Due to the entry into force of the relevant amendment to the “Law on Information Society Services” (LSSICE) established by Royal Decree 13/2012, it is mandatory to obtain the express consent of users of all websites that use non-essential cookies before they browse 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.
By using these devices, the web server can remember certain user data, such as their preferences for viewing the pages on that server, username and password, products they are most interested in, etc.
COOKIES AFFECTED BY THE REGULATION AND EXEMPTED COOKIES
According to the EU directive, cookies that require informed consent from the user are analytics, advertising, and affiliation cookies, while technical cookies and those necessary for the website’s operation or the provision of services expressly requested by the user are exempt.
WHAT TYPES OF COOKIES EXIST?
Regarding cookie types, there are five main groups:
- Analytics cookies: collect information about website usage.
- Social cookies: those necessary for external social networks.
- Affiliate cookies: allow tracking of visits from other websites with which the website establishes an affiliation agreement (affiliate companies).
- Advertising and behavioral cookies: collect information about the user’s personal preferences and choices (retargeting).
- Technical and functional cookies: these are strictly necessary for the use of the website and for 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 session language. 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. It expires 1 year from the last update.
- _ga: Google Analytics cookie that enables the unique visit control 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 cookie will consider them the same user. Only if the user changes browsers will they be considered a different user. It expires 2 years from the last update.
- _gat: This cookie is associated with Google Analytics. It is used to limit the request rate – limiting data collection on high-traffic sites. It expires in 10 minutes.
- _gid: This cookie is associated with Google Analytics. It is used to distinguish users. It expires in 24 hours.
REVOCATION OF CONSENT TO INSTALL COOKIES
HOW TO DELETE BROWSER COOKIES
Chrome
- Select the Tools icon
- Click on Settings.
- Click on Show Advanced Settings.
- 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 Clear browsing data (empty the Cache).
- Close and restart the browser.
For more information about Chrome, click here: https://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 on Delete browsing history on exit.
- Select Delete files.
- Select Delete cookies.
- Click on Delete.
- Click on OK.
- Close and restart the browser.
For more information about Internet Explorer, click here: https://support.microsoft.com/es-es/help/278835/how-to-delete-cookie-files-in-internet-explorer
Firefox. Version 18
- Select Firefox | History | Clear Recent History.
- Next to “Details”, click the down arrow.
- Select the following checkboxes: Cookies, Cache, Active Logins
- Using the “Time range to clear” dropdown menu, select Everything.
- Click on Clear Now.
- Close and restart the browser.
You can accept or reject cookies individually in 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: Clear History, Remove all website data
- Click on Reset.
- Close and restart the browser.
For more information about Safari, click here: https://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/en-ww/cookies/
Opera
Options – Advanced – Cookies. Cookie options control how Opera handles them and therefore their acceptance or rejection.
For more information about Opera, click here: https://help.opera.com/en/latest/security-and-privacy/#clearBrowsingData
Other browsers
Consult the documentation for the browser you have installed.
