet, which may include your user name, profile pictures, and the content of your posts;
10. information contained in any communications you send to us by email or through our website, including communication content and metadata;
11. any other personal information that you send to us.

Before you disclose the personal information of another person, you must obtain that person's consent to both the disclosure and the processing of personal information in accordance with this policy.

D. Use of your personal information

Personal information submitted through our website will be used for the purposes specified in this policy or on the relevant pages of the website. We may use your personal information to:

1. administering our website and business;
2. personalizing our website for you;
3. enabling your use of the services available on our website;
4. supplying goods purchased through our website;
5. supplying services purchased through our website;
6. sending you statements, invoices and payment reminders to you, and collecting payments from you;
7. sending you non-marketing commercial communications;
8. sending you email notifications that you have specifically requested;
9. sending you our email newsletter, if you have requested it (you can inform us at any time if you no longer require the newsletter);
10. sending you marketing communications relating to our business or the businesses of carefully selected third parties which we think may be of interest to you, by post or, where you have specifically agreed to this, by email or similar technology (you can inform us at any time if you no longer require marketing communications);
11. providing third parties with statistical information about our users (but those third parties will not be able to identify any individual user from that information);
12. dealing with inquiries and complaints made by or about you relating to our website;
13. keeping our website secure and preventing fraud;
14. verifying compliance with the terms and conditions governing the use of our website (including monitoring private messages sent through our private messaging service); and
15. other uses.

If you submit personal information for publication on our website, we will publish and otherwise use that information in accordance with the license you grant to us.

Privacy settings can be used to limit the publication of your information on our website and can be adjusted using privacy controls on the website.

We will not, without your express consent, supply your personal information to any third party for the purpose of their or any other third party's direct marketing.

E. Disclosure of personal information

We may disclose your personal information to any of our employees, officers, insurers, professional advisers, agents, suppliers or subcontractors as reasonably necessary for the purposes set out in this policy.

We may disclose your personal information to any member of our group of companies (this includes our subsidiaries, our ultimate holding company and all its subsidiaries) as reasonably necessary for the purposes set out in this policy.

We may disclose your personal information:

1. to the extent that we are required to do so by law;
2. in connection with any ongoing or prospective legal proceedings;
3. to establish, exercise, or defend our legal rights (including providing information to others for the purposes of fraud prevention and reducing credit risk);
4. to the purchaser (or prospective purchaser) of any business or asset that we are (or are contemplating) selling; and
5. to any person who we reasonably believe may apply to a court or other competent authority for disclosure of that personal information where, in our reasonable opinion, such court or authority would be reasonably likely to order disclosure of that personal information.

Except as provided in this policy, we will not provide your personal information to third parties.

F. International data transfers

1. The information we collect may be stored, processed in, and transferred between any of the countries in which we operate in order to enable us to use the information in accordance with this policy.
2. The information we collect may be transferred to the following countries which do not have data protection laws equivalent to those in force in the European Economic Area: the United States of America, Russia, Japan, China, and India.
3. Personal information that you publish on our website or submit for publication on our website may be available, via the internet, around the world. We cannot prevent the use or misuse of such information by others.
4. You expressly agree to the transfers of personal information described in this Section (F).

G. Retention of personal information

1. 1. This Section G sets out our data retention policies and procedures, which are designed to help ensure that we comply with our legal obligations in relation to the retention and deletion of personal information.
2. Personal information that we process for any purpose or purposes shall not be kept for longer than is necessary for that purpose or those purposes.
3. 3. Without prejudice to Article G-2, we usually delete personal data that falls into the categories set out below at the date/time set out below:

1. personal information will be deleted every day at 00:00; and
2. Monthly, on the last day of the respective month.

1. Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Section G, we will retain documents (including electronic documents) containing personal data:

1. to the extent that we are required to do so by law;
2. if we believe that the documents may be relevant to any ongoing or prospective legal proceedings; and
3. to establish, exercise, or defend our legal rights (including providing information to others for the purposes of fraud prevention and reducing credit risk);

H. Security of your personal information

1. We will take reasonable technical and organizational precautions to prevent the loss, misuse, or alteration of your personal information.
2. We will store all the personal information you provide on our secure (password- and firewall-protected) servers.
3. All electronic financial transactions entered into through our website will be protected by encryption technology.
4. You acknowledge that the transmission of information over the internet is inherently insecure, and we cannot guarantee the security of data sent over the internet.
5. You are responsible for keeping the password you use for accessing our website confidential; we will never ask you for your password (except when you log in to our website).

I. Amendments

We reserve the right to update this policy from time to time by publishing a new version on our website. You should check this page occasionally to ensure you understand any changes to this policy. We may notify you of changes to this policy by email or through the private messaging system on our website.

J. Your rights

You may instruct us to provide you with any personal information we hold about you; provision of such information will be subject to the following terms:

1. Free of charge; and
2. providing sufficient evidence of your identity (for this purpose, we usually accept a notarized photocopy of your passport plus an original copy of a utility bill showing your current address).

We may retain personal information that you request to the extent permitted by law.

You may instruct us at any time not to process your personal information for marketing purposes.

In practice, you will usually either expressly agree in advance to our use of your personal information for marketing purposes, or we will provide you with an opportunity to opt out of the use of your personal information for marketing purposes.

K. Third-party websites

Our website includes hyperlinks to, and details of, third-party websites. We have no control over, and are not responsible for, the privacy policies and practices of third parties.

L. Updating information

If you would like to update any personal information we hold about you, you may email us at office@samcom.ro

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