What are Cookies?
In English, the term “cookie” refers to 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 function 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 functions. The main purpose of our cookies is to enhance your browsing experience. For example, to remember your preferences (language, country, etc.) during browsing and for future visits. The information collected in cookies also helps us improve the website, tailor it to your interests as a user, speed up your searches, etc.
In certain cases, if we have obtained your informed consent, we may use cookies for other purposes, such as to gather 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, your password, etc.
Who Uses the Information Stored in the Cookies?
The information stored in the cookies of our Website is used exclusively by us, except for those identified below as “third-party cookies,” which are used and managed by external entities that provide us with services that enhance the user experience. For example, the statistics collected on the number of visits, the most liked 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 CONFIGURE which ones you want to avoid and which ones you allow (in this document we provide you with extended information about each type of cookie, its purpose, recipient, duration, etc.).
If 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 need to delete the cookies and reconfigure them.
How Do I Disable and Delete the Use of Cookies?
To restrict, block, or delete the cookies from this Website (and those used by third parties) you can do so at any time by modifying the configuration of your browser. Keep in mind that this configuration is different in each browser.
In the following links, you will find instructions to enable or disable cookies in the most common browsers.
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 THEM
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:
These are those that 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 the cookies.
In the case that the cookies are served from a computer or domain managed by the publisher, but the information collected by 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, the improvement of the services it provides or the provision of advertising services in favor of other entities).
ACCORDING TO THEIR PURPOSE
Technical cookies:
These are necessary for navigation and the proper functioning of our Website, such as controlling traffic and data communication, identifying the session, accessing restricted access parts, carrying out the process of registering or participating in an event, counting visits for the purpose of billing licenses of the software with which the service of the Website works, using security elements during navigation, storing content for the dissemination of videos or sound, enabling dynamic content (for example, animation of loading a text or image).
Analysis cookies:
These allow the quantification of the number of users and thus carry out the statistical measurement and analysis of the use made by users of the Website.
Preference or customization cookies:
These are those that allow remembering information so that the User accesses the service with certain characteristics that can differentiate their experience from that of other users, such as the language, the number of results to display 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 from the region from which the User accesses 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 web page.
They are typically used to store information that only interests to preserve for the provision of the service requested by the User on a single occasion (for example, a list of purchased products) and disappear at the end of the session.
Persistent cookies:
These are those in which the data is still stored in the terminal and can be accessed and treated for a period defined by the person responsible for the cookie, which can range from a few minutes to several years. In this regard, the specific need for the use of persistent cookies should be assessed, as the risks to privacy could be reduced by the use of session cookies. In any case, when persistent cookies are installed, it is recommended to reduce their temporal duration to the minimum necessary according to the purpose of their use. In this regard, Opinion 4/2012 of the WP29 indicated that for a cookie to be exempt from the duty of informed consent, its expiration must be related to its purpose. Because of this, session cookies are much more likely to be considered as exempt than persistent cookies.
