COOKIES POLICY

regarding cookie modules and other similar technologies used on www.zenminutes.com

1. INTRODUCTION

ZenMinutes SRL, with registered office in Bucharest , Sector 1, Montreal Square, No. 10, World Trade Center Building, Main Entrance, Office 2.11 bis, Et. 2, postal code 11469, registered at the Registry Commerce under no. J40/24266/ 2023 , owner fiscal code 49299666 , as the operator of the Platform www.zenminutes.com (hereinafter referred to as the "Site/Platform").

Through this document, we want to inform Platform users about the cookies and similar technologies we use, as well as about the management of the information we collect through these technologies.

2. SOME USEFUL GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT COOKIES, SIMILAR TECHNOLOGIES AND OTHER DEVICE IDENTIFIERS

2.1. What is a "cookie"?

An "Internet Cookie" (term also known as "browser cookie" or "HTTP cookie" or simply "cookie") is a small file consisting of letters and numbers that will be stored on your computer, mobile terminal or other equipment of a user from which a website is accessed.

The cookie is installed by the request issued by a web server to a browser (for example, Edge/Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome).

At each subsequent access to the website that placed the respective cookie, the browser used sends the information stored in this file to the server of the respective website, with the main purpose of determining that the user of the respective browser has returned to the site.

In addition to cookies, we may also use other similar technologies that allow information storage and/or access to information stored in a user's terminal equipment, such as pixel tags, software kits/SDK, etc.

In this document, when we refer to cookies, we usually mean other similar technologies, unless we expressly mention that we only refer to a certain category of cookie-type technologies (eg if we include specific details about pixels or other identifiers).

2.2. What are the types of cookies?

There are the following broad categories of cookies:

2.2.1 Depending on their lifespan:

a) Session cookies

They are temporarily stored in the cookie file of the web browser, so that it remembers them until the user leaves the respective website or closes the browser window (eg: when logging in/out of a webmail account or on social networks). These cookies are automatically deleted when the user closes their browser.

b) Persistent cookies

They remain stored in the user's terminal until they reach a certain expiration date (which can be minutes, days, or years in the future).

2.2.2 Depending on the entity that places them:

a) First party cookies

They are placed by the Internet domain/Website you are accessing. (whose address appears in the address bar of the browser). For example, if you visit The platform www.zenminutes.com, and the domain of the cookie placed on your computer. is www.zenminutes.com , then it is a first party cookie.

Most of the time, for these types of cookies we use technologies provided by various service providers, who access the data collected through cookies on our behalf. Also, for these types of cookies we can also use our own technologies through which we place first-party cookies.

b) Third party cookies

They are placed by another Internet domain/website, not by us. This means that our Site also contains information from a third party website. Thus, if you browse the Site, but the cookie placed on your device has another website as its domain (eg www.mydomain.com), then it is a third party cookie.

3. WHAT TYPES OF COOKIES AND DEVICE IDENTIFIERS DO WE USE?

3.1. Strictly necessary cookies

These files are strictly necessary for the functioning of the website, including those for saving/processing the options expressed by you. regarding the cookies placed. They do not require your consent for placement/reading and cannot be disabled.

For more details regarding the identification of strictly necessary cookies that are placed on the Site, please consult the consent dialog window available on the Site.

3.2. Ensuring the functionality of the Site

These files allow the Site saddle OFFER Capabilities INCREASED and personalized , for example DEDUCTIONS preferences personal on the occasion browsing and login data . These can be added by us or suppliers third parties whose services we have added to the Site.

We ask for your consent to place and read functional cookies, and if you do not allow them to be placed/accessed, some or all of the functionality or services of the Site may not work properly.

For more details regarding the identification of functional cookies placed on the Site, please consult the consent dialog window available on the Site.

3.3. Cookies for measurement and analysis

These files allow us to count visits and traffic sources so that we can measure and improve the performance of our Platform. They help us to know the most popular or least popular pages and to see how visitors move around the Site in order to improve the way content is presented to users. If you do not allow the placement/access of these files, we will not know when you visited our Platform and will not be able to monitor its performance, but the functionality of the Site will not be affected.

Also, through these cookies: (i) it can be determined that several devices belong to you; in support of one or more purposes; and (ii) your device. may be distinguished from other devices based on information it automatically sends, such as IP address or browser type.

For more details regarding the identification of cookies for measurement and analysis that are placed on the Site, please consult the consent dialog window available on the Site.

3.4. Advertising cookies

These files allow us to monitor your online activity to better understand your interests/preferences and behavior. The data that would result from this monitoring may then be used for marketing/advertising purposes. For example, based on these files, the services you use can be identified. you prefer or are interested in, this information is then used to send appropriate advertising messages to you.

Also these files are placed / accessed by a number of social network services that we have added to the Site , to allow FOLLOW behavior you on the websites accessed and LINKING these data with those related account in the social network THAT or with other data, in the purpose BUILDING A interest profile you and USE THEIR for advertising purposes or personalization of content ; In addition, these FILES allow you to share CONTENT by friends and the networks you This WORK maybe affect the content and the messages you see on other websites you visit .

For more details regarding the identification of advertising cookies that are placed on the Site, please consult the consent dialog window available on the Site.

4. SPECIAL PROVISIONS

To the extent that the data collected through cookies and similar technologies can be considered personal data within the meaning of Regulation no. 679/2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and regarding the free movement of such data and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation) ( hereinafter " GDPR ") , in addition to the above information regarding the purposes, duration and basis (ie your consent) collection of your data, the following information is also applicable:

4.1. Data transfer to countries outside the EU and EEA

The use of the technologies of some of our suppliers involves or may involve international data transfers.

When the use of our suppliers' technologies involves international data transfers, that personal data will be subject to appropriate transfer mechanisms (eg transfers to countries that ensure an adequate level of protection or standard contractual clauses ). Please contact us if you would like us to provide you with a copy of the standard contractual clauses mentioned above (if they have been concluded).

4.2 Disclosure to Third Parties

If personal data are collected through the cookies placed by us (first party cookies), they will be transmitted to the following categories of recipients, based on our legitimate interest in using appropriate technologies to ensure the operation of the Site: people authorized, such as the provider of traffic and audience measurement and analysis technology, the provider of the consent management solution available on the Site.

Regarding third party cookies, they will be able to be identified in the consent dialog window on the Site. You will be able to exercise your rights against these providers through the methods mentioned in their information notices.

4.3 Your rights regarding the data collected

To the extent that data collected through cookies and similar technologies can be considered personal data within the meaning of the GDPR, you have the following rights as a data subject:

  • Right of access: you can obtain confirmation from us that we are processing your data. of a personal nature, as well as information regarding the specifics of the processing such as: the purpose, the categories of personal data processed, the recipients of the data, the period for which the data are kept, the existence of the right to rectification, deletion or restriction of processing. This right allows you to obtain a copy of the processed personal data free of charge, as well as any additional copies for a fee.
  • The right to data rectification : you can ask us to amend your data. incorrect personal data or, as the case may be, to complete the data that is incomplete.
  • The right to erasure : you can request the erasure of your data. of a personal nature when: (i) they are no longer necessary for the purposes for which we collected and process them; (ii) you have withdrawn your consent for the processing of personal data and we can no longer process them on the basis of other legal grounds; (iii) personal data are processed against the law; respectively (iv) the personal data must be deleted according to the relevant legislation.
  • Withdrawal of consent : you can withdraw your consent at any time regarding the processing of personal data processed on the basis of consent, without this affecting in any way the processing carried out prior to the withdrawal.
  • The right to object : you can object at any time to processing based on our legitimate interest, for reasons related to your situation. specific.
  • Restriction : You can request the restriction of the processing of your data. of a personal nature if: (i) you dispute the correctness of the personal data, for a period that allows us to verify the accuracy of the data in question; (ii) the processing is unlawful and you you object to the deletion of your personal data, requesting instead the restriction of its use; (iii) the data are no longer necessary for us to process, but you you request them from us for a court action; respectively (iv) if you have objected to the processing, for the period of time in which it is checked whether our legitimate rights as an operator prevail over your rights. as a data subject.
  • The right to portability : you can ask us, under the law, to provide you with your data. personal data that you have provided to us in a structured, frequently used and machine-readable form (for example in CSV format). Also, if you expressly request us, we can transmit your data. personally to another entity, if technically possible.
  • The right not to be subject to an automated individual decision-making process , including the creation of profiles.
  • The right to file a complaint with the National Authority for the Supervision of Personal Data Processing :you have the right to file a complaint with the National Authority for the Supervision of Personal Data Processing (www.dataprotection.ro) if you consider that v - the rights were violated:
The National Authority for the Supervision of the Processing of Personal Data G-ral Blvd. Gheorghe Magheru 28-30 Sector 1, postal code 010336 Bucharest, Romania anspdcp@dataprotection.ro

To exercise one or more of the rights set out above or to ask a question about these rights or about our processing of your personal data, please contact us using the contact details in Section 7 below.

5. HOW YOUR CONSENT MAY BE MANAGED

Regarding the cookies that are not part of the strictly necessary category, you have the possibility from the first time you access the Site, through the consent dialog window, to express your refusal ( through pressing the " Reject " button all /Reject all” or by pressing the " Customize " button in the first one screen and then the " Save " button my preferences ” from the second screen ) or agreement (by pressing the "Accept all " button) regarding all cookies, or expressing a granular consent by referring to the category of cookie technology and the purposes for which it is used on the Site (by pressing the "Personalize" button and select/deselect per purpose).

If you choose to provide your consent, it will only consider Cookie Technologies on the Site and not on other websites.

Your consent to the use of cookies is valid for a period of 13 months, except for situations that would determine the updating or modification of the duration earlier (eg, return to your previously expressed option by which you gave us consent).

At any time, you will be able to access the updated information on the Site regarding your consent and to return to your previously expressed options.

6. HOW CAN I DISABLE COOKIES?

Disabling and/or refusing to receive cookies may make certain websites impractical or difficult to visit and use.

It is possible to set the browser so that these cookies are no longer accepted, or you can set the browser to accept cookies only from a specific site.

You can stop the placement of cookies by managing your options regarding the consent expressed according to the instructions in Section 5. However, the necessary cookies will not be able to be deactivated from this module as they are necessary for the operation of the Site.

In addition, all modern browsers offer the possibility to change cookie settings. These settings are usually found in your browser's "options" or "preferences" menu.

To understand these settings, the following links may be useful, otherwise you can use the "help" option of your browser for more details.

Cookie settings in Edge/Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/delete-cookies-in-microsoft-edge-63947406-40ac-c3b8-57b9-2a946a29ae09

Cookie settings in Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enhanced-tracking-protection-firefox-desktop

Cookie settings in Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647

Cookie settings in Safari: https://support.apple.com/ro-ro/guide/safari/sfri11471/mac

To reject the use of Google Analytics, you can also install a plug-in in your web browser (https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout).

7. CONTACT INFORMATION

For questions and/or comments about this Cookies Policy, please contact us using the following contact details:

Address: Bucharest , Sector 1, Piața Montreal, No. 10, World Trade Center Building, Main Entrance, Office 2.11 bis, Et. 2, zip code 11469.

Email: help@ZenMinutes.com ;

Date of last revision, 01-09-2024