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Cookie Policy
Effective Date: July 22, 2025
·Last Updated: July 22, 2025
This Cookie Policy explains how Vasiliu Ștefan-Alexandru AI ("we", "us", "our"), an Independent Entrepreneur (Antreprenor Independent) registered in the Republic of Moldova, uses cookies and similar technologies on our website and within our services (collectively referred to as "Service"). By using our Service, you, the user, consent to the use of cookies in accordance with this Cookie Policy, to the extent that you have not disabled them in your browser or through our cookie management tools.
We are committed to being transparent about the use of these technologies and to comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 ("GDPR"), the ePrivacy Directive (Directive 2002/58/EC, also known as the "Cookie Law") and applicable data protection legislation from Republic of Moldova (particularly Law No. 133/2011 and the future Law No. 195/2024) and Romania.
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They contain information about your browsing activity and are widely used to make websites work or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to website owners.
Types of Cookies:
- Session cookies: These are temporary and are deleted from your device when you close the web browser. They are essential for the basic functionality of the website (e.g., authentication).
- Persistent cookies: These remain on your device for a period set in the cookie, even after you close the browser. They are used to remember your preferences or actions on the site (e.g., saving language preferences).
- First-party cookies: These are set by the website you visit directly (in our case, by Lorvis).
- Third-party cookies: These are set by a party other than the website you visit. This usually happens when the website uses external services (e.g., analytics services, advertising networks).
2. How We Use Cookies
We use cookies and similar technologies (such as web beacons, tracking pixels, shared local objects – "Flash cookies") for various purposes to ensure the functionality of our Service and to improve the user experience:
Strictly Necessary (Essential) Cookies:
- Purpose: These cookies are indispensable for our website to function correctly and to allow you to use basic functionalities, such as navigating pages and accessing secure areas of the website. Without these cookies, the Service cannot be provided.
- Examples: Authentication cookies (to keep you logged in), security cookies, shopping cart cookies (if applicable).
- Legal basis: Legitimate interest (to operate the Service) and contractual necessity (to provide you with the requested Service). These do not require your consent, but you are informed about their use.
Performance and Analytics Cookies:
- Purpose: These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our Service, providing information about areas visited, time spent on the site, and any problems encountered (e.g., error messages). They allow us to improve the performance and design of our Service.
- Examples: Google Analytics cookies, Hotjar.
- Legal basis: Your consent (through the cookie banner).
Functionality Cookies:
- Purpose: These cookies allow the Service to remember choices you make (such as username, language, or region) and provide enhanced and more personal functionality. They can be used to remember changes you have made to text size, fonts, and other parts of web pages that you can customize.
- Examples: Language preference cookies, volume settings, authentication retention.
- Legal basis: Your consent or legitimate interest (to provide a better, non-invasive user experience).
Advertising and Targeting Cookies:
- Purpose: These cookies are used to display more relevant advertising for you and your interests. They are usually placed by advertising networks with our permission. They remember websites you have visited and this information is shared with other organizations, such as advertising agencies.
- Examples: Google Ads cookies, Facebook Pixel, LinkedIn Insight Tag.
- Legal basis: Your explicit consent (through the cookie banner).
Social Media Cookies:
- Purpose: These cookies are set by a range of social media services that we have added to the site to allow you to share our content with your friends and networks. They are capable of tracking your browser across other sites and building a profile of your interests. This may affect the content and messages you see on other websites you visit.
- Examples: Facebook cookies, X (formerly Twitter), LinkedIn.
- Legal basis: Your explicit consent (through the cookie banner).
3. Third-Party Cookies Used
In addition to our own cookies (first-party), we may allow certain third parties to place cookies on your device. These third parties are usually service providers who help us with functionalities such as:
- Web Analytics: To collect information about how users interact with our website (e.g., Google Analytics, Hotjar).
- Advertising: To provide personalized ads and measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns (e.g., Google Ads, Facebook Ads).
- Communication Features: To integrate features such as live chat or customer support (e.g., a live support chatbot).
- Social Media Integration: To allow content sharing and connection with social networks.
Lorvis has no direct control over cookies placed by third parties. We encourage you to consult the privacy and cookie policies of these third parties to understand how they collect and use your data.
4. Managing Your Cookie Preferences
You have full control over your cookie preferences. You can manage and/or delete cookies in several ways:
- Cookie Consent Banner: On your first visit to our website, you will see a cookie consent banner that allows you to accept or refuse specific categories of cookies (except strictly necessary ones). You can always modify your cookie preferences by returning to the cookie settings on our website (usually an icon or link in the footer of the page).
Browser Settings: Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through browser settings. You can set your browser to refuse all cookies, accept only certain types of cookies, or notify you when a website tries to place a cookie. Please note that completely disabling cookies may affect the functionality of our Service and other websites.
- Advertising Opt-Out Platforms: You can opt out of receiving interest-based advertising from certain advertising networks through platforms such as YourOnlineChoices (https://www.youronlinechoices.com) or Network Advertising Initiative (https://optout.networkadvertising.org).
5. Cookie Retention
Cookie retention periods vary depending on their purpose. Session cookies are deleted once you close the browser. Persistent cookies have a longer lifespan, which can range from a few hours to several years, depending on the purpose of the cookie and your browser settings. Specific details about the lifespan of each cookie used on our website can be found in our cookie consent management tool, accessible through the cookie banner or a dedicated link on the site.
6. Changes to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in cookie usage or legal requirements. Any changes take effect immediately after publication on this page, with a new "Last Updated" date. We encourage you to periodically review this Cookie Policy to stay informed about how we use cookies.
7. Contact Us
If you have additional questions about cookie usage or this Cookie Policy, please contact us at:
Email: support@lorvis.md