1. What Are Cookies and Why Do We Use Them on This Website?

A cookie is a file that is downloaded to the user’s device when accessing certain web pages to store and retrieve information about the browsing activity carried out from that device.

Cookies allow the website, among other things, to store and retrieve information about the user’s decisions and habits. On this website, we use cookies to enhance the user experience within our site, identify and remember registered users, and facilitate navigation.

It is important to note that the use of cookies does not provide any personal data of the user.

Users can configure their browser not to accept cookies, in which case the personalization of the experience would not be applied, although they would still be able to access the content of our websites normally.

For more information about what cookies are and how they work, you can visit the Wikipedia page. Access Wikipedia here.

2. What Types of Cookies Does Our Website Use?

Cookies, depending on their duration, can be divided into session cookies or persistent cookies. The former expire when the user closes the browser, while the latter expire based on when the purpose they serve is fulfilled (for example, to keep the user logged in on the website) or when they are manually deleted.

Additionally, based on their purpose, cookies can be classified as follows:

· Performance Cookies: This type of cookie remembers your preferences for tools available in the services, so you do not need to reconfigure the service each time you visit. Examples of this type include:

Volume settings for video or audio players.

Video streaming speeds compatible with your browser.

· Geolocation Cookies: These cookies are used to determine the country in which the user is located when accessing a website or service. This cookie is completely anonymous and is only used to help tailor the content to the user’s location.

· Registration Cookies: Registration cookies are generated once the user has registered or logged in, and are used to identify the user on the website and services with the following objectives:

Keep the user logged in so that if they close the service or website, the browser or computer remembers them and, when they return to the service or website at a later time or on another day, they will still be identified, making navigation easier without needing to log in again. This feature can be disabled if the user clicks the “Logout” function, which will delete this cookie. The next time the user visits the website, they will need to log in to be identified.

Verification cookies are used to check whether the user is authorised to access certain services or functions of the website.

Additionally, some services may use third-party connectors such as Facebook, Twitter, or Google. When the user registers for a service using credentials from a social network or third-party identification system, they authorise that system to store a persistent cookie that remembers their identity and ensures access to the website until it expires. The user can delete this cookie and revoke access to the website through social networks or third-party identification systems by updating their preferences on the respective social network.

· Analytical cookies: Each time a user visits a website or service, an external provider tool (such as Google Analytics, comScore, and similar) generates an analytical cookie on the user’s device. This cookie, which is only generated during the visit, serves to identify the visitor anonymously. The main objectives pursued are:

To allow the anonymous identification of browsing users through the “cookie” (which identifies browsers and devices, not individuals), enabling an approximate count of visitors and their trends over time.

To anonymously identify the most visited content, thus highlighting the most attractive sections for users.

To determine whether the user accessing the website is a new visitor or a returning one.

· Advertising cookies: This type of cookie allows for the expansion of information on the ads displayed to each anonymous user on the website. Among other things, it stores the duration or frequency of ad display, interaction with them, or user browsing patterns and behaviours, as they help form an advertising interest profile. In this way, they enable the delivery of ads relevant to the user’s interests.

3. How to disable cookies in your browser

Most browsers now allow users to configure whether they want to accept cookies and which ones. These settings are typically found in the ‘Options’ or ‘Preferences’ menu of your browser.

Here are the instructions for configuring cookies in major browsers:

Chrome: Settings -> Show advanced settings -> Privacy -> Content settings.
For more information, you can consult Google Support or the browser’s Help section.

Firefox: Tools -> Options -> Privacy -> History -> Custom Settings.
For more information, you can consult Mozilla Support or the browser’s Help section.

Internet Explorer: Tools -> Internet Options -> Privacy -> Settings.
For more information, you can consult Microsoft Support or the browser’s Help section.

Safari: Preferences -> Security.
For more information, you can consult Apple Support or the browser’s Help section.

If you want to learn more about the Nueva Ley de Cookies Española, click here. (PDF document)