Cookies usage policy
This policy applies to cookies and web pages operated by S.C. EXTRA PERFORM A&A S.R.L with its registered office in Bucharest, str. Bulgăruș, no. 33, Sector 5, (hereinafter referred to as www.extraperform.ro
The site www.extraperform.ro uses, like most websites, cookies, in order to offer visitors a pleasant experience when they visit our page. Our website uses cookies to provide better services to all users who come to us. Cookies are useful because they help to create content that is appropriate for users, presented in an attractive way, it helps us to make our site more user-friendly and more secure.
Cookies are used to facilitate the access and delivery of various services, which a normal user enjoys when visiting various pages on the Internet. These services include:
Customize language settings;
Cookies provide information about how a user uses various pages of the site. They help the user to interact more easily with the site. Subsequently such information can be used to arrange, edit the content of the site, to help other users to enjoy it more easily.
What are Cookies?
We invite you to find out what a cookie is: the definition of a “cookie”, also known as “internet cookie”, “browser cookie” or “HTTP cookie” is as follows: a small file, consisting of numbers and letters, which is stored on the computer or device used by the user to access the Internet.
This cookie is installed at the request of a web server to a browser. Depending on which browser the user uses (whether we are talking about Safari, Edge, Chrome or Mozilla Firefox) the cookie is passive. A cookie does not contain software such as viruses or spyware, so the cookie cannot harm your device or computer. Also, the cookie does not have the ability to access information present on the user’s hard drive.
You should also know that the lifetime of an internet cookie is determined and consists of two parts: its name and content or value.
Please note: A cookie itself does not require personal information to be used later. Also generally, an internet cookie does not personally identify an internet user.
Be aware that there are two major categories of browser cookies:
Session cookie – this type of cookie is temporarily stored in the cookie folder of the browser used by the user. Here the cookie is stored until the user leaves the site or has preferred to close the browser window used.
Persistent cookie – this type of cookie is stored on the hard drive of a PC (with a determined lifespan). Here are cookies placed by a website other than the one the user uses, also known as “third party cookies”. Be aware that such cookies can store the interests of a user (what they visit on the site), so that later the advertising they encounter in other locations or on the same site is more relevant.
What are cookies used for?
Cookies provide users with a more enjoyable browsing experience and in most cases help various sites to provide more useful, clear services to users (depending on their interests and preferences).
These files make it possible to recognize the user’s terminal and present the content in a relevant way, adapted to the user’s preferences. Cookies support the efforts of www.extraperform.ro to offer comfortable services to users, preferences in terms of online privacy or relevant advertising. They are also used in the preparation of aggregated anonymous statistics that help us understand how a user benefits from our web pages, allowing us to improve their structure and content, excluding the user’s personal identification.
Important to know: a user has the possibility to delete cookies at any time. It only needs to use the settings of the browser used to browse the Internet. It is good to know that most modern browsers, including Safari, Mozilla, Edge, Internet Explorer, Opera or Chrome, offer users the ability to change cookie settings. These settings can be changed if you go to the options section or the preferences menu (depending on the browser you are using).
Most of the cookies that the www.extraperform.ro site uses are advertising cookies, used to improve the browsing experience and adapted to the interests of each user.
Some cookies are automatically deleted when you leave the site. Other cookies may remain on your device or computer until you delete them. These cookies allow us to recognize your browser the next time you use our site and also to display content relevant to you, to keep the information in the shopping cart or to authenticate to the site.
You can set your browser to notify you when we send you cookies and thus allow you to access cookies individually, so that you accept cookies in certain cases or block them. Also, users who choose to disable cookies must be aware that disabling cookies may limit the functionality of the site.
What cookies do we use?
We use two types of cookies: per session and fixed. The latter are temporary files that remain in the user’s terminal until the end of the session or closing the application (web browser). The fixed files remain on the user’s terminal for a period in the Cookie parameters or until they are manually deleted by the user.
How are cookies used by this site?
A visit to this site may place cookies for the purposes of:
Site performance cookies
Visitor analysis cookies
Geotargetting cookies
Registration cookies
Advertising cookies
Advertising provider cookies
The site usage session is set to expire after 480 hours, in the sense that if after 480 hours the products in the cart have not been sent by completing an order it will be emptied and the process will have to be resumed.
The site uses the following cookies:
The “_gat” cookie – this cookie aims to reduce the speed of requests – limiting the collection of data on sites with high traffic, the period in which this cookie is active is 1 minute;
“_Ga” cookie – this cookie aims to distinguish unique users by assigning a randomly generated number as a customer identifier, the period in which this cookie is active is 2 years;
“_Gid” cookie – this cookie aims to store and update a unique value for each page visited, the period in which this cookie is active is 24 hours;
Our site uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google INC. Google Analytics uses cookies (see the general definition of a cookie above) that are stored on the device you use and which is intended to analyze your use of our site, but without being able to identify you, but only for statistical purposes. This information generated by that cookie is transmitted to the Google server and stored.
Do cookies contain personal data?
Cookies themselves do not require personal information in order to be used and in most cases do not personally identify internet users. Personal data collected through the use of Cookies may only be collected to facilitate certain functionalities for the user. This data is encrypted in a way that makes it impossible for unauthorized persons to access it.
Deleting Cookies
In general, an application used to access web pages allows you to save cookies on the terminal by default. These settings can be changed so that the automatic administration of Cookies is blocked by the web browser or the user is informed every time Cookies are sent to his terminal. Limiting the use of cookies may affect certain functionalities of the website.
You can prevent cookies from being saved / stored by changing the settings of the browser you are using. However, please note that such action may prevent you from using all features on this site and on other sites in their entirety. In addition, you can prevent information generated by a cookie related to your use of the site (including your IP address) from being transmitted to google and processed by google.
Why are cookies important for the Internet?
Cookies are the focal point of the efficient operation of the Internet, helping to generate a friendly browsing experience tailored to the preferences and interests of each user. Declining or disabling cookies may make some sites impossible to use.
Refusing or disabling cookies does not mean that you will no longer receive online advertising (such as a newsletter) – but only that it will no longer be able to take into account your preferences and interests, highlighted by your browsing behavior.
Examples of important uses of cookies (which do not require a user to authenticate through an account):
Content and services tailored to user preferences – product and service categories.
Offers tailored to the interests of users – password retention.
Retention of child protection filters on Internet content (family mode options, safe search functions).
Limit the frequency of ad serving – Limit the number of impressions of an ad for a particular user on a site.
Providing more relevant advertising for the user.
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 gets to a website (eg through search engines, directly from other websites) uri etc). Websites conduct these analyzes of their use to improve the sites for the benefit of the users.
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 or run. 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.
However, cookies may be used for negative purposes. Because it stores information about users’ preferences and browsing history, both on a particular site and on several other sites, 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 that provide different levels of acceptance of cookies, validity period and automatic deletion after the user has visited a particular site.
Other security issues related to cookies:
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. Because through them information is constantly transmitted in both directions 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 rarely this can happen if the browser connects to the server using an unencrypted network (eg an unsecured WiFi network).
Other cookie-based attacks involve incorrect cookie settings on servers. 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 unsecured channels. Attackers then use the information to gain unauthorized access to certain sites. It is very important to be careful in choosing the most appropriate method of personal information protection.
Tips for safe and responsible browsing based on cookies.
Due to their flexibility and the fact that most of the most visited and largest sites use cookies, they are almost inevitable. Disabling cookies does not allow you to access the user on the most widespread and used sites including Youtube, Gmail, Yahoo and others.
Here are some tips that can ensure that you navigate worry-free but with the help of cookies:
Customize your browser settings for cookies to reflect a comfortable level of cookie security for you.
If you do not mind cookies and you are the only person using the computer, you can set long expiration dates for storing your browsing history and personal access data.
If you share access to your computer, you can consider setting your browser to clear individual browsing data each time you close your browser. This is a way to access the sites that place cookies and to delete any visit information at the end of the browsing session.
Install and constantly update your antispyware applications.
Many of the spyware detection and prevention applications include site attack detection. This prevents the browser from accessing websites that could exploit browser vulnerabilities or download malicious software.
Make sure your browser is always up to date.
Many of the cookie-based attacks are exploited by exploiting the weaknesses of older versions of browsers.
Cookies are everywhere and cannot be avoided if you want to enjoy access to the best and largest sites on the Internet – local or international. With a clear understanding of how they operate and the benefits they bring, you can take the necessary security measures so that you can surf the internet with confidence.
Disabling and refusing to receive cookies may make certain sites impractical or difficult to visit and use. Of as
However, the refusal to accept cookies does not mean that you will no longer receive / see online advertising.
It is possible to set in the browser so that these cookies are no longer accepted or you can set the browser to accept cookies from a specific site. But, for example, if you are not registered using cookies, you will not be able to leave comments.
All modern browsers offer the ability to change cookie settings. These settings are usually found in the “options” or “preferences” menu of your browser.