This Cookie Policy applies to the website naturalrefrigerants.ro, operated by AB Tehnic Profesional SRL, a Romanian company with its registered office at 164 Alunisului Street, Sector 4, Bucharest, Romania.
This policy explains what cookies are, how they are used on our website, the types of information they may collect and how you can manage your cookie preferences.
What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files containing letters and numbers that are stored on your computer, smartphone, tablet or other device when you visit a website.
Cookies are placed through requests sent by a web server to your browser, such as Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Edge or Safari.
They are passive files and do not contain executable software, viruses or spyware. Cookies cannot directly access files stored on your device.
A cookie generally consists of two components: its name and its value. Each cookie has a defined lifespan, which depends on its purpose and the settings established by the website or service provider.
Cookies may be placed directly by naturalrefrigerants.ro or by third-party services integrated into the website.
What Are Cookies Used For?
Cookies help websites function correctly and provide visitors with a more convenient, efficient and personalised browsing experience.
On naturalrefrigerants.ro, cookies may be used to:
- Ensure the proper operation and security of the website.
- Remember visitors’ language preferences and selected website settings.
- Support conference registration and online booking processes.
- Maintain shopping cart and checkout functionality when purchasing conference participation packages or other available services.
- Remember cookie consent preferences.
- Analyse website traffic and understand how visitors interact with its content.
- Improve website performance, accessibility and user experience.
- Support relevant communication and promotional activities, where applicable and subject to the necessary consent.
Cookies may also help us understand which conference information, programme sections, participation options and partnership opportunities are of greatest interest to visitors.
Types of Cookies Used
Depending on the website features and services enabled, naturalrefrigerants.ro may use the following categories of cookies.
Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are essential for the proper operation of the website and cannot be disabled through the website’s cookie preference settings.
They support core functions such as:
- Website navigation and basic functionality.
- Security and protection against unauthorised access.
- Session management.
- Shopping cart and checkout functionality.
- Processing conference registrations and online purchases.
- Remembering your cookie consent preferences.
Without these cookies, certain essential services may not function correctly.
Functional Cookies
Functional cookies help us provide enhanced features and remember certain preferences when you return to the website.
These may include:
- Your preferred website language.
- Previously selected settings.
- Preferences related to website navigation and presentation.
- Other features intended to improve your browsing experience.
Where functional cookies are not strictly necessary, they will be used in accordance with the applicable consent requirements.
Analytics and Performance Cookies
Analytics cookies help us understand how visitors use naturalrefrigerants.ro.
They may collect statistical information such as:
- The number of visitors accessing the website.
- The most frequently visited pages.
- The duration of website visits.
- Navigation patterns and interactions with website content.
- Technical errors and website performance issues.
- General information about the devices and browsers used.
This information helps us improve the website and make conference information, registration procedures and partnership opportunities easier to access.
Analytics cookies that require consent will only be activated after you have provided the necessary permission.
Marketing and Advertising Cookies
Where advertising or marketing technologies are used, cookies may help us understand the effectiveness of promotional campaigns and display information relevant to visitors’ interests.
Such cookies may be used to:
- Measure the effectiveness of online advertising campaigns.
- Understand how visitors reach the website through promotional channels.
- Measure interactions with conference announcements and partnership information.
- Limit the frequency of advertisements.
- Support relevant advertising activities on third-party platforms.
Marketing and advertising cookies will only be used where the relevant services are enabled and the required consent has been obtained.
Third-Party and Social Media Cookies
Our website may include content or functionalities provided by third parties, such as video platforms, social media services or external applications.
These services may place their own cookies when you interact with their content.
For example, embedded videos or social media features may involve cookies provided by services such as YouTube, Facebook or LinkedIn.
The use of these cookies is governed by the privacy and cookie policies of the respective third-party providers.
We do not directly control cookies placed by independent third-party services.
Cookies Used for Conference Registration and Online Payments
Naturalrefrigerants.ro provides information about the Natural Refrigerants International Conference & Expo and allows visitors to register for the event or purchase available participation and partnership packages.
Certain cookies and similar technologies may be necessary to support these functions.
Depending on the services used, they may help:
- Maintain the contents of the shopping cart during the purchase process.
- Remember selected participation options while navigating between pages.
- Maintain an active session during checkout.
- Support the proper operation of registration and payment forms.
- Prevent technical errors and protect transactions against unauthorised activity.
Online card payments may involve secure services provided by an external payment processor.
The payment processor may use cookies or similar technologies necessary for transaction security, fraud prevention and payment processing, in accordance with its own privacy and cookie policies.
Cookies Used for Website Language Preferences
Naturalrefrigerants.ro may provide content in several languages, including Romanian, English, Bulgarian and Serbian.
Functional cookies may be used to remember your selected language and help display the appropriate website version during subsequent visits.
These cookies are intended to improve navigation and prevent visitors from having to select their preferred language repeatedly.
Google Analytics and Other Analytics Services
If Google Analytics or another web analytics service is enabled on naturalrefrigerants.ro, that service may use cookies or similar technologies to collect information about website traffic and visitor interactions.
Depending on the configuration, this information may include pages visited, approximate geographical location, device characteristics, browser information and interactions with website content.
Information collected through such services may be processed by the respective provider in accordance with its privacy policy and applicable data protection legislation.
Where Google Analytics is used, additional information about how Google processes data is available at:
https://policies.google.com/privacy/partners
Visitors may also use the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on:
https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
Non-essential analytics cookies will only be activated after the necessary consent has been obtained.
Advertising and Promotional Technologies
Naturalrefrigerants.ro may use online advertising services to promote the conference, communicate relevant event information and reach professionals interested in refrigeration, HVAC&R technologies and natural refrigerants.
If advertising technologies such as Google Ads or Meta advertising services are enabled, these providers may use cookies or similar technologies to measure advertising performance and understand interactions with promotional content.
Where required by law, these technologies will only be activated after visitors have given their consent.
You may change or withdraw your consent for non-essential cookies through the available cookie preference controls.
Embedded Content and Social Media Services
Certain pages on naturalrefrigerants.ro may include embedded content such as videos, presentations or social media features.
Embedded content from third-party websites may behave in the same way as if you had visited those external websites directly.
These third parties may collect information about your interaction with the embedded content and may use cookies or similar technologies for their own purposes.
We recommend reviewing the relevant privacy and cookie policies of these service providers.
How Cookies Are Placed
When you visit naturalrefrigerants.ro, strictly necessary cookies may be placed automatically to support essential website functions.
Other categories of cookies, including analytics, advertising and non-essential functional cookies, will be used only where permitted by applicable law and, where required, after you have provided your consent.
Your cookie preferences may be stored so that the website can remember your choices during future visits.
You may change your preferences or withdraw your consent at any time through the cookie management options made available on the website.
Do Cookies Contain Personal Data?
Cookies do not necessarily contain information that directly identifies an individual.
However, certain cookies and online identifiers may constitute personal data or become associated with personal data when combined with other information.
For example, cookies may be associated with device identifiers, IP addresses, browsing preferences or information relating to website interactions.
Where personal data is processed through cookies, it will be handled in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and our Privacy Policy.
We implement appropriate measures to protect personal information against unauthorised access, disclosure or misuse.
Cookie Retention Periods
Cookies may be classified according to how long they remain stored on your device.
Session Cookies
Session cookies are temporary and are generally deleted when you close your browser.
They are commonly used to maintain essential website functionality during a browsing session.
Persistent Cookies
Persistent cookies remain stored on your device for a specified period or until you delete them manually.
They may be used to remember language preferences, cookie consent choices or other settings between visits.
The actual retention period depends on the purpose of the cookie and the configuration of the relevant service.
Managing Your Cookie Preferences
You can manage your cookie preferences through the consent options made available on naturalrefrigerants.ro.
Where applicable, you can:
- Accept non-essential cookies.
- Reject non-essential cookies.
- Choose which optional categories of cookies you wish to allow.
- Change your previous cookie preferences.
- Withdraw consent previously given for optional cookies.
Withdrawing consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before the withdrawal.
Strictly necessary cookies may remain active because they are required for the proper functioning of the website.
Blocking or Deleting Cookies Through Your Browser
Most web browsers allow users to control how cookies are stored and managed.
You can usually configure your browser to:
- Block all cookies or certain categories of cookies.
- Delete cookies already stored on your device.
- Receive notifications before cookies are placed.
- Automatically delete cookies when the browser is closed.
- Manage cookie permissions for individual websites.
Please note that blocking strictly necessary cookies may affect the functionality of naturalrefrigerants.ro.
Certain features, including language preferences, shopping cart functionality, checkout procedures and conference registration processes, may not operate correctly.
Cookie settings must generally be managed separately for each browser and device you use.
Why Are Cookies Important?
Cookies play an important role in providing a functional and user-friendly online experience.
They help websites maintain essential features, remember visitor preferences and improve the way information and services are delivered.
On naturalrefrigerants.ro, cookies may support the efficient presentation of conference information, event programmes, registration options and partnership opportunities.
Disabling certain cookies may reduce website functionality or limit the availability of personalised features.
Rejecting advertising cookies does not necessarily mean that you will no longer see online advertisements. However, those advertisements may be less relevant to your interests.
Security and Privacy Recommendations
We recommend taking reasonable steps to protect your privacy when browsing websites and managing cookies.
These measures may include:
- Keeping your browser and operating system updated.
- Reviewing your browser’s privacy and cookie settings periodically.
- Deleting stored cookies when using shared or public computers.
- Using appropriate security settings on devices that contain personal information.
- Reviewing the privacy policies of third-party services before interacting with embedded content.
- Managing your cookie preferences through the website’s consent controls.
International Data Transfers
Certain third-party services integrated into naturalrefrigerants.ro may process information on servers located outside Romania or the European Economic Area.
Where such processing involves transfers of personal data to countries outside the European Economic Area, appropriate safeguards will be applied as required by the GDPR.
These safeguards may include adequacy decisions adopted by the European Commission or appropriate contractual protections, depending on the circumstances.
Further information about the processing and protection of personal data is available in our Privacy Policy.
Your Rights Regarding Personal Data
Under the General Data Protection Regulation, you may have the right to:
- Request access to your personal data.
- Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete personal data.
- Request the deletion of your personal data, where applicable.
- Request restrictions on the processing of your personal data.
- Object to certain types of personal data processing.
- Request data portability, where applicable.
- Withdraw consent at any time where processing is based on consent.
- Lodge a complaint with the competent data protection supervisory authority.
To exercise your rights or obtain further information about personal data processing, you may contact us using the details provided below.
Changes to This Cookie Policy
We reserve the right to update this Cookie Policy whenever necessary to reflect changes in website functionality, the technologies used, third-party services or applicable legal requirements.
Any updated version will be published on naturalrefrigerants.ro.
We encourage visitors to review this policy periodically to stay informed about how cookies and similar technologies are used.
Useful Information About Cookies
For further information about cookies, online privacy and the management of browser settings, you may consult the following resources:
- All About Cookies
- Your Online Choices
- Google Chrome – Manage Cookies
- Mozilla Firefox – Manage Cookies
- Apple Safari – Manage Cookies
This Cookie Policy should be read together with the Terms and Conditions, Privacy Policy and other applicable legal information published on naturalrefrigerants.ro.
Contact Information
For questions regarding this Cookie Policy or the processing of personal data through naturalrefrigerants.ro, please contact:
AB Tehnic Profesional SRL
Registered office: 164 Alunisului Street, Sector 4, Bucharest, Romania
Telephone: +40 213 320 848
Fax: +40 37 22 55 284
VAT Registration No.: RO14514176
Romanian Trade Register No.: J40/2001/2002
Email: office@abtehnic.ro
Website: https://naturalrefrigerants.ro/