What are cookies?
In English, the term “cookie” means biscuit, but in the context of web browsing, a “cookie” is something completely 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 personalization, 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 functions. Our primary objective with cookies is to enhance your browsing experience. For example, to remember your preferences (language, country, etc.) during your browsing and in 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, 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, your password, etc.
Who uses the information stored in cookies?
The information stored in the cookies of 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 about 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 to be used (in this document, we provide detailed information regarding each type of cookie, their 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 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 configuration is different for 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 ones listed below:
BY THE ENTITY THAT MANAGES THEM
First-party cookies:
These are the ones sent to the User’s terminal from a terminal or domain managed by the publisher itself and from which the service requested by the User is provided.
Third-party cookies:
These are the ones sent to the User’s terminal from a terminal or domain 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 terminal or domain managed by the publisher itself, 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 their own purposes (for example, improving the services provided or providing advertising services to other entities).
BY 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 parts, making a registration or participation request in an event, counting visits for software license billing purposes that the Website service operates with, using security elements during navigation, storing content for video or sound distribution, enabling dynamic content (for example, loading animation of a text or image).
Analytical cookies:
They allow quantifying the number of users and thus performing measurement and statistical analysis of the users’ use of the Website.
Preference or personalization cookies:
These are the ones that allow remembering information so that the User can access the service with certain characteristics that may differentiate their experience from other users, such as, for example, the language, the number of results to display when the User performs a search, the appearance or content of the service based on the type of browser the User is accessing the service through or the region from which the service is accessed, etc.
BY THE LENGTH OF TIME THEY REMAIN ACTIVE
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 of interest to keep for the provision of the service requested by the User on a single occasion (for example, a list of products purchased) and disappear when the session ends.
Persistent cookies:
These are the ones in which data remains stored on the terminal and can be accessed and processed during a period defined by the cookie’s responsible party, which can range from a few minutes to several years. In this respect, it should be specifically evaluated 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 duration as necessary by attending to their purpose. For this purpose, Dictamen 4/2012 of GT29 indicated that for a cookie to be exempt from the obligation of informed consent, its expiration must be related to its purpose. Therefore, it is much more likely that session cookies will be considered exempt than persistent ones.