What are cookies?
In English, the term "cookie" means biscuit, but in the context of web browsing, a "cookie" is something completely different. When you access our Website, a small amount of text called a "cookie" is stored in the browser of your device. This text contains various information about your browsing, habits, preferences, content customizations, etc.
There are other technologies that work similarly and are also used to collect data about your browsing activity. We will refer to all these technologies collectively as "cookies."
The specific uses we make of these technologies are described in this document.
What are cookies used for on this website?
Cookies are an essential part of how the Website works. The main purpose of our cookies is to improve your browsing experience. For example, to remember your preferences (language, country, etc.) during browsing and for future visits. The information collected in the cookies also allows us to improve the website, adapt it to your interests as a user, speed up the searches you perform, etc.
In certain cases, if we have obtained your prior informed consent, we may use cookies for other purposes, such as to obtain information that allows us to show you advertising based on the analysis of your browsing habits.
What are cookies NOT used for on this website?
The cookies we use do not store sensitive personal identification information such as your name, address, your password, etc.
Who uses the information stored in the cookies?
The information stored in the cookies of our Website is used exclusively by us, except for those identified later as "third-party cookies," which are used and managed by external entities that provide us with services that improve the user experience. For example, the statistics collected about the number of visits, the content that is most liked, etc., are usually managed by Google Analytics.
How can you avoid the use of cookies on this Website?
If you prefer to avoid the use of cookies, you can REJECT their use or you can CONFIGURE which ones you want to avoid and which ones you allow to be used (in this document we provide you with extended information regarding each type of cookie, its purpose, recipient, temporality, etc.).
If you have accepted them, we will not ask you again unless you delete the cookies on your device as indicated in the following section. If you wish to revoke consent, you will have to delete the cookies and reconfigure them.
How do I disable and delete the use of cookies?
To restrict, block, or delete the cookies from this Website (and those used by third parties) you can do so at any time by modifying the settings of your browser. Keep in mind that this setting is different in each browser.
In the following links, you will find instructions to enable or disable cookies in the most common browsers.
What types of cookies are used on this web page?
Each web page uses its own cookies. On our website, we use the following:
ACCORDING TO THE ENTITY THAT MANAGES THEM
First-party cookies:
These are sent to the User's terminal equipment from a computer or domain managed by the publisher itself and from which the service requested by the User 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.
If the cookies are served from a computer or domain managed by the publisher, but the information collected by these is managed by a third party for its own purposes (for example, the improvement of the services it offers or the provision of advertising services on behalf of other entities), they cannot be considered as first-party cookies if the third party uses them for its own purposes.
ACCORDING TO THEIR PURPOSE
Technical cookies:
These are necessary for navigation and the proper functioning of our Website, such as controlling traffic and data communication, identifying the session, accessing restricted access parts, making the request for registration or participation in an event, counting visits for the purpose of invoicing licenses for the software with which the service of the Website operates, using security elements during navigation, storing content for the broadcasting of videos or sound, enabling dynamic contents (for example, animation of loading a text or image).
Analysis cookies:
They allow us to quantify the number of users and thus perform the measurement and statistical analysis of the use made by users of the Website.
Preference or customization cookies:
These allow remembering information so that the User accesses the service with certain features that may differentiate their experience from that of other users, such as, for example, the language, the number of results to show when the User performs a search, the appearance or content of the service depending on the type of browser through which the User accesses the service or from the region from which the User accesses the service, etc.
ACCORDING TO THE PERIOD OF TIME THEY REMAIN ACTIVATED
Session cookies:
These are designed to collect and store data while the User accesses a webpage.
They are usually used to store information that only interests 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:
These are where the data are still stored in the terminal and can be accessed and processed for a period defined by the cookie's manager, which can range from a few minutes to several years. In this regard, the use of persistent cookies should be specifically valued, as the risks to privacy could be reduced through the use of session cookies. In any case, when persistent cookies are installed, it is recommended to minimize their temporal duration as much as necessary according to their use. In this sense, Opinion 4/2012 of the WP29 indicated that for a cookie to be exempt from the duty of informed consent, its expiry must be related to its purpose. Because of this, session cookies are much more likely to be considered as exempt than persistent cookies.