Cookie Policy on Serious.ro Website

The purpose of this policy is to inform the users of the present www.Serious.ro website (“Site”) that Serious Business 2003 SRL with registered office at 15 Doamna Stanca Street, Pitesti, Arges County, Romania (hereinafter Serious Business), which owns and operates this Site, uses cookies on this Site, to describe the cookies that Serious Business uses and how it process the information that Serious Business collects through it. Serious Business reserves the right to update or revise this policy at any time, so please check this page on a regular basis for any changes.

This Privacy Policy has been written under Article 13 of EU Regulation 2016/679 (hereinafter called the "Regulation"), in order to allow you to understand the policy regarding your privacy, and how your personal information will be handled when using Serious Business' Site. The information and data, which you may provide or which may otherwise be collected in the context of your use of Serious Business’s services (hereinafter called the "Services") - will be used by Serious Business in compliance with the Regulation.

What cookies are

Cookies are small text files that the website you visit stores on your computer or mobile device. These tools are widely used to operate websites or to operate them more efficiently, as well as to provide features that, for example, improve the user experience for visitors.

We use cookies on the website www.serious.ro, which are absolutely necessary in order to allow you to be able to navigate the website properly and to provide you with certain basic functions. We use cookies to improve the operation of the website, for example by storing your choices. We also use cookies to improve the operation of our website to ensure a better user experience.

In order to make the best use of our website, all cookies must be enabled. If you do not want to enable cookies or want to disable certain cookies, you can still use the website, but you will not be able to use all functions or options.

Technical cookies

Specifically, technical navigational cookies are used to record navigation preferences and improve navigation on the Site. The legal basis for the processing of personal data of the users is the provision of the services to the users. In particular, Serious Business uses the following technical cookies: PHPSESSID, which is a session cookie that will expire when the browsing session ends, cookieconsent_status that will expire 1 year after the Site visitor has consented to this Cookie Policy.

Analytics cookies

Analytical cookies collect, in anonymous and aggregated form, statistical information about users’ navigation methods (for example, number of pages visited and accesses, time stayed on the Site) which are useful for understanding how the Site can be improved. The legal basis for the processing of the personal data of the users through cookies analytics is the consent of the users, that they are requested to provide to Serious Business at the time of their first visit to the Site. In particular, Serious Business uses the following analytics cookies: google.com (AID, NID, __Secure-3PAPISID, __Secure-3PSID, __Secure-3PSIDCC) and linkedin.com (AnalyticsSyncHistory, UserMatchHistory, bcookie, li_gc, lidc) having at least one year date of expiration since your first visit.

Third-party cookies

On some pages of the Site, it may also be possible for the browser of the users to receive third-party profiling cookies. For that reason there is a banner on the Site to inform the users and allow them to provide their consent to receiving those cookies by clicking the relevant banner box. Serious Business does not have access to the information collected by third-party cookies, which are used independently by the managers of the aforesaid services. For more information about how data collected by those cookies are processed, users can consult the privacy notices provided by the parties that make the services in question available. Here are third-party cookies used on the Site: Google Ads, LinkedIn Ads, Doubleclick

The legal basis for the processing of the personal data of the users through third-party profiling cookies is the consent of the users, that it is requested to provide to Serious Business at the time of the first visit to the Site by the users.

Disclosures of personal data of the users

Serious Business does not share the personal data of the users collected through cookies with any third party. Access to the personal data of the users may be given to trusted external service providers engaged by Serious Business, such as companies providing IT services and Site hosting, only to the extent necessary for the provision of their services to Serious Business. These service providers act as data processors in relation to the personal data of the users and are bound to process the personal data of the users exclusively on behalf and under Serious Business’s instructions and to implement strict security measures for protecting the personal data of the users

How to manage cookies on the browser of the users

If you do not want our website to store cookies on your computer or mobile device, change your browser settings. Please note that if you do not allow the use of any cookies, our website may not work properly. You may not be able to access many features, or you may not be able to see certain parts of the website. Please note that you will need to make settings on each of your devices and browsers. Changing settings and cookies varies from browser to browser. If necessary, use your browser's help function, or click one of the links below to go directly to your browser's user guide.

For additional information on what personal data Serious Business collects and how Serious Business uses it when you visit the Site, please also check the Privacy Policy.