Self Service Payments PaaS SelfPay NOW – the App Company Cookie Policy COOKIE POLICY ON WWW.SELFPAY.COM Cookies are files or pieces of text, which is oftentimes codified, sent by a server to a web navigator and resent (unmodified) by the navigator each time he/she accesses such server. Cookies are installed upon request by the webserver of a browser (Internet Explorer, EDGE, Chrome, Mozilla etc.) and they are “passive” in entirety (they do not contain software programmers, viruses, spyware and do not access information existent on the user’s hardware). Cookies are used to authenticate and observe users’ behavior and they are typically used to remember users’ preferences. Such files are also used to recognize users’ platforms, present content in a relevant way tailored on the users’ preferences. Cookies provide users with pleasant site navigation and support SELFPAY’s efforts to offer comfortable services to its users; for example, preferences with respect to online confidentiality and shopping cart history. Cookies are also used to prepare anonymous aggregate statistics that allow us to better understand how people use our site and to improve structure and content in the absence of the user’s personal identification. SELFPAY uses two types of cookies: session cookies and persistent cookies. Session cookies are temporary files that remain on the user’s device until he/she leaves the site or closes the application. Persistent cookies remain on the user’s device until it is manually deleted. Cookies that are used by the partners of the web operator including but not limited to webpage users, are part of the respective Confidentiality Policy. A visit on www.selfpay.com may place: site functionality cookies, site utilization cookies, advanced marketing cookies. Personal data retrieved by using cookies may be collected only to facilitate certain functionalities for users and are encrypted in such a way that unauthorized parties shall not have access to them. Generally, an application that is used to access web pages allows saving cookies automatically. These settings may be changed so that the automated administration of cookies could be blocked by the web browser or so that the user could be informed every time cookies are sent onto his/her device. Detailed information on the possibilities and ways to administer cookies can be found on the settings section of the application (web browser). Limiting cookies may affect certain functionalities of www.selfpay.com. Cookies represent the core of the Internet operation helping to generate a friendly navigation adapted to the preferences and the interests of each user. Declining or deactivating cookies make certain sites impossible to use. Due to their flexibility and to the fact that the most frequently visited and popular sites use cookies, these are almost unavoidable; deactivating cookies shall not allow access to the most spread and used sites including YouTube, Gmail, Yahoo and many others. Examples of the most important utilization of cookies: Content and services tailored to users’ needs – categories of products and services; Access adapted to users’ interests – remembering passwords; Remembering protection filters for children related to Internet content (family mode options, safe search functions); Measurement, optimization and analytics features – such as confirming a certain level of traffic registered on a website, what type of content is viewed and the way a user gets to visit a website (eg. search engines, direct search, and search by using other websites). Websites track such data to improve sites for the benefit of the users. SECURITY AND CONFIDENTIALITY ISSUES Cookies are NOT viruses and use plain text formats; they do not consist of pieces of codes and they cannot be executed or auto-run. Consequently, they cannot be duplicated or replicated on other networks in order to run or replicate. Because they do not have such functions, they cannot be considered viruses. Taking into account that cookies may be used for negative purposes because they stock information on preferences and navigation history and may be used as a form of Spyware (espionage regarding users’ activity), there are many anti-spyware products that mark cookies constantly in order to erase them as part of delete/anti-virus/ anti-spyware procedures. Generally, there are confidentiality settings integrated on browsers that reveal different cookies acceptance levels, availability period and automated erase after the user visited a certain site. As identity protection is extremely valuable and is the essence of Internet users’ rights, it is considered necessary to expose problems triggered by cookies. Because cookies enable the constant flow of information from browser and website and the other way around, if a hacker or an unauthorized party interferes while such data are transmitted, the information contained by cookies may be intercepted. Although this occurs extremely rarely, such a thing happens if the browser connects to the server by means of an unencrypted network (unsecured Wi-Fi network). Further attacks imply incorrect settings on servers. It is very important that the user should choose the most appropriate method to protect personal data and: Singularize browser settings with regard to cookies to reflect a comfortable level of security for using cookies; Set longer expiry periods to stock navigation history and personal access information Take into consideration browser settings to erase individual navigation data every time the browser is closed. This is an alternative to access sites that use cookies and delete any information at the end of the navigation session; Install and constantly update spyware applications. Many of the applications that detect and prevent spyware include the detection of attacks on certain sites. Thus, it prevents the browser from accessing sites that may exploit the vulnerability of the browser or download malware. It is recommended to constantly update navigation tools because many of such attacks are performed by exploiting weak and old versions of browsers. 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