A cookie is a file or device that is downloaded to the user’s computer for the purpose of storing data that can be updated and retrieved by the company that installed the cookies. In other words, it is a file that is downloaded to your computer when you access certain websites. Cookies enable a website to, among other things, store and retrieve information about the browsing habits of a user or his or her computer and, depending on the information they contain and the way in which the computer is used, they can be used to recognise the user.
Their main functions are:
To improve user control: when a user types their username and password, a cookie is stored so they do not have to type them every time to access every website on the server. However, a cookie does not only identify a person, but rather a combination of computer-browser-user.
To gain information about the user’s browsing habits, and spyware attempts (spyware programmes), from advertising agencies and others. This can cause privacy problems and is one of the reasons why cookies have their critics.
There are different types of cookies depending, primarily, on the purpose for which they are used. These different types of cookies include the following:
Analytical cookies: these cookies are used to analyse users’ behaviour and actions on the website as well as to produce browsing profiles with the aim of implementing improvements in terms of technical functioning and service.
Advertising cookies: these cookies enable effective management of advertising space based on a range of criteria, for example, checking whether or not a user has had access to an announcement before updating it with another one.
Behavioural advertising cookies: these cookies are used to store information about users’ behaviour, focussing on their browsing habits. This enables companies to produce user profiles based on their behaviour and then use these profiles to tailor the advertising shown to the user.
This website uses cookies that make it easier for the user to access and browse the site, guaranteeing access to certain services, as well as improving the functional set-up of the website.
This website uses the following cookies specifically:
__atuvc: addthis.com. Functional cookie necessary for providing the services requested by users of this website. Expires after 2 years. Business address: AddThis by Oracle America, Inc., 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, California CA 94065 USA
__utma: google.com. Analytical cookies that collect information to assess how the web surfer uses the website and their general activity. It expires 2 years after the last update. Business address: Google Inc. 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View, California CA 94043 USA
__utmb: google.com. Analytical cookies that collect information to assess how the web surfer uses the website and their general activity. It expires 30 minutes after the last update. Business address: Google Inc. 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View, California CA 94043 USA
__utmc: google.com. Analytical cookies that collect information to assess how the web surfer uses the website and their general activity. It expires when the session ends. Business address: Google Inc. 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View, California CA 94043 USA
__utmz: google.com. Analytical cookies that collect information to assess how the web surfer uses the website and their general activity. It expires 6 months after the last update. Business address: Google Inc. 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View, California CA 94043 USA
The application we use to obtain and analyse the browsing information is: Google Analytics: www.google.com/analytics/ y www.google.es/analytics/privacyoverview.html
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How to manage cookies on your browser
This section includes a brief explanation of how to check and set up your cookie system on the most commonly used web browsers.
Almost all browsers enable the user to find general information about the cookies installed on a website, in particular, to check the existence of cookies, their duration and the system to delete them. As a guideline, we have provided a series of links related to this issue below:
The user may allow, block or delete the cookies installed on their computer by changing the browser settings following the relevant instructions. As a general rule, the cookies setting is usually found in the “Preferences” or “Tools” menu of each browser. If in doubt, you can always refer to the help section of your browser to clear up any queries you may have on this matter.
It is useful to remember that if you block the installation of all cookies, the contents of the website and some of the functions and services it offers may be affected.
