Cookie policy

What are cookies?

A cookie is a file that is downloaded to your computer when you access certain web pages. Cookies allow a web page, among other things, to store and retrieve information about a user’s or their device’s browsing habits and, depending on the information they contain and how the device is used, they may be used to recognize the anonymous user.

Cookies are associated solely with an anonymous user and their computer and do not provide references that allow personal data of the user to be deduced.

In the case of registered users who register or have logged in, they may benefit from more personalized services tailored to their profile, thanks to the combination of the data stored in cookies with the personal data used at the time of registration. Such users expressly authorize the use of this information for the stated purpose, without prejudice to their right to refuse or disable the use of cookies.

Types, purpose, and operation of cookies in general.

1. Types of cookies according to the length of time they remain active.

Depending on the length of time they remain active on the terminal device, we can distinguish:

• Session cookies: These are a type of cookies designed to collect and store data while the user accesses a web page. They are usually used to store information that is only relevant to keep for the provision of the service requested by the user on a single occasion (e.g., a list of purchased products).
• Persistent cookies: These are a type of cookies in which the data remain stored on the device and can be accessed and processed for a period defined by the party responsible for the cookie, which may range from a few minutes to several years.

2. Types of cookies according to the entity that manages them.

Depending on the entity that manages the device or domain from which the cookies are sent and processes the data obtained, we can distinguish:

• First-party cookies: These are cookies that are sent to the user’s device from a device or domain managed by the publisher itself and from which the service requested by the user is provided.
• Third-party cookies: These are cookies that are sent to the user’s device from a device or domain that is not managed by the publisher, but by another entity that processes the data obtained through the cookies.

3. Types of cookies according to their purpose.

Depending on the purpose for which the data obtained through cookies are processed, we can distinguish between:

• Technical cookies: These are cookies that allow the user to navigate through a website, platform, or application and to use the different options or services available on it, such as controlling traffic and data communication, identifying the session, accessing restricted areas, remembering the items that make up an order, carrying out the purchase process, submitting a registration or participation request for an event, using security features during browsing, storing content for the distribution of video or audio, or sharing content through social networks.
• Customization cookies: These are cookies that allow the user to access the service with certain general predefined characteristics based on a set of criteria on the user’s device, such as the language, the type of browser through which the service is accessed, the regional configuration from which the service is accessed, etc.
• Analytics cookies: These are cookies that allow the party responsible for them to monitor and analyze the behavior of users of the websites to which they are linked. The information collected through this type of cookies is used to measure the activity of websites, applications, or platforms and to create browsing profiles of users of such sites, applications, and platforms, in order to introduce improvements based on the analysis of users’ use of the service.
• Advertising cookies: These are cookies that allow the most effective possible management of the advertising spaces that, where applicable, the publisher has included on a website, application, or platform from which the requested service is provided, based on criteria such as the edited content or the frequency with which ads are displayed.
• Behavioral advertising cookies: These are cookies that allow the most effective possible management of the advertising spaces that, where applicable, the publisher has included on a website, application, or platform from which the requested service is provided. These cookies store information about users’ behavior obtained through continuous observation of their browsing habits, which makes it possible to develop a specific profile in order to display advertising based on it.

Consent and authorization for the use of cookies

When you access this website for the first time, you will see a space or banner informing you about the use of cookies and where you can consult this cookie policy via a link. If you consent to the use of cookies, continue browsing by using the scroll bar or scrolling, or click on any link (accept), as applicable, it will be understood that you have consented to our cookie policy and therefore to the installation of cookies on your device, except to the extent that you have modified your browser settings to reject their use.

What types of cookies does this website use in particular?

Definition, identification, and purpose of the cookies on this website not exempt under the LSSI.

They would be:

• Analytics cookies: These are cookies that, whether processed by us or by third parties, allow us to quantify the number of users and thus carry out the measurement and statistical analysis of how users use the offered service. To do this, browsing on our website is analyzed in order to improve the range of products or services we offer.
• Advertising cookies: These are cookies that, whether processed by us or by third parties, allow us to manage the advertising spaces on the website as effectively as possible, adapting the content of the advertisement to the content of the requested service or to the use you make of our website. To do this, we may analyze your browsing habits on the Internet and show you advertising related to your browsing profile.

Table identifying cookies and their purpose.

Name of the publisher, cookie name, “type,” and purpose.