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, and more.
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 as ‘cookies’ collectively.
The specific uses we make of these technologies are described in this document.
Why are cookies used 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 your visit 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 your searches, and more.
In certain cases, if we have obtained your informed consent, we may use cookies for other purposes, such as obtaining information that allows us to display 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 as ‘third-party cookies,’ which are used and managed by external entities that provide services to enhance the user experience. For example, the statistics collected about the number of visits and the most popular content.
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 CONFIGURE which ones to block and which ones to allow (this document provides detailed information about each type of cookie, their purpose, recipient, duration, etc.).
If you have accepted them, we will not ask for your consent again unless you delete the cookies on your device as indicated below. 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?
The Owner provides information about its cookie policy in the cookie banner accessible on all pages of the website. The cookie banner provides essential information about data processing and allows the User to take the following actions:
- ACCEPT or REJECT the installation of cookies, or withdraw previously granted consent.
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Get additional information on the Cookie Policy page.
To restrict, block, or delete cookies on this website (and those used by third parties), you can do so at any time by changing your browser settings. Please note that this setting is different in each browser.
You can find instructions on how to enable or disable cookies in the most common browsers through 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:
BASED ON THE ENTITY THAT MANAGES THEM
First-party cookies:
These are sent to the User’s terminal equipment from a computer or domain managed by the editor and from which the service requested by the User is provided.
Third-party cookies:
These 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 data obtained through cookies.
In the case that cookies are served from a computer or domain managed by the editor, but the information collected through them is managed by a third party, they cannot be considered as first-party cookies if the third party uses them for its own purposes (e.g., improving the services it provides or providing advertising services for other entities).
BASED ON THEIR 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 registration requests, or participating in an event, counting visits for billing the software licenses used by the website service, using security elements during navigation, storing content for video or sound broadcasting, enabling dynamic content (e.g., loading an image or text).
Analytical cookies:
These allow us to quantify the number of users and perform statistical measurement and analysis of users’ use of the website.
Preference or customization cookies:
These allow us to remember information so that the User can access the service with certain characteristics that may differentiate their experience from that of other users, such as 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 the region from which the User accesses the service, etc.
BASED ON THEIR DURATION
Session cookies:
These are designed to collect and store data while the User accesses a web page.
They are usually used to store information that is only relevant to provide the service requested by the User on a single occasion (e.g., a list of purchased products) and disappear at the end of the session.
Persistent cookies:
These store data on the User’s device and can be accessed and processed for a defined period by the party responsible for the cookie, which can range from a few minutes to several years. In this regard, it must 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 installed, their temporal duration should be kept to a minimum in accordance with their intended use. For these purposes, 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. Therefore, session cookies are much more likely to be considered exempt than persistent cookies.