A cookie is a small text file that is stored in your browser when you visit almost any website. Its usefulness is that the website is able to remember your visit when you return to browse that page. Cookies usually store information of a technical nature, personal preferences, personalisation of content, usage statistics, links to social networks, access to user accounts, etc. The purpose of the cookie is to adapt the content of the website to your profile and needs, without cookies the services offered by any page would be significantly diminished.
MORE INFORMATION ABOUT COOKIES
What is a cookie?
A cookie is a harmless text file that is stored in your browser when you visit almost any website. The purpose of the cookie is for the website to be able to remember your visit when you return to that page. Although many people do not know it, cookies have been used for 20 years, when the first browsers for the World Wide Web appeared.
What is not a cookie?
It's not a virus, not a biscuit, not a Trojan, not a pretty cat, not spam, not spyware, not pop-up windows.
What information does a cookie store?
Cookies do not usually store sensitive information about you, such as credit card or bank details, photographs, your ID card or personal information, etc. The data they do store is of a technical nature, personal preferences, personalisation of content, etc.
The web server does not associate you as a person but your web browser. In fact, if you usually browse with Internet Explorer and try browsing the same website with Firefox or Chrome you will see that the web does not realise that you are the same person because it is actually associating the browser, not the person.
What types of cookies are there?
What are first-party and third-party cookies?
First-party cookies are those generated by the website you are visiting and third-party cookies are those generated by external services or providers such as Facebook, Twitter, Google, etc.
What happens if I disable cookies?
To help you understand the extent to which cookies can be disabled, here are some examples:
Can cookies be deleted and/or blocked?
Yes, you can delete and block cookies. Below, we provide links to the settings of the most commonly used browsers so that you can proceed according to your preferences:
Google Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=es-419
Mozilla Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/es/kb/proteccion-de-rastreo-mejorada-en-firefox-para-esc
Safari: https://support.apple.com/es-es/HT201265
Microsoft Edge: https://support.microsoft.com/es-es/microsoft-edge/eliminar-las-cookies-en-microsoft-edge-63947406-40ac-c3b8-57b9-2a946a29ae09
Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/es-es/topic/eliminar-y-administrar-cookies-168dab11-0753-043d-7c16-ede5947fc64d
Cookies used on this website
Following the guidelines of the Spanish Data Protection Agency we proceed to detail the use of cookies that makes this website in order to inform you as accurately as possible.
This website uses the following third-party cookies:
Google Analytics: Stores cookies to compile statistics on traffic and volume of visits to this website, as well as the language used. By using this website you are consenting to the processing of information about you by Google. Therefore, the exercise of any rights in this regard should be done by communicating directly with Google (E.g.: -APISID, CONSENT, HSID, NID, SID, _ga, _gat)
Social media cookies: Our "Social plugins"are not integrated into our portal, but only via an HTML link (so-called "shariff plug-in"). This ensures that a connection to the social network provider's service is not created just by using our website. Clicking on a social network button on our website will open a new window and a link to the service provider's page. For rights and settings options related to protecting your privacy, please refer to the providers' data privacy policies:
Disabling or deleting cookies
This website provides users with an easily accessible form to enable or disable the cookies used by us according to the user's personal preferences at any time.
On the other hand, with respect to plug-ins from external entities (such as Google Inc. services) used on our website, we recommend that all users access the privacy policies of each service provider for more information:
- http://www.google.es/intl/es/policies/privacy/
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