What is a cookie?
A cookie is a small text file that is stored in your browser when you visit almost any web page. Its usefulness is the web is able to remember your visit when you return to browse that page. Cookies usually include information of a technical nature, personal characteristics, personalization of content, usage statistics, links to social networks, access to user accounts, etc. The purpose of the cookie is to adapt the content of the website to your profile and needs, without cookies the services offered by any page would be significantly reduced.
What is not a cookie?
It is not a virus, nor a Trojan, nor a worm, nor spam, nor spyware, nor does it open pop-up windows.
What information does a cookie store?
Cookies do not usually store sensitive information about you, such as credit cards or bank details, photographs, your ID or personal information, etc. The data they save is of a technical nature, personal preferences, personalization of contents, etc.
The web server does not associate you as a person if not your web browser. In fact, if you regularly browse Internet Explorer and try to navigate the same website with Firefox or Chrome, you will see that the website does not realize that you are the same person because you are actually associating the browser, not the person.
What kind of cookies exist?
- Technical cookies: They are the most elementary and allow, among other things, to know when a human or an automated application is browsing, when an anonymous and registered user navigates, basic tasks for the operation of any dynamic website.
- Analysis cookies: They collect information about the type of navigation you are doing, the sections you use most, products consulted, time zone of use, language, etc.
- Advertising cookies: They show advertising based on your browsing, your country of origin, language, etc.
What are own and third-party cookies?
Own cookies are those generated by the page you are visiting and those of third parties are those generated by external services or providers such as Facebook, Twitter, Google, etc.
What happens if I disable cookies?
To understand the scope that may have to disable cookies we show some examples:
- You will not be able to share content from that website on Facebook, Twitter or any other social network.
- The website will not be able to adapt the contents to your personal preferences, as is usually the case in online stores.
- You will not be able to access the personal area of that website, such as My account, or My profile or My orders.
- Online stores: You will not be able to make online purchases; they will have to be telephone or visiting the physical store if you have it.
- It will not be possible to customize your geographical preferences such as time zone, currency or language.
- The website will not be able to perform web analytics on visitors and web traffic, which will make it difficult for the web to be competitive.
- You will not be able to write on the blog, upload photos, post comments, rate or rate content. The web also cannot know if you are a human or an automated application that publishes spam.
- Sectorized advertising cannot be displayed, which will reduce the advertising revenue of the web.
- All social networks use cookies, if you deactivate them you will not be able to use any social network.
Can cookies be deleted?
Yes, cookies can be deleted and blocked. Below, we provide links to the settings of the most used browsers so that you can proceed according to your preferences:
Google Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=es-419
Mozilla Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/es/kb/proteccion-de-rastreo-mejorada-en-firefox-para-esc
Safari: https://support.apple.com/es-es/HT201265
Microsoft Edge: https://support.microsoft.com/es-es/microsoft-edge/eliminar-las-cookies-en-microsoft-edge-63947406-40ac-c3b8-57b9-2a946a29ae09
Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/es-es/topic/eliminar-y-administrar-cookies-168dab11-0753-043d-7c16-ede5947fc64d
Cookies used on this website
Following the guidelines of the Spanish Agency for Data Protection we proceed to detail the use of cookies made by this website in order to inform you as accurately as possible
This website uses the following third-party cookies:
- Google Analytics: Stores cookies to be able to compile statistics on the traffic and volume of visits to this website, as well as the language used. By using this website, you are consenting to the processing of information about you by Google. Therefore, the exercise of any right in this regard must be done by communicating directly with Google (-APISID, CONSENT, HSID, NID, SID, _ga, _gat)
- Social network cookies: Our “Social Plugins” are not integrated into our website, but only through an HTML link (called “shariff plugin”). This ensures that you cannot create a connection to the social media provider’s service just by using our website. Clicking on the button of a social network on our website will open a new window and an access to the page of the service provider. For the rights and configuration options related to the protection of your privacy, see the data privacy policies of the providers
Disabling or deleting cookies
This website makes available to users an easily accessible form to enable or disable cookies used by us according to the user’s personal preferences at any time.
On the other hand, about to the complements of external entities (like Google Inc. services) used in our web portal, we recommend that all users access the privacy policies of each service provider so that they obtain more information:
- http://www.google.es/intl/es/policies/privacy/
Additional notes
- Neither this website nor its legal representatives are responsible for the content or the veracity of the privacy policies that third parties mentioned in this cookie policy may have.
- Web browser are the tools responsible for storing cookies and from this place you must exercise your right to delete or deactivate them. Neither this website nor its legal representatives can guarantee the correct or incorrect manipulation of cookies by the aforementioned browsers.
- In some cases it is necessary to install cookies so that the browser does not forget your decision not to accept them.
- In the case of Google Analytics cookies, this company stores cookies on servers located in the United States and undertakes not to share it with third parties, except in cases where it is necessary for the operation of the system or when the law requires for that purpose. According to Google, it does not save your IP address. Google Inc. is a company adhered to the Safe Harbor Agreement that guarantees that all transferred data will be treated with a level of protection according to European regulations.
- For any questions or queries about this cookie policy, do not hesitate to contact us through the contact section.