COOKIE INFORMATION
Due to the entry into force of the relevant modification of the “Law on Information Society Services” (LSSICE) established by Royal Decree 13/2012, it is mandatory to obtain the express consent of the user of all web pages that use non-essential cookies before the user browses through 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 provide a proper functioning of the site.
By using these devices, the Web server is allowed to remember some data concerning the user, such as their preferences for viewing the pages on that server, name and password, products that interest them most, etc.
COOKIES AFFECTED BY THE REGULATION AND EXEMPT COOKIES
According to the EU directive, cookies that require informed consent from the user are analytical cookies and advertising and affiliation cookies, exempting technical cookies and those necessary for the operation of the website or the provision of services expressly requested by the user.
WHAT TYPES OF COOKIES ARE THERE?
There are five main groups of cookies:
Analytical cookies: collect information on the use of the website.
Social cookies: are necessary for external social networks.
Affiliate cookies: allow tracking visits from other websites, with which the website establishes an affiliation contract (affiliate companies).
Advertising and behavioral cookies: collect information about user preferences and personal choices (retargeting).
Technical and functional cookies: are strictly necessary for the use of the website and for 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 language of the session. It is deleted when the browser is closed.
ac_cookies: a technical and strictly necessary cookie that contains the value of whether the installation of cookies has been accepted. It expires 1 year from the last update.
_ga: a Google Analytics cookie that enables the unique visit control function. The first time a user enters the website through a browser, this cookie will be installed. When this user re-enters the website with the same browser, the cookie will consider that it is the same user. Only in the case that the user changes the browser, will it be considered another user. It expires 2 years from the last update.
_gat: This cookie is associated with Google Analytics Universal. It is used to limit the request rate – the limitation of data collection on high traffic sites. It expires after 10 minutes
_utma: a Google Analytics cookie that records the date of the first and last time the user visited the website. It expires 2 years from the last update.
_utmb: a Google Analytics cookie that records the time of arrival at the website. It expires 30 minutes from 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 requested by the user. It expires at the end of the session.
_utmv: a Google Analytics cookie. This cookie is used to segment demographic data. It expires at the end of the session.
_utmz: a Google Analytics cookie that stores the traffic source or campaign that explains how the user arrived at the website. It expires 6 months from the last update.
Social Network Access Cookies: Twitter, YouTube, Facebook, and Google+
REVOCATION OF CONSENT TO INSTALL COOKIES
HOW TO DELETE BROWSER COOKIES
Chrome
Select the Tools
icon
- Click on Settings.
- Click on Show Advanced Options.
- 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 on Chrome, click here: http://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en
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 on Delete.
- Click on OK.
- Close and restart the browser.
For more information on Internet Explorer, click here: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-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” drop-down menu, select Everything.
- Click on Clear Now.
- Close and restart the browser.
You can accept or reject cookies individually in Firefox Preferences, in the History section available in
Tools > Options > Privacy.
For more information on Mozilla Firefox, click here: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/privacy/websites/#cookies
Safari Version 5.1
- Select the Safari/Edit icon | Reset Safari.
- Select the following checkboxes: Clear history, Delete all website data
- Click on Reset.
- Close and restart the browser.
For more information on Safari, click here: http://support.apple.com/kb/PH5042
Opera
Options – Advanced – Cookies.
The cookie options control the way Opera handles them and therefore their acceptance or rejection.
For more information on Opera, click here: http://help.opera.com/Linux/10.60/en-US/cookies.html
Other browsers
Refer to the documentation of the browser you have installed.