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Cookie Policy

Understanding website cookies and data security measures

The company KeyMind S.R.L. is a personal data controller within the meaning of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons concerning the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC. In this document, it will be identified as the “Operator”.

Identification data of the Operator KeyMind S.R.L., owner of the website https://psihosensus.eu :
Address: Arinii Dornei nr. 14, Bl. 16 Sc. D, Et. P, Ap. 48, Bucharest
ORC registration data: J40/12127/2021, CIF 44587285
Phone: +40773394730
E-mail: hello@psihosensus.eu
Web: psihosensus.eu, academy.psihosensus.eu

APPLICABLE LEGISLATION

We process Cookies in a legitimate and legal manner, without violating the rights and freedoms of users, in compliance with the legislation on the protection of personal data Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and Law no. 190/2018 as well as the legislation on the protection of personal data and data security, Directive 2002/58/EC on the security of personal data and the protection of privacy in the public communications sector and Law no. 506 of November 17, 2004 on the processing of personal data and the protection of privacy in the electronic communications sector.

WHAT IS A COOKIE, AND WHAT IS THE ROLE OF A COOKIE

A Cookie is a small non-executable file. This file is made up of numbers and letters, it is not a software program that runs on the terminal/computer, and it does not contain viruses or spyware. It cannot access/read information on the user’s HD.

It will also be found under names such as “Browser Cookie” or “Internet Cookie”.

By placing a cookie in a user’s terminal, information is stored that allows the site to recognize a specific browser. The server will thus recognize the browser as long as the cookie is active (until it is deleted or expires).

Cookies are legal and useful tools that an operator uses to:

  • ensure the normal functionality of the site;
  • for efficient design analysis;
  • to create anonymous statistics and profiles regarding user behavior on the site;
  • to ensure various functionalities and personalization of certain site settings, such as:
    • logging into the site and retaining login data to support future user experience;
      the language in which the site is accessed and viewed;
    • maintaining/retaining certain user preferences regarding products in the shopping cart, making it easy for the user to access their preferences, and keeping products in the shopping cart;
    • functionalities of multimedia applications (or similar) from other sites to run on the site, to improve and add value to the experience on the site;
    • ensuring online banking security;
    • keeping a user logged in to their site account (or email);
    • the option to set the currency for expressing certain prices/fees/tariffs.
    • to improve the efficiency of advertising carried out on the site or through third parties;
    • to verify the identity of users engaged in online transactions or to ensure the security of the site and transactions;

To manage the cookies and similar technologies used and the related consent, we use the consent tool “Real Cookie Banner”. Details on how the “Real Cookie Banner” works can be found at https://devowl.io/rcb/data-processing/.

The legal basis for the processing of personal data in this context is Art. 6 (1) (c) GDPR and Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest is the management of the cookies and similar technologies used and the related consent.

BE CAREFUL WHEN USING DISABLED COOKIES

As we have shown, Cookies are important parts for internet browsing to take place in good conditions, using the technology we have at our disposal at this time.

We all have a legal obligation to inform users about the cookies used because these cookie placements represent personal data processing.

You also have the right to set your preferences regarding the use of cookies on a particular site, and we respect these rights.

However, given the functions and role played by these cookies, it is necessary to be very careful when disabling cookies and to do so only after you have fully understood their role.

There are sites that will no longer function correctly or completely if you disable/reject all cookies used.

We must inform you that by disabling cookies it does not necessarily mean that we will “get rid of advertising” but only that the user will no longer receive relevant advertising, that is, advertising based on his preferences and interests, which could have been highlighted with the help of data collected by cookies from the user’s browsing behavior.

“THIRD PARTY COOKIES” – COOKIES PLACED BY THIRD PARTIES

Some functionalities or sections of a site may exist on the site due to their provision by third parties (third parties). They may place cookies through another site, because they are not transmitted by the owner of that site. Third-party cookies: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.

On certain pages, third parties may set sets of anonymous cookies, which aim to monitor a specific application, in order to customize it later or to track its performance, according to data collected anonymously. The site on which these cookies are placed cannot access this type of cookies, because they do not belong to the site, but to a third party, just as no third party has access to the cookies of the referring site.

Thus, when you access the buttons on the site for the associated social network, your cookies will be processed by that social network, and not by the site from which you clicked on the social network button; the same happens when content from the site is distributed on social networks, it is not the site that processes your cookies, but the social network on which the content was distributed.

HOW LONG ARE COOKIES PROCESSED

The validity period of a cookie depends on the purpose for which that cookie is used.

There are persistent cookies that are retained on the site and are used each time the user accesses the site. These can be set to a specific validity period.

There are cookies that are valid per session, which means that after the user leaves the site, they are no longer retained.

You can see the validity of the cookies used by this site in the section dedicated to information on the types of cookies used, with all the related details and information.

CONSENT. RIGHT OF OPPOSITION. WITHDRAWAL OF CONSENT

We do not implicitly track the browsing experience of users on the site without having their consent. You have the option to set your preferences or accept all data processing. You can also reject them all; in this case, only strictly necessary cookies will remain active.

You can also set your “Do not track” preferences. Depending on the browser you use, this feature is available. If you use Firefox, Chrome, Safari, Internet Explorer, or Opera, you can set this option.

If you activate the “Do not track” option, our site will respect this option. You can also set this option if you want sites to stop tracking your activity, including if you initially expressed your consent. It is a way to withdraw your consent.

If you have not activated “Do Not Track”, a pop-up will appear on the site where you can set your cookie preferences, so you can decide whether you agree to the processing, in which case you will accept cookies, or you do not agree to the processing, in which case you will not accept cookies.

If you want to withdraw your consent, it is necessary to go to your browser settings and delete your browser’s browsing history. The operation will delete the cookies for all visited sites.

However, if you want the cookies to be deleted only for a specific site (withdrawing consent to processing), you need to go to the browser’s privacy settings ››››› “All cookies and site data” and delete all cookies related to that site.

You can also withdraw your consent through the consent withdrawal form or by setting “modify/change consent”.

Necessary Cookies

NAME OF COOKIEDESCRIPTION OF PURPOSETYPEVALID
__cfduidIt is a cookie used by Cloudflare to identify and maintain the security of traffic on the site.HTTP1 year
__cf_bmThis cookie is used to distinguish between humans and robots.HTTP1 hour
wordpress_test_cookieUsed to check if the user’s browser accepts cookies.Session
_grecaptchaGoogle reCAPTCHA is a security solution for preventing spam and detecting bots, for example, when entering data into online forms.Local
real_cookie_banner*
real_cookie_banner*-tcf
real_cookie_banner-testCookieConsent
Real Cookie Banner asks website visitors for consent to set cookies and process personal data.
Stores the user’s cookie consent status for the current domain
HTTP1 year
__stripe_mid
__stripe_sid
m
_mf
1
_ab
id
Cookies set by stripe.com to prevent fraud when making online card payments.HTTP1 year
PHPSESSIDPreserves user session state across page requests.Session
_pk_testcookie_domainThis cookie determines whether the browser accepts cookies.HTTPSession
3 Cookies with names made of a combination of numbers and lettersIt is a cookie used by Cloudflare to identify and maintain the security of traffic on the site.HTTP1 year
pll_languageSelected website language1 year

Analytics Cookies

NAME OF COOKIEDESCRIPTION OF PURPOSETYPEVALID
_gaIt records a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data about how the visitor uses the website.HTTP2 years
_ga_*Cookie set by Google Analytics, calculates visitor, session, and campaign data, and also keeps track of website usage for website analytics reporting. The cookie stores information anonymously and assigns a randomly generated number to recognize unique visitors.HTTP2 years
_pk_id* /
_pk_ses*
Collects statistics on user visits to the site, such as the number of visits, average time spent on the site, and which pages were read.HTTP392 days/
Session
onesignal-pageview-countContains data on visitor interaction and site navigation.Session
os_pageViewsUsed to evaluate users’ visits to the site, such as the pages that were visited or the frequency of visits.Persistent

Marketing Cookies

NAME OF COOKIEDESCRIPTION OF PURPOSETYPEVALID
isOptedOut /

isPushNotificationsEnabled

Determines whether the user has subscribed to the website, so that the website does not show the user the subscription form, which has already been filled out. /
Used by the site to determine which notifications have been shown to the user.
HTML LocalPersistent
ONESIGNAL_HTTP_PROMPT_SHOWNUsed by the site to determine which notifications were shown to the user.HTML LocalSession
ONE_SIGNAL_SDK_DB*Detects whether the user should be presented with a notification bar upon entering the site.HTML LocalPersistent

SECURITY POLICY
ENSURING THE SECURITY AND CONFIDENTIALITY OF PROCESSING

We keep your data safe and have implemented a series of measures to secure processing.

The site is secured by SSL, which is a security standard (Secure Sockets Layer) developed by Netscape, also known as HTTPS. The SSL certificate secures the exchange of information, encrypting the information so that it can only be decrypted by the server to which it is addressed. It ensures the security of information along the route, as this way the information cannot be modified or stolen.

SSL protocol technology is intended to ensure adequate connection security and to guarantee that third parties cannot intercept the information for subsequent unauthorized processing.

The operator has taken measures to ensure that all reports generated on the site are processed by authorized and qualified persons through internal and/or outsourced services, so as to minimize the risk of loss, theft, unauthorized use of data processed through cookies, access being thus restricted.

Cookies are processed for legitimate, determined purposes, and of which users are previously informed.

The operator has taken measures to limit processing, in order to avoid storing data for a longer period than is necessary for the transmission of information or to achieve the initially established purpose, within the meaning of point 21 of the recitals of the (EC) e-Privacy Directive.

The operator has taken measures to avoid unauthorized access to data, within the meaning of the provisions of point (21) of the recitals of the (EC) e-Privacy Directive.

The operator has implemented measures to minimize the processing of personal data and where possible, personal data has been anonymized, in order to limit processing.

As a method of minimizing the data processed, we do not collect the IP. The IP will be masked/anonymized, so that the operator cannot access it. IP masking makes it impossible to identify a visitor/person/user.

In some situations, your IP is also processed. As stated in Google’s policy, the IP address is processed for a short period of time and is geocoded (transformed) into areas where the user has access.

In the case of using third-party technologies, we do not have access to your IP address. The association of aggregated data cannot be done from within third-party platforms, with data collected directly through our own server.

Regarding the security and safety of using cookies, it is necessary to know that these “plain text” files are not viruses and cannot contain viruses. Not being made up of code, they cannot be executed or run automatically by the operating system, so they cannot duplicate or replicate in other networks to replicate themselves again.

Cookies could, however, be used as a form of Spyware, because they store the browsing history and preferences of individuals/users. Usually, browsers have integrated settings that provide different levels of cookie acceptance or validity, or even automatic deletion of them in some cases.

Below you will find a series of accessible recommendations to increase the security of internet browsing and prevent unauthorized access to data.

Recommendations to increase security for users

  • access the internet only using secure WI-FI networks;
  • install antispyware applications; be careful, however, these must be constantly updated;
  • set your browser according to the level of security of the use of cookies accepted by you, or set the deletion of cookies immediately after you have closed the browsing session, in case you do not want them to be maintained;
  • update your browser periodically to prevent attackers from exploiting vulnerabilities in older versions of browsers;
  • do not access untrusted sites.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

If you need additional information regarding the processing of personal data, you can request it at hello@psihosensus.eu

Last update: 04-2025