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The following information aims to inform the user about the placement, use, and management of cookies used by the website https://cookgoodrecipes.com. Some useful links on this subject are also provided.
Please read the following information carefully:
This website uses its own cookies and third-party cookies to provide visitors with a much better browsing experience and services tailored to each individual’s needs and interests.
What we call “web 2.0,” cookies play an important role in facilitating access and delivering the multiple services that users enjoy on the internet, such as:
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- Personalization of certain settings such as the language in which a site is viewed, the currency in which certain prices or rates are expressed, retaining options for various products in the shopping cart (and remembering these options) – thus generating the flexibility of the “shopping cart.”
- Cookies provide website owners with valuable feedback on how their sites are used by users, so that they can make them even more efficient and accessible to users.
- They allow multimedia or other types of applications from other sites to be included in a particular site to create a more valuable, useful, and pleasant browsing experience;
- They improve the efficiency of online advertising.
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 will be stored on the computer, mobile terminal, or other equipment of a user accessing the Internet.
The cookie is installed by a web server’s request to a browser (e.g., Internet Explorer, Chrome) and is completely “passive” (it does not contain software programs, viruses, or spyware and cannot access user hard drive information).
A cookie consists of 2 parts: the name and its content or value. Moreover, the existence duration of a cookie is determined; technically, only the web server that sent the cookie can access it again when a user returns to the website associated with that web server.
Cookies themselves do not request personal information to be used and, in most cases, do not personally identify internet users.
There are 2 major categories of cookies:
- Session cookies – these are temporarily stored in the web browser’s cookie folder so that it remembers them until the user exits that website or closes the browser window (e.g., when logging in / logging out of a webmail account or social networks).
- Persistent Cookies – These are stored on the hard drive of a computer or device (and generally depend on the predetermined lifespan of the cookie). Persistent cookies include those placed by a website other than the one the user is currently visiting – known as ‘third-party cookies’ – which can be used anonymously to remember a user’s interests, in order to deliver the most relevant advertising to users.
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 will be stored on a user’s computer, mobile terminal or other equipment from which the Internet is accessed. The cookie is installed by a web server to a browser (e.g. Internet Explorer, Chrome) and is completely “passive” (does not contain software programs, viruses or spyware and cannot access information from the user’s hard drive).
A cookie consists of two parts: the name and its content or value. Moreover, the lifespan of a cookie is technically determined; only the web server that sent the cookie can access it again when a user returns to the website associated with that web server. Cookies themselves do not request personal information to be used and, in most cases, do not personally identify internet users.
There are 2 major categories of cookies:
- Session Cookies – These are temporarily stored in the web browser’s cookie folder so that it can remember them until the user exits the respective website or closes the browser window (e.g. when logging in/out of a webmail account or social networking sites).
- Persistent Cookies – These are stored on the hard drive of a computer or device (and generally depend on the predetermined lifespan of the cookie). Persistent cookies include those placed by a website other than the one the user is currently visiting – known as ‘third-party cookies’ – which can be used anonymously to remember a user’s interests, in order to deliver the most relevant advertising to users.
What are the advantages of cookies?
A cookie contains information that links a web-browser (the user) to a specific web-server (the website). If a browser accesses that web-server again, it can read the information already stored and react accordingly. Cookies provide users with a pleasant browsing experience and support the efforts of many websites to offer comfortable services to users: e.g. privacy preferences, language options, shopping carts, or relevant advertising.
What is the lifespan of a cookie?
Cookies are managed by webservers. 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 every time the user returns to that website (‘permanent cookies‘). However, cookies can be deleted by a user at any time through browser settings.
What are third-party cookies?
Some sections of content on certain websites may be provided through third-party providers (e.g. news box, a video or an advertisement). These third parties may also place cookies through the website, and they are called “third-party cookies” because they are not placed by the owner of the respective website. Third-party providers must also comply with the applicable law and privacy policies of the website owner.
How are cookies used by this site?
A visit to this site may place cookies for the following purposes:
- Site performance cookies
- Visitor analysis cookies
- Geotargeting cookies
- Registration cookies
- Advertising cookies
- Third-party advertising provider cookies
These cookies can come from the following third parties: Google, Facebook, and others.
Performance cookies
This type of cookie remembers the user’s preferences on this site, so there is no need to set them every time the site is visited.
Examples:
– volume settings for the video player
– video streaming speed compatible with the browser
Cookies for visitor analysis
Every time a user visits this site, the analytics software provided by a third party generates a user analysis cookie. This cookie tells us if you have visited this site before. The browser will tell us if you have this cookie, and if you don’t, we will generate one. This allows us to monitor unique users who visit us and how often they do so.
As long as you are not registered on this site, this cookie cannot be used to identify individuals, it is used only for statistical purposes. If you are registered, we can also know the details you provided to us, such as email address and username – these are subject to confidentiality and the provisions of the Terms and Conditions, Privacy Policy, as well as the legislation in force regarding the protection of personal data.
Geotargeting cookies
These cookies are used by software that determines the country you come from. It is completely anonymous and is used only to target content – even when you are on our site in Romanian or another language, you receive the same ad.
Advertising cookies
These cookies allow us to find out if you have seen an online advertisement, what type it is, and how long it has been since you saw the advertising message.
We also use these cookies to target online advertising. We may also use third-party cookies for better advertising targeting, for example, to show ads about vacations if the user has recently visited an article on the site about vacations. These cookies are anonymous, they store information about the content viewed, not about users.
We also set anonymous cookies through other sites on which we have advertising. By receiving them, we can use them to recognize you as a visitor to that site if you later visit our site, we can deliver advertising based on this information.
Advertising provider cookies
A large part of the advertising you find on this site belongs to third parties. Some of these parties use their own anonymous cookies to analyze how many people have been exposed to an advertising message, or to see how many people have been exposed multiple times to the same ad.
The companies that generate these cookies have their own privacy policies, and this site does not have access to read or write these cookies. Third-party cookies can be used to show you targeted advertising on other sites based on your browsing behavior on this site.
Cookies for geotargeting
These cookies are used by a software that determines which country you come from. It is completely anonymous and is used only to target content – even when you are on our website in Romanian or in another language, you receive the same advertisement.
Cookies for advertising
These cookies allow us to determine if you have seen an online advertisement, what type of ad it is, and how long it has been since you last saw the advertising message. We also use these cookies to target online advertising. We may also use third-party cookies for better advertising targeting, to show, for example, vacation ads if the user has recently visited an article on our site about vacations. These cookies are anonymous, they store information about the viewed content, not about the users.
We also set anonymous cookies through other sites on which we have advertising. By receiving them, we can use them to recognize you as a visitor to that site, and if you subsequently visit our site, we can deliver advertising based on this information.
Provider advertising cookies
A large part of the advertising you find on this site belongs to third parties. Some of these parties use their own anonymous cookies to analyze how many people have been exposed to an advertising message, or to see how many people have been exposed to the same ad multiple times. These companies that generate these cookies have their own privacy policies, and this site does not have access to read or write these cookies. Third-party cookies may be used to show you targeted advertising on other sites, based on your browsing on this site.
Other third-party cookies
On some pages, third parties can set their own anonymous cookies in order to track the success of an application or to customize an application. Due to the way they are used, this site cannot access these cookies, just as third parties cannot access the cookies held by this site.
For example, when you share an article using the social media button on this site, that social network will record your activity.
What kind 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 browsing experience on the Internet (e.g., language settings for accessing a site; keeping a user logged into their webmail account; online banking security; keeping products in the shopping cart).
Why are cookies important for the Internet?
Cookies are the central point of the efficient functioning of the Internet, helping to generate a friendly browsing experience adapted to the preferences and interests of each user. Refusing or deactivating cookies can make some sites impossible to use.
Refusing or deactivating cookies does not mean that you will no longer receive online advertising – it only means that it will no longer take into account your preferences and interests, highlighted by your browsing behavior.
Examples of important uses of cookies (which do not require a user authentication through an account):
- Content and services adapted to user preferences – news categories, weather, sports, maps, public and government services, entertainment sites, and travel services.
- Offers adapted to user interests – password retention, language preferences (e.g., displaying search results in Romanian).
- Retention of child protection filters regarding Internet content (family mode options, safe search functions).
- Limiting the frequency of advertising broadcasts – limiting the number of ad displays for a particular user on a site.
- Providing more relevant advertising to users.
- 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 reaches a website (e.g., through search engines, direct, from other websites, etc.). Websites conduct these usage analyses to improve the sites for users’ benefit.
Security and Privacy Issues
Cookies are NOT viruses! They use plain text formats. They are not made up of code pieces, so they cannot be executed or self-run. Therefore, 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. Since they store information about users’ preferences and browsing history, both on a specific site and on multiple other sites, cookies can be used as a form of Spyware. Many anti-spyware products are aware of this and constantly mark cookies to be deleted in virus/anti-spyware removal procedures.
In general, browsers have integrated privacy settings that provide different levels of cookie acceptance, expiration periods, and automatic deletion after the user has visited a certain site.
Other security aspects related to cookies:
Since identity protection is highly valuable and represents the right of every internet user, it is important to know what potential issues cookies can create. Because they constantly transmit information in both directions between the browser and website, if an attacker or unauthorized person intervenes in the data transmission process, 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 (e.g. an unsecured WiFi network).
Other cookie-based attacks involve incorrect cookie settings on servers.
If a website does not require the browser to use encrypted channels, attackers can use this vulnerability to trick browsers into sending information over unsecured channels. Attackers then use the information to gain unauthorized access to certain sites. It is very important to be careful in choosing the most suitable method of protecting personal information.
Tips for safe and responsible browsing based on cookies.
Due to their flexibility and the fact that most of the most visited and largest websites use cookies, they are almost inevitable. Disabling cookies will not allow users to access the most widespread and commonly used sites including Youtube, Gmail, Yahoo, and others.
Here are some tips that can ensure worry-free navigation with the help of cookies:
- Customize your browser settings regarding cookies to reflect a comfortable level of cookie usage security.
- If you don’t mind cookies and you are the only person using the computer, you can set long expiration dates for storing browsing history and personal access data.
- If you share computer access, you may want to consider setting your browser to clear individual browsing data every time you close it. This is a way to access sites that place cookies and to delete any visit information when closing the browsing session.
- Install and constantly update anti-spyware applications.
Many spyware detection and prevention applications include site attack detection. Thus, they prevent the browser from accessing websites that could exploit browser vulnerabilities or download dangerous software.
Other security aspects related to cookies:
As identity protection is highly valuable and represents the right of every internet user, it is important to know what potential issues cookies can create. Because they constantly transmit information between the browser and the website in both directions, if an attacker or unauthorized person intervenes in the data transmission process, 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 (e.g. an unsecured Wi-Fi network).
Other cookie-based attacks involve incorrect cookie settings on servers.
If a website does not request the browser to use only encrypted channels, attackers can exploit this vulnerability to trick browsers into sending information through unsecured channels. Attackers then use the information to gain unauthorized access to certain sites. It is very important to be careful in choosing the most appropriate method of protecting personal information.
Tips for safe and responsible browsing based on cookies.
Due to their flexibility and the fact that most of the most visited and largest sites use cookies, they are almost inevitable. Disabling cookies will not allow users to access the most widespread and used sites, including Youtube, Gmail, Yahoo, and others.
Here are some tips that can ensure you navigate without worries but with the help of cookies:
- Customize your browser settings regarding cookies to reflect a comfortable level of cookie usage security for you.
- If you don’t mind cookies and are the only person using the computer, you can set long expiration terms for storing browsing history and personal access data.
- If you share computer access, you can consider setting the browser to delete individual browsing data each time you close the browser. This is a way to access sites that place cookies and to erase any visit information when the browsing session is closed.
- Install and constantly update anti-spyware applications.
Many spyware detection and prevention applications include site attack detection. Thus, they prevent the browser from accessing websites that could exploit browser vulnerabilities or download dangerous software.
Make sure your browser is always updated.
Many cookie-based attacks are carried out by exploiting the weaknesses of older browser versions.
Cookies are everywhere and cannot be avoided if you want to enjoy access to the best and largest websites on the internet – local or international. With a clear understanding of how they operate and the benefits they bring, you can take the necessary security measures to confidently browse the internet.
How can I stop cookies?
Disabling and refusing to receive cookies can make certain sites impractical or difficult to visit and use. Additionally, refusing to accept cookies does not mean you will no longer receive/see online advertising.
It is possible to configure your browser to no longer accept these cookies or to set your browser to accept cookies from a particular site. However, for example, if you are not registered using cookies, you will not be able to leave comments.
All modern browsers offer the ability to change cookie settings. These settings are usually found in the “options” or “preferences” menu of your browser.
To understand these settings, the following links may be useful, otherwise you can use the “help” option of your browser for more details:
Cookie settings in Internet Explorer
Cookie settings in Firefox
Cookie settings in Chrome
Cookie settings in Safari
Disabling and refusing to accept cookies may make certain websites impractical or difficult to visit and use. Additionally, refusing to accept cookies does not mean you will no longer receive/see online advertising.
It is possible to set your browser to no longer accept these cookies or to allow cookies from a particular site. However, for example, if you are not registered using cookies, you will not be able to leave comments.
All modern browsers offer the ability to change cookie settings. These settings are usually found in the “options” or “preferences” menu of your browser.
For an understanding of these settings, the following links may be helpful, otherwise, you can use the browser’s “help” option for more details:
Cookie settings in Internet Explorer
Cookie settings in Firefox
Cookie settings in Chrome
Cookie settings in Safari
For third-party cookie settings, you can also consult the website:
http://youronlinechoices.com/
Useful links:
If you want to learn more about cookies and what they are used for, we recommend the following links:
Microsoft Cookies guide
All About Cookies
IAB provides the following website to offer more information on privacy related to online advertising: http://youronlinechoices.com/
For more details regarding privacy issues, you can also access the following links: