Cookie Policy

Table of Contents

• What is a “cookie”?
• What are the benefits of cookies?
• Why do we use cookies?
• How are cookies used by this site?
• What type of information is stored and accessed through cookies?
• Why are cookies important for the Internet?
• Security and privacy issues
• How to disable cookies

Your data security is most important to us, which is why we take every aspect of protecting your data seriously.

As of May 25, 2018, Regulation (EU) 2016/679 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation), also known as GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation), has been implemented. This means that any operator processing personal data must comply with these requirements and provide transparent information about how data is processed.

In view of the need to comply with GDPR provisions, and given that we are dedicated to taking care of your personal data (which may include first name, last name, email address, phone number, company name, etc., depending on the purpose of processing) contained in our database, we inform you that this data is used solely for the purpose of successfully fulfilling the processes carried out in our relationship with you (we mention a few processes without limiting ourselves to these: sending requested commercial proposals, processing quote requests, maintaining relationships with customers and partners).

To improve your online browsing experience, we use cookies that facilitate the use of the website www.easypaykiosksolutions.com by visitors. The complete list of cookies can be found below.

1. 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 is stored on the computer, mobile terminal, or other equipment of a user from which the Internet is accessed. The cookie is installed at the request issued by a web server to a browser (e.g., Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge) and is completely “passive” (it does not contain software programs, viruses, or spyware and cannot access information on the user’s hard drive).

A cookie consists of two parts: the name and the content or value of the cookie. Furthermore, the lifespan of a cookie is determined; technically, only the server that sent the cookie can access it again when a user returns to the website associated with the web server.

Cookies play an important role in facilitating access to and delivery of the multiple services that users enjoy on the Internet, such as:

• Customizing certain settings such as: the language in which a site is viewed, preferences displayed in the interface, options previously chosen by the user;
• Cookies provide website owners with valuable feedback on how their sites are used by users, so they can make them more efficient and accessible to users;
• They allow multimedia or other applications from other sites to be included in a particular site to create a more valuable, useful, and pleasant browsing experience.

Cookies themselves do not request personal information to be used and, in most cases, do not personally identify internet users. There are two broad categories of cookies:

• Session cookies – these are temporarily stored in the cookie folder of the web browser so that it remembers them until the user leaves the respective website or closes the browser window.
• Persistent cookies – these are stored on a computer’s or device’s hard drive (and generally depend on the preset lifespan for 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 remember a user’s interests so that the most relevant advertising is delivered to users.

2. What are the benefits of cookies?

Cookies are managed by web servers. The lifespan of a cookie can vary significantly, depending on the purpose for which it is placed. Some cookies are used exclusively for a single session (session cookies) and are no longer retained once the user has left the website, while some cookies are retained and reused each time the user returns to that website (“permanent cookies”). However, cookies can be deleted by a user at any time through browser settings.

In general, the role of cookies is to ensure fast and easy interaction between users and websites. Cookies are also used so that users can easily resume their activities on subsequent visits to a previously visited website. Essentially, cookies tell the server which pages should be displayed to the user, without the user having to remember the pages they navigated or navigate the entire site from the beginning.

3. Why do we use cookies?

• To recognize new visitors to the www.easypaykiosksolutions.com site.
• To recognize returning visitors.
• To improve the technical performance of the site through the cache system.
• To store your preferences regarding consent for the use of cookies.
• To measure, anonymously, how the site is used (pages viewed, traffic sources, browsing behavior).
• To understand the effectiveness of the channels through which visitors arrive at the site and to optimize communication campaigns.
• To better understand the interests of visitors to the www.easypaykiosksolutions.com site.

4. How are cookies used on this site?

Essential (necessary) cookies

These cookies are strictly necessary for the proper functioning of the site. Without them, certain functionalities cannot be provided. They do not require user consent.

Preference / consent cookies

Technical storage or access is necessary for the legitimate purpose of storing consent preferences expressed by the user regarding the use of cookies.

Statistical cookies

Technical storage or access is used exclusively for anonymous statistical purposes. Information stored or retrieved solely for this purpose, without additional data from the internet service provider or a third party, cannot usually be used to identify you.

Third-party cookies – embedded content

Certain pages may include embedded content from third-party platforms (for example, YouTube videos, Google Maps, social media posts). These platforms may set their own cookies when the content is loaded on the page. These cookies are not directly controlled by www.easypaykiosksolutions.com and are governed by the privacy policies of the respective providers.

5. What type of information is stored and accessed through cookies

Cookies store information in a small text file that allows a website to recognize a browser. The web server will recognize the browser until the cookie expires or is deleted. The cookie stores important information that improves the Internet browsing experience (for example: user session ID, referring page, current time, etc.).

6. Why are cookies important for the Internet?

Cookies are central to the efficient functioning of the Internet, helping to generate a user-friendly browsing experience tailored to the preferences and interests of each user. Refusing or disabling cookies can make some sites impossible to use. Refusing or disabling cookies does not mean you will no longer receive online advertising – it just means that it will no longer be able to take into account your preferences and interests, as evidenced by your browsing behavior.

Examples of important uses of cookies (which do not require user authentication through an account):

• Content and services tailored to user preferences;
• Offers tailored to user interests – language preferences (for example, displaying search results in Romanian);
• Retention of child protection filters regarding Internet content (family mode options, safe search functions);
• Measurement, optimization, and analytics features – such as confirming a certain level of traffic on a website, what type of content is viewed, and how a user arrives at a website (for example: through search engines, directly, from other websites, etc.). Websites conduct these usage analyses to improve their sites for the benefit of users.

7. Security and privacy issues

Cookies are NOT viruses! They use “plain text” formats. They are not made up of pieces of code, so they cannot be executed or auto-run. Consequently, they cannot duplicate or replicate on other networks to run or replicate again. Because they cannot perform these functions, they cannot be considered viruses. However, cookies can be used for negative purposes. Many anti-spyware products are aware of this and consistently flag cookies to be deleted as part of anti-virus/anti-spyware deletion/scanning procedures.

In general, browsers have integrated privacy settings that provide different levels of cookie acceptance, validity period, and automatic deletion after the user has visited a particular site.

View the privacy policy.

To improve user experience, we use the following technologies:

Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics to collect information about how visitors use our site. For example, we collect details such as the source of the visit and the total number of visitors to our site. This allows us to determine the effectiveness of our promotional campaigns and user activity on the site.

Find more details about Google Analytics privacy policy here: https://support.google.com.

8. How to disable cookies

Disabling and refusing to receive cookies can make certain sites impractical or difficult to visit and use. Also, refusing to accept cookies does not mean you will no longer receive/see online advertising.

It is possible to set the browser so that these cookies are no longer accepted, or you can set the browser to accept cookies from a specific site. Some browsers have the “Do Not Track” function that allows users not to be tracked while browsing. Blocking cookies or using “Do Not Track” mode may block certain functionalities on our sites. All modern browsers offer the ability to change cookie settings. These settings are usually found in “options” or in the browser’s “preferences” menu. To understand these settings, the following links may be helpful; otherwise you can use the browser’s “help” option for more details.

• Google Chrome cookie settings
• Mozilla Firefox cookie settings
• Apple Safari cookie settings
• Microsoft Edge cookie settings

To learn more about enabling/disabling or deleting cookies from your browser, you can access this page: https://www.allaboutcookies.org/.