Last update: 27/12/2021
WHAT ARE COOKIES?
Cookies are small files that are installed on the hard disk or in the browser of the computer, tablet, smartphone or equivalent device with internet browsing functions and help to, among other things: personalize the services of the website owner, facilitate browsing and usability through the website, obtain aggregate information on website visitors, enable the reproduction and display of multimedia content on the website, allow interaction elements between the user and the website, enable security tools, etc.
DEFINITIONS USED IN THIS COOKIES POLICY
- Fact:It is the information obtained from the user’s terminal equipment through the data storage and retrieval device (cookies or other). The data is personal when it concerns information on identified or identifiable natural persons, pursuant to the terms established in Article 4 of the GDPR.
- Aggregate information: non-nominal information, typically numerical and for the purpose of providing statistical information.
- Terminal equipment: The device from which the user accesses the service, such as a personal computer, mobile phone, tablet, etc., and from which the information is obtained.
- Publisher: the controller or owner of the website.
- Third party:external entity, collaborator, service provider or related to the publisher, involved in the management of certain cookies.
- Cookie controller:the publisher, controller, owner of the website or, in some cases, the third party.
- Browsing habits: trends shown by the user when browsing a website, such as the time spent on the page, parts visited, most frequent sections, origin of the visit, destination of the visit, among others.
WHAT TYPES OF COOKIES ARE THERE?
According to the entity that manages it:
- Proprietary cookies : sent to the user’s terminal equipment from a computer or domain managed by the publisher and from which the service requested by the user is provided.
- Third-party cookies :sent to the user’s terminal equipment from a computer or domain that is not managed by the publisher, but by another entity that processes the data obtained through the cookies.
Depending on the length of time they remain activated on the terminal equipment:
- Session cookies: designed to collect and store data while the user accesses a website. They are usually used to store information that is only relevant for the provision of the service requested by the user on a single occasion (e.g. a list of products purchased) and disappear at the end of the session.
- Persistent cookies: these are cookies in which the data remains stored in the terminal and can be accessed and processed for a period defined by the cookie controller, which can range from a few minutes to several years.
Depending on the purpose for which the data obtained through the cookies is processed:
- Technical cookies:: enable the user to browse a website, platform or application and use the different options or services that exist in it, including those that the publisher uses to enable the management and operation of the website and enable its functions and services, such as, for example, control traffic and data communication, identify the session, access restricted access areas, remember the elements that make up an order, complete the purchase process of an order, manage payment, control fraud linked to the security of the service, make the application for registration or participation in an event, count visits for the purpose of billing licenses for the software with which the service works (website, platform or application), use security features while browsing, store content for broadcasting videos or sound, enable dynamic content (for example, animation of loading a text or image) or share content through social networks. Also belonging to this category, due to their technical nature, are the cookies that enable the management, in the most efficient way possible, of the advertising spaces that, as another element of the design or “layout” of the service offered to the user, the publisher has included on a website, application or platform based on criteria such as the edited content, without collecting information from users for other purposes, such as personalizing that advertising content or other content.
- Preference or personalization cookies:: enable information to be remembered so that the user can access the service with certain features that can differentiate their experience from that of other users, such as, for example, the language, the number of results shown when the user performs a search, the appearance or content of the service depending on the type of browser through which the user accesses the service or the region from which the user accesses the service, etc. . .
- Analysis or measurement cookies:enable the party responsible for them to monitor and analyze the behavior of the users of the websites to which they are linked, including quantifying the impact of advertisements. The information collected through this type of cookie is used to measure the activity of the website, application or platform in order to make improvements based on the analysis of the data on the use made by users of the service.
- Advertising cookies:: enable the most-effective management of the advertising spaces that, if applicable, the publisher has included on a website, application or platform from which the requested service is provided based on criteria such as the published content or the frequency at which the advertisement is shown.
- Behavioral advertising cookies:enable the most-effective management of the advertising spaces that, if applicable, the publisher has included on a website, application or platform from which the requested service is provided. These cookies store information on the behavior of users obtained through continuous observation of their browsing habits, which enables a specific profile to be developed in order to display advertising based on the same.
SPECIFICALLY, WHICH COOKIES ARE USED?
| Cookie name | Proprietary | Type of cookie | Purpose | Permanence | Data transfer outside of the European Union |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | From third parties (Google Analytics) | Analysis or measurement | The _ga cookie, installed by Google Analytics, calculates visitor, session and campaign data and also keeps track of site usage for the site’s analytics report. The cookie stores information anonymously and assigns a randomly generated number to recognize unique visitors. | It is a cookie with a two-year permanence | Yes, Google LCC |
| _ga_D3DKXGEWZX | From third parties (Google Analytics) | Analysis or measurement | This cookie is installed by Google Analytics. | It is a cookie with a two-year permanence | Yes, Google LCC |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-analytics | Necessary | Set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin, this cookie is used to record the user consent for the cookies in the “Analytics” category . | 1 year | No | |
| CookieLawInfoConsent | Necessary | Records the default button state of the corresponding category & the status of CCPA. It works only in coordination with the primary cookie. | 1 year | No | |
| wp-wpml_current_language | Necessary | Session | No |
Depending on the purpose for which the data obtained through the cookies is processed:
Users browsing the website are not profiled and no automated decisions are made on the basis of this data.
You can find out about transfers to third countries that, if applicable, are made by the third parties identified in this cookie policy, as well as the risks involved in such transfers in accordance with their own policies outside of this website, by accessing their corresponding cookie policies provided in each case in the table above.
HOW TO DISABLE COOKIES
Blocking or disabling all cookies helps to protect privacy but may also limit the experience on some websites, as well as limiting functionalities or even not enabling the correct browsing or use of some services.
You can enable or disable the cookies described above (with the exception of technical cookies, which are necessary for correct operation) through the configurator that appears in the cookie policy notification when accessing our home page. Please note that if you accept third-party cookies, you must delete them from your browser options or from the system offered by the third party.
If you would like to know how to disable cookies in the most popular web browsers, access the following tutorials:
If you have any questions or concerns about this Cookie Policy, please contact us via the contact methods on our website.
For complete and specific information on personal data protection, please see our privacy policy.
