Cookie Policy
1. Policy on the use of cookies and similar technologiesThis policy relates to the cookies and to the similar technologies used, as the case may be, on the websites and applications operated by S.C. CURSURI ESTETICA S.R.L., with its registered office in Bucharest, Strada Sfantul Petru Tei, nr. 59, sector 2, (hereinafter referred to as START ACADEMY).
Cookies are used for the following purposes:
- • • the functioning of the site,
- • • the analysis of the behaviour of site visitors,
- • • for advertising.
This policy is supplemented by the START ACADEMY policy on the protection of personal data in general, which you can find here, and by the Terms and Conditions of the site, which you can find aici, which we encourage you to read, as they include useful additional information, including in relation to the START ACADEMY officer responsible for the protection of personal data, all the purposes of the processing of data by START ACADEMY, your rights, as well as the exceptions and limits thereto, etc.
The appropriate protection of personal data is an important objective for START ACADEMY. It is our wish to be as clear and transparent as possible regarding the START ACADEMY approach in this matter. For any question, please contact us at data.protection@china-beauty.ro
2. What are cookies?
A cookie is a small file, made up of letters and numbers, which will be stored on the computer, mobile terminal or other equipment of a user from which the internet is accessed. The cookie is installed by a request issued by the user’s terminal to a START ACADEMY server or to a third-party server.
3. What are cookies used for?
These files principally make it possible to recognise the user’s terminal and to present content in a relevant manner, adapted to the user’s preferences.
Cookies provide users with a pleasant browsing experience and support the efforts of START ACADEMY to offer services better adapted to users, e.g.: – online privacy preferences, the shopping basket or relevant advertising. They are also used in the preparation of aggregated anonymous statistics which help us to understand how a user makes use of our internet pages, enabling us to improve their structure and content, without permitting the personal identification of the user.
4. What cookies do we use?
We use two types of cookies: session cookies and persistent cookies. Session cookies are temporary files which remain on the user’s terminal until the end of the session or the closing of the application. Persistent cookies remain on the user’s terminal for a period determined by the parameters of the cookie or until they are manually deleted by the user.
5. How are cookies used by this site?
A visit to this site may place the following types of cookies:
- • • cookies strictly necessary for the functioning of the site
- • • analytics cookies
- • • advertising cookies
Strictly necessary cookies and/or similar technologies are essential for the proper functioning of the site, being set on your device when the site is accessed or following actions carried out on the site, as the case may be. You may set your browser to block cookies, but in that case certain sections of the site will not function correctly.
The other categories of cookies have the role indicated.
6. Do cookies or similar technologies contain personal data?
Cookies or similar technologies do not in themselves require personal information in order to be used and, in many cases, do not personally identify internet users. There are, however, situations in which personal data may be collected through the use of cookies in order to facilitate certain functionalities for the user or in order to offer the user an experience better adapted to their preferences. Such data is encrypted in a manner which makes access to it by unauthorised persons impossible.
What are similar technologies?
There are other technologies which may be used for the same purposes as cookies.
START ACADEMY uses Local Storage as a similar technology.
7. Blocking cookies
If you wish to block cookies, some functionalities of the site will be turned off, and this may generate certain malfunctions or errors in the use of our site. For example, blocking cookies may prevent you from:
- • • purchasing online
- • • logging in to your account
If you agree to these limitations and wish to block cookies, follow the instructions below:
Most browsers are set by default to accept cookies, but you have the possibility of changing the settings in order to block some or all cookies.
Choose your browser from the list below in order to display the instructions which you must follow after opening the browser.
The links above do not belong to START ACADEMY sites and START ACADEMY is not responsible for their content.
8. Managing preferences regarding the placing of cookies
In general, an application used for accessing web pages allows cookies and/or similar technologies to be saved on the terminal by default. These are stored for the periods described in the table below. These settings may be changed in such a way that the automatic management of cookies is blocked by the web browser or that the user is informed each time cookies are sent to their terminal.
Detailed information about the possibilities and ways of managing cookies can be found in the settings area of the application (the web browser). Limiting the use of cookies may affect certain functionalities of the website.
9. Why are cookies and/or similar technologies important for the Internet?
Cookies and/or similar technologies represent a central point of the efficient functioning of the Internet, helping to generate a browsing experience which is friendly and adapted to the preferences and interests of each user. Refusing or disabling cookies may make some sites or parts of sites impossible to use.
Disabling cookies does not mean that you will no longer receive online advertising, in compliance with the legislation – only that it will no longer be able to take account of your preferences and interests, as evidenced by your browsing behaviour.
Examples of important uses of cookies (which do not require the authentication of a user by means of an account):
- • • Content and services adapted to the user’s preferences – categories of products and services.
- • • Offers adapted to the interests of users
- • • Remembering passwords
- • • Remembering child-protection filters concerning content on the Internet (family mode options, safe search functions).
- • • Limiting the frequency with which advertisements are shown – limiting the number of times an advertisement is displayed to a particular user on a site.
- • • Providing advertising relevant to the user.
- • • Measuring, optimising and adapting analytics features – such as confirming a certain level of traffic on a website, what type of content is viewed and the manner in which a user arrives at a website (e.g.: through search engines, directly, from other websites, etc.). Websites carry out these analyses of their use in order to improve their services for the benefit of users.
10. Security and confidentiality aspects
In general, browsers have integrated privacy settings which provide different levels of cookie acceptance, validity periods and automatic deletion after the user has visited a particular site.
Other security aspects related to cookies:
- • • Customising the browser settings in respect of cookies so as to reflect a level of security in the use of cookies that is comfortable for you.
- • • If you are the only person who uses the computer, you may set, if you wish, long expiry periods for the storage of the browsing history and of personal access data.
- • • If you share access to the computer, you may consider setting the browser to delete individual browsing data each time you close the browser. This is one way of accessing sites which place cookies and of deleting any visit information when the browsing session is closed.
11. Useful links and additional information
If you wish to find out more information about cookies and what they are used for, we recommend the following links: