Cookie Policy

Information about cookies

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 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 offer proper functioning of the site.

Through the use of these devices, the web server is allowed to remember some data concerning the user, such as their preferences for viewing the pages of that server, name and password, products that interest them most, etc.

Cookies Affected by Regulations and Exempt Cookies

According to the EU directive, cookies that require informed consent from the user are analytics cookies and advertising and affiliation cookies, with technical cookies and those necessary for the operation of the website or the provision of services expressly requested by the user being exempt.

What Types of Cookies Exist?

Regarding the types of cookies, there are five main groups:

  • Analytics cookies: collect information on the use made of the website.
  • Social cookies: those necessary for external social networks.
  • Affiliate cookies: allow tracking of visits from other websites, with which the website establishes an affiliation contract (affiliation companies).
  • Advertising and behavioral cookies: collect information about the user's personal preferences and choices (retargeting).
  • Technical and functional cookies: those strictly necessary for the use of the website and for the provision of the contracted service.

Cookies Used on This Website

  • ac_cookies: technical and strictly necessary cookie that contains the value of whether the installation of cookies has been accepted. 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 it to be the same user. Only if the user changes browsers will another user be considered. Expires 2 years from the last update.
  • _gat: This cookie is associated with Google Analytics Universal. It is used to limit the request rate – 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 2 years from the last update.
  • _utmb: Google Analytics cookie that records the time of arrival at the website. Expires 30 minutes from the last update.
  • _utmc: Google Analytics cookie used for interoperability with urchin.js tracking code. 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 traffic source or a campaign to explain how the user arrived at the website. Expires 6 months from the last update.

Revoking Consent to Install Cookies and Deleting Cookies from the Browser

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 Delete browsing data (empty Cache).
  6. Close and restart the browser.

For more information about Chrome click here: 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 Delete.
  7. Click OK.
  8. Close and restart the browser.

For more information about Internet Explorer click here: http://windows.microsoft.com/es-419/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 Clear Now.
  6. Close and restart the browser.

You can accept or reject cookies individually in Firefox Preferences, in the History section available in Tools > Options > Privacy.

For more information about Mozilla Firefox click here: https://www.mozilla.org/es-ES/privacy/websites/#cookies

Safari Version 5.1

  1. Select the Safari / Edit icon | Reset Safari.
  2. Select the following checkboxes: Clear history, Remove all website data
  3. Click Reset.
  4. Close and restart the browser.

For more information about Safari click here: 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 about Opera click here: http://help.opera.com/Linux/10.60/es-ES/cookies.html

Other Browsers

Consult the documentation of the browser you have installed.