Cookie Policy for the Tiriac Auto RENT website

This Cookie Policy is meant to inform you about the way in which Tiriac Auto Rent S.R.L. (”Tiriac Auto Rent”) uses cookies (“Cookies”) on the Tiriac Auto Rent website, which is available at www.tiriacautorent.ro (the “Website”).

1.    What is a Cookie? 

Cookies are small text files stored on an Internet user’s terminal, such as a mobile phone or a computer. The Cookie is installed by a request issued through a web server to a browser (e.g.: Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Edge, Safari, Opera, etc.), does not contain software, viruses or spyware, and does not have access to the information on the user’s hard drive. These files allow the user’s equipment to be recognised and the Internet page to be displayed accordingly, and can be adapted to the user’s individual preferences.

2.    Purpose of Cookies

Cookies are intended to provide you with a pleasant and safe web browsing experience and to offer you comprehensive services, based on your online behaviour on the Website. Specifically, based on Cookies, we have the possibility to:
•    adapt the Website presentation and display according to your preferences (language, resolution etc.);
•    display personalised ads according to your preferences;
•    create anonymous statistics, that do not involve personal identification, based on your behaviour on the Website and your interest in the products presented; these statistics allow us to improve the Website structure and contents so that we can provide you with the information you need;
•    provide web security measures.

3.    Types of Cookies used on the Website

The Website uses two types of Cookies:
•    Session Cookies - temporary files that are installed on your terminal during your visit to our Website and are deleted when you close your session or browser.
•    Fixed (persistent) Cookies - remain on your terminal for a longer period of time, depending on their settings or until you deleted them manually.

4.    How are Cookies used on the Website?

During your visit to the Website, browsing Cookie files will be installed (required).
It will also be possible to install performance and marketing Cookies, as long as you give your explicit consent by ticking this option in the Cookies box, so that we can:
•    analyse the performance of our Website
These types of Cookies retain your preferences on this Website, so you no longer need to set them each time you visit the Website; they also allow us to evaluate and optimise our Website’s performance and contents
•    analyse visitors
Every time you visit our Website, analytics software provided by a third party generates a Cookie to analyse your activity. This Cookie tells us whether you have visited the Tiriac Auto Rent Website before. The browser will tell us if you have this Cookie, and if not, we will generate one. It allows us to track unique users who visit us and how often they do this.
As long as you are not registered on this Website, this Cookie cannot be used to identify you as an individual, but is used for statistical purposes only.
•    identify your location for geotargeting purposes
These Cookies are used by software that identifies the country from which you access the Website. It is completely anonymous and is only used to target the content.  
•    deliver customised advertising content
These third-party Cookies allow us to know whether or not you have viewed an online ad, what type of ad it was and how long it has been since you saw it.
We also use them for online targeted advertising, to show, for example, ads about rental cars, if the user has recently visited an article about cars on the Website. These Cookies are anonymous, they store information about the content viewed, not about the users.
We also use anonymous third-party Cookies installed on other websites on which we advertise. We may use them to recognise you as a visitor to that website if you subsequently visit our Website, and so we can subsequently show you ads based on this information.
On some pages, third parties may set their own anonymous cookies in order to track the success of an application or to personalize an application. Due to the way of use, our Website cannot access these cookies, just as third parties cannot access the Cookies on this Website.
For example, when you share an article using the social media button on the Website, that social media platform will record your activity.

5.    Do Cookies store and/or contain personal data?

Cookies do not request personal information and do not personally identify Internet users. The data collected through the use of Cookies may only be used to facilitate certain functions for you. Such data are encrypted so that only authorised persons can access them.

6.    Who receives the information collected through Cookies?

Tiriac Auto Rent uses the services of third parties to provide the Website to you; these parties act as our processors. These processors are allowed to process the data collected through the use of Cookies.
Tiriac Auto Rent does not transfer your data  resulting from the Cookies installed to a third party without your explicit permission to do so. Tiriac Auto Rent may transfer anonymous and/or aggregated data resulting from the Cookies installed to other organisations that may, in turn, use such data to improve their products and services, as well as to tailor the marketing, display and sale of these goods and services.

7.    Do we transfer your personal data outside the EEA?

In certain situations, Tiriac Auto Rent may transfer anonymous and/or aggregated data resulting from the installed Cookies to organisations outside the EEA. If case of such a transfer, Tiriac Auto Rent will ensure that safeguards are in place to ensure the safety and integrity of such data.

8.    Deleting the Cookies

Applications used to access web pages (browser, for example) save the Cookies on the Internet user’s terminal by default. However, you can change the settings so that the automatic installation of Cookies is blocked by your web browser. Detailed information on how to manage Cookies is available in the Settings field of your web browser. Please be advised that limiting the use of Cookies may affect certain features of the way the Website pages are displayed.  

9.    Web Security and User Privacy

Cookies are NOT viruses and do not collect personal data.
However, Cookies can be used by spyware to harm users. Because they store information about users’ browsing preferences and history, Cookies can be used as a form of spyware. Anti-spyware applications are designed to mark Cookies for deletion during anti-virus/anti-spyware scanning procedures.
Browsers have built-in privacy settings that offer different levels of Cookie acceptance - such as length of time and automatic deletion at the end of a web session.

10.    Other Cookie-related security issues

Since all Internet users have the right to protection of their online identity, it is advisable to be informed about potential security risks. Since information is constantly exchanged between the browser and the Website through these files, the information transmitted through Cookies can be intercepted by unauthorized persons or software. For example, this is possible if the browser connects to the server using an unencrypted/unsecured network, such as some Wi-Fi networks.
Other Cookie-based attacks may be possible due to incorrect Cookie file settings on servers. If a website does not require the browser to use only encrypted channels, attackers can use this vulnerability to gain access to information transmitted through Cookies. For these reasons it is essential to pay close attention to the settings that protect your personal information available online.

11.    Tips for safe, cookie-based web browsing

Due to their flexibility and the fact that the majority of the most visited websites use cookies, they are almost unavoidable. Disabling Cookies will block your access to websites such as YouTube, Gmail, Yahoo, etc.
This is why we offer you some tips for safe web browsing through Cookies.
•    Customize your browser settings regarding Cookies.
•    If you are the only user of the terminal, you can set expiry periods for the fixed (persistent) Cookies.
•    If you are not the only user of the terminal, consider deleting your individual browsing data each time you close the browser.
•    Install anti-spyware applications and constantly update them.
•    Make sure that the browser you use is always up to date, because many cookie-based attacks are possible due to weaknesses in older browser versions.
All browsers offer you the possibility to customize the way Cookies work.
To understand these settings, click on one of the links below, depending on your browser:
•    Cookie settings in Internet Explorer https://support.microsoft.com/ro-ro/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies
•    Cookie settings in Firefox https://support.mozilla.org/ro/kb/activarea-si-dezactivarea-cookie-urilor
•    Cookie settings in Google Chrome https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/61416?co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop&hl=ro
•    Cookie settings in Safari https://support.apple.com/ro-ro/guide/safari/sfri11471/mac
For the settings of third-party cookies you can also visit the website: http://www.youronlinechoices.com/ro/

12.    Other relevant information - What are the third-party cookies?

Certain sections of content on the Website may be provided through third parties/providers (e.g., a video or an ad). These third parties may also place cookies through the Website and they are called “third-party cookies”.  Third party providers must also comply with applicable laws and the website owner’s privacy policies.

13.    List of Cookies used by the Website

Last update:    12/08/2022