What is a Cookie?

A cookie is a small text file that a website places on a user’s PC, phone or any other device, with information about their browsing on that site. In other words, a cookie is a file that is downloaded onto a user’s device when they access certain web pages. Among other things, cookies allow a website to store and retrieve information about users’ browsing habits and terminal and, depending on the information the cookies contain and how users use their terminals, these cookies can be used to recognise users.

What are cookies used for on this website?

Cookies are an essential part of how our website works. The main purpose of our cookies is to improve users’ browsing experience by allowing easier browsing. For example, cookies are used to remember (name, email contacts tab, data to identify users and password session, etc.) during browsing and on future visits.

Sometimes, if we have obtained a user’s prior informed consent, we may use cookies, tags or other similar devices to obtain information that allows us to show information from third parties (Facebook and Twitter) on our website.

Who uses the information stored in cookies?

The information stored in the cookies on our website is used exclusively by us, with the exception of those identified below as “third-party cookies”, which are used and managed by external entities.

How can I prevent the use of cookies on this website?

If a user prefers to avoid the use of cookies on this website taking into account the above limitations, they should firstly disable the use of cookies in their browser and secondly delete the cookies stored in their browser associated with this website. Users can prevent the use of cookies at any time.

How do I disable and delete the use of cookies?

Users can restrict, block or delete cookies from this website at any time by modifying the configuration of their browser in accordance with the guidelines below. Although the configuration of each browser is different, cookies are usually configured under the “preferences” or “tools” menu. For more details on the configuration of cookies in their browser, users can consult the “help” menu of their browser.

What specific cookies does this website use and for what purposes?

Below is a table with the technical and personalisation cookies, tags or other similar devices used by this website, along with information on the purpose, duration and management (own and third party) of each.

 

 

 

 

 

COOKIES	PURPOSES	DURATION	MANAGEMENT
User identification	These cookies are used to identify users during the session, prevent users from having to repeat authentication processes on the website, speed up some website processes, and so on.	Session cookies	Own cookies
User ID cookies	They identify a user’s http session and are commonly used in all web applications to identify requests from a user in a session.	Session cookies	Own cookies
Browsing status	These cookies identify users’ browsing status (start of session, first page, first access, etc.).	Session cookies	Own cookies
Protocol	These cookies allow users to manage changes between secure (https) and non-secure (http) domains (protocols).	Session cookies	Own cookies
Conversion cookies	These pixels, present on the news page, make it possible to track the news shared through the traffic generated by Facebook and Twitter. When tracking is carried out via the Facebook and Twitter platform, the configuration of these cookies is predetermined by the service offered by Facebook and Twitter. For more information on users’ cookies and how to disable them (bearing in mind that we are not responsible for the content and accuracy of third-party websites), users can access the following links: https://www.facebook.com/help/cookies/?ref=sitefooter https://support.twitter.com/articles/20170521-el-uso-que-hace-twitter-de-cookies-y-tecnologias-similares	Permanent cookies	Third-party cookies
Google Analytics	They allow the website to be monitored using the Google Analytics tool, which is a service provided by Google to obtain information on user access to websites. The following are some of the data saved for subsequent analysis: the number of times users visit the website, dates of users’ first and most recent visits, duration of visits, which page users used to access the website, which search engine users used to reach the website and which link users clicked on, from which part of the world users accessed the website, etc. The configuration of these cookies is predetermined by the service offered by Google, so we suggest users consult the privacy page of Google Analytics, http://www.google.com/intl/es/analytics/privacyoverview.html, to obtain more information on the cookies this tool uses and how to disable them (bearing in mind that the owners are not responsible for the content or veracity of third-party websites).	Permanent cookies	Third-party cookies