INFORMATION ON COOKIES
Due to the entry into force of the modification of the «Information Society Services Law» (LSSICE) established by the Royal Decree 13/2012, it is mandatory to obtain the express consent of the user of all web pages that use cookies expendable, before it navigates through them.
WHAT ARECOOKIES?
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 correct functioning of the site.
The use of these devices allows the Web server to remember some data concerning the user, such as his preferences for viewing the pages of that server, name and password, products he is most interested in, etc.
COOKIES AFFECTED BY THE REGULATIONS AND COOKIES EXCEPTED
According to the EU directive, the cookiesthat require informed consent from the user are analytics and advertising and affiliation cookies, with the exception of those of a technical nature 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?
Regarding the types of cookies, there are five main groups:
Cookies analytical: they collect information on the use of the website.
Cookies social: these are necessary for external social networks.
Cookies affiliates: they allow you to track visits from other websites with which the website has an affiliation contract (affiliation companies).
Cookies advertising and behavioral: they collect information about the user’s preferences and personal choices (retargeting).
Cookies technical and functional: are those strictly necessary for the use of the website and for the provision of the contracted service.
COOKIES USED ON THIS WEBSITE
PHPSESSID: cookie technical and strictly necessary that contains the session identifier. It is deleted when the browser is closed.
_lang: cookie technical and strictly necessary that contains the language of the session. It is deleted when the browser is closed.
ac_cookies: cookie technical and strictly necessary containing the value of whether the installation of cookies has been accepted. It expires in 1 year from the last update.
_ga: cookie from Google Analytics that enables the unique visitor tracking 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 cookiewill consider that it is the same user. Only in the event that the user changes browser, it will be considered another user. It expires 2 years after the last update.
_gat: This cookie is associated with Google Analytics Universal. It is used to limit the request rate – limiting data collection on high traffic sites. Expires after 10 minutes.
_utma: cookie Google Analytics that records the date of the first and last time the user visited the site.
web. It expires 2 years after the last update.
_utmb: cookie from Google Analytics that records the time of arrival to the website. It expires 30 minutes after the last update.
_utmc: cookie from Google Analytics used for interoperability with the urchin.js tracking code. It is deleted when the browser is closed.
_utmt: 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: Google Analytics cookie. This cookie is used to segment demographic data. It expires at the end of the session.
_utmz: cookie from Google Analytics that stores the source of traffic or a campaign to explain how the user arrived at the website. It expires 6 months after the last update.
collect: It is used to send data to Google Analytics about the visitor’s device and behavior. Track visitors across devices and marketing channels.
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REVOCATION OF CONSENT TO INSTALL COOKIES HOW TO DELETE COOKIES FROM THE BROWSER
Chrome
- Select the Tools icon
- Click on Configuration.
- Click 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 Delete browsing data (clear the Cache).
- Close and restart the browser.
For more information about Chrome click here: http://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=es
Internet Explorer. Version 11
- Select Tools | Internet Options.
- Click on the General tab.
- In the «Browsing history» section, click Delete browsing history on exit.
- Select Delete files.
- Select Delete cookies.
- Click on Delete.
- Click OK.
- Close and restart the browser.
For more information about Internet Explorer click here:
http://windows.microsoft.com/es-419/windows7/how-to-manage-cookies-in-internet-explorer-9
Firefox. Version 18
- Select Firefox | History | Clear Recent History.
- Next to «Details», click on the down arrow.
- Select the following checkboxes: Cookies, Cache, Active logins
- Using the «Time interval for deletion» drop-down menu, select All.
- Click on Delete now.
- Close and restart the browser.
You can accept or reject cookies individually in the Firefox Preferences, in the History section available under Tools > Options > Privacy.
For more information about Mozilla Firefox click here: https://www.mozilla.org/es-ES/privacy/websites/#cookies
Safari Version 5.1
- Select the Safari icon / Edit | Reset Safari.
- Select the following checkboxes: Delete history, Delete all website data.
- Click on Reset.
- Close and restart the browser.
For more information about Safari click here: http://support.apple.com/kb/PH5042
Opera
Options – Advanced – Cookies.
The cookie options control how Opera handles cookies and therefore their acceptance or rejection. For more information about Opera click here: http://help.opera.com/Linux/10.60/es-ES/cookies.html
Other browsers
Refer to the documentation of the browser you have installed.