Cookie Policy
Last updated: 13 November 2026
This page explains which cookies and other browser storage the website downplusbucuresti.ro uses, what they are for and how long they last. The website is operated by Asociația Down Plus București, 3 Oltina St, bl. 28, sc. 1, fl. 1, ap. 4, Sector 5, Bucharest, Romania (office@downplusbucuresti.ro, +40 730 370 290).
What cookies are
Cookies are small files that a website saves in your browser. Some are needed for the site to work, others help us understand how it is used. Besides cookies, the site may also use your browser's local storage (localStorage), which works in a similar way.
Analytics and marketing cookies are activated only after you give your consent in the banner shown on your first visit. Until then, only essential ones are used.
1. Essential cookies
Required for the website to work and stay secure. They cannot be disabled and do not require consent.
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
dpsess | downplusbucuresti.ro | Browsing session: protects forms against abuse (security token), shows confirmation messages and keeps you signed in to the admin area. Cannot be read by scripts (HttpOnly). | Until you close the browser |
dp_consentlocal storage | downplusbucuresti.ro | Remembers your cookie choice and your consent identifier. | Until you clear your browser data or the banner is updated |
dp_a11ylocal storage | downplusbucuresti.ro | Remembers your accessibility settings (larger text, high contrast, stopped animations, etc.). | Until you clear your browser data |
2. Analytics cookies
Help us understand how many visitors we have and which pages are read, so we can improve the site. Activated only with your consent. We use Google Analytics 4 with IP anonymisation.
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
_ga | Google (Google Analytics) | Distinguishes unique visitors for traffic statistics. | 2 years |
_ga_<ID> | Google (Google Analytics) | Keeps the state of the current visit session. | 2 years |
3. Marketing cookies
Allow us to measure our campaigns and display social media content. Activated only with your consent.
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
_fbp | Meta (Facebook Pixel) | Measures the effectiveness of our Facebook and Instagram campaigns. | 3 months |
_fbc | Meta (Facebook Pixel) | Set only if you arrived by clicking a Facebook ad; links the visit to the ad. | 3 months |
e.g. csrftoken, mid, ig_did, datr | Meta (Instagram) | Set when an embedded Instagram post or video loads (automatically if you accepted marketing, otherwise only when you click it). | Set by Meta, usually up to 1–2 years |
4. External content loaded on request
Some elements come from other companies and load only when you click them. From that moment, the provider may set its own cookies under its own policy.
| Service | Provider | When it loads | What it may store |
|---|---|---|---|
| YouTube video | Google (YouTube) | When you press play. We use privacy-enhanced mode (youtube-nocookie.com). | No cookies before playback; during playback it may store data in your browser (e.g. player settings). |
| Map | Google (Google Maps) | When you click “Load map”. | Google cookies, e.g. NID (about 6 months). |
| Donation form | Galantom (pay.galantom.ro) | When the Get involved page is displayed. | Cookies required to process your donation securely, set by Galantom. |
The website fonts are loaded from Google Fonts. This service does not set cookies, but your browser sends your IP address to Google to download the fonts.
Consent records
To be able to demonstrate your consent (Art. 7(1) GDPR), we keep a minimal record of the choice made in the banner: a random identifier, the options selected, date and time, banner version, anonymised IP address (last segment removed) and browser type. Records are kept for 24 months and then deleted automatically. You can find your code under “Cookie settings”.
Changing your choice
- At any time, using the “Change cookie settings” button above or the “Cookie settings” link in the footer of every page.
- In your browser settings you can view and delete saved cookies or block all cookies. Blocking essential cookies may stop forms from working.
- Withdrawing consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before the withdrawal.
Your rights
You have the right of access, rectification, erasure, restriction, portability and objection, and the right to withdraw your consent at any time. For any request, write to us at office@downplusbucuresti.ro. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Romanian National Supervisory Authority for Personal Data Processing (www.dataprotection.ro).
More details about personal data can be found in our Privacy Policy.