Cookie Policy
WHAT ARE COOKIES?
Cookies are data files that are stored in your browser and on your computer when you visit any web page. Cookies can have various uses, such as recognizing the user, storing and retrieving information about a user’s browsing habits, or customizing the way content is displayed.
WHAT INFORMATION DO COOKIES STORE?
Cookies store information of a technical nature, personal preferences, content personalization. Cookies do not normally contain any personal information.
Any personal information they may contain is only that which the user has entered in a form on the site.
Most of the time, when a cookie contains personal information, it is encoded in a way that is unreadable to any third party that might have access to your cookie file.
WHAT TYPES OF COOKIES ARE THERE?
Depending on the entity that manages the domain from which the cookies are sent and treats the data obtained, a distinction is made:
- Own cookies: they are sent to the user’s terminal equipment from a computer or domain managed by the editor itself and from which the service requested by the user is provided.
- Third-party cookies: these are sent to the user’s terminal equipment from a computer or domain that is not managed by the editor, but by another entity that processes the data obtained through the cookies.
Depending on the length of time they remain stored in the user’s browser, they are distinguished:
- Session cookies: they collect and store data while the user accesses a web page. They are usually used to store information that only needs to be kept for the provision of the service requested by the user on a single occasion (e.g. a list of products purchased).
- Persistent cookies: The data remains stored in the terminal and can be accessed and processed for a period defined by the party responsible for the cookie, which can range from a few minutes to several years.
Depending on the purpose for which the data obtained are processed, the following cookies are distinguished:
Technical Cookies: allow the user to navigate through a website, platform or application and the use of the different options or services that exist in it as, for example, control traffic and data communication, identify the session, access restricted parts, remember the elements that make up an order, make the buying process of an order, make the application for registration or participation in an event, use security features while browsing, store content for broadcast video or sound or share content via social networks.
- Personalization Cookies: These allow the user to access the service with some general characteristics predefined according to a series of criteria in the user’s terminal, such as the language, the type of browser through which the user accesses the service, the regional configuration from where the user accesses the service, etc.
- Analysis cookies: These cookies allow the responsible party to monitor and analyze the behavior of the users of the websites to which they are linked. The information collected through this type of cookies is used to measure the activity of the websites, application or platform and for the elaboration of browsing profiles of the users of these sites, applications and platforms, in order to introduce improvements based on the analysis of the usage data of the users of the service.
- Advertising Cookies: They allow the management, in the most efficient way possible, of advertising spaces.
- Behavioral advertising cookies: They store information on user behavior obtained through the continuous observation of their browsing habits, which allows the development of a specific profile to display advertising based on it.
- Cookies from external social networks: They are used so that visitors can interact with the content of different social platforms (facebook, youtube, twitter, linkedIn, etc..) and are generated only for users of these social networks. The conditions of use of these cookies and the information collected are regulated by the privacy policy of the corresponding social platform.
WHAT COOKIES ARE USED ON THE WEBSITE
Necessary Cookies
Necessary cookies are used for a website to function properly and are generally not used for tracking. They are often used for user authentication so that a website can remember who is logged in when the user navigates to different pages or refreshes the site. Necessary cookies can also be used to keep track of items in a shopping cart or to provide load balancing information.
Preference Cookies
Preference cookies are used to remember information that personalizes the look and feel of a website for each user. This may include storing the user’s preferred language, region, currency or color scheme.
Analytical Cookies
Analytical cookies are not essential, but are used to collect valuable information about how a website is used. This information can help identify problems and determine what needs to be improved on the site, as well as what content is useful to users. In most cases, the information collected by analytics cookies is anonymous, but some analytics services may collect information that can be used to identify the user.
LEGITIMACY AND RETENTION PERIODS OF THE COOKIES INSTALLED IN YOUR BROWSER
Upon entering the website, a cookie warning will be activated, allowing the user to accept the installation of all cookies used by the website or not to authorize the use of cookies, being able to access the Cookies Preferences Settings section, to disable them all or select and authorize the installation of those cookies that are of interest.
However, you are informed that, by using the website, the user expressly accepts and in any case, the installation of cookies of a technical nature and necessary for the proper functioning of the Website.
The user is informed that the information obtained from the use of cookies will be retained for the duration of their persistence.
DISABLING AND DELETING COOKIES
The user can allow, block or delete cookies installed on your computer by configuring the browser options. By disabling cookies, some of the services available may no longer be operational. The way to disable cookies is different for each browser.
Chrome browser:
https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/61416?hl=es
Internet Explorer browser:
Mozilla Firefox browser:
https://support.mozilla.org/es/kb/impedir-que-los-sitios-web-guarden-sus-preferencia
Safari browser for OSX:
http://safari.helpmax.net/es/privacidad-y-seguridad/como-gestionar-las-cookies/
Opera browser: