What are cookies?

In English, the term ‘cookie’ means biscuit, but in the field of web browsing, a ‘cookie’ is something completely different. When you access our Website, a small amount of text is stored on your device's browser called a ‘cookie’. This text contains varied information about your browsing habits, preferences, personalisation of content, etc...

There are other technologies that operate in a similar way and are also used to collect data about your browsing activity. We will call ‘cookies’ to all these technologies as a whole.

The specific uses we make of these technologies are described in this document.

 

What are cookies used for on this website?

Cookies are an essential part of how the Website works. The main purpose of our cookies is to improve your browsing experience. For example, to remember your preferences (language, country, etc.) during browsing and on future visits. The information collected in the cookies also allows us to improve the website, adapt it to your interests as a user, speed up the searches you make, etc.

In certain cases, provided we have obtained your prior informed consent, we may use cookies for other purposes, for example to obtain information that allows us to show you advertising based on the analysis of your browsing habits.

 

What are cookies NOT used for on this website?

No significant personally identifiable information such as your name, address, password, etc. is stored in the cookies we use.

 

Who uses the information stored in cookies?

The information stored in the cookies on our Website is used exclusively by us, with the exception of those identified below as ‘third-party cookies’, which are used and managed by external entities that provide us with services that improve the user experience. For example, statistics collected on the number of visits, the most liked content, etc. They are usually managed by Google Analytics.

 

How can you prevent the use of cookies on this Website?

If you prefer to avoid the use of cookies, you can REJECT their use or you can CONFIGURE the ones you want to avoid and the ones you are allowed to use (in this document we give you more information about each type of cookie, their purpose, recipient, temporality, etc... ).

Once you have accepted them, we will not ask you again unless you delete the cookies on your device as indicated in the following section. If you wish to revoke your consent, you will have to delete the cookies and reset them.

 

How do I disable and delete the use of cookies?

The Holder displays information about its Cookie Policy in the footer menu and in the cookie banner accessible on all pages of the Website. The cookie banner displays essential information on data processing and allows the User to perform the following actions:

• ACCEPT or REFUSE the installation of cookies, or remove the consent previously granted.

• For further information, please visit the Cookies Policy.

To restrict, block or delete cookies from this Website (and those used by third parties) you can do so, at any time, by modifying your browser settings. Please note that these settings are different for each browser.

In the following links you will find instructions on how to enable or disable cookies in the most common browsers.

• Firefox

• Google Chrome

• Internet Explorer

• Microsoft Edge

• Safari

 

What types of cookies are used on this website?

Each website uses its own cookies. We use the cookies listed below on our website:

 

ACCORDING TO THE ENTITY MANAGING IT

Own cookies:

These are those that are sent to the User's terminal equipment from a computer or domain managed by the publisher itself and from which the service requested by the User is provided.

Third-party cookies:

Cookies are those that 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.

In the event that the cookies are served from a computer or domain managed by the editor itself, but the information collected through these is managed by a third party, they cannot be considered as own cookies if the third party uses them for its own purposes (for example, to improve the services it provides or to provide advertising services for other entities).

 

ACCORDING TO ITS PURPOSE

Technical cookies:

They are those necessary for browsing and the proper functioning of our Website, such as, for example, controlling traffic and data communication, identifying the session, accessing parts of restricted access, making the application for registration or participation in an event, counting visits for the purposes of billing software licenses with which the Website service works, using security elements during browsing, storing content for broadcasting videos or sound, enabling dynamic content (for example, animation of loading text or images) or sharing content through social networks.

Analytical cookies:

They allow us to quantify the number of users and thus carry out the measurement and statistical analysis of the use made by users of the Website.

Preference or personalisation cookies:

These are those that allow information to be remembered so that the User accesses the service with certain characteristics that may differentiate their experience from that of other users, such as, for example, the language, the number of results to be displayed 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 they access the service, etc.

 

ACCORDING TO THE LENGTH OF TIME THEY REMAIN ACTIVATED

Session cookies:

These are designed to collect and store data while the user accesses a website.

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 (for example, a list of products purchased) and disappear at the end of the session.

Persistent cookies:

Persistent cookies are those in which data remains stored in the terminal and can be accessed and processed for a defined period of time by the cookie owner, from a few minutes to several years. In this respect, it should be specifically assessed whether the use of persistent cookies is necessary, as privacy risks could be reduced by using session cookies. In any case, when persistent cookies are set, it is recommended to reduce their temporary duration to the minimum necessary in view of the purpose of their use. To this effect, WG29 Opinion 4/2012 stated that the exemption of a cookie from informed consent can only occur if its expiration is related to its purpose. As a result, session cookies are much more likely to be exempted than persistent cookies.