INFORMATION REGARDING THE PRESENCE OF COOKIES

The website www.e-care.ro ("Website") uses cookies.

In order to better enhance the functionalities of the website we may use third parties tools / plug-ins (extensions) such as Google, Facebook, Flickr or YouTube.

These extensions may be used for example to provide you with additional content or the possibility to share content from our website on the social networks.

Because we are not able to either control the dissemination of third parties cookies nor block them, please visit the third parties websites to learn more about the type of cookies they store and how you can delete them or change them from the settings.

This information describes how the cookies are placed and used on this Website, as well as how you can deactivate them.

1. Features and use of cookies

 Cookies are small files that may be stored through a web browser on the desktop, notebook or your mobile device when you access the Website. They enable us to find out for example if there has already been a connection between your device and our internet pages, we can take in consideration the favourite language and other settings, we can offer you certain functionalities (e.g. Online Shop, vehicle configuration) or we can recognise your interests based on the use. Cookies can also contain personal information.

Based on the purpose for which they are used, cookies can be included in one of the following categories:

i. Essential cookies (type 1)

These cookies are essential for websites features to work properly. Without these cookies, we would not be able to provide you with services such as the vehicle configuration.

ii. Functional cookies (type 2)

These cookies facilitate the use and enhance the Website features. For example, we store your language settings in functional cookies.

iii. Performance cookies (type 3)

These cookies collect information about how you use our Website. They help us to identify which parts of our websites are especially popular, enabling us to improve what we offer you (so-called, tracking). Further information about this can be found in number 5 of our data protection indications.

iv. Third-party cookies (type 4)

These cookies are used by third parties – e.g. social networks such as Facebook, Twitter and Google+. You can integrate their contents by using the social plug-ins on our Website. They are also used by our retargeting partners, with the aid of whom we tailor our online marketing more specifically to your specific needs and interests. Further information about this can be found in number 4 and 5 of our data protection indications.

According to the website or the domain that places the cookie, a cookie is “first-party” (its own) or “third-party” (of a third party, type 4 cookies above described).

A first-party cookie is placed directly by the website you access.

The third-party cookies are placed by domains or websites pertaining to third parties through the Website you access.

2. Which is the duration of a cookie?

Cookies are managed by the web servers. The duration of a cookie is limited, and you can erase it or can be erased automatically upon the expiration of the date for which was set (for example, the duration in which you access a website). In terms of duration, there are two types of cookies:

1. session cookies – they are temporarily stored in the web browser special section until the end of the session by pressing the button "Exit" in the browser window; they enable the Website to track our Website’s pages you access, so that there is no need to provide the same information you have already provided to the Website;

2. persistent cookies – they are stored on the memory of the computer or the mobile equipment and their duration is pre-established; this cookie also includes the cookies placed by a different website than the Website you access at that time and can be used to memorise your interests, in order to enable publicity as relevant as possible for you.

    

3. Customisation of the browser settings for the cookie modules

Most of the browsers are pre-established in order to automatically accept cookies, but most probably you can change these settings. The existent cookies can be erased at any time. You can find about the functioning of your browser or device from the manufacturer’s instructions. The Web/DOM Storage content can be erased at any time. You can find about the functioning of your browser or device from the manufacturer’s instructions.

Information on how to deactivate and erase the Local Shared Objects you can find at the following link:

Information on Local Shared Objects

Like the use of cookies, the rejection or erasure of such cookies is related to the device and browser used. So, you have to reject or erase cookies separately for each of your devices if you use several browsers, for each browser.

If you choose to reject or erase the cookies, is possible that you can no longer access all of our websites functions or have limited access to certain functions.

Also, if using the cookies does not disturb you and you are the only person who uses the computer or mobile device you can set longer periods of expiry regarding the storage of the website traffic. In case other persons use the same computer or mobile device, we recommend you to use the browser setting that allows you to erase the personal traffic data every time you close the browser.

4. How can you control cookies?

In the case of our Website the necessary cookies have already been placed and cannot be deactivated/erased. Placing the other cookies is deactivated and you can choose to activate them on every category of cookies according to your preferences. Further on you can change the preferences you have originally chosen.

Also, you can control and/or erase the cookies as you wish. You can erase all cookies that already exist on your device and you can set most of the browsers to prevent placing them.

If you opt out of the cookies be advised that your preferences can be lost.

Normally, the section “Help” of your browser should contain instructions on how to deactivate/erase the cookies.

You can find more on cookies, including on which cookies are set, go to http://www.allaboutcookies.org/.

Here you can change the settings of the cookies of the most used types of browser:

Google Chrome

Microsoft Internet Explorer

Microsoft Edge

Mozilla Firefox

Apple Safari

Opera

You may refuse the use of Google Analytics cookies by downloading and installing https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.