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1. INFORMATION ABOUT COOKIES

Due to the entry into force of the amendment of “Law of Services of the Information Society” (LSSICE) established by the Spanish regulation “Real Decreto 13/2012”, it is mandatory to obtain the user explicit consent in all websites that use cookies that are not strictly necessary, previous to the user browsing through these.

2. 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 allow the proper functioning of the site.

The use of these devices allows the Web server to remember some data about the user, such as your preferences for viewing the pages of that server, name and password, products of most interest, etc.

The amount of information that is stored on the user’s computer with respect to cookies may be different and the same cookie may be contained in more than one category.

3. WHAT TYPES OF COOKIES EXIST?

3.1 According to the entity that manages them

  • Own cookies: those that are sent to the user’s device from a computer or domain managed by the editor itself and from which the service is provided to the user.
  • Third-party cookies: are those that are sent to the user’s device from a computer or domain that is not managed by the editor, but by another entity that processes the data obtained through cookies.

In the event that the cookies are sent from a computer or domain managed by the editor itself, but the information collected through these is managed by a third party, these cannot be considered as own cookies if the third party uses them for its own purposes.

3.2 According to the time these remain active

  • Session cookies: ddesigned to collect and store data while the user accesses a web page. These are usually used to store information that is only of interest to keep for the provision of the service requested by the user on a single occasion (for example, a list of products purchased) and disappear at the end of the session.
  • Persistent Cookies: athese are those in which the data remain stored in the terminal and can be accessed and processed for a period defined by the person responsible for the cookie, which can range from a few minutes to several years.

3.3 According to their purpose.

  • Analytical cookies: these collect information on the use of the website.
  • Social cookies: are those necessary for external social networks.
  • Affiliation cookies: allow tracking the visits coming from other websites, with which the website establishes an affiliation agreement (affiliation companies).
  • Advertising and behavioral cookies: these collect information about the user’s preferences and personal choices (retargeting).
  • Technical and functional cookies: these are strictly necessary for the use of the website and for the provision of the contracted service.

4. COOKIES AFFECTED BY THE REGULATION AND EXCEPTED COOKIES

According to the EU directive, the cookies that require the user’s informed consent are analytical cookies and advertising and affiliation cookies, with the exception of technical cookies and those necessary for the functioning of the website or for providing services expressly requested by the user.

5. COOKIES USED ON THIS WEBSITE

  • _ga: Google Analytics cookie that enables the single visitor tracking function. This cookie will be installed the first time a user enters the website through a browser. If that user enters the website again with the same browser, the cookie will assume that it is the same user. It only will be considered a different user in the event that the user changes browser. It expires 2 years after the last update.
  • _gat_gtag_UA_*_1: This cookie is associated with Google Analytics Universal. It is used to limit the request rate – limiting data collection on high traffic sites. It expires 10 minutes after.
  • _gid: Used to distinguish users. Expires after 24 hours.
  • cookielawinfo-checkbox-advertisement: Records user consent for cookies in the «Advertising» category.
  • cookielawinfo-checkbox-analytics: Used to store user consent for cookies in the «Analytics» category.
  • cookielawinfo-checkbox-functional: Records the user’s consent for cookies in the «Functional» category.
  • cookielawinfo-checkbox-necessary: The cookie is used to store the user’s consent for cookies in the «Necessary» category.
  • cookielawinfo-checkbox-others: Stores the user’s consent for cookies in the «Others» category.
  • cookielawinfo-checkbox-performance: Used to store the user’s consent for cookies in the «Performance» category.
  • lang: Stores a user’s language preferences to serve content in that stored language the next time the user visits the website.
  • viewed_cookie_policy: Used to store whether or not the user has consented to the use of cookies. It does not store any personal data.

REVOCATION OF CONSENT TO INSTALL COOKIES
HOW TO CLEAR THE COOKIES IN YOUR BROWSER

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.
      1. Delete cookies: Click All cookies and site data…
      2. Do not allow cookies to be stored.
    5. Click on Delete browsing data (clear the Cache).
    6. Close and restart the browser.

Click here to get more information about Chrome: http://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en

Internet Explorer. Version 11

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

Click here to get more information about Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/delete-and-manage-cookies-168dab11-0753-043d-7c16-ede5947fc64d

Firefox. Version 18

  1. Select Firefox | History | Clear Recent History.
  2. Next to “Details”, click the down arrow.
  3. Select the following checkboxes: Cookies, Cache, Active Logins.
  4. Using the “Time interval to delete” drop-down menu, select All.
  5. Click Delete Now.
  6. Close and restart the browser.

You can accept or reject cookies individually in the Firefox Settings, in the History section available under Tools > Options > Privacy.
Click here to get more information about Firefox: : https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/privacy/websites/#cookies

Safari Version 5.1

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

Click here for more information about Safari: https://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/en-ww/cookies/

Opera

  1. Options – Advanced – Cookies.

The cookie options control how Opera handles cookies and therefore their acceptance or rejection.

Click here for more information about Opera: https://help.opera.com/en/latest/security-and-privacy/#clearBrowsingData

Other browsers

Check the documentation of the browser you have installed.