Cookie Policy

INFORMATION ABOUT COOKIES

Due to the amendment of the “Information Society Services Law” (LSSICE) established by Royal Decree 13/2012, it is mandatory to obtain the express consent of users on all websites that use non-essential cookies, before they start browsing 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 proper operation of the site.

By using these devices, the web server is able to remember certain data about the user, such as their viewing preferences for pages on that server, username and password, most visited products, etc

COOKIES AFFECTED BY THE REGULATION AND EXEMPT COOKIES

According to the EU directive, cookies that require informed consent from the user are analytical, advertising, and affiliate cookies. Technical cookies and those strictly necessary for the website’s operation or for providing services explicitly requested by the user are exempt.

TYPES OF COOKIES

There are five main categories of cookies:

  • Analytical cookies: Collect information about how the website is used.
  • Social cookies: Required for external social networks.
  • Affiliate cookies: Allow tracking of visits from other websites with which the website has an affiliate agreement (affiliate companies).
  • Advertising and behavioral cookies: Gather information about the user’s preferences and personal choices (retargeting).
  • Technical and functional cookies: Strictly necessary for the website’s operation and for providing the requested service.

COOKIES USED ON THIS WEBSITE

List of cookies including name, type, owner, function, and expiration date:

  • PHPSESSID: Technical and strictly necessary cookie containing the session ID. Deleted when the browser is closed.
  • _lang: Technical and strictly necessary cookie that stores the session language. Deleted when the browser is closed.
  • ac_cookies: Technical and strictly necessary cookie that stores whether cookie installation has been accepted. Expires 1 year after the last update.
  • _ga: Google Analytics cookie that enables the control function for unique visits. Installed when a user first accesses the site via a browser. Recognizes returning users unless they use a different browser. Expires 2 years after the last update.
  • _gat: Associated with Google Analytics Universal. Used to limit request rate—throttling data collection on high traffic sites. Expires in 10 minutes.
  • _utma: Google Analytics cookie that records the date of the user’s first and last visit. Expires 2 years after the last update.
  • _utmb: Google Analytics cookie that records the time the user arrives at the site. Expires 30 minutes after the last update.
  • _utmc: Google Analytics cookie used for interoperability with the urchin.js tracking code. Deleted when the browser is closed.
  • _utmt: Google Analytics cookie used to process the type of request requested by the user. Expires at the end of the session.
  • _utmv: Google Analytics cookie used to segment demographic data. Expires at the end of the session.
  • _utmz: Google Analytics cookie that stores the traffic source or campaign to explain how the user reached the website. Expires 6 months after the last update.

REVOCATION OF CONSENT TO INSTALL COOKIES

HOW TO DELETE COOKIES FROM YOUR BROWSER

Chrome

  1. Click the Tools icon
  2. Click Settings
  3. Click Show Advanced Options
  4. Under “Privacy,” click Content Settings
    • To delete cookies: Click All cookies and site data…
    • To prevent cookies from being stored
  5. Click Clear browsing data (clear the cache)
  6. Close and restart the browser

More information about Chrome


Internet Explorer (Version 11)

  1. Select Tools | Internet Options
  2. Click the General tab
  3. Under “Browsing history,” click Delete browsing history on exit
  4. Select Delete files
  5. Select Delete cookies
  6. Click Delete
  7. Click OK
  8. Close and restart the browser

More information about Internet Explorer


Firefox (Version 18)

  1. Select Firefox | History | Clear recent history
  2. Next to “Details,” click the downward arrow
  3. Select the following: Cookies, Cache, Active Logins
  4. From the “Time range to clear” dropdown menu, select Everything
  5. Click Clear Now
  6. Close and restart the browser
You can accept or reject cookies individually in Firefox Preferences, under History available at Tools > Options > Privacy.

More information about Mozilla Firefox


Safari (Version 5.1)
  1. Select the Safari / Edit icon | Reset Safari
  2. Check the boxes for: Clear history, Remove all website data
  3. Click Reset
  4. Close and restart the browser

More information about Safari

Opera

  1. Navigate to Options
  2. Advanced
  3. Cookies
  4. The cookie options control how Opera handles them and whether to accept or reject them.

More information about Opera

Other Browsers
Please refer to the documentation of the browser you have installed.