Our Cookie Policy

WHY ARE THE COOKIES NECESSARY?

The cookie is a small-size text file that a website saves in the user’s device (computer, laptop, tablet or phone) when the user accesses a website. Due to cookies, the website may retain the user’s actions and preferences for a certain period of time (for instance: language, character size, colour, data regarding the authentication and other display preferences). Thus, the User does nor need anymore to reintroduce such information whenever he returns to the website or navigates from one page to another. Most websites do this. This file is NOT a virus or a spyware, malware, web bugs or hidden identifiers file type and does NOT access any documents or information stored on the user’s devices.

WHY ARE THE COOKIES NECESSARY?

These files ensure the proper functioning of www.reteleelectrice.ro website, as well as a pleasant navigation experience for the user. Furthermore, the cookies are used within certain anonymous agreed statistics helping us to understand the way in which the user uses this website, so that we could improve its structure and contents, excluding the personal identification of the user.

Therefore, we inform you that this website uses cookies to provide you the best possible experience, and only the cookies that Retele Electrice considers to be necessary and useful shall be used.

This website does not use any cookies to collect personal information, however, its use may allow the establishment of connections between the information contained in a cookie and the personal information of the User collected by other means (for instance, the registration forms).

WHAT KIND OF COOKIES ARE USED ON THIS WEBSITE?

Necessary cookies	These cookies are essential for you to be able to navigate the website and use its features, such as the access to its secure areas or those related to graphics, design, colors. These cookies will be, in general, first-party session cookies.
Statistical cookies	Also known as “performance cookies”, these cookies collect information about how you use a website, such as the pages you've visited and the links you've clicked. None of such information can be used to identify you. They are all aggregated, and therefore anonymous. Their sole purpose is to improve the features of this website. This category also includes third-party analytics service cookies.
Marketing cookies	These cookies are tracking your online activity to help advertisers offer you more relevant ads or to limit the number of times you see an ad. These cookies may share this information with other organizations or advertisers. These are persistent cookies that come mostly from third parties.

These categories of cookies are classified either as temporary (“session cookies”), or on longer term (“persistent cookies”).

“The session cookies” register the User’s actions in a single navigation session on the website. This navigation “session” starts when the page of the website is open and ends when the navigator web is closed. Actually, upon expiry of the session, the cookies are deleted forever.

“The persistent cookies” are those cookies that are stored in the User’s device until they are erased or reach the expiry date. These cookies are stored for a longer duration and are automatically activated when the User accesses again a certain website. The persistent cookies may provide information regarding the number of visitors/users of a website, an average time spent on a certain web page, the performances of a website, etc. Even if these cookies have a long life, they may be erased at any time on the User’s devices by changing the settings of the Browser used.

A third classification of the cookies is made depending on their source: “primary cookies” or “third-party cookies”. “The primary cookies” are the cookies created by this website, while the “third party cookies” are created by another website than the visited one. This website may allow the use/installation of “third party cookies” only on the part of the approved websites, previously.

The information related to the cookies used on this website shall not be used for your personal identification. In addition, we control the data related to the preferences of the navigation User. The cookies shall not be used for other purposes than the previously described ones.

The activation of cookies shall not be strictly necessary for the operation of the website, however, it may improve your navigation experience. You may erase or block the cookies, however, if you do this, it is possible that certain features of the website could not operate properly.

WHICH ARE THE COOKIES USED ON THIS WEBSITE?

The types of cookies placed by the www.reteleelectrice.ro website are listed in the table below:

Cookie name	Cookie type	Validity	Position
__cf_bm	Required	1 day	A cookie used to distinguish between humans and robots and is used for compiling valid reports regarding the use of their website.
AWSELB	Required	Persistent	is used to ensure a balanced operation/loading mode.
AWS ELB CORS	Required	Persistent	is used to ensure a balanced operation/loading mode.
com.adobe.reactor.dataElementCookiesMigrated	Required	Persistent	Used in the context of the of the cache feature on the website, facilitating the transfer of data between Adobe DTM and Adobe Launch.
CONSENT	Required	2 years	Used to detect if the visitor accepted the marketing category from the cookie banner. This cookie is required for GDPR compliance of the website.
CookieConsent	Required	1 year	Stores the user's cookie consent state for the current domain
incap_ses_#	Required		Preserves user status during web requests.
nlbi_#	Required	Session	Used to ensure website security and fraud detection.
rc::a	Required	Persistent	This cookie is used distinguish between humans and robots. This is beneficial for the website as it enables the compiling valid reports regarding the use of their website.
rc::c	Required	Session	This cookie is used distinguish between humans and robots.
sat_track	Required	Session	Stores the user's cookie consent state for the current domain
test	Required	Session	Used to detect if the visitor accepted the marketing category from the cookie banner.
visid_incap_#	Required		Preserves user status during web requests.
AGS_ROLES	Required	1 day	A cookie generated by ArcGis for the interactive maps
wab_appstate_79dcfe942f724ab8965b80c80929cc3a	Required	Persistent	Enables customization of the maps used by the website
AMCV_#	Statistics	2 years	A unique user ID that recognizes the user on his/her subsequent visits
AMCVS_#AdobeOrg	Statistics		A unique user ID that recognizes the user on his/her subsequent visits
gpv_pn	Statistics		Records statistics on user behavior on the website. Used for internal analysis, by the website operator
s_cc	Statistics		Used to verify that the user's browser accepts cookies.
s_getNewRepeat	Statistics	29 days	This cookie is used to determine if the visitor has visited the website before or is a new visitor to the website.
s_lv	Statistics	3 years	Used to determine the number of days elapsed since the user has last visited the website.
s_lv_s	Statistics	1 day	Used to determine the number of days elapsed since the user has last visited the website.
demdex	Marketing	179 days	Through a unique ID that is used for semantic content analysis, the user's browsing on the website is recorded and linked to offline data from surveys and similar records to show targeted ads.
dpm	Marketing	179 days	Sets a unique visitor ID, which allows third-party advertisers to target the visitor with relevant ads. This combination service is provided by third-party ad hubs that facilitate real-time bidding for advertisers.
everest_g_v2	Marketing	1 year	It is used for targeted ads and to document the effectiveness of each such ad.
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE	Marketing	179 days	Attempts to estimate user bandwidth on the embedded YouTube video in pages.
YSC	Marketing	Session	Records a unique ID to keep statistics about the YouTube videos the user has seen.
yt.innertube::nextId	Marketing	Persistent	Records a unique ID to keep statistics about the YouTube videos the user has seen.
yt.innertube::requests	Marketing	Persistent	Records a unique ID to keep statistics about the YouTube videos the user has seen.
yt-remote-cast-available	Marketing	Session	Records a unique ID to keep statistics about the YouTube videos the user has seen.
yt-remote-cast-installed	Marketing	Session	Records a unique ID to keep statistics about the YouTube videos the user has seen.
yt-remote-connected-devices	Marketing	Persistent	Records a unique ID to keep statistics about the YouTube videos the user has seen.
yt-remote-device-id	Marketing	Persistent	Records a unique ID to keep statistics about the YouTube videos the user has seen.
yt-remote-fast-check-period	Marketing	Session	Records a unique ID to keep statistics about the YouTube videos the user has seen.
yt-remote-session-app	Marketing	Session	Records a unique ID to keep statistics about the YouTube videos the user has seen.
yt-remote-session-name	Marketing	Session	Records a unique ID to keep statistics about the YouTube videos the user has seen.

The types of cookies placed by the www.contulmeu.reteleelectrice.ro website are listed in the table below:

Cookie name	Cookie type	Validity	Position
Cookie Consent	Required	1 year	Stores the user's cookie consent state for the current domain
CookieConsentPolicy	Required	1 year	Stores the user's cookie consent state for the current domain
LSKey-c$CookieConsentPolicy	Required	1 year	Determines whether the user has accepted the cookie consent box.
renderCtx	Required	Session	Required to facilitate client-side-rendering, which allows the website to place website scripts in the client's browser.
sfdc-stream	Required	1 year	Used to maintain the overall functionality of the website: Assign a server to the user and detect any potential errors on certain servers, allowing the website to reassign users to another server
ComponentDefStorage__MUTEX_X	Marketing	Persistent	Used to track visitors across multiple websites to show relevant ads based on the visitor’s preferences.
GlobalValueProviders__MUTEX_X	Marketing	Persistent	Used to track visitors across multiple websites to show relevant ads based on the visitor’s preferences.
pctrk	Marketing	1 year	Tracks individual sessions on the website, allowing the website to compile statistics from multiple visits. This data can also be used to create leads for marketing purposes.

*Certain cookies are managed on behalf of Retele Electrice by other companies, but we do not allow these companies to use the cookies for other purposes than the above-mentioned ones.

HOW CAN YOU CONTROL THE COOKIES?

The User may control and/or erase the cookies as he/she wishes, being allowed to set up most browsers to block the placement of cookies. If the user carries out these blocking/erasure actions of the cookies, it is possible that the user will be forced to manually set up certain preferences each time when he/she accesses the website. Furthermore, it is possible for certain services or options not to function.

We further recommend you certain links regarding the management of cookies (for instance, to deactivate or delete them) depending on the browser used:

• Internet Explorer - https://support.microsoft.com/ro-ro/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies#

• Google Chrome - https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=ro

• Mozilla Firefox - https://support.mozilla.org/ro/kb/cookie-urile

• Opera - https://help.opera.com/en/latest/web-preferences/

• Safari - https://support.apple.com/ro-ro/HT201265

For more information about the cookies you may access any of these pages: www.allaboutcookies.org , www.youronlinechoices.eu.

DOES THE WEBSITE ALSO USE OTHER SIMILAR TECHNOLOGIES?

Yes, the website also uses pursuing technologies (“IP Addresses", “Log files", “Web beacons"), in order to gather certain information, such as the type of browser and the operation system, the reference page, the navigation on the website, the ISP field, etc. for the purpose of improving the use and functionality of this website and to better understand the manner in which the visitors use the website, as well as the provided tools and services. Tracking technologies help us adapt our websites to the needs of the user.

There is the possibility to pursue the Internet Protocol (IP) for (among others):

(i) technical troubleshooting

(ii) maintaining the website secure and safe

(iii) access restriction to our websites for certain users

(iv) a better understanding of how our websites are being used

An IP Address is a number which is used by the networked computers to identify your computer every time you connect to the Internet.

Retele Electrice (or a third party previously authorized by Retele Electrice) may collect information in the form of Log Files registering the activity of the website and collecting statistical information about the navigation methods of the Users. These entries are generated anonymously and help us to collect (among others):

(i) type of browser user and operating system

(ii) information about a user's session (such as the URL they came from, the date and time they visited the website, pages that they visited on our website, and for how long)

(iii) other similar navigation or clickstream data.

This information can also be captured in the log file for our internal marketing and demographic studies so that we can constantly improve and personalize the online services we offer to users. The log files are used only internally and they are not related to any certain user.

There is the possibility for Retele Electrice to use beacons (or clear GIFs) on this website or to include them in the emails sent to users. Web beacons (also known as “web bugs”) are small rows of code providing a method to deliver a graphical image on a web page or in an email message for the purpose of transferring data back to us. The information collected through web, the beacons may include certain information described in the above section of the IP Address, as well as information about the manner in which a certain user responds to an email campaign (for instance, the time frame during which an email is open, where the user of that email enters, etc.). Retele Electrice uses the web beacons information for various purposes, including, but not limited to reporting website traffic, the number of unique visitors, of email advertising and audit and reporting, as well as customization.

Retele Electrice reserves the right to make any amendments and corrections of this document, without the prior notification of the users. Please consult this page periodically to read this information.

This document was updated on April 13th, 2024.

Publication date: July 27, 2019.