Cookie Policy

Cookies are small text files that record information about a user’s activity on a website and store it on the device used to access the website. Cookies are not harmful to your device and allow us to provide you with a better browsing experience and faster responses on our website. Any additional information, including those that allow us to send you advertisements, will only be stored based on your prior consent, expressed by indicating your choice in the cookie banner displayed when you access our website, or through any of the methods specified below.

We recommend that you carefully read the following information to better understand the types of cookies we use and how you can customize their use according to your preferences.

Our website uses certain cookies that are essential and do not require your consent, as well as other cookies that will only be stored on your device with your prior approval.

Necessary cookies (DO NOT require your prior consent): these are essential for the operation of the website and allow you to access relevant features (browsing cookies). These are mainly session cookies. We may also use functional cookies that allow us to save your preferences and settings and enhance your browsing experience on our website (for example, by recording your preferences regarding the acceptance or rejection of profiling cookies).

To ensure the proper functioning of these cookies, as well as the recording of your preferences, they will not be deleted once you finish browsing. However, these cookies have a validity period (no longer than 30 days), after which they will be automatically deactivated. These cookies and the information contained in them will not be used for any purpose other than those described above.

The installation of technical cookies does not require your prior consent: we set them automatically on your device when you access the website or request certain features. You may choose to disable cookies at any time by adjusting the relevant browser settings. However, doing so may prevent you from viewing the website correctly.

Profiling cookies (REQUIRE your prior consent): our website also uses profiling cookies, which can only be installed with your prior consent. In addition, our website may set third-party cookies, provided that you always give your consent in advance for such installation. These third parties may access the information collected through their cookies.

The third parties include:

• Google Inc. (through its Google Analytics and Google DoubleClick services and, where applicable, through the Google Plus plugin)

• Facebook (through plugins)

Profiling cookies (require your prior consent): According to the definition of the European Data Protection Authorities, profiling cookies may include advertising cookies, retargeting cookies, social media cookies, and analytics cookies, other than those used exclusively for aggregated statistical analysis.

• Preference cookies: allow a website to remember information that changes the way the site behaves or looks, such as your preferred language or the region you are in. In some cases, these cookies may be considered necessary in order to deliver the correct version of the website for your geographical region.

• Statistics cookies: collect information about how visitors use a website, such as which pages are most popular, what method of linking pages works best, and whether users receive error messages from web pages. These cookies help us provide a high-quality user experience, test different versions of the site, and improve the way our website functions. They may also be used for audience demographic segmentation, which may then be applied in advertising personalization if permitted.

• Marketing cookies, which may include:

  • Advertising profiling cookies: create user profiles to deliver ads that match the preferences expressed by users while browsing the web;

  • Retargeting cookies: used to serve ads relating to products similar to those you have shown interest in, or to measure the effectiveness of marketing campaigns (run by us or by third parties);

  • Analytics cookies: record your choices and activity on our website to perform statistical analysis, either for us or for third parties, by tracking your preferences and browsing behavior, and to deliver personalized advertising to you;

  • Social media cookies: our website also allows certain social networks (e.g., Facebook) to install their own cookies through their plugins. These cookies are managed directly by third parties and may also be used to deliver ads that match your preferences when you browse other websites.

All of these cookies are installed only with your prior consent. For this reason, when you access our website, a special banner is displayed which:

1. Informs you that our website uses cookies to measure traffic and audience, integrate social media functions, and personalize advertising, and that we share information with our social media, advertising, and analytics partners about how you use our website; and

2. Allows you to express your choice regarding the use of cookies that our website installs on your device (except for necessary cookies, which are installed automatically when you access the website).

Once you make your choice, the cookie banner will disappear. We will record your preference/consent (if applicable) via a specific technical cookie. As a result, the cookie banner will not be displayed again when you revisit our website.

If you choose to delete technical cookies, please note that we will lose the record of your preferences/consent, and therefore the cookie banner will be displayed again during your next visit.

At any time, at your discretion, you may block profiling cookies (whether they are third-party analytics, social media, retargeting, or profiling cookies) or withdraw your previously given consent, without affecting your ability to visit our website and access relevant content.

For more information, please read carefully the cookie policies of the third parties, available at the links provided below.

All cookies (technical cookies and profiling cookies)
You can decide whether to allow the installation of cookies by using your browser’s settings section. However, if you disable one or more cookies, certain elements of this website may be affected as a result (please note that browsing cookies are necessary for the proper functioning of the website’s basic features).

Your browser configuration regarding this choice can be checked and modified in your browser’s settings section. Please select your browser from the list below to find instructions on how to adjust the relevant cookie settings:

– Chrome
– Firefox
– IE
– Opera
– Safari

The installation of profiling, retargeting, analytics, and social media cookies belonging to third parties, as well as any other activity related to such cookies, including the collection and processing of information, is the responsibility of those third parties. If you would like more information about these cookies and the third parties that may access the information collected, or how they can be enabled or disabled, please refer to the cookie policies of these third parties by clicking on any of the following links:
– Facebook
– Google

The processing of users’ personal data is carried out by Side Trading S.R.L., headquartered at Str. Antenei, no. 1A, 300280 Timișoara, Timiș, Romania, in its capacity as data controller. If you would like more information about the methods and purposes of processing, as well as about the exercise of the rights granted to users under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the applicable EU e-Privacy Directive, please carefully read our Data Protection Policy.

We also recommend and encourage you to regularly review this Cookie Policy in order to stay informed about any changes made to it.