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 your device’s browser. 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 on future visits. The information collected in cookies also allows us to improve the site, 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 obtaining 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 personally identifying information such as your name, address, or your password.
Who uses the information stored in cookies?
The information stored in the cookies of our Website is used exclusively by us, except for those identified below as “third‑party cookies,” which are used and managed by external entities that provide us with services to enhance the user experience. For example, statistics collected on the number of visits, the most liked content, etc.
How can you avoid the use of cookies on this Website?
If you prefer to avoid the use of cookies, you can DECLINE their use or CONFIGURE which ones you want to avoid and which ones you allow to be used (in this document we provide extended information regarding each type of cookie, its purpose, recipient, duration, etc.).
If you have accepted them, we will not ask you again unless you delete cookies on your device as indicated in the following section. If you want to revoke consent you will need to delete the cookies and reconfigure them.
How do I disable and delete the use of cookies?
To restrict, block, or delete cookies from this Website (and those used by third parties) you can do so at any time by modifying your browser settings. Note that this configuration is different in each browser.
At 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 website?
Each website uses its own cookies. On our site we use those indicated below:
ACCORDING TO THE ENTITY THAT MANAGES THEM
First‑party cookies:
These are those sent to the User’s terminal equipment from a device or domain managed by the publisher itself and from which the service requested by the User is provided.
Third‑party cookies:
These are those sent to the User’s terminal equipment from a device or domain not managed by the publisher, but by another entity that processes the data obtained through cookies.
If cookies are served from a device or domain managed by the publisher itself, but the information collected through them is managed by a third party, they cannot be considered first‑party cookies if the third party uses them for its own purposes (for example, improving the services it provides or providing advertising services in favor of other entities).
ACCORDING TO THEIR PURPOSE
Technical cookies:
These are necessary for browsing and the proper functioning of our Website, such as controlling data traffic and communication, identifying the session, accessing restricted access areas, submitting a registration or participation request in an event, counting visits for the purpose of billing software licenses with which the Website service operates, using security elements during browsing, storing content for video or audio distribution, enabling dynamic content (for example, loading animation of text or images).
Analytics cookies:
They allow us to quantify the number of users and thus carry out measurement and statistical analysis of how users use the Website.
Preference or customization cookies:
These allow remembering information so that the User accesses the service with certain features that can differentiate their experience from that of other users, such as language, the number of results to be shown 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 the region from which the service is accessed, etc.
ACCORDING TO THE LENGTH OF TIME THEY REMAIN ACTIVATED
Session cookies:
These are designed to collect and store data while the User accesses a web page.
They are usually used to store information only for the provision of the service requested by the User on a single occasion (for example, a list of purchased products) and disappear at the end of the session.
Persistent cookies:
These are those in which the data remain stored on the terminal and can be accessed and processed for a period defined by the cookie controller, which can range from a few minutes to several years. In this regard, it should be specifically assessed whether the use of persistent cookies is necessary, since privacy risks could be reduced by using session cookies. In any case, when persistent cookies are installed, it is recommended to minimize their duration according to the purpose of their use. To this end, Opinion 4/2012 of the WP29 indicated that for a cookie to be exempt from the duty of informed consent, its expiration must be related to its purpose. For this reason, session cookies are much more likely to be considered exempt than persistent ones.