Cookies

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, as well as to ensure proper functioning of the site.

 

By using these devices, the Web server is able to remember some data concerning the user, such as their preferences for viewing pages from that server, username and password, products of interest, etc.

 

COOKIES AFFECTED BY REGULATIONS AND EXEMPTED COOKIES

 

According to the EU directive, cookies that require informed consent from the user are analytics cookies and advertising and affiliation cookies, while technical cookies and those necessary for the functioning of the website or the provision of services expressly requested by the user are exempted.

 

WHAT TYPES OF COOKIES ARE THERE?

 

ACCORDING TO PURPOSE

 

  • Technical and functional cookies: these allow the user to navigate through a web page, platform, or application and use the different options or services available on it.
  • Analytical cookies: these allow the party responsible for them to monitor and analyze the behaviour of users of the websites to which they are linked. The information collected through this type of cookies is used to measure the activity of websites, applications, or platforms and to create navigation profiles of the users of such sites, applications, and platforms, in order to make improvements based on the analysis of usage data by users of the service.
  • Advertising cookies: these allow for the management, as effectively as possible, of the advertising spaces that the publisher has included on a web page, application, or platform from which the requested service is provided, based on criteria such as the content edited or the frequency with which ads are displayed.
  • Behavioural advertising cookies: these collect information about the user’s personal preferences and choices (retargeting) to allow for the most effective management of the advertising spaces that the publisher has included on a web page, application, or platform from which the requested service is provided.
  • Social cookies: these are set by social media platforms on services to allow you to share content with your friends and networks. Social media platforms have the ability to track your online activity outside of the Services. This can affect the content and messages you see on other services you visit.
  • Affiliate cookies: these allow tracking of visits from other websites with which the website establishes an affiliation contract (affiliate companies).
  • Security cookies: these store encrypted information to prevent the data stored in them from being vulnerable to malicious attacks by third parties.

 

ACCORDING TO OWNERSHIP

 

  • First-party cookies: these are sent to the user’s terminal equipment from a computer or domain managed by the publisher and from which the requested service 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 publisher, but by another entity that processes the data obtained through the cookies.

 

ACCORDING TO STORAGE PERIOD

 

  • Session cookies: these are a type of cookies designed to collect and store data while the user accesses a website.
  • Persistent cookies: these are a type of cookies in which the data is still stored on the terminal and can be accessed and processed for a period defined by the cookie’s controller, which can range from a few minutes to several years.

COOKIES USED ON THIS WEBSITE

 

THIRD-PARTY COOKIES

 

Third-party services are beyond the control of the publisher. Providers may modify their service conditions, purpose, and use of cookies at any time, etc.

 

External providers of this website:

Google Analytics https://privacy.google.com/take-control.html

 

HOW TO MANAGE COOKIES FROM THE BROWSER

 

  • Delete device cookies: Cookies already on a device can be deleted by clearing the browser’s history, which removes cookies from all visited websites. However, some saved information may also be lost (e.g., login data or website preferences).
  • Manage site-specific cookies: To have more precise control over specific site cookies, users can adjust their privacy and cookie settings in the browser.
  • Block cookies: Although most modern browsers can be configured to prevent cookies from being installed on devices, this may require manual adjustment of certain preferences each time a site or page is visited. Additionally, some services and features may not work properly (e.g., profile logins).

 

HOW TO DELETE COOKIES FROM COMMON BROWSERS

 

Chrome

 

  1. Select the Tools icon
  2. Click on Settings.
  3. Click on Show Advanced Options.
  4. In the “Privacy” section, click on Content Settings. • Delete cookies: Click on All cookies and site data… • Do not allow cookies to be stored.
  5. Click on Clear browsing data (empty Cache).
  6. Close and restart the browser.

For more information on Chrome click here:

 

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

 

Internet Explorer. Version 11

 

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

For more information on Internet Explorer click here:

 

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/278835/how-to-delete-cookie-files-in-internet-explorer

 

Mozilla Firefox. Version 18

 

  1. Select Firefox | History | Clear recent history.
  2. Next to “Details”, click on the down arrow.
  3. Select the following checkboxes: Cookies, Cache, Active logins
  4. Using the “Time range to clear” drop-down menu, select Everything.
  5. Click on Clear now.
  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 on Mozilla Firefox click here:

https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/privacy/websites/#cookies

 

Safari Version 5.1

 

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

For more information on Safari click here:

https://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/en-ww/cookies/

 

Opera

 

Options – Advanced – Cookies. Cookie options control how Opera handles them and therefore their acceptance or rejection.

 

For more information on Opera click here:

https://help.opera.com/en/latest/security-and-privacy/#clearBrowsingData