Cookies Policy

1. What cookies are

Cookies are small files stored on the user's device when visiting a website. They can help the site function properly, remember preferences, and, where applicable, measure performance or enable certain features.

2. Legal framework

The use of cookies and similar technologies is carried out in accordance with the applicable European rules on electronic-communications privacy, with the GDPR for any associated personal-data processing, and with the relevant Romanian legislation including Law no. 506/2004 where applicable.

3. Categories of cookies we may use

• Strictly necessary cookies for site operation, security, sessions, and the correct transmission of requests.
• Functional cookies to remember useful preferences such as selected language or certain usage settings.
• Analytics cookies to understand how the site is used, only to the extent that the actual implementation and lawful basis allow this use.
• Marketing or profiling cookies only if they are effectively implemented and only after obtaining consent where the law requires it.

4. Consent

Strictly necessary cookies may operate without consent where they are indispensable to provide the service requested by the user. For non-essential categories such as advanced analytics or marketing cookies, consent will be collected before activation where the actual implementation requires it.

5. Retention period

The lifespan of cookies may vary depending on their role. Some are session cookies deleted when the browser is closed, while others may remain on the device for a limited period necessary for the purpose for which they were set.

6. Third-party cookies

If integrations such as maps, media content, social platforms, or external analytics tools are active on the site, they may set their own cookies according to their own policies. Users should also review the relevant policies of those third parties when interacting with such services.

7. How you can control cookies

• You may use the banner or preference mechanism when it is available on the site.
• You may delete or block cookies through your browser settings.
• You may limit certain site functions by withdrawing consent for non-essential cookies.

8. Contact

For questions about cookies and similar technologies, contact us at contact@mategeointernational.eu.