From our Website we want to explain what Cookies are, what they are used for, their purpose, and how you can configure or disable them.
What is a Cookie?
Cookies are small data files received by the terminal from the website visited and are used to record certain browsing interactions on a website by storing data that can be updated and retrieved. These files are stored on the user’s terminal and contain anonymous data that is not harmful to the system. They are used to remember user preferences, such as the selected language, access data or the customisation page.
Cookies are safe because they can only store information placed there by the browser — information the user has entered into the browser or that is included in the page request. They cannot execute code and cannot be used to access your terminal.
Types of Cookies
Depending on who manages them:
First-party cookies: sent and managed by a computer or domain of the website’s own publisher, being visited.
Third-party cookies: sent and managed by a third party that is not the website’s own publisher, when they come from another server. For example, those used by social networks or by external content such as Google Maps.
Depending on the purpose for which the data obtained is processed:
Technical cookies: allow the user to browse a website and use the various options or services available, such as controlling traffic, identifying the user’s session, accessing restricted areas, remembering items in an order, registering for or participating in an event, using security features during browsing, storing content for video or audio streaming, or sharing content through social networks.
Customisation cookies: allow access to the service with certain predefined characteristics based on criteria such as language, browser type, or regional settings.
Analytics cookies: allow us to quantify the number of users and thus measure and statistically analyse how users use the services provided, and based on this, to make design and speed improvements.
Behavioural advertising cookies: store information on user behaviour obtained through continuous observation of their browsing habits, allowing a specific profile to be developed to display advertising accordingly.
Depending on expiry:
Session cookies: temporary cookies that remain in the browser’s cookie file until the website is left. Typically used to analyse traffic patterns on the website, ultimately helping to improve content and ease of use.
Persistent cookies: stored on the terminal and read by the website every time a new visit is made. Despite their name, a persistent cookie has a specific expiry date. The cookie will stop working after that date, which can range from a few minutes to several years. They are generally used to facilitate the various services offered by websites.
Cookies Used:
This Website uses Cookies that are strictly necessary to use our website and browse freely, use security areas, personalised options, etc. No personal data is collected unless you choose to register voluntarily in order to purchase the products and services we offer, or to receive information about promotions and content of interest with your prior consent.
No data is transferred to third parties; however, our Website may contain links to third-party websites whose privacy policies are not our responsibility. When accessing such websites, you may decide whether to accept their privacy and cookie policies.
They may also contain links to Social Networks (such as Facebook or Twitter). Our Website has no control over the Cookies used by these external websites. For more details on social network cookies or those of unrelated websites, we recommend you review their own cookie policies.
Third-party cookies used:
_ga, __utma, __utmb, __utmc, __utmz, __utmv: Cookies associated with Google Analytics.
They allow different users of the website to be distinguished. They expire after two years.
Configuring or disabling cookies:
All internet browsers allow you to limit the behaviour of a Cookie or disable Cookies within the browser’s settings or options. The steps to do so differ for each browser, and instructions can be found in your browser’s help menu. The following links provide all the information needed to configure or disable Cookies in each browser:
Chrome: http://support.google.com/chrome/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=95647
Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enable-and-disable-cookies-website-preferences
Edge: https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10-microsoft-edge-and-privacy
Safari: https://support.apple.com/kb/PH21411?locale=en_US&viewlocale=en_US