Cookie Policy
INFORMATION ABOUT COOKIES
Following the entry into force of the relevant amendment to the "Information Society Services Act" (LSSICE) established by Royal Decree 13/2012, it is mandatory to obtain the express consent of users of all websites that use non-essential cookies before they browse them.
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 ensure the proper functioning of the site.
Through the use of these devices, the web server is able to remember certain data about the user, such as their display preferences for that server's pages, username and password, products of most interest to them, etc.
COOKIES AFFECTED BY REGULATIONS AND EXEMPTED COOKIES
According to the EU directive, the cookies that require informed consent from the user are analytics cookies and advertising and affiliate cookies, while technical cookies and those necessary for the operation of the website or the provision of services expressly requested by the user are exempt.
WHAT TYPES OF COOKIES EXIST?
There are five main groups of cookies:
- Analytics cookies: collect information about how the website is used.
- Social cookies: those required by external social networks.
- Affiliate cookies: allow tracking of visits coming from other websites with which the site has an affiliate agreement (affiliate companies).
- Advertising and behavioural cookies: collect information about the user's personal preferences and choices ( retargeting ).
- Technical and functional cookies: those strictly necessary for the use of the website and the provision of the contracted service.
COOKIES USED ON THIS WEBSITE
- PHPSESSID: a technical and strictly necessary cookie that contains the session identifier. It is deleted when the browser is closed.
- _lang: a technical and strictly necessary cookie that contains the session language. It is deleted when the browser is closed.
- ac_cookies: a technical and strictly necessary cookie that stores whether the installation of cookies has been accepted. Expires 1 year after the last update.
- _ga: a Google Analytics cookie that enables the unique visit tracking function. The first time a user visits the website through a browser, this cookie will be installed. When the user returns to the site using the same browser, the cookie will consider it to be the same user. Only if the user changes browser will they be considered a different user. Expires 2 years after the last update.
- _ gat: This cookie is associated with Google Analytics Universal. It is used to throttle request rate — limiting data collection on high-traffic sites. Expires after 10 minutes.
- _utma: a Google Analytics cookie that records the date of the first and last time the user visited the website. Expires 2 years after the last update.
- _utmb: a Google Analytics cookie that records the time of arrival on the website. Expires 30 minutes after the last update.
- _utmc: a Google Analytics cookie used for interoperability with the urchin.js tracking code. It is deleted when the browser is closed.
- _utmt: a Google Analytics cookie. This cookie is used to process the type of request made by the user. Expires at the end of the session.
- _utmv: a Google Analytics cookie used to segment demographic data. Expires at the end of the session.
- _utmz: a Google Analytics cookie that stores the traffic source or campaign to explain how the user arrived at the website. Expires 6 months after the last update.
WITHDRAWAL OF CONSENT TO INSTALL COOKIES
HOW TO DELETE COOKIES FROM YOUR BROWSER
Chrome
- Select the Tools icon.
- Click on Settings.
- Click on Show Advanced Options.
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In the "Privacy" section, click on Content Settings.
- Delete cookies: Click on All cookies and site data...
- Do not allow cookies to be stored.
- Click on Clear browsing data (empty the Cache).
- Close and restart the browser.
For more information about Chrome click here: http://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=es
Internet Explorer. Version 11
- Select Tools | Internet Options.
- Click on the General tab.
- In the "Browsing history" section, click on Delete browsing history on exit.
- Select Delete files.
- Select Delete cookies.
- Click Delete.
- Click OK.
- Close and restart the browser.
For more information about Internet Explorer click here: http://windows.microsoft.com/es-419/windows7/how-to-manage-cookies-in-internet-explorer-9
Firefox. Version 18
- Select Firefox | History | Clear Recent History.
- Next to "Details", click the down arrow.
- Select the following checkboxes: Cookies, Cache, Active Logins.
- Using the "Time range to clear" dropdown menu, select Everything.
- Click Clear Now.
- Close and restart the browser.
You can accept or reject cookies individually in Firefox Preferences, in the History section available under Tools > Options > Privacy.
For more information about Mozilla Firefox click here: https://www.mozilla.org/es-ES/privacy/websites/#cookies
Safari Version 5.1
- Select the Safari icon / Edit | Reset Safari.
- Select the following checkboxes: Clear history, Remove all website data.
- Click Reset.
- Close and restart the browser.
For more information about Safari click here: http://support.apple.com/kb/PH5042
Opera
Options – Advanced – Cookies.
The cookie options control how Opera handles them and therefore their acceptance or rejection.
For more information about Opera click here: http://help.opera.com/Linux/10.60/es-ES/cookies.html
Other browsers
Please consult the documentation for your installed browser.