COOKIES POLICY

INFORMATION ON COOKIES

Owing to the entry into force of the aforementioned modification to the Information Society Services and Electronic Commerce Act (LSSICE) established by Royal Decree 13/2012, it is compulsory for the explicit consent of any user using websites that employ non-essential cookies to be obtained before they start browsing.

WHAT ARE COOKIES?

Cookies and other similar technologies, such as local shared objects, flash cookies or pixels, are tools used by web servers to store and retrieve information about their visitors and to ensure correct functioning of the website. The use of these devices enables the web server to remember certain user data, such as their preferences for viewing the pages on that server, name and password, products of most interest to them, etc.

COOKIES AFFECTED BY THE REGULATIONS AND EXEMPT COOKIES

According to the EU Directive, the cookies that require the user’s informed consent are analytics cookies and advertising and affiliate cookies; excluding those of a technical nature and those necessary for the website to function correctly and for the services explicitly requested by the user to be provided.

WHAT TYPES OF COOKIES ARE THERE?

There are five major groups of cookies:

Analytics cookies: they collect information on the use made of the website.

Social cookies: these are necessary for external social networks.

Affiliate cookies: these allow tracking of visits from other websites, with which the website has signed an affiliate agreement (affiliated companies).

Advertising and behavioural cookies: these collect information on the user’s personal preferences and choices (retargeting).

Technical and functional cookies: these are strictly necessary for the use of the website and the provision of the contracted service.

COOKIES USED ON THIS WEBSITE

Listar los nombres de las cookies, tipo, propietario, función y vencimiento, por ejemplo:

– PHPSESSID: cookie técnica y estrictamente necesaria que contiene el identificador de la sesión. Se elimina al cerrar el navegador.

– _lang: cookie técnica y estrictamente necesaria que contiene el idioma de la sesión. Se elimina al cerrar el navegador.

– ac_cookies: cookie técnica y estrictamente necesaria que contiene el valor de si se ha aceptado la instalación de cookies. Caduca en 1 año desde la última actualización.

– _ga: cookie de Google Analytics que habilita la función de control de visitas únicas. La primera vez que un usuario entre en el sitio web a través de un navegador se instalará esta cookie. Cuando este usuario vuelva a entrar en la web con el mismo navegador, la cookie considerará que es el mismo usuario. Solo en el caso de que el usuario cambie de navegador, se considerará otro usuario. Caduca a los 2 años desde la última actualización.

– _gat: Esta cookie se asocia con Google Analytics Universal. Se utiliza para limitar la velocidad de petición – la limitación de la recogida de datos en los sitios de alto tráfico. Caduca a los 10 minutos.

– _utma: cookie de Google Analytics que registra la fecha de la primera y última vez que el usuario vistió el sitio web. Caduca a los 2 años desde la última actualización.

– _utmb: cookie de Google Analytics que registra la hora de llegada a la página web. Caduca a los 30 minutos desde la última actualización.

– _utmc: cookie de Google Analytics utilizada para la interoperabilidad con el código de seguimiento urchin.js. Se elimina al cerrar el navegador.

– _utmt: cookie de Google Analytics. Esta cookie se utiliza para procesar el tipo de solicitud pedida por el usuario. Caduca al finalizar la sesión.

– _utmv: cookie de Google Analytics. Esta cookie se utiliza para segmentar datos demográficos. Caduca al finalizar la sesión.

– _utmz: cookie de Google Analytics que almacena la fuente de tráfico o una campaña para explicar cómo el usuario llegó al sitio web. Caduca a los 6 meses desde la última actualización.

HOW TO DELETE COOKIES FROM THE BROWSER

Chrome

  1. Select the Tools icon.
  2. Click “Settings”.
  3. Click “Show advanced options”.
  4. In the « Privacy » section, click “Content settings”.
  • Delete cookies: Click on “All cookies and site data”.
  • Do not permit storage of cookies.
  1. Click “Clear browsing data” (empty cache).
  2. Close and restart the browser.

For more information about Chrome, click here:

http://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en

Internet Explorer. Version 11

  1. Select Tools | Internet Options.
  2. Click the General tab.
  3. In the « Browsing history » section, click “Delete browsing history on exit”.
  4. Select “Remove files”.
  5. Select “Remove cookies”.
  6. Click “Remove”.
  7. Click OK.
  8. Close and restart the browser.

For more information about Internet Explorer, click here: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/delete-and-manage-cookies-168dab11-0753-043d-7c16-ede5947fc64d

Firefox. Version 18

  1. Select Firefox | History | “Clear recent history”.
  2. Next to « Details”, click the down arrow.
  3. Select the following check boxes: Cookies, Cache, Active logins.
  4. Using the « Time range to clear » in the drop-down menu, select “Everything”.
  5. Click “Ok”.
  6. Close and restart the browser. You can accept or reject cookies individually in Firefox Preferences, in the History section available in Tools > Options > Privacy.

For more information about Mozilla Firefox, click here: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/privacy/websites/#cookies

Safari Version 5.1

  1. Select the Safari / Edit icon | Restore Safari.
  2. Select the following check boxes: Clear history, Delete all website data.
  3. Click Reset.
  4. Close and restart the browser.

For more information about Safari, click here: https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/safari/sfri11471/mac

Opera

Options – Advanced – Cookies.

The cookie options control how Opera handles cookies and therefore their acceptance or rejection.

For more information about Opera, click here: https://help.opera.com/en/latest/web-preferences/#cookies

Other browsers

Consult the documentation of the browser you have installed.

REQUIREMENTS FOR CONSENT TO BE CONSIDERED VALID

  1. Specific information: Consent must be specific and based on adequate information. Generic consent without specifying the exact purpose of its nature is not acceptable.
  2. Timing: Consent must be given before processing begins.
  3. Active choice: Consent must be unequivocal. It must be an active indication of the data subject’s wishes. It must leave no doubt as to the intention of the person concerned.
  4. Freely granted: Consent is only valid if the data subject is in a position to exercise a real choice and there is no risk of deception, intimidation, coercion or significant negative consequences if the data subject does not give consent.

PROCEDURES FOR OBTAINING CONSENT

  1. When only technical cookies are used: No consent is required; you will only be informed of the cookies installed in the Cookies Policy.
  2. When non-essential (non-technical) cookies are used: It is mandatory to obtain consent through a clear and proactive action, as well as making it possible to withdraw consent and to inform about the cookies installed.

BANNER INFORMING OF THE USE OF NON-ESSENTIAL COOKIES

Non-essential cookies may be installed whenever there is a transparent message in the background, with no possibility of it disappearing until expressly accepted by the user and the following is reported:

– By continuing to browse the website you accept their use.

– The ownership, purpose and expiry date of the cookies installed.

– Link with access to the Cookies Policy used by the website with the possibility of withdrawing consent.

TEXT FOR THE GOOGLE ANALYTICS COOKIE BANNER (_GA)

« This website uses _ga/ cookies that are owned by Google Analytics, which last for two years, to enable the unique visitor tracking feature to make it easier for you to navigate the website. If you continue browsing, we consider that you agree to their use. You may withdraw your consent and obtain more information by consulting our Cookies Policy.”

TO ACCEPT

Banner actions:

– The banner must be visible until the user clicks ACCEPT.

– When the user clicks ACCEPT, the banner will disappear until the cookie expires.

– Access to the Cookies Policy section must be visible from any page of the website.

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