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The following information is intended to inform the user about the placement, use, and management of cookies used by the http://www.kpopclub.ro website.
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This website may use both its own cookies and those from third parties to provide visitors with a better browsing experience and services tailored to each individual's needs and interests.
Because we respect your right to privacy, you can choose to block certain types of cookies from this site.
Cookies play an important role in facilitating access and delivery of multiple services that users enjoy on the internet, such as:
- Personalizing certain settings such as the language in which a website is viewed, the currency in which certain prices or fees are expressed, retaining options for various products (sizes, other details, etc.) in the shopping cart (and remembering these options), saving certain preferences for future reuse.
- Cookies provide website owners with valuable feedback on how their sites are used by users, so they can make them even more efficient and easily accessible.
- They allow multimedia or other types of applications from other sites to be included on a particular site to create a more valuable, useful, and enjoyable browsing experience.
- They enhance the effectiveness of online advertising.
What is a Cookie?
A 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 accessing the Internet.
The Cookie is installed through a request issued by a web server of a browser (e.g., Chrome, Firefox) and is completely 'passive' (it does not contain software programs, viruses, or spyware and cannot access information on the user's hard drive).
A cookie consists of 2 parts: the name and the content or value of the cookie. Furthermore, the lifespan of a cookie is determined; technically, only the web server that sent the cookie can access it again when a user returns to the website associated with that web server.
Cookies themselves do not request personal information to be used. In most cases, they do not personally identify internet users.
There are two main categories of cookies:
- Session cookies - these are temporarily stored in the web browser's cookie folder so that it can remember them until the user closes the browser window or logs out of the respective site.
- Persistent cookies - These are stored on a computer's hard drive or equipment. 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 can be used anonymously to remember a user's preferences.
What are the benefits of cookies?
A cookie contains information that connects a web browser (the user) to a specific web server (the website). If a browser accesses that web server again, it can read the information already stored and react accordingly. Cookies ensure users a pleasant browsing experience and support the efforts of many websites to provide comfortable services to users: for example - preferences regarding online privacy, language options for the site, shopping carts, or relevant advertising.
What is the lifespan of a cookie?
Cookies are managed by web servers. The lifespan of a cookie can vary significantly, depending on the purpose for which it is placed. Some cookies are used exclusively for a single session (session cookies) and are not retained once the user leaves the website, while some cookies are retained and reused each time the user returns to that website (permanent cookies). However, cookies can be deleted by the user at any time through browser settings.
Depending on the browser you are using, you can find instructions on how to delete cookies in the links below:
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What are third-party cookies?
Certain sections of content on some websites may be provided through third parties/providers (e.g., a video, an advertisement, a chat application, etc.). These third parties may also place cookies through the website, and they are called "third-party cookies" because they are not placed by the owner of the respective website. Third-party providers must also comply with applicable law and the privacy policies of the website owner.
How are cookies used by this site?
Cookies ensure users a pleasant browsing experience and support our efforts to provide comfortable services to users through functionalities such as online privacy preferences, shopping carts, or relevant advertising. They are also used in preparing anonymous aggregated statistics that help us understand how a user benefits from our web pages, allowing us to improve their structure and content, excluding personal identification of the user.
A visit to this website may place the following types of cookies:
- Essential cookies
- Performance cookies
- Social media and advertising cookies
- Certain cookies, such as performance or social media and advertising cookies, may come from third parties.
Essential Cookies
These cookies enable both the saving of preferences regarding other types of cookies used and access to the basic functionalities of this site. They retain the user's preferences on this site, eliminating the need to set them with each site visit.
Registration cookies are generated when a user registers on this site, with the purpose of informing us later whether they are registered or not. Our servers use these cookies to display the account with which you are registered and to provide you with a smoother interaction experience with the site.
Other cookies that we place to allow you to use the site optimally are cookies corresponding to the shopping cart and favorite product lists (designed to save information related to the products you have added to the cart or marked as favorites), location cookies (used to determine your location based on IP, in order to pre-fill certain fields required for registration or placing orders), session cookies generated upon access and automatically deleted when the browser is closed (necessary for the operation of the HTTP protocol, filling in certain forms, interacting with certain elements on the site, etc.), cookies that recognize the type of device used - desktop or mobile, cookies from chat applications that allow real-time discussions with the customer relations service.
Performance Cookies
These include both cookies from traffic analysis services, as well as cookies placed by certain third-party services that provide complementary functionalities to the site.
Traffic analysis cookies allow for the aggregate measurement of site traffic, identification of traffic sources, provide information about the most visited or least accessed pages, as well as how users interact with the site. The listed information is collected in an aggregate manner and implicitly completely anonymously. These cookies may come from third parties such as Web Analytics services (e.g., Google Analytics).
Social Media and Advertising Cookies
These may be placed through our site by social media or advertising services that we use. This type of cookies may be used by those services to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant advertising messages on other sites you visit. They may also come from third parties such as advertising services (e.g., AdSense, AdWords), social media platforms (e.g., Facebook, Twitter), etc. Due to their nature, this site cannot access these third-party cookies, just as third parties cannot access cookies held by this site. For example, when you share an article using the social media sharing button on this site, that social network will record your activity.
What type of information is stored and accessed through 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. The cookie stores important information that enhances the browsing experience on the Internet (e.g., keeping a user logged into their user account; retaining products in the shopping cart; keeping products in the favorites list).
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. Rejecting or disabling cookies can make it more difficult to use a website. Rejecting or disabling cookies does not mean that you will no longer receive online advertising – only 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 (that do not require user authentication through an account):
- Content and services tailored to user preferences - news categories, weather, sports, maps, public and governmental services, entertainment websites, and travel services.
- Offers tailored to user interests - password retention, language preferences (e.g., displaying search results in Romanian). Retention of child protection filters for internet content (family mode options, safe search functions).
- Limiting the frequency of ad broadcasts - limiting the number of times an ad is displayed to a particular user on a website.
- Providing more relevant advertising to users.
- Measurement, optimization, and analytics features - such as confirming a certain level of traffic on a website, what type of content is viewed, and how a user reaches a website (e.g., through search engines, direct, from other websites, etc.). Websites conduct these usage analyses to improve their sites for the benefit of users.
- Security and privacy-related issues.
Cookies use plain text formats. They are not composed of code snippets and therefore cannot be executed or self-run. Consequently, they cannot be duplicated or replicated on other networks to run or replicate again. However, cookies can be used for negative purposes. Since they store information about users' preferences and browsing history, both on a particular site and on multiple other sites, cookies can be used as a form of Spyware. Many anti-spyware products are aware of this and consistently mark cookies for deletion within anti-virus/anti-spyware scanning procedures.
Browsers generally have built-in privacy settings that provide different levels of cookie acceptance, expiration periods, and automatic deletion after the user has visited a specific site.
Other security aspects related to cookies
Since identity protection is highly valuable and represents every internet user's right, it is advisable to understand the potential issues that cookies can create. Because they constantly transmit information bidirectionally between the browser and website, if an attacker or unauthorized person interferes with the data transmission process, the information contained in cookies can be intercepted. Although very rare, this can happen if the browser connects to the server using an unencrypted network (e.g., an unsecured Wi-Fi network).
Another type of cookie-based attack involves incorrect cookie settings on servers. If a website does not instruct the browser to use only encrypted channels, attackers can exploit this vulnerability to deceive browsers into sending information through unsecured channels. Attackers then utilize this information to gain unauthorized access to certain websites. It is crucial to carefully choose the most appropriate method for protecting personal information.
Guidelines for safe and responsible browsing, based on cookies
Due to their flexibility and the fact that most of the most visited and largest websites use cookies, they are almost inevitable. Disabling cookies does not allow users access to the most widespread and commonly used websites, including YouTube, Gmail, Facebook, Yahoo, and others.
Here are some tips that can ensure you navigate confidently with the help of cookies:
- Customize your browser settings regarding cookies to reflect a comfortable level of security for you in using cookies.
- If you don't mind cookies and you are the only person using the computer, you can set long expiration terms for storing browsing history and personal access data.
- If you share computer access, you may consider setting the browser to delete individual browsing data each time you close the browser. This is a way to access sites that place cookies and delete any visitation information upon session closure.
- Install antispyware applications and keep them updated regularly.
Many spyware detection and prevention applications include detecting attacks on websites. This prevents the browser from accessing websites that could exploit browser vulnerabilities or download malicious software. Ensure that your browser is always up to date. Many attacks based on cookies are carried out by exploiting the weaknesses of older browser versions.
Cookies are everywhere and cannot be avoided if you want to enjoy access to the most popular websites on the Internet. With a clear understanding of how they operate and the benefits they bring, you can take the necessary security measures to confidently navigate the Internet.
How can I stop cookies?
It is possible to configure your browser so that these cookies are no longer accepted, or you can configure the browser to accept cookies only from a specific site.
All modern browsers offer the possibility to configure cookie storage preferences. These settings are usually found in the 'options' or 'preferences' menu of your browser. To understand these settings, you can use the 'help' option of the browser for more details.
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