Types of ‘cookies’ used:
This website uses both temporary session cookies and permanent cookies. Session ‘cookies’ store data only while the user accesses the web and permanent ‘cookies’ store data in the terminal so that they can be accessed and used in more than one session.
Depending on the purpose for which the data obtained through the ‘cookies’ are processed, the website may use:
Technical ‘cookies’:
They are those that allow the user to navigate through the website or application and use the different options or services that exist in it. For example, controlling traffic and data communication, identifying the session, accessing restricted access web parts, remembering the elements that make up an order, making a request for registration or participation in an event, using security elements during the browsing and storing content for broadcasting videos or sound.
Personalization cookies:
They are those that allow the user to access the service with some general characteristics predefined in their terminal or that the user defines. For example, the language, the type of browser through which you access the service, the selected content design, the geolocation of the terminal and the regional configuration from where you access the service.
Advertising ‘cookies’:
They are those that allow the effective management of the advertising spaces that have been included in the web page or application from which the service is provided. They allow the content of the advertising to be adapted so that it is relevant to the user and to avoid showing ads that the user has already seen.
Statistical analysis cookies:
They are those that allow the monitoring and analysis of user behavior on websites. The information collected through this type of ‘cookies’ is used to measure the activity of the websites, application or platform and for the preparation of navigation profiles of the users of said sites, in order to introduce improvements in the service based on the usage data made by users.
Third-party cookies:
On some web pages you can install third-party ‘cookies’ that allow you to manage and improve the services offered. For example, statistical services from Google Analytics and Comscore.
How to manage ‘cookies’ in the browser?
The user has the option of allowing, blocking or eliminating the ‘cookies’ installed on her computer by configuring the options of the browser installed on her terminal:
To adjust the permissions related to ‘cookies’ in the Google Chrome browser:
- Click on the menu located on the toolbar.
- Click on the menu located on the toolbar.
- Select Settings.
- Click Show advanced options.
- In the ‘Privacy’ section click on the Content Settings button.
- In the ‘Cookies’ section you can configure the options.
To adjust the permissions related to cookies in the Mozilla Firefox browser:
- In the upper part of the Firefox window, click on the Tools menu.
- Select Options.
- Select the Privacy panel.
- In the Firefox option you can choose Use a custom configuration for the history to configure the options.
To adjust the permissions related to ‘cookies’ in the Internet Explorer 9 browser:
- In the upper part of the Internet Explorer window, click on the Tools menu.
- Select the Security tab and use the Delete browsing history option to delete the ‘cookies’. Activate the ‘Cookies’ box and then click Delete.
- Select the Security tab and access Settings. Move the slider all the way up to block all ‘cookies’ or all the way down to allow all ‘cookies’. After that, click OK.
If you block the use of ‘cookies’ in your browser, some services or functionalities of the website may not be available.
In some browsers, specific rules can be configured to manage ‘cookies’ per website, which offers more precise control over privacy. This means that ‘cookies’ can be disabled from all sites except those that are trusted.