- What are cookies and what are they used for?
A cookie is a file that is downloaded to the user’s device when they access certain websites which stores and retrieves information about the browsing activity on their computer.
Cookies allow this website, among other things, to store and retrieve information about the user’s decisions and habits. Some of the cookies used on this website are necessary for it to function.
It is important to highlight that the use of cookies does not provide access to the user’s personal data.
- What kind of cookies exist?
Depending on the time they remain active, Cookies can be divided into session or persistent cookies.
- Session cookies are designed to collect and store data while the user accesses a website and are removed as soon the explorer is closed. They are normally used to store information which only needs to be kept in order to provide the service requested by the user on just one occasion.
- Persistent cookies remain stored on the device and can be accessed and handled during a period specified by the user of the cookie, which may be from a few minutes to several years.
Additionally, depending on the organisation managing them, cookies may be classified as first-party or third-party cookies.
- First-party cookies are sent to the user’s device from a computer or domain managed by the website publisher and are used to provide the service requested by the user.
- Third-party cookies are sent to the user’s device from a computer or domain that is not managed by the website publisher, but by another organisation that handles data obtained from the cookies.
In terms of their purpose, the types of cookies are:
- Technical cookies: Technical cookies allow the user to browse a website, platform or application and use the different service options found there.
- Profiling cookies: Profiling cookies allow the user to access the service with some predefined general features based on a series of criteria on the user’s device such as language, settings, etc.
- Analytical cookies: Analytical cookies allow the website owner to track and analyse user behaviour on the websites to which they are linked. The information collected is used to measure activity on the websites and to create users’ browsing profiles, with the aim of introducing improvements.
- Advertising cookies: Advertising cookies allow the advertising spaces which the publisher puts on the website to be managed as efficiently as possible.
- What kind of cookies does the website use?
Necessary cookies are required to enable the basic features of this site, such as providing secure log-in or adjusting your consent preferences. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable data. Functional cookies help perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms, collecting feedback, and other third-party features. Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. These cookies help provide information on metrics such as the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc. Performance cookies are used to understand and analyze the key performance indexes of the website which helps in delivering a better user experience for the visitors. Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with customized advertisements based on the pages you visited previously and to analyze the effectiveness of the ad campaigns. Other cookies are those that are being identified and have not been classified into any category as yet.Necessary
Cookie
Duration
Description
wt_consent 1 year Used for remembering users’ consent preferences to be respected on subsequent site visits. It does not collect or store personal information about visitors to the site. _GRECAPTCHA 6 months Google Recaptcha service sets this cookie to identify bots to protect the website against malicious spam attacks. elementor never The website’s WordPress theme uses this cookie. It allows the website owner to implement or change the website’s content in real-time. rc::a never This cookie is set by the Google recaptcha service to identify bots to protect the website against malicious spam attacks. rc::f never This cookie is set by the Google recaptcha service to identify bots to protect the website against malicious spam attacks. rc::b session This cookie is set by the Google recaptcha service to identify bots to protect the website against malicious spam attacks. rc::c session This cookie is set by the Google recaptcha service to identify bots to protect the website against malicious spam attacks. Functional
No cookies to display. Analytics
Cookie
Duration
Description
_ga_* 1 year 1 month 4 days Google Analytics sets this cookie to store and count page views. _ga 1 year 1 month 4 days Google Analytics sets this cookie to calculate visitor, session and campaign data and track site usage for the site’s analytics report. The cookie stores information anonymously and assigns a randomly generated number to recognise unique visitors. Performance
No cookies to display. Advertisement
No cookies to display. Others
No cookies to display.
- How to disable browser cookies?
The user can allow, block or delete cookies installed on their computer by configuring the browser options installed on their computer. Please read the help section of your browser carefully to learn more about how to activate the “private mode” or unblock certain cookies.
- Information about cookies by Microsoft.
http://windows.microsoft.com/es-es/windows-vista/block-or-allow-cookies
- Information about cookies for Mozilla Firefox.
http://support.mozilla.org/es/kb/habilitar-y-deshabilitar-cookies-que-lossitios-we
- Information about cookies for Opera.
https://help.opera.com/en/latest/web-preferences/#cookies
- Information about cookies for Google Chrome.
https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=es
- Information about cookies for Safari.