Cookie Policy

The information presented below is intended to inform the user about placement, use and administration of the “cookies” used by informalschool.com website.

Please read the following information carefully:

This website uses cookies to provide visitors a much better browsing experience and services tailored to the needs and interests of each individual. These cookies can belong to the following third parties: Adwords, Facebook, Google Analytics, Google.com.

“Cookies” are designed to facilitate access and services delivery to internet users, as well as for customizing certain settings (language, country, prices displayed in local currency).

Based on the user information they collect, “cookies” help owners to streamline their websites so they can be more easily accessed by users. They also increase the effectiveness of online advertising. Last, but not least, they can allow multimedia or other types of applications from other websites to be included on a specific website to make browsing easier.

What is a "Cookie"?

A cookie ( “browser cookie” or “HTTP cookie”) is a small file consisting of letters and numbers which is stored on any equipment with Internet access(computer, mobile phone, tablet etc.). The cookie is installed by a request issued by the server to a web browser (eg Internet Explorer, Chrome). A cookie does not contain software viruses or spyware and cannot access the information on the user’s hard drive. Cookies themselves do not require personal information and do not personally identify internet users.

A cookie consists of the name and the content. Moreover, the lifetime of a cookie is limited; only the web server that sent the cookie can access it again when a user returns on the website associated to the respective webserver.

There are two types of Cookies:

– Session cookies – these are temporarily stored in your Web browser history until the user exits the website in question or closes the browser window.

– Persistent cookies – these are stored on the hard drive of a computer or device, depending on the default cookie lifetime. Persistent cookies include those placed by another website than the one the user visits at the time – known as “third party cookies” – which can be used anonymously to store the user’s interests, in order to deliver a more relevant advertising experience.

What are the advantages of Cookies ?

A cookie contains information that connects a user and a specific website. If a web browser accesses the server again, it can read the information already stored and react accordingly. Cookies provide users an enjoyable browsing experience and support various websites efforts to provide comfortable services to users – e.g.: online privacy preferences, language options on the website, shopping cart or relevant advertising.

What is the lifetime of a Cookie ?

The lifetime of a cookie can vary significantly, depending on the purpose for which it is placed. Some cookies are used only for one session and are not retained once the user has left the website, and some cookies are retained and reused each time the user returns to that website (permanent cookies). Nevertheless, cookies can be deleted by a user at any time.

What are Cookies placed by Third Parties ?

Certain sections of content from some sites may be placed on the accessed website by third parties through banners, boxes or links- and all these tools can contain cookies. They are called “third party cookies” because they are not placed by the owner of the website in question. Suppliers must also comply with the applicable laws and the privacy policies of the website owner.

How are Cookies used by this website ?

A visit on this website may place cookies for the following purposes:

– Site performance cookies;

– Visitor analysis cookies;

– Geotargetting cookies;

– Registration cookies;

– Advertising cookies;

– Advertising providers cookies. These cookies may come from third parties.

Performance Cookies

This type of cookie retains the user’s preferences on this site, so there is no need for setting them up at each site visit. For example, volume settings for the video player, the video streaming speed compatible with the browser.

Visitor Analysis Cookies

Each time a user visits this website, the analytics software provided by a third party generates a cookie for user analysis. This cookie tells us whether you have visited this website before. The browser will tell us if you have this cookie, and if not, we will generate it. This cookie allows monitoring of unique users who visit us and how often they do it. As long as you are not registered on this website, this cookie may not be used to identify individuals, they are used only for statistical purposes. If you are registered, we may also know the details you have provided us with, such as your e-mail and username – which are subject to confidentiality and the provisions of the Terms and Conditions and the legislation in use on protection of personal data.

GeoTargetting Cookies

These cookies are used by software which tries to determine what country you are. This cookie is completely anonymous, and is only used to help target content, even when you are on our Romanian or other language website, you receive the same commercial.

Registration Cookies

When you register on this website, we generate cookies that signal whether you are signed in or not. Our servers use these cookies to work out which account you are signed in with, and if you are allowed access to a particular service. It also allows us to associate any comments you post with your username. If you have not selected “keep me signed in”, your cookies get deleted when you either close your browser or shut down your computer.

Advertising Cookies

These cookies allow us to detect whether or not you have viewed an online ad, its type and the length of time that has passed since you saw the advertisement. These cookies are also used to target online advertising. We also use third-parties cookies for improved advertising targeting, to show advertisements about vacations for example, if a user has recently viewed an article on a holiday site. These cookies are anonymous; they store information about the viewed content, not about the users. We also set cookies through other anonymous sites we use for advertising. By receiving them, we can use them to recognize you as a visitor to that site later if you visit our site, we will be able to deliver advertising based on this information.

Other Third Parties Cookies

On some pages, third parties can set up anonymous cookies in order to assess the success of an application or to customize an application. Due to the way of usage, this site cannot access these cookies; similarly, third parties cannot access the cookies owned by this site. For instance, when you distribute an article using the social media button on this site, that social network will record your activity.

What type of information is stored and accessed via Cookies ?

Cookies keep information in a small text file that allows a website to recognize a browser. The webserver will recognize the browser until the cookie expires or is deleted. The cookie stores important information that improves internet browsing experience (e.g. language settings you wish to use accessing a website, keeping a user logged into webmail accounts, online banking security, keeping products in your shopping cart).

Why are Cookies important for the Internet ?

Cookies are the central point of an efficient activity on the Internet, helping to generate a friendly browsing experience and adapted to each user’s preferences and interests. Refusal or deactivation of cookies may make some websites impossible to use. Refusal or deactivation of cookies does not mean you will no longer receive online advertising – but it will not be able to take into account your preferences and interests, evidenced by browsing behavior. Examples of important use of cookies (that does not require 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.

Deals adapted to the interests of users – retaining passwords, language preferences (ie displaying search results in Romanian).

Retaining child protection filters on internet content (family mode options, safe search functions).

Limiting commercials broadcast frequency – limiting the number of displays of an advertisement for a particular user on a website.

Providing more relevant advertising for the user.

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 the website (e.g. by search engines, directly, from other websites etc.). Websites run these analytics to improve the content of their use for the benefit of users.

Security and Confidentiality Issues

Cookies are NOT viruses! They use plain text format type. They are not made of code sequences, so they cannot be executed nor can auto-run. Consequently, they cannot duplicate or replicate on other networks to run or replicate again. Because they cannot perform these functions, cookies cannot be considered viruses. Cookies can be used for negative purposes though. Because they store preferences and information about user’s browsing history, both on a particular site and on several other sites, cookies can be used as a form of Spyware. Many anti-spyware products are aware of this fact and constantly mark the cookies to be deleted in removal proceedings or anti-virus/anti-spyware scans. Usually browsers have integrated privacy settings that provide different levels of acceptance of cookies and their lifetime, and erase cookies automatically after the user has visited a particular site.

Other security issues related to cookies: Because identity protection is very valuable and is the right of every internet user, you should know what problems cookies can create. Because through them information is constantly transmitted in both directions between the browser and the website, if an attacker or unauthorized person intervenes during data transmission, the information contained in the cookie can be intercepted. Although it seldom occurs, this can happen if the browser connects to the server using an unencrypted network (e.g. unsecured WiFi network). Other cookie-based attacks involve wrong setting of cookies on servers. If a website does not require the browser to use only encrypted channels, attackers can use this vulnerability to trick browsers to send information through insecure channels. The attackers then use the information for unauthorized access on certain websites. It is very important to be careful in choosing the most appropriate method of protecting personal information.

Tips for a Safe and Responsible Navigation Based on Cookies:

Due to their flexibility and the fact that the majority of the most visited and largest websites use cookies, they can hardly be avoided .Disabling cookies will not allow user access on the most widely used websites such as Youtube, Gmail, Yahoo and others. Here are some tips that can ensure carefree navigation, with enabled cookies:

Customize your browser settings regarding cookies to reflect a comfortable level of security for your cookie usage;

If you do not mind cookies and you are the only person who uses the computer, you can set long timeouts for storage of data browsing history and personal access.

If you share access to your computer, you can consider your browser setting to delete individual navigation data every time you close the browser. This is an option to access websites that places cookies and delete any information from visitor browsing when the session closes.

Install and update anti-spyware applications constantly. Many applications of detection and prevention of spyware include detecting attacks on websites. This prevents the browser from accessing websites that could exploit browser vulnerabilities or to download malicious software. Make sure that you always update your browser. Many cookie based attacks are made exploiting the weaknesses of the old versions of browsers.

Cookies are everywhere and cannot be avoided if you want to enjoy access to the best and largest sites 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 so that you can confidently browse the web.

How do I Turn off Cookies ?

Disabling and deactivation of cookies may result in making specific visited websites impracticable or difficult to use. Also, refusing to accept cookies does not mean you will not receive / view online advertising.
It is possible to set your browser so that cookies will not be accepted or you can set your browser to accept cookies only from a particular site. However, as an example, if you are not logged-in using Cookies, you won’t be able to post comments.
TAll modern browsers allow you to change cookie settings. These settings are found usually in the “options” menu or “preferences” of your browser. To understand these settings, the following links may be useful, or you can use the “Help” of your browser for more details.

Cookie settings in Internet Explorer;

Cookie settings in Firefox;

Cookie settings in Chrome;

Cookie settings in Safari.

IAB Romania provides the following website for more information regarding on line advertising confidentiality: http://www.youronlinechoices.com/ro/

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Confidentiality agrement

PROTECTION OF PERSONAL DATA

The commitment EDUCAȚIE INFORMALĂ SA is making regarding the protection of personal data:

Your trust in our services and staff is one of our main concerns.

In this respect, to provide the user with the best possible experience, we focus on continuing improvement in our entire activity.

EI SA knows the importance of your personal data and is committed to protecting their privacy and security. This is why it is important for us to provide users with information, in an integrated manner, related to the processing of your personal data in these terms and conditions. 

EDUCAȚIE INFORMALĂ SA is a Romanian legal entity, constituted as a closed-type company with exclusive private participation and has as its main activity the activity encoded according to CAEN Rev. 2 8559 – Other forms of education. 

EDUCAȚIE INFORMALĂ SA has its registered office in Cluj-Napoca, str. Henri Barbusse, no. 44-46, building CBC, building II, Jud. Cluj and is registered with the Cluj Trade Register under No. J12/1483/2015, having the unique identification code 34526760 and bank account: RO13 BTRL RONC RT02 9596 2001, opened at Banca Transilvania Cluj.

EDUCAȚIE INFORMALĂ SA has opened working points throughout various locations in Romania in the following cities: Bucharest, Brasov, Craiova, Iasi and is legally represented by the Chairman of the Board and representatives of secondary establishments.

EI SA respects the confidentiality of all our clients and the confidentiality of all visitors to our websites and will treat/process personal data with great care, in appropriate technical and organisational conditions of security. EI SA processes personal data received directly from users, as data subjects, or indirectly on the occasion of the commercial/contractual relationship and/or participation in events/conferences/ workshops/demonstration sessions organized by the company under the aegis of the Educație Informală SA or under another aegis according to another project of this kind initiated/managed.

Personal data is collected either only with your consent/acceptance, if provided knowingly, willingly, on your own initiative or on request of a company, for example through one of the online forms used, namely online contact form, online service order form, registration form, etc.by subscribing to newsletters (of course, only after you have chosen to receive these newsletters), participation in contests, programs of loyalty, promotional campaigns, etc. The use of this website, but also other websites of Educație Informală SA is subject to these general conditions of participation.

If you do not agree to any of the terms and conditions do not use any of our websites or provide us with your personal data. Certain services may be conditional to granting of your personal data.

 

EI SA will not process your personal data except to the extent that this is necessary to fulfill the purposes mentioned below, in compliance with the legal security and confidentiality assessment of the data.

 

 What personal data might Educație Informală SA process?

The processing of personal data is an operation or set of operations, that is carried out by automated or nonautomatic means, such as: collection, registration, organisation, structuring, storage, adaptation or modification, extraction, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination, or making available in any other way, alignment or combination, restriction, blocking, deletion, destruction or archiving.

To access the websites belonging to EI SA, there is no need to provide us with any personal data.

In the context of the current activity of EDUCAȚIE INFORMALĂ SA, including business/contractual activity, participation in events/conferences/workshops/demonstration sessions/other events/manifestations organized by EI SA, involving the purchase of services EI SA offered on the website or otherwise, or subscribing to EI SA newsletter, as well as in the context of fulfilling legal obligations, we may request certain personal data.

In this respect, Educație Informală SA will process, among other things, the following personal data: name and surname, telephone/fax, home/residence address, e-mail, job title, IP address, bank account number, serial number and other ID information, Passport series, name and surname of parents, series and number of birth certificate, graduated school, studies performed, series and number of graduation certificates and other documents, series and number of medical certificate, etc.

Who are the data subjects?

The users whose data may be processed by the Educație Informală SA, solely for the purposes above mentioned, are:

– Clients, individuals/legal entities of the Educație Informală SA (current, former or potential), general public, their representatives/empowerment, legal or conventionals;

– Representatives/empowerment/contacts of legal entities (business/contract partners, organisers, co-organizers, suppliers, service providers, tenants etc. - current, former or potential) and institutions / public authorities.

 

 Consequences of refusal to provide personal data

You, as the person concerned, are required to provide complete, up-to-date and accurate data. In order to be able to provide certain services specific to the activity of EI SA (but not limited to, registration courses/training sessions/trainings), EI SA will request the personal data necessary for the provision of these services and the refusal to provide such data may result in the inability to provide our services to a company.

When you purchase a service provided by Educație Informală SA, as well as when you take part in the events/ conferences/ workshops/ demonstration sessions/ other events organized by Educație Informală SA, we will collect personal data in connection with supplying those services. Also, as a potential customer of the company, we collect personal data (images, data processed through video surveillance systems, etc.) in order to fulfill the legal obligations and conduct of the current activity (legitimate interest). By reading these requirements, by providing personal data in order to access the services of the company, you are considered informed, and/or you express your consent to the processing of personal data in accordance with the legal requirements on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal information and the free movement of such data. 

If the processing of data is no longer necessary for the provision of a service, for the fulfillment of a legal obligation, nor is it justified by a legitimate interest of EI SA, you may refuse such processing or you can withdraw the previously given consent. For example, the data subjects may withdraw their consent to the processing of their data for direct marketing purposes, personalized offers, anytime and without the need to indicate a reason. After sending the request for withdrawal of consent, the person concerned will no longer receive commercial information about the events/services offered by our company.

 

What are the purposes of collecting personal data?

We use your personal data only for the following purposes:

– Organization of events/ conferences/ workshops/ demonstration sessions/ other events;

– Organization and support of training courses/ training programs/ other transmission sessions of know-how in the field of information technology;

– Progress of its commercial/contractual activity;

– Billing and cashing EI SA services;

– Marketing, promotion, advertising, contests, advertising lotteries, loyalty programs, including the submission of general or personalized commercial offers;

– Development and improvement of services;

– Management of customer relations, including contacting clients through any means of communication;

– Fulfilling legal obligation incidents;

– Communication with public entities/authorities/institutions or with the general public;

– Audit and control/surveillance activities;

– Archiving, statistical purposes;

– Collecting and retrieving of outstanding debts;

– Settlement of disputes, enforcement of court decisions, arbitration, court order etc.

 

Educație Informală SA will consider all information collected from you as confidential and will not share them with third parties (except for organisers/ co-organizers of some events jointly conducted with the partners/ collaborators of a company) without your express and previous consent.

 

 Who are the recipients of your personal data?

Data recipients may even be the users who have provided their personal data, as follows:

– Clients, individuals/ legal entities of the EI SA (current, former or potential), general public, their legal or conventional representatives; (for the purpose of conducting commercial/ contractual relations);

– Organisers and co-organizers of courses/ training programs/ trainings, tenants/ tenants of the course spaces or any space bearing the EI SA logo, suppliers, service providers, suppliers and other legal entities – Business/Contract Partners of Educație Informală SA, authorities/public institutions;

Recipients (other than data subjects) may be:

– Central and local public authorities, juridical authorities, police, the Court (within the limits of legal requirements and/or due to expressly formulated requests), banking companies, court executors, insurance and reinsurance companies, Market Research Organizations (statistical purpose), etc.

The confidentiality of personal data will be granted by the EI SA and will not be provided to other third parties other than those mentioned herein.

 

 Processing of personal data for promotional purposes (marketing)

Personal data provided by you (such as: name and surname, email address, fax , mobile phone number, etc.) will be processed by the company in compliance with your rights, particularly, the right of information and opposition, serving the following purposes: marketing (including direct marketing), competitions, advertising lotteries, customer inquiries on commercial issues, including those developed together with a partner of EI SA. The personal data provided by you will be used for promotional purposes (marketing) and for the products or services of its other partners, respecting your rights.

If EI SA intends to use your data for direct marketing purposes (if the users concerned have chosen to do so) you will be informed beforehand. You have the right to prevent such processing by selecting appropriate boxes from the forms/ documents used for the collection of personal data.

 

Regardless of the situation, if you want your personal data to cease to be processed by Educație Informală SA, you may require an end to any data processing on our behalf. Additionally, when you wish to no longer receive newsletters or information materials from the EI SA, you may unsubscribe using the “unsubscribe” button.

 

The users of EI SA websites are under applicable legal protection, and have the following rights: the right of access, right to rectification, right to deletion of data, right to restriction of processing, right to data portability and the right to opposition.

 

Personal data retention

In order to achieve its intended purpose, EI SA will process your personal data during the entire period of the company’s activity, until you, or your legal/ conventional representative will manifest the right of opposition/ deletion (except in the situation where the company processes the data on the basis of a legal obligation or justifies a legitimate interest). After the fulfillment of the personal data processing operations, for the purpose for which they were collected, if you or your legal representative will not manifest the intent of opposition/deletion, according to the law, the data will be archived by EI SA for a certain amount of time (specified in the internal procedures) or it will be destroyed.

 

What safety precautions are used to protect your data?

In order to avoid misusing of personal data, as well as potential threats, we use security methods and technologies, together with appropriate policies and procedures, to protect the personal data collected.

The overall security of the data transmitted over the internet can never be guaranteed. While EI SA is making every effort to protect your personal data, we cannot absolutely guarantee the security of the information sent to the websites of Educație Informală SA. Any data transmission is at your own risk. Once we receive information about you, we will use strict safety procedures and measures against unauthorized, unlawful destruction, accidental loss or disclosure of personal data.

 

Security of bank accounts

In the case of card payments (example: purchase online products and services), the procedure is done via online payment methods offered by third parties, authorized in relation to EI SA. In order to eliminate the chances that your data is handled abusively/ unlawfully by unauthorized persons, authorized third parties in relation to EI SA guarantee the legal process and security of personal data (card number, expiration date, etc.) and the information systems used.

 

Conditions of transferring personal data outside the EU and the European Economic Area

Data transfers outside the EU and Economic-European area can only occur under the conditions specified by the national and EU legislation on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on their free movement.

 

What are your rights?

By reading this document, you have been informed of the rights you are granted in accordance with applicable legal requirements, namely: the right of access, the right to rectification, the right to deletion of data, right to restriction of processing information, right to data portability and the right to opposition. Furthermore, when processing is done by consent, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time in written form, addressed to the company., under the applicable legislation, without affecting the legality of the processing based on consent before its withdrawal. You have the right to deny at any time, free of charge and without justification, the processing of your personal data for marketing purposes, using, if necessary, the unsubscribe function included in the marketing materials.

 

For other purposes, you have the right to oppose, at any time, free of charge, the processing of your personal data, mentioning the data and purpose enclosed, only for legitimate reasons. There can be an exception in cases where the company demonstrates that it has legitimate and compelling reasons justifying the processing, and which prevail over your interests, rights and freedom, or that the purpose is the finding, exercising or defending a right in court. In case of unjustified opposition, EI SA is entitled to process the data further.

 

By reading this document, you acknowledge and understand that the personal data provided to Educație Informală SA constitutes decisive elements for accessing the services offered by Educație Informală SA and/or conduct of commercial/ contractual activity.

 

If you, directly or by representative, exercise the rights mentioned above, in a blatantly unfounded, unjustified or excessive manner, the company may:

– either require a reasonable fee for administrative purposes or for taking the necessary steps towards fulfilling the solicited requirements;

- may refuse to follow up with the demand.

Likewise, if the persons concerned, directly or through the representative, exercise their right of opposition in a blatantly unfounded, unjustified or excessive manner, in particular because of their repetitive character, the company is entitled to consider any report concluded with the client of the company of law terminated, without any other formality or intervention of the court, except for a prior notification. Furthermore, you will be admitted the right to file a complaint in front of a supervisory authority and to include a juridical authority in the process.

 

How can you exert your rights?

For exerting any right stipulated by the internal and/or European legislation (with reference in particular to the EU GDPR) you can address the Personal data Specialist (DPO) within Educație Informală with a written request, dated and signed, to the following email address: dpo@scoalainformala.ro or the following mailing address: Educație Informală SA, 59-61 Henri Barbusse Street, Fabrica de Pensule, 4th Floor, Cluj-Napoca, Cluj County. A readable copy of the signatory's ID will be attached to the application.

 

All these requirements may undergo occasional modifications/ updates. We recommend that you check these requirements for updates while accessing https://informalschool.com/ or any other website under Educație Informală SA’s egida. By accessing the websites of Educație Informală SA or using Educație Informală SA’s services through the aforementioned websites, the new requirements will be deemed accepted after the amendments.

This set of terms and conditions was adopted on the 24th of April 2018.