Privacy Policy

IT Genetics SA, Romanian legal entity, with headquarters at Strada Mehadia no. 41 sector 6, Postal Code 060541, registered at the Trade Register under no. J40/4836/2007, unique registration code/VAT code RO21310535, personal data operator registered under no. 27375 ("IT Genetics" or "we"), as a data operator, we send you this Information Note to explain how we process and protect data  personal.

We send you this information note at the beginning of our interaction through our Websites.

1. What is a cookie file and for what purpose is it used?

Our websites use cookie technology to offer you a web service better and personalized. The data stored by the cookie files used on our Websites never show personal details on the basis of which an individual identity can be established.

A cookie file is a small text file that is stored and /or read by your web browser on the hard drive of your end device (for example, computer, laptop or smartphone) depending on the websites you visit. Also, cookies make your interaction with websites safer and faster, because they can remember your preferences (for example, authentication, language), sending the information that they contain them back to the original website (first-party cookie) or to another website to which they belong (third-party cookie), when you visit the respective website again using the same end device.

2. How you can control the files cookies

You can withdraw your consent regarding cookie files at any time. For this purpose, you can block or remove cookies either through your web browser settings or by using software provided by third parties, or by following the specific instructions for cookie categories in the following sections. In any case, problems may arise related to the use of certain parts of the website if you disable cookies.

If you want to remove the cookies stored on your devices and configure your web browser to refuse cookies, you can use the preferences settings in your web browser. By  you can usually find the browser settings related to cookies in the "Options", "Tools" or "Preferences" menus of the web browser on  which you use to access our Websites. Depending on the existing web browsers, different means can be used to disable cookies. To obtain more information, please visit the website of your browsers:

• Cookie settings in Internet Explorer – Internet Explorer;
• Cookie settings in Firefox – Firefox;
• Cookie settings in Chrome – Chrome;
• Cookie settings in Safari – Safari;
• Cookie settings in Edge – Edge;
• Cookie settings in Opera – Opera.

To learn more about cookies, please visit www.allaboutcookies.org or see < a href="http://www.youronlinechoices.eu">www.youronlinechoices.eu, which contains additional information on behavioral advertising and online privacy.

3. Cookie files used on the IT Genetics Websites

Based on the function and purpose for which cookie files are used, they are usually classified into the following categories, which IT Genetics uses on its Websites:

• Absolutely necessary cookie files allow you to navigate the Website and use its basic functions. Usually, they are installed only in response to actions performed by you that amount to a service request. These cookie files are indispensable for using the Websites.
• Functional cookie files are used to recognize you when you return to our Website and allow us to provide you with improved and more personalized features, such as remembering your preferences.  These cookie files collect anonymous information and cannot track your browsing on other websites. The expiration period of these cookie files is a maximum of 2 years.
• Analytical and performance cookie files allow us to recognize and count users and collect information about how the Website is used (for example, the pages a user opens most often and if the user receives error messages from certain pages). This helps us to improve the way our Website works, for example, ensuring that you can easily find what you are looking for. The expiration period of these cookie files is a maximum of 2 years. As regards third-party cookies, the expiration period may vary and in some cases may exceed 2 years. For more details regarding this category of cookies, see Section 4 below.
• Cookie files regarding marketing and target audience identification record your visit to our Website, the pages on which you visited and the links you accessed. We will use this information to provide advertisements more relevant to you and your interests. It is also used to limit the frequency with which you may see an advertisement and to help measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns. We may also share this information with third parties (such as advertisers) for this purpose. The expiration period of these cookie files is a maximum of 2 years. As regards third-party cookies, the expiration period may vary and in some cases may exceed 2 years. For more details regarding this category of cookies, see Section 5 below.
• Social network cookie files allow you to share your social network activity on the website , such as Facebook and Twitter. These cookie files are not controlled by us. For more details about this category of cookies, see Section 6 below.
• Other types of cookie files that can be used later. We will inform you through our updated policies if any other types of cookies are used.

Please note that IT Genetics uses third-party services to obtain information about your use. . of our Websites to optimize your user experience and to present you advertising outside of our Websites. These third parties (including, for example, advertisers and external service providers such as web traffic analysis services) may also use cookies over which we have no control.

4. Cookie files used for statistical purposes and for web traffic monitoring

Google Analytics

Our websites use Google Analytics, a web analysis service provided by Google. Google Analytics uses cookie files to help a certain Website analyze how you use that Website. The information generated by the cookie files regarding your use of the Website (including your IP address)  will be transmitted and stored by Google on servers that may be located in the EU, EEA and/or the United States. Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the Website, drawing up reports on Website activity for Website operators and providing other services related to Website activity and internet use. Also, Google can transfer this information to third parties if it has this obligation according to the law or if these third parties process the information on behalf of Google. Google will not associate your IP address with other data held by Google.

You can opt out of Google Analytics without affecting the way you can visit our website.

Detailed information regarding Google Analytics and the protection of personal data (including how you can control the information sent to Google) can be found at:  https://policies.google.com/privacy/partners.

To prevent tracking by this type of cookie, you can install an add-in on your web browser ( http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout).

Other analytical and performance cookie files

Similarly and for the same purposes (traffic analysis and monitoring), our Websites use cookie files placed by Alexa Metrics, Zopim, New Relic, to collect data regarding your interaction with the website and your browsing behavior on the Website (including the cookie ID, IP address and the type of device used to access the Website- the). However, we only receive aggregated data regarding the users of the Website, without any possibility of identifying you.

Detailed information on the processing carried out by (i) Alexa Metrics can be found at https://www.alexa.com/help/privacy  (ii) Zopim can be found at https://www.zendesk.com/company/customers-partners/privacy-policy  (iii) New Relic can be found at https://newrelic.com/termsandconditions/privacy

5. Cookie files used for direct marketing purposes

Google Analytics

To receive advertisements and marketing content, customized according to your preferences, our Website uses DoubleClick for Publishers (DFP) technology, provided by Google. The information generated by the cookie files regarding your use of the Website (including your IP address)will be transmitted and stored by Google on servers that may be located in the EU, EEA and/or the United States. Also, Google can transfer this information to third parties if it has this obligation according to the law or if these third parties process the information on behalf of Google. Google will not associate your IP address with other data held by Google.

Detailed information on Google Analytics and the protection of personal data (including how you can control the information sent to Google) can be found at: https://policies.google.com/privacy/partners.

6. Cookies on social networks

On some of our Websites, third parties who provide applications through these Websites may place their own cookie files in order to monitor the performance of their applications or to personalize these applications for you. For example, when you distribute an article using a share button in social networks (eg, Facebook or Twitter) available on a Website, the social network platform associated with that button will record this. On some Websites there may also be embedded content, for example video content of third parties such as YouTube, and, in this case, these third parties may in turn place their own cookie files.

Such cookie files cannot be accessed by IT Genetics.

Last update: May 22, 2018.