What are cookies?

Cookies are files that can be downloaded to your device via websites. They are tools that play an essential role in providing numerous information society services. Among other things, they allow a website to store and retrieve information about a user's browsing habits or their device and, based on the information obtained, can be used to recognize the user and improve the service offered.

Types of cookies

Depending on the entity that manages the domain from which the cookies are sent and processes the data obtained, there are two types:

• First-party cookies: are sent to the user's device from a computer or domain managed by the site owner themselves, which provides the service requested by the user.
• Third-party cookies: are sent to the user's device from a computer or domain that is not managed by the site owner, but by another entity that processes the data obtained through the cookies.

Depending on the time they remain stored in the browser:

• Session cookies: designed to collect and store data while the user accesses a website; they are usually used to store information relevant only for providing the requested service on a single occasion (for example, a list of products purchased).
• Persistent cookies: the data remains stored on the device and can be accessed and processed during a period defined by the cookie controller, which can range from a few minutes to several years.

Depending on the purpose of processing the obtained data:

• Technical cookies: allow the user to browse a website, platform, or application and use the different options or services available, such as controlling traffic and data communication, identifying the session, accessing restricted areas, remembering items in an order, completing a purchase, registering or participating in an event, using security features during browsing, storing content for video or audio playback, or sharing content on social networks.
• Personalization cookies: allow the user to access the service with certain general characteristics predefined according to criteria on the user's device, such as language, browser type, or regional configuration.
• Analytical cookies: allow the party responsible for them to track and analyze the behavior of website users. The information collected is used to measure the activity of the website, application, or platform and to create browsing profiles in order to make improvements based on the analysis of usage data.
• Advertising cookies: allow the management of advertising spaces as effectively as possible.
• Behavioral advertising cookies: store information about user behavior obtained through continuous observation of browsing habits, which allows a specific profile to be created to display advertising accordingly.
• External social network cookies: are used so that visitors can interact with content from different social platforms (Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.). Their use is governed by the privacy policy of the corresponding social platform.

Disabling and deleting cookies

You can allow, block, or delete the cookies installed on your device through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may cause some of the available services to stop working. The method for disabling them varies by browser, but is usually found in the Tools or Options menu, or in the browser's Help menu:

• Microsoft Internet Explorer or Microsoft Edge: windows.microsoft.com
• Mozilla Firefox: support.mozilla.org
• Chrome: support.google.com
• Safari: safari.helpmax.net
• Opera: help.opera.com

You can also manage your browser's cookie storage with tools such as:

• Ghostery: www.ghostery.com
• Your Online Choices: www.youronlinechoices.com

Information collected through cookies

Our website uses cookies, small data files generated on the user's device, which allow us to obtain the following information:

1. The domain name of the provider that gives access to the network, which allows us to compile statistics on the countries and servers that visit our website most frequently.
2. The date and time of access to our website, which allows us to determine the times of highest traffic and make the necessary adjustments to avoid saturation problems.
3. The IP address and the internet address from which the link that directs to our website originated, which allows us to assess the effectiveness of the different banners and links that point to our server, in order to boost those that offer better results.
4. The number of daily visitors to each section, which allows us to identify the most successful areas and improve their content.

The information obtained through these cookies, related to the user's device, may only be combined with the user's personal data if the user is registered on this website.