INFORMATION ABOUT COOKIES
Owing to the entry into force of the aforementioned modification to the “Information Society Services Law” (LSSICE) established by Royal Decree 13/2012, it is compulsory for the explicit consent of any user using websites that employ non-essential cookies to be obtained before he/she begins browsing.
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 recover information about website visitors, and also to ensure correct functioning of the website. The use of these devices allows the Web server to remember some user data, such as his/her preferences for viewing the pages on that server, name and password, products of most interest to him/her, etc.
COOKIES AFFECTED BY THE LEGISLATION AND COOKIES EXCEPTED
According to the EU Directive, the cookies that require the user’s informed consent are analytics cookies and cookies used for advertising and membership; excluded from this category are those of a technical nature and those necessary for the website to function correctly and the services explicitly requested by the user to be provided.
WHAT TYPES OF COOKIES EXIST?
There are five major groups of cookies:
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Analytics cookies: they collect information on the use made of the website.
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Social cookies: these are necessary for external social networks.
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Affiliate cookies: these allow tracking of visits from other websites, with which the website has signed an affiliate agreement (affiliated companies).
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Advertising and behavioural cookies: these collect information on the user’s personal preferences and choices (retargeting).
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Technical and functional cookies: these are the cookies strictly necessary for the use of the website and the provision of the contracted service.
COOKIES USED ON THIS WEBSITE
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_ga: Google Analytics cookie that enables the monitoring function for single visits. The first time a user enters the website via a browser, this cookie will be installed. When this user re-enters the website with the same browser, the cookie will consider that it is the same user. Only if the user changes browser will he/she be considered a different user. It expires 2 year after the last use.
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_gat: this cookie is associated with Google Analytics Universal. It is used to limit the request speed – a limitation on the collection of data on websites with high traffic. It expires after 10 minutes.
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_git: The cookie is used to store information on how visitors use a website and helps create an analytical report of how the website is performing. The data collected, including the number of visitors, the source they come from and the pages visited anonymously. Expires in 1 day.
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qtrans_front_language: Technical and strictly necessary cookie that contains the language of the session, it is deleted when the browser is closed
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viewed_cookie_policy: Technical cookie and strictly necessary to display the cookie policy
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cookielawinfo-checkbox-non-necessary: Technical and strictly necessary cookie that saves the preference of unnecessary cookies
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cookielawinfo-checkbpx-necessary: Technical and strictly necessary cookie that saves the preference of necessary cookies
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CookieLawInfoConsent: Technical and strictly necessary cookie that saves the consent of legal policies
REVOCATION OF CONSENT TO INSTALL COOKIES AND REMOVE COOKIES FROM THE BROWSER
CHROME
1. Select the Tools icon
2. Click on Settings.
3. Click on Advanced.
4. In the section “Privacy and security”, click on Content Settings.
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Remove cookies: Click on All cookies and site data…
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Do not allow cookies to be stored.