This website (https://www.motorsurfie.com) uses its own
and third-party cookies to provide visitors with a much
better browsing experience and services tailored to
everyone’s needs and interests.
Cookies play an important role in facilitating access to
and delivery of multiple services that the user enjoys on
the Internet, such as:
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Customize certain settings such as: the language in
which a site is viewed, the currency in which certain
prices or rates are expressed, keeping options for
various products (measures, other details, etc.) in the
shopping cart (and storing these options) – generating
-there is the flexibility of the “shopping cart”
(accessing old preferences by accessing the “forward”
and “back” button).
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Cookies provide site owners with valuable feedback on
how their sites are used by users, so that they can make
them more efficient and accessible to users.
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Allow multimedia or other applications from other sites
to be included in a particular site to create a more
valuable, useful, and enjoyable browsing experience;
- Improve the efficiency of online advertising.
What is a “cookie”
A cookie is a small text file that is stored on the
computer, mobile terminal or other equipment of a user
from whom the Internet is accessed.
The cookie is completely “passive” (does not contain
software, viruses or spyware and can not access the
information on the user’s hard drive).
In itself, cookies do not request personal information in
order to be used and, in most cases, do not personally
identify Internet users.
Main categories of cookies
There are 2 major categories of cookies:● Session cookies
– these are temporarily stored in the cookies folder of
the web browser so that it can store them until the user
leaves the respective website or closes the browser window
(eg when logging in / out on a email account or on social
networks).● Persistent cookies – these are stored on the
hard drive of a computer or device (usually depending on
the default lifetime of the cookie). Persistent cookies
also include those placed by a website other than the one
the user is currently visiting – they are known as ‘third
party cookies’ – which can be used anonymous to memorize a
user’s interests so that the most relevant advertising for
users is delivered.
What are the advantages of cookies
A cookie contains information that links a web browser
(user) to a specific web server (website). If a user
accesses that website again, they can read the information
already stored and react accordingly. Cookies provide
users with a pleasant browsing experience and support the
efforts of many websites to provide comfortable services
to users (eg online privacy preferences, site language
options, shopping carts or relevant advertising).
What is the lifetime of a cookie
Cookies are managed by web servers. The lifetime of a
cookie can vary significantly, depending on the purpose
for which it is placed. Some cookies are used exclusively
for a single session (session cookies) and are no longer
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 ”). However, cookies
can be deleted by a user at any time via browser settings.
What are cookies placed by third parties
Certain sections of content on some sites may be provided
through third parties / providers (eg a video or
advertisement). These third parties may also place cookies
through the site and they are called “third party cookies”
because they are not placed by the owner of the website.
Third party providers must also comply with applicable law
and the privacy policies of the site owner.
How cookies are used by this site
A visit to this site may place cookies for the purposes
of:
● Site performance cookies;
● Visitor analysis cookies;
● Cookies for geotargeting;
● Registration cookies;
● Cookies for advertising;
● Cookies from advertising providers.
Performance cookies
This type of cookie retains the user’s preferences on this
site, so there is no need to set them each time you visit
the site.Example:● volume settings for the video player;●
the video streaming speed that the browser is compatible
with. Cookies for visitor analysisEach time a user
visits this site the analytics software provided by a
third party generates a user analysis cookie. This cookie
tells us if you have visited this site before. The browser
will tell us if you have this cookie, and if not, we will
generate one. It allows monitoring the unique users who
visit us and how often they do it. As long as you are not
registered on this site, this cookie cannot 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 to us, such as your email
address and username – these are subject to
confidentiality and the provisions of the Terms and
Conditions, the Privacy Policy, and the provisions of the
law. in force regarding the protection of personal
data. Geotargeting cookiesThese cookies are used by a
software that determines which country you come from. It
is completely anonymous and is only used to target content
– even when you are on our page in Romanian or another
language, you receive the same advertisement.
Cookies for registrationWhen you register on this site, we
generate a cookie that tells us if you are registered or
not. Our servers use these cookies to show us the account
you are registered with and if you have permission for a
particular service. It also allows us to associate any
comments you post on our site with your username. If you
have not selected “keep me registered”, this cookie will
be automatically deleted when you close your browser or
computer.
Advertising cookies
These cookies allow us to find out whether or not you have
viewed an online advertisement, what its type is and how
long it has been since you saw the advertisement. We also
use these cookies to target online advertising. We may
also use third-party cookies for better targeting of
advertising (for example: to show holiday ads if the user
recently visited an article on the holiday site). These
cookies are anonymous, they store information about the
content viewed, not about users. We also set anonymous
cookies through other sites on which we advertise. By
receiving them, we may use them to recognize you as a
visitor to that site. If you later visit our site, we will
be able to deliver advertising based on this information.
Advertising provider cookies
Much of the advertising you find on this site belongs to
third parties. Some of these parties use their own
anonymous cookies to analyze how many people have been
exposed to an advertisement, or to see how many people
have been exposed several times to the same advertisement.
The companies that generate these cookies have their own
privacy policies, and this site does not have access to
read or write these cookies. Third-party cookies may be
used to show you targeted advertising on other sites as
well, based on your browsing on this site.Other third
party cookiesOn some pages, third parties may set their
own anonymous cookies in order to track the success of an
application or to customize an application. Due to the use
of this site, this site cannot access these cookies, just
as third parties cannot access the cookies held by this
site. For example, when you share an article using the
social media button on this site, that social network will
record your activity.
Why cookies are important for the Internet
Cookies are the focal point of the efficient operation of
the Internet, helping to generate a friendly browsing
experience tailored to the preferences and interests of
each user. Declining or disabling cookies may make some
sites impossible to use. Rejecting or disabling cookies
does not mean that you will no longer receive online
advertising – but only that it will no longer be able to
take into account your preferences and interests
highlighted by browsing behavior in which case the most
likely advertising you will receive will be be less
relevant to you. Examples of important uses of
cookies (which do not require a user to authenticate
through an account):● Content and services tailored to
user preferences – news categories, weather, sports, maps,
public and government services, entertainment sites and
travel services.● Offers adapted to users’ interests –
password retention, language preferences (eg displaying
search results in Romanian).● Retention of child
protection filters on Internet content (family mode
options, safe search functions).● Limit the frequency of
ad serving – Limit the number of impressions of an ad for
a specific user on a site.● 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 gets to a website (eg through search engines,
directly from other websites etc.). Websites conduct these
analyzes of their use to improve the sites for the benefit
of the users
Security and privacy issues
Cookies are NOT viruses! They use plain text formats. They
are not made up of pieces of code so they cannot be
executed or run. As a result, they cannot be duplicated or
replicated on other networks to run again. Because they
cannot perform these functions, they cannot be considered
viruses. However, cookies may be used for negative
purposes. Because it stores information about users’
preferences and 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 and constantly mark cookies to be deleted during
antivirus / anti-spyware deletion / scanning
procedures. In general, browsers have integrated
privacy settings that provide different levels of
acceptance of cookies: the validity period and automatic
deletion after the user has visited a particular site.
Because identity protection is very valuable and
represents the right of every Internet user, it is
advisable to know what possible problems cookies can
create. Because through them, information is constantly
transmitted, in both directions, between the browser and
the website, if an attacker or an unauthorized person
intervenes during the transmission of data, the
information contained in the cookie can be intercepted.
Although very rare, this can happen if the browser
connects to the server using an unencrypted network (eg an
unsecured Wi-Fi network). Other cookie-based attacks
involve incorrect cookie settings on servers. If a website
does not require the browser to use only encrypted
channels, attackers can use this vulnerability to trick
browsers into sending information through unsecured
channels. Attackers then use the information to gain
unauthorized access to certain sites. It is very important
to be careful in choosing the most appropriate method of
personal information protection.
Tips for safe and responsible browsing based on
cookies
Due to their flexibility and the fact that most of the
most visited and largest sites use cookies, they are
almost inevitable. Disabling cookies will not allow the
user to access the most common and used sites, including:
Youtube, Gmail, Yahoo and others. Here are some tips
that can ensure that you navigate without worries, with
the help of cookies:● Customize your browser settings for
cookies to reflect a comfortable level of security for you
to use cookies.● If you do not mind cookies and you are
the only person using the computer, you can set long
expiration dates for storing your browsing history and
personal access data.● If you share access to your
computer, you can consider setting your browser to clear
individual browsing data each time you close your browser.
This is a way to access the sites that place cookies and
to delete any visit information at the end of the browsing
session.● Install and constantly update your antispyware
applications. Many of the spyware detection and
prevention applications include site attack
detection. This prevents the browser from accessing
websites that could exploit browser vulnerabilities or
download malicious software. Make sure your browser is
always up to date. Many cookie-based attacks are exploited
by exploiting the weaknesses of older 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 surf the Internet with
confidence.
How can I stop cookies
Disabling and refusing to receive cookies may make certain
sites impractical or difficult to visit and use. Also, the
refusal to accept cookies does not mean that you will no
longer receive / see online advertising. It is
possible to set in the browser, so that these cookies are
no longer accepted or you can set the browser to accept
cookies from a specific site. For example, if you are not
registered using cookies, you will not be able to leave
comments. All modern browsers offer the possibility
to change the cookie settings. Usually, these settings can
be found in the “options” or in the “preferences” menu of
your browser.
