Cookie Policy

This policy relates to cookies and similar technologies used, as applicable, in websites and applications operated by RHINO SAFETY S.R.L., a limited liability company, having its registered office in Bacau, Str. Mihai Eminescu, nr.10, Jud. Bacau, registration number in the Trade Register J04/275/2010, CUI RO26686981 (hereinafter referred to as Rhino Safety).

Cookies are used for the following purposes:

• how the website works
• to analyze the behavior of site visitors
• for advertising.

This policy is supplemented by the Privacy Policy and the Terms and Conditions of the website, which include useful additional information, including the Rhino Safety Data Protection Officer, all purposes for which Rhino Safety processes data, your rights and their exceptions and limitations, etc.

The appropriate protection of personal data is an important goal for Rhino Safety. Our desire is to be as clear and transparent as possible about Rhino Safety’s approach to the use of Cookie technologies. If you have any questions, please contact us at marketing@rhinosafety.ro.

1. What are cookies

We use the term “cookies” to refer to cookies and similar technologies through which information may be automatically collected.

A “cookie” (also known as a “browser cookie”, “internet cookie” or “HTTP cookie”) is a small file made up of letters and numbers that will be stored on a user’s computer, mobile device or other equipment through which the internet is accessed.

Cookies are installed by a request from a web-server to an internet browser (e.g. Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome). Once they have been set, cookies have a fixed lifetime and remain “passive” in the sense that they do not contain any software programs, viruses or spyware and will not access the information on the hard drive of the user on whose computer they have been set.

Cookies play an important role in facilitating access and delivery of services on a website (to remember user preferences, to remember account registration data, to provide statistics related to how different functions of a website are used, etc.).

2. What is the lifetime of cookies?

The lifetime of cookies can vary significantly, depending on the purpose for which it is placed. There are the following categories of cookies which also determine their lifetime:

• Session cookies – A “session cookie” is a cookie that is automatically deleted when the user closes their browser.
• Persistent or fixed cookies – A “persistent” or “fixed cookie” is a cookie that remains stored in the user’s terminal until it reaches a certain expiration date (which may be minutes, days or years in the future) or until the user deletes it at any time through the browser settings.

3. Who places cookies

Cookies differ depending on the web domain that places them.

As a rule, cookies are placed directly by the visited website, in which case these cookies are referred to as first party cookies.

Certain sections of content on the Site may be provided through third parties, in which case these cookies are referred to as third party cookies.

4. What are the functionalities of cookies?

By using/visiting a website the following cookies may be placed:

A. Cookies required

These cookies are necessary for the functioning of the site and allow access to the elements relevant to navigation.
This category mainly includes session cookies.

This category also includes persistent cookies that allow you to save your preferences and settings to improve your browsing experience.

In order to ensure the proper functioning of cookies, as well as to ensure the recording of preferences, these cookies will not be deleted when browsing is completed. However, they will have a period of validity (no longer than 2 years), after which they will be automatically deactivated.

B. Profiling cookies

Profiling cookies may include:

Preference cookies: these allow a site to remember information that changes based on how the site behaves or looks, such as the preferred language or the region in which the user is located. In some cases, these cookies may be included in the category of necessary cookies, in order to be able to run the version of the site applicable to the geographic region in which the user is located.

Statistics cookies: these collect information about how visitors use a website, such as which pages are the most popular, which method of linking pages is the most effective and whether users receive error messages from the website; through these cookies, the website can provide users with a high quality user experience, it is possible to test different versions of the website, improve the way the website works, and to segment the demographic audience, which is further used in personalization of advertising if this is allowed.

Marketing cookies: profiling cookies for advertising purposes: these create user profiles for advertisements that correspond to the preferences expressed by users when browsing the webRetargeting cookies: these are used to serve advertisements for products that are similar to those in which the user is interested (e.g. displaying pages about products visited on a website when browsing affiliate websites) or measure the effectiveness of marketing campaigns.

Analytics cookies: these record the user’s choices and activity on the website in order to perform statistical analysis by tracking preferences and browsing behavior, and to serve personalized advertisements.

5. How cookies can be used

A website may use both cookies that do not require consent to be downloaded to the individual’s device and cookies that can only be downloaded with prior consent.

Necessary cookies do not require the user’s prior consent, they are automatically set in the device when the website is accessed by a user.

Most profiling cookies can only be used when the user has consented to their use. Some of these cookies may belong to third party domains. These cookies can be deactivated at any time by changing the relevant browser settings. However, this may prevent you from viewing the website correctly.

6. How cookies can be turned off

Users can set their browser to reject cookies or to accept cookies from a particular website.

All modern browsers offer the possibility to change cookie settings. These settings can usually be accessed in the ‘Options’ or ‘Preferences’ menu of your browser.

To understand these settings, the following links may be useful:

• Cookie settings in Internet Explorer
• Cookie settings in Firefox
• Cookie settings in Chrome
• Cookie settings in Safari

7. What cookies we use on the site

The website we run mainly uses our own cookies. These are set and controlled by us, not by external organizations. However, in order to view certain pages, some third-party cookies may also be used.

We use cookies to provide users of the Site with a better browsing experience and services tailored to each user’s interests:

• ensuring the functioning of this Site, including by identifying any errors that occur during the visit/use of this Site by users;
• storing visitor preferences;
• to provide anonymous statistics on how this Site is used and to anticipate possible future services that will be made available to users through this Site, depending on the services accessed.

Based on the feedback provided through cookies about how this website is used, Rhino Safety may take steps to make this Site more efficient and accessible to users.

By using/visiting a website the following cookies may be placed:

A. Cookies required

B. Profiling cookies

We use the above cookies taking into account the choices expressed by each user. For this reason, when our Site is accessed, a special banner is displayed. After expressing the option, the cookie banner will disappear. We will track the option/consent expressed (if applicable) via a specific (and necessary) technical cookie. As a consequence, the cookie banner will no longer be displayed when the user visits the Site again. In case the user decides to delete some cookies with technical functionalities, we will lose track of the options/consent expressed and, as such, the cookie banner will be presented again the next time the user visits the Site.

The Visitor may decide at any time, at his or her free discretion, to block the settings of profiling cookies or to withdraw his or her previously expressed consent, without this affecting the ability to visit the Site and benefit from the relevant content.

Disabling and refusing to receive cookies may make this Site difficult to visit and may limit your ability to use this Site.