COOKIES POLICY

                                                                                                                                    

Last update: May 2024

On www.qilingong.com and www.qigong-europe.com we strive to respect the privacy and security of all data we collect from visitors using our website, while acting as a Personal Data Controller in accordance with the relevant data protection rules and regulations. Our website uses cookies, in combination with pixels, local storage objects and similar devices (collectively referred to as “cookies” unless otherwise specified) to distinguish you from other website users.  This helps us to provide you with a better experience, improve our services, and personalize your content while using the Website.

 This cookies policy (“Cookies Policy“) describes the types of cookies we use on the site and the purposes for which we use them.

Throughout this notice the notion of data subject has the following meanings: practitioner registered as a member of one of the FNQR affiliated associations or occasional practitioner, legal representative of the practitioner, potential practitioner, FNQR affiliated trainer, visitor to the Site, recipient of the newsletter and commercial communications, volunteer, as well as any other natural person whose personal data are processed by FNQR for/on their behalf.

 

Identity and contact details of the operator

The qilingong.com and qigong-europe.com platforms (hereinafter referred to as the Website” or “Platform“) are owned and operated by the National Qigong Federation of Romania (FNQR), CIF 14720273, with registered office at 11, Prisaca Dornei Street, Bucharest, Romania, 3rd district, (“FNQR” or Operator”).

  (“the Operator”).

 

Contact details of the Data Protection Officer

The person responsible for the protection of personal data can be contacted by e-mail at privacy@qilingong.com or by post at the above-mentioned registered office.


 If you have any questions about this Cookies Policy, please contact us at [email / web form link]. For a more complete description and a list of the cookies we currently use on the website, please see our Cookies List at the end of this document. For more information about our privacy practices, please see our privacy policy: https://qilingong.com/?p=569. If you have any questions or comments about this notice or data privacy, please contact us at the postal address of our headquarters or by email at privacy@qilingong.com.

 

Please read this Cookies Policy carefully for details about why we use cookies and what information they collect from and about you.

 

Cookies definitions

A cookie is a small file made up of letters and numbers that we store in your browser or on your device’s hard drive, which is like a computer memory.


First and third party cookies: whether a cookie is “first” or “third” party refers to the domain that places the cookie.

  1. First-party cookies are those set by a website that is currently being visited by the user (for example, cookies set by our website domain).
  2. Third-party cookies are cookies that are set by a domain other than the domain of the website visited by the user. If a user visits a website and another entity sets a cookie through that website, it would be a third-party cookie.

 

Persistent cookies: these cookies remain on a user’s device for the period of time specified in the cookie. They are activated each time the user visits the website that created that cookie.


Session cookies: these cookies allow website operators to link a user’s actions during a browsing session. A browsing session starts when a user opens the browsing window and ends when they close the browsing window. Session cookies are created temporarily. Once you close the browser, all session cookies are deleted.

What cookies do we use and why?

In general, the website uses cookies to distinguish you from other website users. This helps us to provide you with a good experience when you browse the site and also allows us to improve it. The cookies we may use on the website can be categorised as follows:

  1. Strictly necessary
  2. Performance
  3. Functionality
  4. Addressing

Some cookies may serve more than one of these purposes.


“Strictly necessary” cookies allow you to move around the website and use essential features such as secure areas. Without these cookies, we cannot provide the services you request.


We use these cookies strictly necessary to:

  • Identify you as being logged in to the website and authenticate you
  • Make sure you log in to the correct service on the site when we make changes to the way it works
  • For security purposes
  • Make sure you log in to the correct service on the site when we make changes to the way it works

 

If you prevent these cookies, we cannot guarantee how the website or website security will work during your visit.


Performance” cookies collect information about how you use the website, for example, which pages you visit and whether you encounter errors. These cookies do not collect any information that could identify you and are only used to help us improve how the website works, understand the interests of our users and measure the effectiveness of our advertising.


We use performance cookies to:

  • Perform web analytics: Provide statistics on how the website is used
  • Perform affiliate tracking: Provide feedback to affiliates that one of our visitors has also visited their site.
  • Obtain data on the number of website users who have viewed a product or service
  • Help us improve the website by measuring any errors that occur
  • Test different designs for your website

 

Some of our performance cookies are managed for us by third parties.


“Functionality” cookies are used to provide services or remember settings to improve your visit.


We use “functional” cookies for purposes such as:

  • Remember the settings you have applied, such as layout, text size, preferences and colours
  • Remember if I’ve already asked you if you want to complete a survey
  • Keep in mind if you’ve committed to a particular component or list on the site, so it doesn’t get repeated.
  • Shows you when you are connected to the website
  • To deliver and display embedded video content

 

Some of these cookies are managed for us by third parties.


“Targeting” cookies are used to track your visit to the website, as well as other websites, apps and online services, including the pages you have visited and the links you have followed, which allows us to display targeted advertisements to you on the website.


 We may use targeting cookies to:

  • Display targeted ads on the website.
  • To improve the way we deliver ads and personalised content and to measure the success of advertising campaigns on the site.

 

When we need your consent

All cookies require your consent.

We ask for your consent before placing them on your device. You can give your consent by clicking on the appropriate button on the banner displayed to you. If you do not wish to consent or if you wish to withdraw your consent to any cookie at any time, you will need to delete and block or disable cookies via your browser settings; see below for more information on how to do this. Please note that disabling these cookies will affect the functionality of the website and may prevent you from accessing certain features of the website.

Withdrawal of Consent

You can change your cookies preferences at any time. The process is as simple as when you gave your initial consent, accessible via [link to cookies settings page].

How to delete and block our cookies

Most web browsers allow some control over most cookies through browser settings. However, if you use your browser settings to block all cookies (including strictly necessary cookies), you may not be able to access all or parts of the website. Unless you have adjusted your browser settings to refuse cookies, our system will issue cookies as soon as you visit the website.


Change cookies settings.  Browser settings to change cookies settings are usually found in the “options” or “preferences” menu of your internet browser. To understand these settings, the following links may be useful. Otherwise, you should use the “Help” option in your internet browser for more details.

 

More information. To learn more about cookies, including how to see which cookies have been set and how to manage and delete them, visit www.aboutcookies.org.

 

List of cookies

qilingong.com Cookies

 

Name

Provider

Category

Data is sent to

_ga_#

qilingong.com

Marketing

United States

_ga

qilingong.com

Marketing

United States

_ga_#

qilingong.com

Marketing

Romania

_ga

qilingong.com

Marketing

Romania

wpEmojiSettingsSupports

qilingong.com

Necessary

Romania

 

qigong-europe.com Cookies

Name

Provider

Category

Data is sent to

QDataAuthCookie

qigong-europe.com

Unclassified

United Kingdom

ASP.NET_SessionId

qigong-europe.com

Necessary

United Kingdom

ASP.NET_SessionId

qigong-europe.com

Necessary

United Kingdom

 

Contact us

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at: privacy@qilingong.com.

 

Policy Updates

This Cookies Policy may be updated periodically. We recommend that you consult it regularly to be informed of any changes.