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 websites that use non-essential cookies before the user navigates 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 ensure the proper functioning of the site.
Through the use of these devices, the web server can remember some data concerning the user, such as their preferences for viewing the pages of that server, username and password, products that interest them, etc.
COOKIES AFFECTED BY THE REGULATION AND EXEMPTED COOKIES
According to the EU directive, cookies that require informed consent from the user are analytical cookies and advertising and affiliate cookies, while technical cookies and those necessary for the operation of the website or the provision of services explicitly requested by the user are exempt.
WHAT TYPES OF COOKIES EXIST?
There are five major groups of cookies:
1. Analytical cookies: These collect information about the use of the website.
2. Social cookies: These are necessary for external social networks.
3. Affiliate cookies: These allow tracking visits from other websites with which the website has an affiliation contract (affiliate companies).
4. Advertising and behavioral cookies: These collect information about the user’s preferences and personal choices (retargeting).
5. Technical and functional cookies: These are strictly necessary for the use of the website and the provision of the contracted service.
COOKIES USED ON THIS WEBSITE
– PHPSESSID: Technical and strictly necessary cookie that contains the session identifier. It is deleted when the browser is closed.
– _lang: Technical and strictly necessary cookie that contains the language of the session. It is deleted when the browser is closed.
– ac_cookies: Technical and strictly necessary cookie that contains the value of whether the installation of cookies has been accepted. Expires in 1 year from the last update.
– _ga: Google Analytics cookie that enables the function of tracking unique visits. The first time a user enters the website through a browser, this cookie will be installed. When this user returns to the website with the same browser, the cookie will consider it the same user. Only if the user changes browsers will they be considered a different user. Expires after 2 years from the last update.
– _gat: This cookie is associated with Google Analytics Universal. It is used to limit the request speed – limiting data collection on high-traffic sites. Expires after 10 minutes.
– _utma: Google Analytics cookie that records the date of the first and last time the user visited the website. Expires after 2 years from the last update.
– _utmb: Google Analytics cookie that records the time of arrival on the website. Expires after 30 minutes from the last update.
– _utmc: Google Analytics cookie 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. Expires at the end of the session.
– _utmv: Google Analytics cookie. This cookie is used to segment demographic data. Expires at the end of the session.
– _utmz: Google Analytics cookie that stores the source of traffic or a campaign to explain how the user arrived at the website. Expires after 6 months from the last update.
– Social Media Access Cookies: Twitter, YouTube, Facebook, and Google+
REVOCATION OF CONSENT TO INSTALL COOKIES
HOW TO DELETE BROWSER COOKIES
**Chrome**
1. Select the Tools icon.
2. Click on Settings.
3. Click on Show Advanced Options.
4. In the “Privacy” section, click on Content Settings.
– Delete cookies: Click on All cookies and site data…
– Do not allow cookies to be stored.
5. Click on Clear browsing data (empty the cache).
6. Close and restart the browser.
For more information on Chrome, click here: [Link to Chrome Help](http://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en)
**Internet Explorer. Version 11**
1. Select Tools | Internet Options.
2. Click on the General tab.
3. In the “Browsing history” section, click on Delete browsing history on exit.
4. Select Delete files.
5. Select Delete cookies.
6. Click on Delete.
7. Click on OK.
8. Close and restart the browser.
For more information on Internet Explorer, click here: [Link to Internet Explorer Help](http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/how-to-manage-cookies-in-internet-explorer-9)
**Firefox. Version 18**
1. Select Firefox | History | Clear Recent History.
2. Next to “Details,” click the down arrow.
3. Select the following checkboxes: Cookies, Cache, Active logins.
4. Using the “Time range to clear” in the drop-down menu, select Everything.
5. Click on Clear Now.
6. Close and restart the browser.
You can accept or reject cookies individually in Firefox Preferences, in the History section available at
Tools > Options > Privacy.
For more information on Mozilla Firefox, click here: [Link to Mozilla Firefox](https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/privacy/websites/#cookies)
**Safari Version 5.1**
1. Select the Safari icon / Edit | Restore Safari.
2. Select the following checkboxes: Clear history, Remove all website data.
3. Click on Reset.
4. Close and restart the browser.
For more information
on Safari, click here: [Link to Safari](http://support.apple.com/kb/PH5042)
**Opera**
Options – Advanced – Cookies.
Cookie options control how Opera handles them and therefore their acceptance or rejection.
For more information on Opera, click here: [Link to Opera Help](http://help.opera.com/Linux/10.60/en-GB/cookies.html)
Other browsers
Consult the documentation of the installed browser.
