This policy regulates the use of cookies and establishes the legal basis of ROMEXPO SA for the use of cookies and similar technologies on the website or on systems that are related to the website: www.romexpo.ro. This cookie policy is valid as of 25.05.2018.

Proper protection of personal data is an important objective for ROMEXPO. Our desire is to be as clear and transparent as possible about ROMEXPO's approach to GDPR. For any questions, please contact us at data.protection@romexpo.ro. What are cookies? Cookies are text files that are stored on your computer, phone, tablet or mobile device. They are stored by the websites you access (such as our website), and contain information about your activity on those websites. Some cookies are necessary, while others make the site more personal and relevant to you. Cookies can be session cookies and are deleted at the time you close your browser, for a pre-established duration as set out in this policy, or permanent cookies and remain on your computer after you close your browser, usually until you manually delete them. Cookies help us to provide, protect and improve our website services. You can decide which cookies you want to be active.

We have three cookie settings:

- functionality cookies (mandatory, cannot be disabled)

- statistical cookies (e.g. Google Analytics etc.)

- advertising/marketing cookies (e.g. YouTube, Facebook, Doubleclick etc.)

Why do we use cookies? We use cookies to help you access our website services as easily and efficiently as possible. Cookies help us provide, protect and improve our website services. For example, through them, we can recognize you and so the next time you log in we can offer you personalized content, tailor or measure advertisements, while ensuring a safer, more secure and easier to access experience. Given the way in which the services we offer online will develop, it is possible that these cookies may change their technological characteristics in the future. However, even then they will continue to fulfill one of the purposes below.

What cookies do we use and for what purposes? In order to make it easier for you to identify them, we have categorized the types of cookies we use into a few categories:

1. Strictly necessary cookies - necessary for the provision of the Ban website services e.g. cookies for system administration, to prevent fraudulent activity

1. Statistical cookies - used directly by us (our own cookies), or used by other third parties (third party cookies) to help us provide you with an improved experience and to be able to analyze how the site works, e.g. cookies that help us evaluate site performance (e.g. number of visits, duration, etc.) and test different design ideas

1. Advertising/marketing cookies- used directly by us (our own cookies), or used by other third parties (third party cookies) to provide relevant and personalized marketing materials to each user, as well as to evaluate the effectiveness of that content, e.g., cookies to personalize advertising content. Our cookies or third party cookies Cookies can be categorized into two groups: those belonging to the visited website or those belonging to third parties.

Cookies belonging to our website (primary): are cookies placed on your device by our website domain. Cookies belonging to third parties: these are cookies placed on your device by the domains of websites belonging to third parties. Necessary cookies These are cookies that are strictly necessary for the proper functioning of our website or for providing the services you request using our website.

Legal basis for processing: the processing of information about users contained in or obtained through the use of essential cookies is carried out in legitimate interests (Article 6(1)(f) of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)). Legitimate interests: ensuring the proper functioning of the website and the requested online services. How to opt-out of required cookies Most web browsers allow blocking all cookies, including essential cookies.

Note that if all cookies are blocked, certain components and functions of the website may be affected. Existing cookies in the web browser can be deleted by selecting the cookie deletion option from the browser data deletion option. Statistical cookies Analytical (or performance) cookies track and collect data about what a user is doing on the website accessed. These cookies are not essential for the proper functioning of the website. We also use Google Analytics cookies on the website.

Google Analytics cookies help to understand how you interact with the website, including how a user entered the website, pages accessed, how long and what objects were accessed, location (based on IP address) The information collected using analytics cookies is collected anonymously. More information Google Analytics cookies are categorized as primary cookies, as they are set by the website domain, although Google collects and processes information through the use of Google Analytics. More information about how

Google's handling of information collected through Google Analytics is set out in the Google Analytics Privacy Policy, available here: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245. Information on how Google uses data from the cookies it uses can be found by visiting www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners/. Accepting or rejecting analytics cookies Navigate to the main section entitled "How to accept or reject cookies".

Opt-out from the monitoring offered by Google Analytics on all websites in general by following the instructions at this address: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout Processing of user information contained in or obtained through analytics cookies Legal basis for processing: processing of user information contained in or obtained through analytics cookies in legitimate interests (Article 6(1)(f) of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Legitimate interests: analyzing how individuals use the website to improve the website and business. Marketing Cookies Advertising Cookies record information about users' visit and use of the website for advertising purposes.

These cookies are used for the following purposes on the site:

- Third parties use cookies to analyze users' use of our website for the purpose of displaying advertisements.

Some parties' cookies track whether you accessed the website through an advertisement that was placed on a search engine AND/OR elsewhere on the internet, such as another web page, and also track other information about how the user accessed the website such as the location from where you accessed the website, when the website was accessed, time of day and device. Google may use different cookies to track how a user got to the website, depending on which advertisement the user clicked on and where the advertisement was served. - Cookies belonging to our website are used to display ads based on user interests and measure their effectiveness. Accepting or rejecting third party cookies Navigate to the main section entitled "How to accept or reject cookies".

Legal basis for processing: consent (Article 6(1)(a) of the General Data Protection Regulation). Consent: You give your consent to the purposes for which information is processed by clicking / accepting the purposes for which these advertising cookies are used on our website. How to accept or reject cookies There are a number of different ways in which you can accept or reject some or all types of cookies. Some of the main ways to do this are described below: You are welcome to block the use of some or all of the cookies that are used on the website.

However, please be aware that this may affect the website and its functionality in part or in full. You should also be aware that deleting all cookies in your web browser will also delete all cookies that store your preferences, for example whether or not you have accepted the use of cookies on a website or any cookies that block other cookies. Browser settings You can accept or reject some or all cookies (for example, by blocking all third party cookies) by adjusting your browser settings.

How to do this can be found by clicking on the following links for the most popular web browsers:

  • Google Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=ro
  • Mozilla Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/delete-browsing-search-download-history-firefox?redirectlocale=roUS&redirectslug=Clear+Recent+History
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/278835/how-to-delete-cookie-files-in-internet-explorer
  • Apple Safari: https://support.apple.com/kb/PH5042?locale=ro_RO Some browsers, such as Chrome and Firefox, allow you to change the settings for "incognito" browsing, limiting the amount of data placed on your device and automatically deleting any persistent cookies placed on your device when the browsing session ends.

 

ROMEXPO SA is the largest organizer of trade fairs and events in Romania. Below is the list of cookies that are found on ROMEXPO SA website.