This Policy has the role of informing about the use of ‘cookies’ and is addressed to all users who access the website DemocracyCenter.ro. .
The following information is intended to inform you about the placement, use and management of cookies and similar technologies through which information can be collected automatically.
By collecting ‘cookies’ personal information is not required for collection and the user’s personal identification is not desired. The purpose of the collection is represented by the desire to offer users a better browsing experience and the possibility of adapting the services according to their needs.
What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files sent by a website’s server to a web browser (web browser, such as Internet Explorer, Firefox, Opera, Google Chrome/Safari), RAM or hard drive and then stored there. They can be used for different purposes, such as: customizing the website according to the needs of a particular user, helping a user to browse the website, improving the quality of the user’s website, or storing user preferences and login information.
Cookies are installed through the request issued by a web server to a browser (eg: Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome, Safari). After installation, the cookies have a certain life span, becoming ‘passive’, in the sense that they do not contain software programs, viruses or spyware and will not access the information on the hard driver of the user on whose equipment they were installed.
Two types of ‘cookies’ are identified by their duration of action:
- Session Cookies: They remain on the device as long as the web browser is open. They expire when the web browser is closed.
- Persistent Cookies: Expires at a fixed point in time or if they are manually deleted from the web browser.
- Cookies can be demarcated into two other groups, depending on the collecting entity: those belonging to the visited site (primary) or those belonging to third parties (third parties).
- Primary cookies: are cookies placed on your device by the domain of our website.
- Third-party cookies/selected by third parties: are cookies placed on your device by domains of websites belonging to third parties.
Third-party cookies:
Apart from the cookies set by our website, certain sections of content generated have built-in cookies provided by third parties for analyzing users’ use of our website for the purpose of displaying advertisements.
Every third party providing cookies must also comply with the data protection rules and privacy policy available on the site.
These cookies may come from the following third parties: Google Analytics, Facebook, OneTrust, Oracle, etc.
By using/visiting the website, cookies may be placed for the following purposes:
- Advertising cookies: record information about user visits and use of the site for advertising purposes.
- User analysis cookies: informs whether a certain user of the website has visited/used the website before. These cookies are used only for statistical purposes.
- Performance Cookies: Memorizes the preferences of the user of the website, so that the setting of preferences again in the case of subsequent visits to the website is no longer necessary.
- Registration cookies: When you register on this site, cookies are generated. Servers use these cookies to show us the account you are registered with and if you have permission for a specific service. If the ‘Keep me registered’ option has not been selected, these cookies will be automatically deleted at the end of the browsing session.
Accepting or rejecting cookies
If you want a more granular setting of cookies, this can be done from the browser settings. All modern browsers offer the possibility to change the cookie settings. These settings are usually found in the ‘options’ or ‘preferences’ menu of the web browser.
To understand these settings, the following links may be useful, or you can use the browser’s ‘Help’ option for more details:
- Cookie settings in Firefox – Firefox Help
- Cookie settings in Chrome – Chrome Help
- Cookie settings in Edge – Edge Help
- Cookie settings in Internet Explorer – ie HELP
- Cookie settings in Safari – Safari Help
- Cookie settings in Opera – Opera Help
To know all you need about cookies, including how you can delete them from your computer or device, please access: cookiebot
Some browsers, such as Chrome and Firefox, allow changing the settings for browsing in ‘Incognito’ mode, limiting the amount of data entered on the device and automatically deleting all persistent cookies entered on the device when the browsing session is over. There are also numerous third-party apps that can be added to the browser to block or manage cookies.
Existing cookies and their deletion:
It should be noted, however, that deactivating and refusing to receive cookies can make certain sites impractical or difficult to visit and use. Also, refusing to accept cookies does not mean that you will no longer receive/see online advertising. It is possible to set the browser so that these cookies are no longer supported, or you can set the browser to accept cookies from a specific site. But, for example, if you are not registered using cookies, you will not be able to leave comments. All modern browsers offer the possibility to change the cookie settings. These settings are usually found in the ‘options’ or ‘preferences’ menu of your browser.
To delete cookies that were previously placed in the browser, the option to delete the navigation history must be selected, ensuring that the option to delete or delete cookies is enabled when this is done.
This cookie policy belongs to the democtracycenter.ro website and was updated on 23.02.2026.