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Cookie policy

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1. Introduction

LEADLION uses cookies, which is why we have drawn up this policy to inform you about how your information is collected when you access the www.leadlion.ro website, both through cookies and through other tracking technologies, in compliance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (GDPR).

The cookies we use do not retain information about your name or bank details. However, they do give us information about your browsing and about your personal data when you choose to sign up for a newsletter.

Under the European Regulation, the confidentiality of the information collected is our permanent responsibility. To this end, we will periodically update this information notice as new practices regarding personal data are implemented or new privacy policies are adopted. Where processing is based on consent, we will notify you of any change and ask for your additional consent.

Please note that we will not request or receive information of any kind from children under 16.

Below, we set out information about the placement, use and management of the cookies used by the www.leadlion.ro website, together with a number of useful links on this subject.

The www.leadlion.ro website is operated by S.C. LeadLion S.R.L., which has the Unique Registration Code (CUI) RO37764333 and is registered with the Trade Register (Registrul Comertului) under no. J40/9343/15.06.2017. The company uses both its own and third-party cookies to offer visitors a better browsing experience and services tailored to the needs and interests of its visitors and clients.

Under the requirements of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, we have a firm obligation to manage securely, and only for the specified purposes, the personal data you provide to us through the use of our website, in accordance with the provisions of the GDPR.

The GDPR refers to the rights of data subjects and introduces the obligation to give users the possibility to give or, where applicable, withdraw their consent to the processing of their personal data at any time, to rectify the content of their personal data or to request the transfer of their personal data to another controller. We must also inform users about the content of the cookies used by our website, the categories of users’ personal data processed by our cookies, what we do with the information obtained by cookies and where we store it, the high level of security provided for the information collected by cookies, the user’s ability to block any or all of the cookies on our website from running at any time, and the deletion of the information collected by cookies.

For more details on the content of these legal rules, please follow the link below:

https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/RO/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32016R0679

3. Your rights

The GDPR gives data subjects certain rights. You have the right to access your personal data processed by us and to have the record rectified (corrected) if it is inaccurate. Subject to certain exceptions, you can ask us to delete this data or to stop processing it. You may also ask us to stop using your data for direct marketing purposes. You have the right to lodge a complaint with the Autoritatea Nationala de Supraveghere a Prelucrarii Datelor cu Caracter Personal (the Romanian data protection authority). Where technically feasible, we can, at your request, provide you with your personal data or transmit it directly to another controller. If access cannot be provided within a reasonable time, we will give you a date by which the information will be sent. You can also request additional information about: the purpose of the processing, the categories of personal data concerned, the source of the information and how long it will be stored. If you wish to exercise any of these rights, please contact us at office@leadlion.ro.

Warning! Please exercise your rights reasonably and bear in mind that abusing your rights may make you liable.

The contact details of the Romanian data protection authority are as follows:

Autoritatea Nationala de Supraveghere a Prelucrarii Datelor cu Caracter Personal

Address: Bucharest, B-dul G-ral. Gheorghe Magheru nr. 28-30, sector 1, postcode 010336

Website: https://www.dataprotection.ro

Email: anspdcp@dataprotection.ro

Phone: +40.318.059.211; +40.318.059.212

Fax: +40.318.059.602

4. Responsibility for the processing of personal data

LEADLION has taken all the necessary measures regarding every aspect of personal data protection. You can contact us about the processing of your data and the exercise of your rights under the applicable legal provisions, in particular if you have questions or concerns about how we process your personal data. The email address at which you can contact us is: office@leadlion.ro.

When you access our website, you will be greeted by a message asking for your consent, in accordance with the applicable legal provisions in force, for the categories of cookies you allow us to use during your visit to our website. By freely giving your consent to the use of the cookie(s) concerned, you also agree to the secure storage of the information collected by the cookie(s) you have accepted.

Until the process of accepting or refusing the use of cookies has been completed, no cookies will be used by our website, except for the cookies without which the site cannot function.

You will be able to block cookies from running at any time, and also to delete the information collected by cookies.

An “Internet cookie” (also known as an “HTTP cookie” or “browser cookie”) is a small text file, made up of letters and numbers, that is stored on the computer, mobile device or other equipment of the user accessing this site (more details at https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cookie).

A cookie is installed through a request sent by a web server to a browser (e.g. Internet Explorer, Chrome, Firefox). It does not contain software programs, viruses or spyware, and it cannot access the information on the user’s hard drive.

A cookie consists of 2 parts: the name of the cookie and its content or value. In addition, a cookie has a defined lifespan, and 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 require personal information in order to be used and, in most cases, they do not personally identify internet users.

Depending on how long they are stored after being placed in your browser, we can identify 2 main categories of cookies:

Session cookies: these are stored for a set period of time in the web browser’s cookie folder, so that the browser remembers them until the user leaves the site or closes the browser window.

Persistent cookies: these are stored on the hard drive of a computer or device for a period set by the website that placed them. Users can delete this type of cookie at any time through their browser settings.

7. What are the advantages of cookies?

A cookie contains information that links a web browser (the browser you use, for example Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Safari, Mozilla Firefox, etc.) to a specific web server, namely the server hosting our website. If a browser accesses that web server again, the server can read the information already stored and react accordingly. Cookies give users a pleasant browsing experience and support the efforts of many websites to offer convenient services to users, for example: online privacy preferences, site language options, shopping baskets or relevant advertising.

Cookies are managed by web servers. The lifespan of a cookie varies depending on the purpose for which it is placed. As explained above, session cookies are used exclusively for a single session and are no longer kept once the user leaves the website, whereas persistent cookies are kept and reused every time the user returns to that website. Even so, users can delete cookies at any time.

9. How we use cookies on this site

We have classified our cookies into the following categories to make it easier for you to understand why we need them:

  1. Strictly necessary: these are used to make navigation on our website more efficient. These cookies do not collect information that could be used for advertising or to record your activity on the internet. Without them, our website will not work properly. So if you block these cookies, we cannot predict how the site will behave for you.

  2. Performance: these are used to analyse how our website works and what we can do to improve it. Examples include the pages you access most often and the error messages you encounter. All the data collected is anonymous.

    By using our website, you agree to the use of “performance” cookies.

  3. Functionality: these help improve your experience and may record changes you have made on the site. The information they collect can be anonymised. They relate strictly to our website and cannot track other sites you visit.

    You can block or allow these cookies, but blocking them may mean that we can no longer provide certain services. Blocking them may also prevent us from remembering that you did not want certain information.

  4. Targeting/advertising: these are used to exchange certain information with third parties we advertise with, so that we know how you reached our site. We may also use cookies to identify the parts of the site you are interested in. We then use this information to show you ads and pages we think may interest you, to personalise the way we communicate with you or to personalise the content of the communications we send you.

    If you prefer, you can opt out of these. Personalising content means that it includes information reflecting the interest you have shown in the content of our pages, or offers or promotions we think may interest you, and it serves to improve the way we respond to your needs.

10. The types of cookies we use:

We mainly use the following cookies:

  • cookies that collect Google Display data
  • cookies that collect Facebook Ads data
  • cookies that collect Hotjar data
  • cookies that collect Google Analytics data

These cookies belong to the “mandatory” group, are used for the proper functioning of the site and cannot be switched off, as they are valid for the entire session.

11. What are third-party cookies?

Cookies placed by third parties (“third-party cookies”) are set by a website other than the one the user is visiting at the time and could be used anonymously to store a user’s browsing history, so that the most relevant advertising possible can be delivered to them. Users can block this type of cookie through their browser settings.

We have no control over, and are not responsible for, the privacy policies and practices of third parties; however, third parties undertake to comply with the law in force and with the privacy policies of the owner of this site.

12. How can you stop cookies?

Disabling and refusing cookies can make some sites impractical or difficult to visit or use. Refusing to accept cookies also does not mean that you will no longer receive or see online advertising.

You can set your browser so that these cookies are no longer accepted, or you can set it to accept cookies from a specific site.

All modern browsers let you change cookie settings. These settings are usually found in the “options” or “preferences” menu of your browser.
To understand these settings, the following links may be useful; otherwise, you can use your browser’s “help” option for more details.

Cookie settings in Microsoft Edge

Cookie settings in Chrome

Cookie settings in Firefox

Cookie settings in Safari

Information about the cookies used by Google in connection with the above can be found in the “Advertising” section at: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

Information about how Google uses data from cookies for its own purposes can be found at: www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners/

For third-party cookie settings, you can also consult the website:
https://www.youronlinechoices.com/ro/

If you would like to find out more about cookies and what they are used for, we recommend the following links:

All About Cookies

To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics, please visit:

https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

13. Storage of the information captured by cookies

The information obtained by cookies is kept under high-security conditions by the web server, namely the server hosting our website.

We assure you that our web server must meet high security requirements regarding the information collected through cookies and is bound to strictly comply with the obligations imposed by the applicable law.

The information we collect about you when you access our website will not be shared with third parties.

14. Security of personal data

To protect the confidentiality of your data and of the personal information you submit through the use of the www.leadlion.ro website, we will maintain physical, technical and administrative safeguards.

We continuously update and test our security technology. We restrict access to your personal data to those employees who need to know that information in order to provide you with benefits or services. In addition, we train our employees on the importance of confidentiality and of maintaining the confidentiality and security of your information.

If a security breach occurs, we will do everything we can to eliminate it and to assess the level of risk in accordance with our personal data breach policy. Where the breach is found to be capable of causing you physical, material or non-material damage (for example, discrimination, identity theft, fraud or financial loss), we will contact you without undue delay, unless the law provides otherwise. All our actions will be taken in full cooperation with the competent supervisory authority.

Cookies are NOT viruses! They use plain text formats. They are not made up of pieces of code, so they cannot be executed and cannot run on their own. Consequently, they cannot duplicate or replicate themselves on other networks in order to run or replicate again. Because they cannot perform these functions, they cannot be considered viruses.

Cookies can, however, be used for negative purposes. Since they store information about users’ preferences and browsing history, both on a specific site and on several other sites, cookies can be used as a form of spyware. Many anti-spyware products are aware of this and routinely flag cookies for deletion during anti-virus/anti-spyware deletion or scanning procedures.

In general, browsers have built-in privacy settings that provide different levels of cookie acceptance, validity periods and automatic deletion after the user has visited a particular site.

Protecting your identity is very valuable and is the right of every internet user, so it is advisable to know what problems cookies can cause. Information is constantly sent in both directions between the browser and the website through cookies, so if an attacker or unauthorised person intervenes in the data transmission, the information contained in the cookie can be intercepted. Although very rare, this can happen if the browser connects to the server over an unencrypted network (e.g. an unsecured WiFi network).

We may update this information notice from time to time by publishing a new version on this website.

As laws on the protection of personal data, the interpretations of state bodies and the recommendations of supervisory authorities change and improve from time to time, this privacy notice and the terms of use are also expected to change. We reserve the right to amend this information notice at any time, for any reason and without notice. Any change to our privacy policy will be displayed on this page, so that you are aware of our policies. The provisions of this document replace all previous notices or statements regarding our privacy practices.

17. Tips for safe and responsible browsing with cookies

Because of their flexibility, and because most of the largest and most visited sites use cookies, they are almost unavoidable. Disabling cookies will prevent users from accessing the most widespread and widely used sites, including YouTube, Gmail, Yahoo and others.

Here are a few tips, however, that can help you browse without worry with the help of cookies:
Customise your browser’s cookie settings to reflect a level of cookie security you are comfortable with.

  • If you do not mind cookies and you are the only person using the computer, you can set long expiry periods for storing your browsing history and personal access data.
  • If you share access to the computer, you may want to set your browser to delete individual browsing data every time you close it. This is one way to access sites that place cookies while deleting any visit information when the browsing session ends.
  • Install anti-spyware applications and keep them constantly updated.

Many spyware detection and prevention applications include the detection of attacks on sites. They thus prevent the browser from accessing websites that could exploit browser vulnerabilities or download dangerous software. Make sure your browser is always up to date. Many cookie-based attacks 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 best and largest sites on the internet, local or international. With a clear understanding of how they work and the benefits they bring, you can take the necessary security measures and browse the internet with confidence.

18. Questions, concerns, complaints

If you have questions or concerns about the processing of your information, wish to exercise your legal rights or have another privacy concern, you can write to us at office@leadlion.ro.