COOKIES POLICY
Most recent review: 1st June 2023
Cookies Policy
What are cookies?
Although the term “cookie” can refer to a biscuit, in this web-browsing environment, a “cookie” is something completely different. When you access our Website, a small amount of text called a “cookie” is stored on your device’s browser. This text contains various information about your browsing activity, habits, preferences, content personalisation, etc.
There are other technologies that work in a similar way and are also used to gather data on your browsing activity. We refer to all these technologies as a whole as “cookies”.
The specific purposes for which we use 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 objective of our cookies is to improve your browsing experience. For example, to remember your preferences (language, country, etc.) while browsing and for future visits. The information collected in cookies also allows us to improve the website, adapt it to your interests as a user and speed up the searches you make, etc.
In certain cases, if we have previously received your informed consent, we can use cookies for other uses, such as, for example, to get information that will allow us to show you advertisements based on an analysis of your browsing habits.
What are cookies NOT used for on this website?
The cookies we used do not store sensitive identifying information like your name, address, password, etc.
Who uses the information stored in cookies?
The information stored in cookies from our Website are exclusively used by us, except for those identified hereinafter as “third-party cookies,” which are used and managed by external entities that provide us with services that improve the user experience. For example, statistics gathered on the number of visits, the most popular content, etc. is usually managed by Google Analytics.
How can I avoid the use of cookies on this Website?
If you prefer to avoid the use of cookies, you may REJECT their use or you can CONFIGURE which ones you would like to avoid and which you allow to be used (in this document, we will give you plenty of information with respect to each type of cookie, their purpose, recipient, temporality, etc.).
If you have accepted them, we won’t ask you again unless you delete the cookies from your device, as indicated in the following section. If you would like to revoke your consent, you will have to delete the cookies and reconfigure them.
How do I disable and eliminate the use of cookies?
The Site Owner displays information about its Cookie Policy in the menu at the bottom of the page and in the cookie banner accessible on all pages of the Website. The cookie banner displays essential information about data processing and allows the User to carry out the following actions:
ACCEPTING or REJECTING the installation of cookies, or withdrawing previously granted consent.
To restrict, block or delete cookies from this Website (and those used by third parties), you can modify your browser configuration at any moment. Keep in mind that this configuration is different in every browser.
In the following links, you will find instructions to enable or disable cookies in the most common browsers.
Firefox
Google Chrome
Microsoft Edge
Safari
Which kinds of cookies does this website use?
Every web page uses its own cookies. Our website uses the following:
DEPENDING ON THE ENTITY MANAGING THEM
Own cookies:
Those that are sent to the user’s terminal equipment from a computer or domain that is managed by the publisher itself and from which the service requested by the user is provided.
Third-party cookies:
Those that are sent to the user’s terminal equipment from a computer or domain which is not managed by the publisher, but by another entity that processes the data obtained through the cookies.
In the case of cookies that are served from a computer or domain managed by the publisher itself, but the information that is collected is managed by a third party, these cannot be considered own cookies if the third party uses them for their own purposes (for example, the improvement of services they provide or the provision of advertising services on behalf of other entities).
DEPENDING ON THEIR PURPOSE
Technical cookies:
Those which are necessary for browsing and the proper functioning of our Website, such as, for example, traffic control and data communication, session identification, accessing restricted areas, completing registration or event participations requests, counting visits for the purpose of billing software licences with which the Website service works, using security elements while browsing, storing content for broadcasting videos or sound, enabling dynamic content (for example, animation of loading a text or image) or sharing content through social media.
Analytical cookies:
These allow us to quantify the number of users and therefore carry out the measurement and statistical analysis of the user’s use of the service offered by the Website.
Preference or customisation cookies:
Those that enable information to be remembered so that the User accesses the Website with certain characteristics that can differentiate their experience from that of other users, such as, for example, the language, the number of results to be displayed 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 service is accessed, etc.
DEPENDING ON THE LENGTH OF TIME THEY REMAIN ACTIVE
Session cookies:
Those types of cookies designed to collect and store data when a User is accessing a web page.
They are usually used to store information which is only to be preserved for the provision of a service requested by the user on a single occasion (such as a list of purchased products) and they disappear when the session ends.
Persistent cookies:
Those where the data remains stored in the terminal and can be accessed and processed during a period defined by the cookie’s data controller, which can range from a few minutes to several years. In this respect, they must be specifically assessed as to whether the persistent use of cookies is necessary, since privacy risks could be reduced by using session cookies. In any case, when persistent cookies are installed, it is recommended to reduce their temporary duration to the minimum necessary according to the purpose of their use. In this sense, the Opinion 4/2012 for WP29 indicated that for a cookie to be exempt from the duty of informed consent, its expiration must be related to its purpose. As a consequence, it is much more probable that session cookies be considered exempt than persistent cookies.