Cookie Policy
What are cookies?
A cookie is a small text file that a website saves on your computer or mobile device when you visit the site. Cookies are widely used to make websites functional or to help them work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to website owners.
Cookies are also used to record your consent: whether you have agreed (or not) to the use of cookies on this site, so that you are not asked the same question every time you visit.
How and for what purposes are cookies used on our website?
A visit to our website may place the following types of cookies:
Performance cookies
These cookies store user preferences on this website so that they do not need to be reset at each visit. For example: video player volume settings or the video streaming speed compatible with your browser.
Visitor analytics cookies
Each time a user visits this site, analytics software (Google Analytics) provided by a third party (in our case Google Inc.) generates a user analytics cookie. This cookie tells us whether you have visited this site before. Your browser will indicate whether you have this cookie; if not, one will be generated. This allows us to monitor unique visitors and how frequently they visit the site. This cookie cannot be used to identify individuals; it is used solely for statistical purposes.
If you are registered on our website (where account creation is available), we may also know details you have provided, such as your email address, first and last name. These are subject to confidentiality and the provisions of our Privacy Policy, as well as applicable data protection laws.
Registration cookies
When you register on our website (where account creation is available), we generate a cookie that tells us whether you are logged in or not. Our servers use these cookies to identify the account you are using and whether you have permission to access a specific service. They also allow us to associate any comment you post on our site with your username.
Advertising cookies
These cookies allow us to know whether you have viewed an online advertisement, what type it was, and how much time has passed since you saw it. These cookies are also used to target online advertising. We may also use third-party cookies to better target advertisements, for example, to show ads for certain products if a user recently viewed related content on our site.
These cookies are anonymous: they store information about the content viewed, not about the user. We may also set anonymous cookies through other websites where we advertise. By receiving them, we can recognize you as a visitor and deliver advertising based on this information.
What cookies do we use on our site?
- Performance cookies of the website www.the-light.ro
These Cookies are necessary for the optimal operation of our website, by supporting some basic functions, such as browsing the page or accessing secure areas of the website. Without these cookies our website would not be able to function properly. They allow you to use various options, such as traffic control and data communication, identifying a session, accessing restricted areas, making a purchase, requesting a parking pass, and others alike.
| #yootheme/cache# the-light.ro | Unclassified | Session |
- Statistical cookies
These cookies are necessary for us to understand how visitors interact with our website. Specifically, Cookies are used to measure, optimize and analyze analytics features (to confirm a certain level of website traffic; analysis of the type of content that is viewed, analysis of how a user reaches the website). Based on the cookies used, only anonymous information is generated regarding the use of our website.
Most of the cookies we use are of this type, counting users and helping us to understand how they navigate our site and to improve the way the site works, for example, by making the results more accurate in the case of searches.
| Supplier Name | Purpose | Expiry |
| _ga the-light.ro | It records a unique ID that is used to generate statistics about how the visitor uses the site. | 2 years |
| _gat the-light.ro | Used by Google Analytics to speed up the request rate | 1 day |
| _gid the-light.ro | This cookie is used to count how many times a website has been visited by different visitors – this is done by assigning a visitor ID so that the visitor does not forget to register twice. | 1 day |
| _hjid the-light.ro | Sets a unique session ID. This allows the website to obtain data on visitor behavior for statistical purposes. | Session |
| _hjid the-light.ro | Sets a unique session ID. This allows the website to obtain data on visitor behavior for statistical purposes. | Persistent |
| _hjTLDTest the-light.ro | Detects SEO-ranking for the current site. This service is part of third party statistics and an alias service. | Session |
All these cookies involve the transfer of data collected from you to Google, which is subject to the Privacy Shield.
- Preferred cookies
These cookies activate useful functions of the website; they allow the user to access services with certain personalized features, such as language, browser type, configuration for the region from which the user accesses the services, etc.
| Supplier Name | Purpose | Expiry |
| Lang ads.linkedin.com | Remembers the user-selected version of a website | Session |
| Lang linkedin.com | Session | |
- Marketing cookies
We also use certain Cookies for advertising purposes so that we can more effectively manage the presentation of our products on other platforms where users can request services, such as Facebook. These allow you to manage the advertising space that the web publisher has included on its website where services are offered, based on criteria such as the type of content or how often the content is displayed.
| Supplier Name | Purpose | Expiry |
| __atuvc the-light.ro | Updates a website’s social sharing counter | 13 months |
| __atuvs the-light.ro | It ensures that the updated counter is displayed to the user if a page is shared with AddThis ‘social sharing’ service. | 1 day |
| _at.cww the-light.ro | Used by the social sharing platform AddThis | Persistent |
| _hjIncludedInSample the-light.ro | Determines whether the user’s navigation should be recorded in a specific statistical location of the holder. | Session |
| ads/ga-audiences google.com | Used by Google AdWords to re-engage visitors with the ability to turn into customers, based on online visitor behavior on websites. | Session |
| at-lojson-cache-# the-light.ro | Used by the social sharing platform AddThis | Persistent |
| at-rand the-light.ro | Used by the social sharing platform AddThis | Persistent |
| Bcookie linkedin.com | Used by the social networking service, LinkedIn, to track the use of embedded services | 2 years |
| Bscookie linkedin.com | Used by the social networking service, LinkedIn, to track the use of embedded services | 2 years |
| Lidc linkedin.com | Used by the social networking service, LinkedIn, to track the use of embedded services | 1 day |
| Lissc linkedin.com | Used by the social networking service, LinkedIn, to track the use of embedded services | 1 day |
| Loc addthis.com | Geographic location, which is used to help providers determine how users who share information with each other are geographically located (state level). | 13 lmonths |
| UserMatchHistory linkedin.com | Used to track visitors to multiple websites, to show relevant ads based on visitor preferences. | 29 days |
| UUID#[abcdef0123456789]{32} the-light.ro | Unclassified | Session |
| Uvc addthis.com | Detects how often the same user encounters the social sharing service, AddThis. | 13months |
| Xtc addthis.com | Records the distribution of content by the user through social networks. | 13 months |
Other third party cookies
On some pages, third parties may set their own anonymous cookies in order to track the success of an application, or to customize an application. Due to the use of this site, this site cannot access these cookies, just as third parties cannot access the cookies held by this site. For example, when you share an article using the social media button on this site, that social network will record your activity.
How can cookies be controlled?
You can control and/or delete cookies as you wish.
When accessing the website, you will be asked for your CONSENT to either:
- ACCEPT COOKIES, or
- REJECT NON-ESSENTIAL COOKIES.
You can also delete all cookies already stored on your device and configure most browsers to prevent cookies from being placed.
Managing cookies in your browser
Most browsers allow you to:
- see what cookies you have and delete them individually;
- block third-party cookies;
- block cookies from specific websites;
- block all cookies;
- delete all cookies when you close the browser.
If you delete cookies, your preferences may be lost. If you block cookies entirely, many websites (including ours) may not function properly, and some online services may not work at all. For this reason, we do not recommend blocking cookies completely when using our online services.
Select your browser below for instructions:
PC Browsers
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6/7/8 (Windows XP/Vista)
- Select Tools from the main menu, then Internet Options
- Click Privacy
- Choose your preferred settings
- Click OK to save
Microsoft Internet Explorer 8/9 (Windows 7)
- Click the Settings icon (top right)
- Click Internet Options
- Click Privacy and choose your settings
- Click Apply, then OK
Google Chrome
- Click the wrench icon and select Options
- Go to Advanced Settings
- Click Content Settings under Privacy
- Choose your preferences
- Close the window
Safari
- Select Preferences
- Click the Privacy panel
- Choose your settings
- Close the window
Mozilla Firefox
- Select Tools, then Options
- Click the Privacy tab
- Choose your settings
- Click OK
Mobile Browsers
iOS
- From the home screen, select Settings
- Choose Safari
- Click Accept Cookies
- Select your preference
Android
- Open the browser
- Select Menu
- Choose More, then Settings
- Check or uncheck Accept cookies according to your preference
Windows Phone
- From the home screen, swipe right to Settings
- Scroll down and select Internet Explorer
- Check or uncheck Accept cookies
Cookie consent tool
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*This tool helps you understand what information is collected and gives you control over how it is used.
Updated: 2026