What Are Cookies?
In English, the term «cookie» means a biscuit, but in the context of web browsing, a «cookie» is something entirely different. When you access our Website, a small amount of text called a «cookie» is stored in your device’s browser. This text contains various information about your browsing, habits, preferences, content customizations, etc.
There are other technologies that work similarly and are also used to collect data about your browsing activity. We will refer to all these technologies collectively as «cookies.»
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 enhance your browsing experience. For example, to remember your preferences (language, country, etc.) during browsing and on future visits. The information collected in cookies also allows us to improve the website, tailor it to your interests as a user, speed up searches you make, etc.
In certain cases, if we have obtained your prior informed consent, we may use cookies for other purposes, such as obtaining 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?
The cookies we use do not store sensitive personal identification information such as your name, address, password, etc.
Who Uses the Information Stored in Cookies?
The information stored in the cookies on our Website is used exclusively by us, except for those identified later as «third-party cookies,» which are used and managed by external entities that provide us with services that enhance the user experience. For example, statistics collected on the number of visits, popular content, etc.
How Can You Avoid 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 which ones you want to avoid and which ones you allow to use (in this document, we provide you with expanded information about each type of cookie, its purpose, recipient, temporality, etc.).
If you have accepted them, we will not ask again unless you delete the cookies on your device as indicated in the section below. If you want to revoke consent, you will need to delete the cookies and reconfigure them.
How Do I Disable and Delete the Use of Cookies?
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 this setting is different in each browser.
You will find instructions to enable or disable cookies in the most common browsers at the following links.
What Types of Cookies Are Used on This Website?
Each website uses its own cookies. On our website, we use the following:
ACCORDING TO THE ENTITY THAT MANAGES IT
- Own cookies:
These are sent to the User’s terminal equipment from a computer or domain managed by the publisher itself and from which the requested service is provided by the User. - Third-party cookies:
These are 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 cookies.
If cookies are served from a computer or domain managed by the publisher itself, but the information collected through them 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, improving the services it provides or providing advertising services on behalf of other entities).
ACCORDING TO ITS PURPOSE
- Technical cookies:
These are necessary for the navigation and proper functioning of our Website, such as controlling traffic and data communication, identifying the session, accessing restricted access parts, making the request for registration or participation in an event, counting visits for the purpose of billing licenses for the software with which the Website service operates, using security elements during navigation, storing content for the dissemination of videos or sound, enabling dynamic content (e.g., loading animation of a text or image), or sharing content through social networks. - Analysis cookies:
These allow quantifying the number of users and thus carry out the measurement and statistical analysis of the use made by users of the Website. - Preference or personalization cookies:
These are those that allow remembering information so that the User accesses the service with certain characteristics that may differentiate their experience from that of other users, such as language, the number of results to show 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.
ACCORDING TO THE TIME PERIOD THEY REMAIN ACTIVE
- Session cookies:
These are designed to collect and store data while the User accesses a website.
They are usually used to store information that is only interesting to keep for the provision of the service requested by the User on a single occasion (e.g., a list of purchased products) and disappear when the session ends.
- Persistent cookies:
These are those in which the data remains stored on the terminal and can be accessed and processed for a period defined by the cookie’s owner, which can range from a few minutes to several years. In this regard, it should be specifically considered 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 installed, it is recommended to minimize their temporal duration to the minimum necessary, considering the purpose of their use. In this regard, Opinion 4/2012 of the GT29 indicated that for a cookie to be exempt from the duty of informed consent, its expiration must be related to its purpose. Therefore, session cookies are much more likely to be considered exempt than persistent ones.
Details of cookies used on this website:
