COOKIE POLICY

1. The marweb.ro website uses cookies.

This section provides you with more information about what cookies are, how we use them, and how you can manage them both on our website and on other websites.

About cookies, what they are and how they work.

The information below is intended to inform users about the placement, use, and management of 'cookies' used by the marweb.ro website.

Please carefully read the following information:

This website uses its own cookies as well as cookies added by third parties to provide visitors with a much better browsing experience and services tailored to each individual's needs and interests.

In what we call the 'modern web' or 'web 2.0', cookies play an important role in facilitating access to and delivery of the multiple services users enjoy on the Internet, such as:

2. What is a 'cookie'?

An 'Internet Cookie' (also known as a 'browser cookie' or 'HTTP cookie' or simply 'cookie') is a small file consisting of letters and numbers that will be stored on your computer, mobile device, or other equipment used to access the Internet.

The cookie is sent through a request issued by the web server hosting the site to the user's browser (e.g., Firefox, Internet Explorer, Chrome, etc.) and is completely 'passive'—it does not contain software, viruses, or spyware, and cannot access information on the user's hard drive.

A cookie consists of 2 parts: the name and the content/value, and is uniquely associated with the domain of the site that sent it to the user's browser (e.g., marweb.ro). Moreover, the lifespan of a cookie is determined solely by the web server that sent it, and it can only be accessed again when the user returns to the site associated with that web server.

Cookies do not require personal information to be used and cannot personally identify internet users.

There are two main categories of cookies:

Session cookies - these are temporarily stored in the web browser's cookie folder until the user leaves the site or closes the browser window.
Persistent cookies - these are stored on the computer or device's hard drive for a longer period and remain stored even after leaving the site or closing the web browser (their duration generally depends on the preset lifespan of the cookie).

Persistent cookies also include those placed by a website other than the one the user is visiting at that time—known as 'third-party cookies'—which can be used anonymously to store a user's interests so that the most relevant advertising can be delivered to them.

3. Advantages of cookies

A cookie contains information that links a browser (user) to a specific web server (site). If the browser accesses that web server again, it can read the already stored information and react accordingly.

Cookies ensure users a pleasant browsing experience and support the efforts of many websites to provide user-friendly services. Examples include preferences for online privacy, site language options, or relevant advertising.

4. Lifespan of a cookie

Cookies are managed by web servers. A cookie's lifespan can vary significantly depending on its purpose. Some cookies are used exclusively for a single session ('session cookies') and are not retained after the user leaves the site, while others are retained and reused each time the user returns to that site ('persistent cookies').

However, users can delete cookies at any time through browser settings.

5. Third-party cookies

Certain content sections on some sites may be provided by third parties/suppliers (e.g., news boxes, videos, or advertisements). These third parties may also place cookies through the site (called 'third-party cookies' because they are not placed by the site itself). Third-party providers must comply with applicable laws and the site owner's privacy policies.

6. Use of cookies by this site

Visiting this site may place cookies for:

Website performance cookies
Visitor analytics cookies
Registration or authentication cookies
Third-party cookies

6.1. Performance cookies

This type of cookie remembers user preferences on this site, eliminating the need to reset them on each visit.

6.2. Visitor analytics cookies

Each time a user visits this site, analytics software from a third party generates a user analytics cookie. This cookie tells us whether you have visited this site before. The browser reports if this cookie exists; if not, one is generated. This allows tracking of unique users visiting the site and their visit frequency.

This cookie cannot identify individuals; it is used solely for statistical purposes.

6.3. Registration or authentication cookies

When you register or log in to this site, a cookie is generated that notifies us whether you are logged in. Our server uses these cookies to identify your registered account and permissions for specific services/site sections. It also associates comments you post with your username. If you did not select 'keep me logged in,' this cookie will delete automatically when you close your browser or computer.

6.4. Third-party cookies

On some pages, third parties may set their own anonymous cookies to track the success of an advertisement/application or to customize an application. Due to implementation methods, this site cannot access these cookies, just as third parties cannot access this site's cookies.

Third-party online advertising

Some use anonymous cookies to analyze how many people viewed an advertisement or how many viewed the same ad multiple times.

Companies generating these cookies have their own privacy policies. This site cannot access them. Third-party cookies are used to show you targeted advertising on other sites based on your browsing here.

7. Type of information stored/accessed via cookies

Cookies store information in a small text file, allowing a site to recognize a browser. The web-server recognizes the browser until the cookie expires or is deleted.

Cookies store important information that enhances the internet browsing experience (e.g., language settings, keeping users logged into accounts, online security, saved preferences).

Although cookies are stored on your computer, they cannot access/read other information on it. Cookies are not viruses—they are small text files (not compiled code) that cannot execute, self-replicate, spread to networks, or distribute viruses.

8. Importance of cookies for the internet

Cookies are central to the efficient functioning of the internet, helping deliver a user-friendly browsing experience adapted to each user's preferences and interests.

Cookies enable faster/easier user-website interactions. For example, authentication cookies allow accessing a site without repeated logins.

Similarly, cookies store e-commerce order information, enabling the 'shopping cart' concept.

Cookies also let websites monitor user activity and build profiles for marketing purposes.

Refusing or disabling cookies does not stop online advertising—it only prevents ads from considering your preferences/interests revealed by browsing behavior.

Key cookie applications (not requiring user authentication):

Personalized content/services—news, weather, sports, maps, public/gov services, entertainment/travel sites.
Personalized offers—password retention, language preferences (e.g., Romanian search results).
Child protection filters—family mode, safe search.
Ad frequency capping—limiting ad displays per user.
Relevant advertising delivery.
Analytics—measuring site traffic, popular content, user acquisition sources (search engines/direct/other sites). Sites use this to improve user experience.

9. Remarketing policy

On marweb.ro's pages, a Google AdWords remarketing tag collects cookies (a unique browser ID, not personal) to display ads on Google Display Network sites and Google Search.

When users visit a page with the remarketing tag, their browser cookie is added to a remarketing list (a set of cookies generated by remarketing tags).

Google AdWords uses cookies to show sponsored ads to marweb.ro visitors on Google Display Network and Google Search. To opt out, use Google's Ad Preferences Manager..

10. Security and privacy issues

Cookies are NOT viruses! They use plain text (no executable code), so they cannot run, self-replicate, or spread—thus cannot be viruses.

However, cookies can be misused as spyware since they store browsing history/preferences. Many anti-spyware tools flag cookies for deletion during scans.

Browsers include privacy settings for cookie acceptance, lifespan, and auto-deletion after site visits.

11. Other cookie security aspects

Since cookies constantly transmit information between browsers and sites, attackers could intercept cookie data if transmitted over unencrypted networks (e.g., unsecured Wi-Fi).

Other attacks exploit misconfigured server-side cookie settings.

If a site doesn't enforce encrypted channels, attackers can trick browsers into sending data unsecured. Carefully choose methods to protect personal information.

12. Managing, disabling, and deleting cookies

Detailed instructions for managing cookies via browser settings:

Internet Explorer - Delete/manage cookies (IE 8, 9, 10):

Mozilla Firefox - Cookie settings and troubleshooting (enable/disable cookies, delete cookies, block/unblock sites):

Delete cookies to remove information stored by websites

Google Chrome - Manage cookies (delete/block/allow, set exceptions):

Manage cookies and site data

Safari - Manage cookies (English only)

Remove cookies (English only)

Safari: Remove cookies and other data

Opera - Manage/delete cookies (English only)

Web preferences

13. Sources and additional information: