Student Travel Romania
Cookie Policy
1. Introduction
This Cookie Policy applies to all users of the studenttravel.ro website. The information below aims to inform users of this website about the placement, use, and management of cookies by Student Travel Romania in the context of user navigation on this website.
2. What are cookies?
We use the term “cookies” to refer to cookies and similar technologies through which information may be collected automatically.
An “Internet Cookie” (also known as a “browser cookie” or “HTTP cookie”) is a small file, made up of letters and numbers, that will be stored on a user’s computer, mobile terminal, or other equipment used to access the Internet.
Cookies are installed by a request sent by a web server to a browser (e.g.: Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome). Once installed, cookies have a determined lifespan, remaining “passive” in the sense that they do not contain software programs, viruses, or spyware and will not access the information on the hard drive of the user’s device where they are stored.
A cookie consists of two parts:
the name of the cookie;
the content or value of the cookie.
From a technical perspective, only the web server that sent the cookie can access it again when a user returns to the website associated with that web server.
3. For what purposes are cookies used on this website:
Cookies are used to provide users of this website with a better browsing experience and services tailored to the needs and interests of each user, specifically for:
improving the use of this website, including by identifying any errors that occur during its visit/use by users;
providing anonymous statistics regarding how this website is used, to Student Travel Romania as the owner of this website;
anticipating future goods or services that will be provided to users through this website, depending on the services/products accessed.
Based on the feedback provided by cookies regarding how this website is used, Student Travel Romania may take measures to make the website more efficient and accessible to users.
Thus, the use of cookies allows the storage of certain settings/preferences chosen by the users of this website, such as the language in which a webpage is displayed.
4. What is the lifespan of cookies?
The lifespan of cookies can vary significantly depending on the purpose for which they are placed. The following categories of cookies determine their lifespan:
Session cookies – A “session cookie” is automatically deleted when the user closes the browser.
Persistent or fixed cookies – A “persistent” or “fixed” cookie remains stored on the user’s device until it reaches a set expiration date (which may be a few minutes, days, or several years in the future) or until it is deleted by the user at any time through browser settings.
5. What are third-party cookies?
Certain sections of content on the website may be provided through third parties, i.e., not by Student Travel Romania, in which case these cookies are referred to as third-party cookies.
Third-party cookie providers must also comply with data protection rules and the Privacy Policy available on this website.
These cookies may come from the following third parties: Google Analytics, Facebook, or Hotjar.
6. What cookies are used on this website:
By using/visiting the website, the following types of cookies may be placed:
a. Website performance cookies
b. User analysis cookies
c. Advertising provider cookies
a. Performance cookies
These cookies store user preferences for this website so that setting preferences again when visiting the website later is no longer necessary.
b. User analysis cookies
These cookies let us know whether a particular user of the website has visited/used the website before. They are used solely for statistical purposes.
Hotjar:
| Name | Description | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| _hjClosedSurveyInvites | Set once a visitor interacts with an external survey invitation. Ensures the same invitation does not reappear if it has already been shown. | 365 days |
| _hjDonePolls | Set once a visitor completes a survey using the On-site Survey widget. Ensures the same survey does not reappear if already completed. | 365 days |
| _hjMinimizedPolls | Set once a visitor minimizes a survey widget on-site. Ensures the widget stays minimized as the visitor navigates. | 365 days |
| _hjShownFeedbackMessage | Set when a visitor minimizes or completes feedback. Ensures feedback loads minimized if they navigate to another page. | 365 days |
| _hjid | Set when a user first lands on a page with the Hotjar script. Persists a unique Hotjar ID for that browser. | 365 days |
| _hjRecordingLastActivity | Found in session storage; updates when a visitor recording starts. | Session |
| _hjTLDTest | Determines the most generic cookie path for sharing cookies across subdomains. Deleted after testing. | Session |
| _hjUserAttributesHash | Stores user attributes via Hotjar Identify API for the session. | Session |
| _hjCachedUserAttributes | Stores user attributes submitted via Hotjar Identify if user is not sampled. | Session |
| _hjLocalStorageTest | Checks if Hotjar Tracking Script can use local storage. Deleted almost immediately. | <100ms |
| _hjIncludedInPageviewSample | Indicates if a visitor is included in pageview sample. | 30 minutes |
| _hjIncludedInSessionSample | Indicates if a visitor is included in session sample. | 30 minutes |
| _hjAbsoluteSessionInProgress | Detects the first pageview session of a user. | 30 minutes |
| _hjFirstSeen | Pending. | Session |
Google Analytics:
| Name | Description | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| _ga | Used to identify users | 2 years |
| _gid | Used to identify users | 24 hours |
| _gat_gtag_UA_47048636_1 | Used to limit request rate. If implemented via Tag Manager, cookie will be named _dc_gtm_UA_47048636_1 | 1 minute |
Facebook Pixel:
| Name | Description | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| _fbp | Used to identify users across websites. | 3 months |
Moove GDPR:
| Name | Description | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| moove_gdpr_popup | Used to store cookie consent preferences. | 1 year |
Polylang:
| Name | Description | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| pll_language | Used to store language preferences. | 1 year |
7. What type of information is stored and accessed through cookies?
Cookies store information in a small text file that allows recognition of the browser. This website recognizes the browser until cookies expire or are deleted.
8. Customizing browser settings regarding cookies
If the use of cookies is not problematic and the computer or device used to browse this website is solely used by you, long expiration terms can be set for browsing history storage.
If the computer or device used to browse this website is shared by multiple people, the browser settings can be adjusted to delete browsing data individually each time the browser is closed.