This cookie statement was last updated on 23.09.2020
1. Introduction
This cookie statement has been drawn up by CORPORATE OFFICE SOLUTIONS SRL, with full contact details available below, in capacity as data controller with respect to cookie modules placed via www.cos.ro.
By way of this document, we would like to inform our website users about the cookies we use, as well as about the data processing activities that we conduct in relation to these cookies.
Our website, https://cos.ro (hereinafter: “the website”) uses cookies and other related or similar technologies (for convenience, all technologies are referred to as “cookies”). Cookies are also placed by third parties we have engaged, as detailed in this statement.
2. What are cookies?
A cookie is a small simple file, consisting of letters and numbers, that is sent along with pages of this website and stored by your browser on the hard drive of your computer or another device which you use for internet browsing. The information stored therein may be returned to our servers or to the servers of the relevant third parties during a subsequent visit.
The cookies by themselves do not require personal data in order to be used and, in most cases, do not identify internet users, as the information collected through cookies are not of such nature as to lead to the identification of internet users. By means of cookies, the following types of information may however be collected: IP address, geo-location data, data regarding the operating system, data regarding the resolution of the devices being used, information regarding website visits (including the number of visits, the time spent on the website, the manner of accessing the website, user behavior on the website), data regarding organic traffic.
Depending on their lifetime, cookies may be classified in session cookies or persistent cookies. Session cookies have a storage duration that is limited to the length of a user session. When closing the session or the browser, the stored information is deleted.
Persistent cookies are stored in a user’s device for a variable amount of time, longer than the duration of a session, and are not deleted when closing the session or the browser, but at the expiry of said duration.
3. What Are Cookies placed by Third Parties (known as “third party cookies”)?
Content sections from certain websites (such as, for example, Youtube videos) or certain website functionalities (such as the Instagram feed at the end of our pages) may be provided through third parties/providers. Such third parties may place these cookies on the website (called “third party cookies” since they are not placed by the owner of the website). The third party providers also have to observe the legal regulations in force. More details regarding the manner in which these third parties handle the placement and use of cookies and similar technologies may be found in the corresponding policies of such third parties. In the section “What cookies does this website use?”, you can identify the third parties that provide cookies for this website.
4. Consent
When you visit our website for the first time, we will show you a pop-up with an explanation about cookies. You can allow the placing of each cookie category (except for strictly necessary cookies and social media buttons), as described in the pop-up. You can also disable the use of cookies via your browser, but please note that some parts of our website may no longer work properly.
5. What cookies does this website use?
5.1 Strictly necessary cookies
Strictly necessary cookies are essential for the proper functioning of the website. These allow the use of basic functions, like page navigation and access to secure areas of the website. The website cannot function properly without these cookies. We may place these cookies without your consent.
Our website uses the following strictly necessary cookies:
Name | Storage period | Function |
Complianz_policy_id | 1 year | Tells the cookie banner if the current user has accepted the most recent cookie policy. |
Complianz_constent_status | 1 year | Stores cookie consent preferences |
Timezone | Session only | Stores the current user timezone |
Roundcube_cookies | 12 months | For webmail use |
Webmailsession | Session only | For webmail use |
Cpsession | Session only | TCP Cookie Transactions (TCPCT) is specified in RFC 6013 (historic status, formerly experimental) as an extension of Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) intended to secure it against denial-of-service attacks, such as resource exhaustion by SYN flooding and malicious connection termination by third parties. Unlike the original SYN cookies approach, TCPCT does not conflict with other TCP extensions, but requires TCPCT support in the client (initiator) as well as the server (responder) TCP stack. |
Wfwaf-authcookie-* | 12 hours | This cookie is used by the Wordfence firewall to perform a capability check of the current user before WordPress has been loaded. |
Wp-autosave-* | Persistent | It is used to store performed actions on the website. |
Wp-saving-post | 1 day | It is used to autosave a post in the editor. |
Wf_loginalerted_* | 1 year | This cookie is used to notify the Wordfence admin when an administrator logs in from a new device or location. |
Pop_news | 7 days | This cookie is used to show the newsletter popup only once a week. |
Sharing: This data is not shared with third parties.
5.2 Functional cookies
By placing functional cookies, we make it easier for you to visit our website. This way, your user preferences remain known and you do not need to repeatedly enter the same information when visiting our website. We ask for your permission to place functional cookies.
Our website uses the following functional cookies:
Name | Retention | Function |
pll_language | Persistent | It stores language settings |
cfmrk_eucookiebanner | 1 year | Used by the content network, Cloudflare, to identify trusted web traffic |
cfmrk_userLangRedirect | 1 year | This cookie is used by cloudflare to provide cdn services to our site |
cfmrk_cic | 3 months | Used by Cloudflare to route user traffic for this Site. This is a Cloudflare cookie. |
SEARCH_SAMESITE | Session only | This cookie is used to prevent the browser from sending this cookie along with cross-site requests. |
Sharing: This data is not shared with third parties.
5.3 Analytical cookies
We use analytical cookies to optimize the website experience for our users. With these analytical cookies we get insights in the usage of our website. We ask your permission to place analytical cookies.
Our website uses the following analytical cookies from Google Analytics:
Name | Retention | Function |
Statistics (anonymous) | | |
_ga | 2 years | Store a unique user ID |
_gid | 1 day | Count and track pageviews |
Statistics | | |
_gat_UA-* | session
| |
uslk_initial_url | Persistent | Monitor system stability and performance |
uslk_referrer | Persistent | Monitor system stability and performance |
uslk_operator_binding | Persistent | Monitor system stability and performance |
uslk_drag | Persistent | Monitor system stability and performance |
uslk_in_service_time | Persistent | Monitor system stability and performance |
uslk_page_impressions | Persistent | Monitor system stability and performance |
_utmc | 30 minutes | This is one of the four main cookies set by the Google Analytics service which enables website owners to track visitor behavior and measure site performance. It is not used in most sites but is set to enable interoperability with the older version of Google Analytics code known as Urchin. In these older versions this was used in combination with the __utmb cookie to identify new sessions/visits for returning visitors. |
_utmz | 6 months | This is one of the four main cookies set by the Google Analytics service which enables website owners to track visitor behavior measure of site performance. This cookie identifies the source of traffic to the site – so Google Analytics can tell site owners where visitors came from when arriving on the site. The cookie has a life span of 6 months and is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics. |
_utma | persistent | This is one of the four main cookies set by the Google Analytics service which enables website owners to track visitor behaviour and measure site performance. This cookie distinguishes between users and sessions. It is used to calculate new and returning visitor statistics. The cookie is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics. |
1P_JAR | 24 hours | This cookie carries out information about how the end user uses the website and any advertising that the end user may have seen before visiting the said website. |
NID | 6 months | Stores visitors’ preferences and personalizes ads on Google websites based on recent searches and interactions. |
DV | Session only | We use the information to compile reports and to help us improve the Site. The cookies collect information in an anonymous form, including the number of visitors to the Site, where visitors have come to the Site from and the pages they visited. |
UULE | 24 hours | We use the information to compile reports and to help us improve the Site. The cookies collect information in an anonymous form, including the number of visitors to the Site, where visitors have come to the Site from and the pages they visited. |
ANID | 6 months | This cookie is used to manage profiles based on user interest in order to show them personalized ads |
CONSENT | 6 months | This cookie is used to manage profiles based on user interest in order to show them personalized ads |
IDE | 18 months | This cookie is used for re-targeting, optimization, reporting and attribution of online adverts. |
We use Google Analytics, as service for web analysis provided by Google. Google Analytics uses cookie type files to help us analyze the way you use our website. The information collected by these cookies regarding your use of our website (including the URL of the page you’re visiting and your IP address) will be sent to and stored by Google on servers which may be located in EU, EAA and/or US.
Google is a data processor and shall use your data as per the privacy statement available at this address: https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites
You may also find additional information here: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245
Generally, Google will use the data for the purpose of evaluating you use of our website, drafting reports and providing other related services regarding your use of our website.
You can deny consent for Google Analytics at any time by using our cookie consent management tool, the functionalities of our website not being affected by your withdrawal of consent. In order to reject our use of Google Analytics you can also install an add-in on your web browser (http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout).
Additional information about Googles privacy policy may be found here: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en-US
Also, our website uses the following first party cookie for analytical purposes:
Name | Retention | Function |
Elementor | Persistent | To store performed actions on the website. |
5.4 Social media cookies and buttons (third party cookies)
5.4.1. On our website we have included buttons for Facebook, LinkedIn, Pinterest and Instagram to promote webpages (e.g. “like”, “pin”) on social networks like Facebook, LinkedIn and Instagram or on platforms like Pinterest. These buttons work using pieces of code coming from Facebook, LinkedIn, Pinterest and Instagram themselves. This code places cookies or similar technologies as soon as you have used the buttons. These social media buttons also can store and process certain information, so a personalized advertisement can be shown to you on other websites you visit.
Please read the privacy statement of these networks (which can change regularly) to see what they do with your (personal) data which they process using these cookies and similar technologies. The data that is retrieved is anonymized as much as possible.
Facebook, LinkedIn, Pinterest and Instagram are located in the United States and their privacy statement and cookie policies are available at:
- https://www.facebook.com/policy.php and https://www.facebook.com/policy/cookies/
- https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy and https://www.linkedin.com/legal/cookie-policy
- https://help.instagram.com/402411646841720 and https://help.instagram.com/1896641480634370?ref=ig
- https://policy.pinterest.com/en-gb/privacy-policy and https://policy.pinterest.com/en/cookies
We can also place embedded content, such as videos available on YouTube. In such case, the third parties may place their own cookies on our website.
Our website uses the following cookies of third parties:
Youtube:
Name | Retention | Function |
GPS | session | Store location data |
For more information, please read the YouTube Privacy Policy.
Google:
Name | Retention | Function |
Functional | | |
Rc::c | Session only | Filter requests from bots. |
Rc::b | Session only | Filter requests from bots |
Rc::a | Persistent | Filter requests from bots |
__Secure-3PSID | 2 years | Builds a profile of website visitor interests to show relevant and personalized ads through retargeting. |
__Secure-APISID | 6 months | Builds a profile of website visitor interests to show relevant and personalized ads through retargeting. |
__Secure-SSID | 6 months | Stores information about how the visitor uses the website and about the advertisements that may have been seen before the visitor visits the website. Also used to customize ads on Google domains. |
__Secure-HSID | 6 months | To secure digitally signed and encrypted data from the unique Google ID and store the most recent login time that Google uses to identify visitors, prevent fraudulent use of login data and protect visitor data from unauthorized parties. This can also be used for targeting purposes to display relevant and personalized advertising content. |
__Secure-3PSIDCC | 2 years | These cookies are used to deliver ads more relevant to you and your interests. |
__Secure-3PAPISID | 2 years | Builds a profile of website visitor interests to show relevant and personalized ads through retargeting. |
SSID | Persistent | Google collects visitor information for videos hosted by YouTube on maps integrated with Google Maps. |
HSID | 2 years | Security cookie to confirm visitor authenticity, prevent fraudulent use of login data and protect user data from unauthorized access. |
APISID | 2 years | Personalizes Google ads on websites based on recent searches and interactions. |
SAPISID | Persistent | Google collects visitor information for videos hosted by YouTube. |
SIDCC | 3 months | Security cookie to confirm visitor authenticity, prevent fraudulent use of login data and protect visitor data from unauthorized access. |
SID | 2 years | Security cookie to confirm visitor authenticity, prevent fraudulent use of login data and protect visitor data from unauthorized access. |
OTZ | 1 month | Links activities of website visitors to other devices that are previously logged in via the Google account. In this way, advertisements are tailored to different devices. |
Additional information about Googles privacy policy may be found here: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en-US
6. Your rights with respect to personal data
You have the following rights with respect to your personal data:
You have the right to know why your personal data is needed, what will happen to it, and how long it will be retained for.
Right of access: You have the right to access your personal data that is known to us.
Right to rectification: you have the right to supplement or correct your personal data whenever you wish.
If you give us your consent to process your data, you have the right to revoke that consent and to have your personal data deleted.
Right to transfer your data (data portability): you have the right to request all your personal data from the controller and transfer it in its entirety to another controller.
Right to object: you may object to the processing of your data. We comply with this, unless there are justified grounds for processing.
Right to erasure of your data.
Right to restriction of processing.
Right not to be subject to automated individual decision-making.
To exercise these rights, please contact us. Please refer to the contact details at the bottom of this cookie statement. If you have a complaint about how we handle your data, we would like to hear from you, but you also have the right to submit a complaint to the National Supervisory Authority For Personal Data Processing (www.dataprotection.ro) or the competent courts of law.
7. Where Can Information Collected by Means of Cookies Be Transmitted?
Data collected by means of cookies may be transmitted to the following categories of recipients: representatives of COS or other natural or legal persons that process personal data on behalf of COS as data processors (such as, our IT services provider) as well as to Google and the other third parties that place cookies on our website, as described above.
Data collected by means of cookies may be transmitted to countries within the EU/EEA or outside the EU/EEA, as described in the privacy statement of the third parties mentioned above. Likewise, these privacy statements contain reference to the appropriate or suitable safeguards and the means by which to obtain a copy of them or where they have been made available.
8. Enabling/disabling and deleting cookies
You can use our consent management tool to allow or deny cookies. This is available at the bottom of the page of our website.
You can use your internet browser to automatically or manually delete cookies. You can also specify that certain cookies may not be placed.
Another option is to change the settings of your internet browser so that you receive a message each time a cookie is placed. For more information about these options, please refer to the instructions in the Help section of your browser:
• Cookie Settings for Internet Explorer – Internet Explorer;
• Cookie Settings for Firefox – Firefox;
• Cookie Settings for Chrome – Chrome;
• Cookie Settings for Safari – Safari;
• Cookie Settings for Edge – Edge;
• Cookie Settings for Opera – Opera.
For more details about cookies, you can visit www.allaboutcookies.org or www.youronlinechoices.eu, which contain additional information on your online life.
If you do delete the cookies in your browser, they will be placed again after your consent when you visit our website again.
9. Contact details
For questions and/or comments about our cookie policy and this statement, please contact us by using the following contact details:
CORPORATE OFFICE SOLUTIONS SRL
73 – 81 Bucuresti-Ploiesti Road, Victoria Business Park, Building 2, 1st Floor Bucharest 1, 013685 Romania
Website: https://cos.ro
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