The website www.medicinas.org, owned by the company SC Medicinas SRL, headquartered in Bucharest, on Strada rodiei 37, Sector 4, Bucharest, registered with the Trade Register J40/13566/2016, unique registration code CIF RO36637510, uses Cookie files taking into account clear rules, which we explain below.

What are Cookies

The website www.medicinas.org uses Cookies, which are defined as small files, consisting of letters and numbers, that will be stored on the computer, mobile phone or other equipment of a user from which the internet is accessed. These Cookie files are installed following the request that was issued by a web server of a browser, for example Chrome, Internet Explorer, Mozzilla Firefox, but which does not contain software programs, viruses, spyware and also cannot access the information stored on the user's hard drive.

What is the role of Cookies?

The web portal www.medicinas.org uses Cookies, which are intended to improve the user experience in terms of navigation. Thus, these Cookies are intended to recognize the user's terminal and present the content in an accessible, pleasant way, adapted to the user's preferences. They are also used to help Medicinas specialists understand how a user uses the web pages, thus allowing them to improve their structure and content, without personally identifying the user.

What types of Cookies do we use

www.medicinas.org uses two types of Cookies. These are session Cookies, which are temporary and remain in the user's terminal until the session ends or the web browser is closed, or fixed files, which remain in the user's terminal for a certain period of time, depending on the Cookies policy or until they are manually deleted by the user.

Do Cookies contain personal data?

Cookies are used only to facilitate user navigation on web pages, which is why they do not request personal information and, moreover, do not personally identify users accessing the internet. The data is also encrypted, so that unauthorized persons cannot access them.

How can Cookies be deleted

Most of the time, saving Cookies on a device occurs by default, but these settings can be changed, so that the automatic management of these files is blocked by a web browser or the user is informed each time Cookies are sent to his terminal. This information, as well as ways to manage Cookies, are available in the application settings. However, sometimes, if Cookies are limited, certain functionalities of the web page may be affected.

The role of cookies for the Internet

Cookies help the Internet function efficiently, in the sense that they make a user's browsing experience easier, depending on their preferences and interests. If cookies are disabled or refused, using a site may be difficult. Also, if you refuse or disable these files, it does not mean that you will no longer receive advertising, but only that it will no longer take into account the user's preferences and interests that are highlighted based on browsing behavior.

For example, cookies, which do not require a user to authenticate with an account, are important because they can generate information such as:

- content and services that are adapted taking into account the user's preferences, such as categories of news, weather, sports, maps, public services or travel

- offers that are adapted according to the interests of users, such as remembering passwords or language preferences, so that all searches will generate results in Romanian.

- retaining child protection filters regarding Internet content

- limiting the frequency of advertising, in the sense that they can limit the number of times an advertisement is displayed for a particular user on a site

- advertising will be provided taking into account the user's preferences

- measuring, optimizing and retaining certain Analytics features, such as confirming the level of traffic on a website, the type of content viewed by the user, as well as the way in which a user reaches a website (search engines, social networks, directly, etc.).

Security and privacy

Cookies are not viruses and use plain text formats, so they are not made up of pieces of code, which means that they cannot run on their own.