Cookie Policy

1. Introduction
This Cookie Policy applies to all users of the website www.rrg.ro.
The information provided below aims to inform users of this website about the placement, use, and management of cookies in the context of navigating this website.

2. What are cookies?
We use the term “cookies” to refer to cookies and similar technologies that can automatically collect information.
An “Internet Cookie” (also known as a “browser cookie,” “HTTP cookie,” or simply “cookie”) is a small file consisting of letters and numbers that will be stored on the computer, mobile device, or other equipment of a user through which the internet is accessed.
Some cookies are very useful because they can improve the user experience when revisiting the respective web page. Provided you use the same device and browser as before, cookies remember your preferences, communicate how you use a page, and adapt the displayed offers to your personal needs and interests. Most of the cookies we use are automatically deleted from your hard drive after your browser session ends. Additionally, we use cookies that remain on your hard drive even after the session ends. This primarily aims to improve the user experience during subsequent visits to the website by tailoring the page to your personal needs and optimizing loading times.
Cookies are installed by a request issued by a web server to a browser (e.g., Edge, Firefox, Chrome). Once installed, cookies have a determined lifespan, remaining “passive,” meaning they do not contain software programs, viruses, or spyware and cannot access information on the user’s device where they were installed.
A cookie consists of two parts:

• the name of the cookie; and
• the content or value of the cookie.

From a technical perspective, only the web server that sent the cookie can access it again when a user returns to the website associated with that web server.
We use the term “cookies” to refer to cookies and similar technologies that can automatically collect information.

3. What are cookies used for on this website?

We use cookies to personalize our content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyse the traffic on our website. We also share information about your use of our site with our social media, advertising and analytics partners who may combine it with other information that you have provided to them or they have collected from your use of their services.We have categorized our cookies into the following categories to better understand why we need them:

3.1. Strictly necessary – These are used to improve the efficiency of our website. They are only stored for the current browser session on your computer. Without these strictly necessary cookies, the website will not function as well as we would like, and it may be impossible to provide the website or certain services or functions you request. Strictly necessary cookies cannot be disabled using this website’s functionality. However, they can always be disabled via your browser. Please refer to the instructions below.

3.1.1. Strictly necessary cookies   

3.2. Functionality – These help improve your experience. Without these absolutely necessary cookies, the website will not function as well as we would like, and it may be impossible to provide the website or certain services or functions you request.

3.2.1. Functionality – cookies 

3.3. Targeting/Marketing/Advertising – These are used to share certain information with third parties with whom we advertise, to understand how you arrived at our website. We may also use cookies to identify parts of the website you are interested in. We then use this information to display ads and pages we believe may interest you, to personalize how we communicate with you, or to customize the content of the communications we send you. If you prefer, you can choose to opt out of these. Personalizing content means that it includes information reflecting your interest in our pages’ content, offers, or promotions we believe may interest you, and to improve how we respond to your needs.

3.3.1. Targeting/ Marketing/ Advertising cookies

3.4. Third-Party Cookies – Statistics. Third-party content has also been integrated into this website. These third-party providers may theoretically place cookies while you visit the website and thus obtain information regarding your access to one of our web pages. Please visit the web pages of these third-party providers to obtain information regarding their use of cookies.

3.4.1. Third-Party Cookies

Cookie Storage Duration

Durata de stocare a unui cookie variază în funcție de obiectivul cu care acesta este plasat.

• Cookie-urile de sesiune sunt folosite pentru o singură sesiune, fiind reținute doar pe durata unei singure vizite a website-ului, nefiind stocate după ce dumneavoastră ați părăsit website-ul.

Toate aceste categorii de cookie-uri pot fi șterse de către dumneavoastră în orice moment prin intermediul setărilor browser-ului. Dacă nu se schimbă setările din browser, navigarea în website înseamnă în mod automat utilizarea de cookie-uri. A se consulta în acest sens instrucțiunile de mai jos.

4. Social Plugins
When visiting our website, these buttons are deactivated, meaning that you do not transmit any data to the respective social networks. Before you can use these buttons, you need to activate them proactively by clicking on them. The button remains active until deactivation or until your cookies are deleted.

After activation, a direct connection is established with the server of the respective social network. The content of this button is transmitted by the social network directly to your browser, integrating the button into the page. Once a button is activated, the respective social network may already collect data, regardless of whether you interact with the button or not.
If you are logged into social networks, they can assign your visit to the website to your user account. Visiting other web pages cannot be assigned by the social network to your account unless you activate the respective buttons on those pages as well.

If you are a member of a social network and do not want this to be recorded when visiting our website and linked to your account data, you need to log out of the respective social network before activating the buttons.
We cannot influence the content of the data collected by social networks via their buttons. For additional information, please consult the respective social networks’ data protection policies:

Facebook (operated by Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd.)
Our website uses social plugins from Facebook. If you visit one of our pages containing such a plugin, this does not establish a connection with Facebook unless you explicitly give consent by clicking the appropriate button.
For more information about the purpose and scope of data collection, processing, and use by Facebook, as well as your rights and privacy settings, please see http://www.facebook.com/policy.php

If you do not want Facebook to associate data collected from our website with your Facebook account, log out of Facebook before visiting our website. You can also prevent Facebook plugins from loading entirely by using browser add-ons such as a “Facebook Blocker.”

YouTube (operated by Alphabet Inc.)
Our website uses social plugins from YouTube by embedding videos into the web page code.
For details regarding data collection, processing, and use by YouTube, as well as your rights and privacy settings, please see https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/

LinkedIn (operated by Microsoft Corporation)
Social plugins from LinkedIn may be used on our website, particularly to integrate professional content or facilitate connections with visitors’ professional networks. These plugins can be recognized by the LinkedIn logo or features such as the “Follow” or “Share” button.
For more information on data collection, processing, and use by LinkedIn, as well as your rights and privacy settings, please see https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy

Instagram (operated by Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd.)
Our website may use social plugins from Instagram, primarily to display visual content or facilitate interaction with our official profile. These plugins may include elements such as the “Follow” button or integration of recent posts.
For more information about data collection, processing, and use by Instagram (part of Meta Platforms), as well as your rights and privacy settings, please see https://privacycenter.instagram.com/policy

5. Security and Privacy Issues
Cookies are NOT viruses! They use plain text formats and are not composed of code snippets, meaning they cannot be executed or self-run. Consequently, they cannot duplicate or replicate themselves across other networks to execute or replicate again. Since they cannot perform these functions, they cannot be considered viruses.

However, cookies can be used for negative purposes. Because they store information about users’ preferences and browsing history, both on a specific site and across multiple sites, cookies can be exploited as a form of spyware. Many anti-spyware products are aware of this and consistently flag cookies for deletion during anti-virus or anti-spyware scanning processes.

Browsers typically include privacy settings that offer different levels of cookie acceptance, expiration periods, and automatic deletion after visiting a particular site.

Other security concerns regarding cookies include the constant exchange of information between the browser and the website. If an attacker or unauthorized person intervenes in the data transmission process, the information contained in cookies can be intercepted.

Although rare, this can happen if the browser connects to the server using an unencrypted network (e.g., an unsecured WiFi network).

Other cookie-based attacks involve incorrect cookie settings on servers. If a website does not require the browser to use encrypted channels, attackers can exploit this vulnerability to trick browsers into sending information via insecure channels. The attackers then use this information to gain unauthorized access to certain sites. It is crucial to carefully choose the most suitable methods for protecting personal information.

6. Tips for Safe and Responsible Browsing with Cookies
Due to their flexibility and the fact that most widely visited and major websites use cookies, they are almost unavoidable. Disabling cookies will prevent users from accessing the most popular and widely used sites, such as YouTube, Google, Yahoo, and others.

Here are some tips to ensure safe browsing while still making use of cookies:

• Customize your browser settings: Adjust your browser settings for cookies to reflect a level of security that you are comfortable with.
• Set long expiration periods: If cookies do not bother you and you are the only person using the computer, you can set long expiration periods for storing browsing history and personal access data.
• Set your browser to delete data upon closing: If you share access to the computer, consider configuring your browser to delete individual browsing data every time you close the browser. This allows you to access sites that place cookies while ensuring that all visit data is erased when the session ends.

Following these tips can help you manage cookies in a way that balances the convenience of using the internet with the security of your personal information.

• Install and regularly update antispyware applications.
• Many spyware detection and prevention tools include features to detect website attacks, preventing the browser from accessing malicious websites that exploit browser vulnerabilities or download harmful software.
• Ensure your browser is always up-to-date.
• Many cookie-based attacks exploit vulnerabilities in older browser versions.

Cookies are ubiquitous and unavoidable if you want to access the best and most prominent websites on the internet—both local and international. By understanding how they work and the benefits they offer, you can take the necessary security measures to browse the internet confidently.

• Disabling and refusing cookies may make some websites impractical or difficult to visit and use. Additionally, refusing cookies does not mean you will no longer receive or see online advertisements.
• You can configure your browser to stop accepting cookies or to accept cookies only from specific sites. However, for example, if you are not logged in using cookies, you may not be able to leave comments.

7. Your Cookie Settings
You can configure your browser so that cookies are created only with your consent or are generally refused. However, please note that without cookies, certain areas of the website may not function or may have limited usability. You can control the use of cookies and block them by configuring your browser as follows:

• Firefox:
  Refer to (https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/delete-cookies-remove-info-websites-stored) Navigate to Menu → Settings → Privacy & Security → in the History section, select “Use custom settings for history” → in the Cookies section, make the desired adjustments → Confirm.
• Google Chrome:
  Refer(https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop&hl=ro) Navigate to Menu → Settings → Advanced Settings → in the Privacy section, click on “Content Settings” → in the Cookies section, select the desired options → Confirm.
• Safari:
  Refer to (https://support.apple.com/kb/ph21411?locale=ro_RO) Navigate to Safari → Settings → Privacy → in the “Cookies and website data” section, make the desired adjustments → Confirm.

Contact
Data Protection: If, beyond the information provided above, you require additional clarifications, you can contact the Data Protection Officer at the following email address: dpo@rrg.ro.

For more information about how we process personal data, please refer to the Privacy Policy.

Last Updated: 18.08.2025