A Cookie is a small file, a special text, often encoded, sent by a server to a web browser and then sent back (unmodified) by the browser, each time it accesses that server. The cookie is installed by the request issued by a web server to a browser (eg Internet Explorer, Chrome, Mozilla) and is completely "passive" (does not contain software, viruses or spyware and can not access the information on the hard driver of the user). Cookies are used for authentication, as well as for tracking user behavior; typical uses are the retention of user preferences and the implementation of the "shopping cart" system. These files make it possible to recognize the user's terminal and present the content in a relevant way, adapted to the user's preferences. Cookies provide users with a pleasant browsing experience and support BOS Romania's efforts to provide comfortable services to users (online privacy preferences and shopping cart history). They are also used in the preparation of anonymous aggregate statistics that help to understand how a user benefits from www.bosromania.ro, allowing the improvement of the structure and content but excluding the personal identification of the user.
BOS Romania can use two types of Cookies: per session and fixed (temporary files that remain in the user's terminal until the end of the session or closing the application / web browser). The fixed files remain on the user's terminal for a period in the Cookie parameters or until they are manually deleted by the user. Cookies used by the partners of the operator of a web page, including without limitation the users of the web page, are subject to the respective Privacy Policy.
Cookies are NOT viruses and use plain text formats; they are not made up of pieces of code so they cannot be executed nor can they auto-run. As a result, they cannot be duplicated or replicated on other networks to run or replicate. Because they cannot perform these functions, they cannot be considered viruses. Because cookies can be used for negative purposes because they store information about users' preferences and browsing history, both on a particular site and on several other sites, being used as a form of Spyware (consumer activity espionage) , many anti-spyware products constantly mark cookies to be deleted during anti-virus / anti-spyware deletion / scanning procedures. In general, browsers have integrated privacy settings that provide different levels of acceptance of cookies, validity period and automatic deletion after the user has visited a particular site. As identity protection is very valuable and represents the right of every internet user, it is advisable to know what possible problems cookies can create. Because through them information is constantly transmitted in both directions between the browser and the website, if an attacker or an unauthorized person intervenes during the transmission of data, the information contained in cookies can be intercepted. Although very rare, this can happen if the browser connects to the server using an unencrypted network (an unsecured Wi-Fi network). Other cookie-based attacks involve incorrect settings of cookies on servers. It is very important that the User chooses the most appropriate method of protection of personal information and: