Cookie policy
This is an English translation provided for convenience. If the two versions differ, the Romanian version prevails: ithit.ro/cookie-uri/
This policy explains which cookies and similar technologies the ithit.ro website uses (including the English version at ithit.ro/en/), why, how long they are kept and how you can give or withdraw your consent. General information on how we process personal data is in our Privacy policy: ithit.ro/en/privacy-policy/
1. Who we are
The website is run by IT HIT S.R.L., VAT ID RO33087047, Trade Register no. J2014004909407, registered office at Splaiul Independenței 319H, London Office Building, 15th floor, Sector 6, Bucharest, Romania. You can reach us at gdpr@ithit.ro or +40 371 395 028.
2. What cookies are
Cookies are small text files that a website saves in your browser and can read on later visits. The same rules apply to similar technologies, such as the browser’s local storage or measurement pixels; in this policy we call all of them “cookies”.
- First-party cookies are set by the site you visit (ithit.ro). Third-party cookies are set by other domains, such as Google or Meta.
- Session cookies are deleted when you close the browser. Persistent cookies remain until they expire or you delete them.
3. Which cookies we use
We group cookies into three categories. Only the first one works without your consent. Until you choose in the cookie banner, the site sets no analytics or marketing cookie and loads no script from Google or Meta.
- Strictly necessary – remember the choice you made in the cookie banner. Without them we would ask you on every page.
- Analytics – Google Analytics 4, so we can see, in aggregate, how many people visit the site, which pages they read and where they come from. Used only if you accept them.
- Marketing – Meta Pixel (Facebook, Instagram) and Google’s advertising features, so we can measure our campaigns and show them to interested people. Used only if you accept them.
We do not show advertising on the site and we do not sell visitors’ data.
| Name | Provider / domain | Category | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ithit-consent-v1 (local storage) | IT HIT ithit.ro | Strictly necessary | Remembers your choice per category (accepted / refused) and the date of the choice. | 12 months |
| _ga | Google ithit.ro | Analytics | Tells visitors apart with a random identifier, for statistics. | 2 years |
| _ga_PPSM7NH7E7 | Google ithit.ro | Analytics | Keeps the session state (session number, time of the visit). | 2 years |
| _fbp | Meta ithit.ro | Marketing | Identifies the browser to measure and deliver Meta ads. | 90 days |
| _fbc | Meta ithit.ro | Marketing | Remembers that you reached the site by clicking a Meta ad. Set only in that case. | 90 days |
| Google cookies (e.g. on doubleclick.net, google.com) | Google Google domains | Marketing | Enable Google’s advertising features (e.g. Google Signals, conversion measurement) if you accepted marketing. | Set by Google |
| Meta cookies (on facebook.com) | Meta facebook.com | Marketing | If you are signed in to Facebook or Instagram, Meta may link the visit to your account. | Set by Meta |
The list and duration of the cookies set on Google and Meta domains are decided by those providers and are described in their policies (section 9).
4. Content loaded only when you ask for it
- The map on the Contact page (OpenStreetMap) loads only if you press the button to show it. The browser then connects to the servers of the OpenStreetMap Foundation (United Kingdom), which receive your IP address and technical browser data under their policy: osmfoundation.org/wiki/Privacy_Policy
- The site’s fonts are hosted on our own server; we do not connect you to Google Fonts.
- The contact form does not use reCAPTCHA and sets no cookies.
5. Legal basis
- Strictly necessary cookies are used without consent, under the exemption in Article 4 of Romanian Law no. 506/2004 on the processing of personal data and the protection of privacy in electronic communications, based on our legitimate interest in respecting your choice (Article 6(1)(f) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679, the “GDPR”).
- Analytics and marketing cookies are used only with your consent (Article 4 of Law no. 506/2004 and Article 6(1)(a) GDPR). You can refuse them without any effect on your access to the site.
6. Transfers outside the European Economic Area
Google and Meta may transfer data to their parent companies in the United States (Google LLC, Meta Platforms, Inc.). Both are certified under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, covered by the European Commission’s adequacy decision of 10 July 2023, and also use the standard contractual clauses approved by the Commission. The OpenStreetMap Foundation is in the United Kingdom, which benefits from an adequacy decision.
7. How to give or withdraw consent
- On your first visit the banner offers three options: Accept all, Necessary only (refusing analytics and marketing) or Choose, where you decide separately for analytics and for marketing.
- You can change your choice at any time with the Cookie settings link at the bottom of every page.
- If you withdraw consent, the site deletes the Google Analytics and Meta cookies set on ithit.ro and reloads the page without them. Cookies set on Google or Meta domains are deleted in your browser settings.
- You can also block or delete cookies in your browser settings. Google also offers a browser add-on to opt out of Google Analytics: tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
- Withdrawing consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before the withdrawal.
8. What data reaches Google and Meta
If you accept, Google and Meta receive from your browser the cookie identifiers, your IP address, device and browser type, language, the pages you visit and the actions on the site that we measure: sending the contact form and clicking our phone number or email address. We do not send Google or Meta the content of the contact form (name, email, phone, message). Google Analytics 4 does not log or store the IP addresses of visitors from the European Union.
For collecting and transmitting data through the Meta Pixel, IT HIT and Meta Platforms Ireland Limited are joint controllers (Article 26 GDPR) under the controller addendum published by Meta; Meta is responsible for its further processing of the data.
9. More information about the providers
- Google Ireland Limited (Google Analytics, Google advertising): policies.google.com/privacy and policies.google.com/technologies/cookies
- How Google uses information from partner sites: policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites
- Meta Platforms Ireland Limited (Meta Pixel): facebook.com/privacy/policy and facebook.com/privacy/policies/cookies
- Organisations certified under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework: dataprivacyframework.gov
10. Changes
We update this policy when we add or remove tools on the site or when the law changes. The date of the version in force is shown at the top. If we add cookies from a new category, we will ask for your consent again.
11. Contact
For questions about cookies or to exercise your rights, write to gdpr@ithit.ro, call +40 371 395 028 or use the form at ithit.ro/en/contact/. Your rights and how to complain to the Romanian data protection authority (ANSPDCP) are described in our Privacy policy.