Cookies policy
What are cookies and what do they do?
Cookies are little files which most web pages and mobile applications have installed on computers, laptops, mobile phones, smartphones, tablets or any other device that can be used by people to surf on the Internet.
The main target of those cookies is the collection of information regarding what Internet users do when they visit a particular web page or application; however, it is also installed to make the visit more user-friendly or to offer new services or contents to the user.
It is necessary to clarify that in the current policy the term “cookie” is used in a general way, it can also be applied to any other file or device that is downloaded on the user’s terminal equipment in order to store data which can be updated or recovered by the web page that is responsible for its installation.
Why are cookies used on this web page?
Cookies are an important part of the functioning of our web page, as their main target is to offer our users all the contents that they want to find on our own web page, on our social networks (Youtube, Facebook, Twitter and Google+) or by means of sharing on the main networks and aggregators (Menéame).
At the same time, cookies help us to improve our web page through estimates of numbers and user’s patterns, the adaptation of the site to the individual interests of the user, the acceleration of the search…
What are cookies not used for on this web page?
On the basis of what has previously been divulged, the cookies used on our website are only associated to anonymous users and their navigation devices, in such way that they do not provide any references that allow us to gather personal data of the user, hence there will be no sensitive information regarding personal identification, such as names, surnames, addresses, credit or debit card data, stored.
Who uses the stored information in the cookies?
The stored information in the cookies on our website is used by our program managers in order to guarantee our users the navigation on our web page as well as the access to the offered contents.
Only the third-party cookies, which will be identified below, are excluded. As the name indicates, third-party cookies are used and managed by external entities in order to provide us the demanded services by us to improve our services, contents and the experience of our users when they surf on our web page. Thus, the main reasons why these “third-party” cookies are used are the collection of access and navigation statistics, the possibility to share contents and the possibility to visualize those contents.
How can I avoid using cookies on this website?
If you prefer to avoid using cookies on this website, you have to disable on your navigator the use of cookies and later eliminate all stored cookies on your navigator associated to our website.
This possibility, avoiding the use of cookies, can be carried out by oneself at any moment.
How do I disable and eliminate the use of cookies?
You can restrict, block or delete the cookies of this website at any moment, modifying the configuration of your navigator according to the given instructions.
Although the default setting of every navigator is different, we provide you ample information regarding the configuration of cookies on the main web browsers:
Internet Explorer: Tools -> Internet options -> Privacy -> Configuration. For further information, you can check the Microsoft Support or the Help of the navigator.
Firefox: Tools -> Options -> Privacy -> History -> Personalized Configuration. For further information, you can check the Firefox Support or the Help of the navigator.
Chrome: Configuration -> Show advanced options -> Privacy -> Content Configuration. For further information, you can check the Google Support or the Help of the navigator.
Safari: Preferences -> Security. For further information, you can check the Apple Support or the Help of the navigator.
What cookies does this website use specifically and what for?
Hereafter, we give you a list of the used cookies on our website and the purpose of each one:
Own cookies
These cookies are used to enable the access and enjoyment of our users of our services and contents offered on our website.
COOKIES login_app_session
PURPOSE: they enable the users to access to their accounts on our website, allowing them to enjoy the contents and services attached to that condition.
DURATION: the session
MANAGEMENT: our own
Navigation analysis cookies:
These cookies obtain generic information regarding the users’ accesses to our website (not the content itself) to give us subsequently aggregated information of those accesses for statistical purposes and to help us improve the reliability of the applications.
COOKIES __utma __utmc __utmz __utmb:
PURPOSE: They allow us to follow up the website through the tool Google Analytics, which is a service provided by Google in order to obtain information regarding the users’ accesses to our website. Some of the stored data for later analysis are: the frequency a user visits our website, dates of the first and last visit of our user, the duration of the visits, the original webpage through which the user got access to our website, the search engine they used to get to our website or what link was used, what part of the world did the user connect from, etc. The configuration of these cookies are predetermined by the service offered by Google, that’s why, we recommend you to check the privacy page of Google Analytics, http://www.google.com/intl/es/analytics/privacyoverview.html, in order to obtain more information about the cookies that are used and how to disable them.
DURATION: continuing
MANAGEMENT: Google Analytics
If you want further information on this matter related to the cookies used, we attach the following links:
“Guide about the use of cookies” published on the website of “la Agencia Española de Protección de Datos”:
http://www.agpd.es/portalWebAGPD/canaldocumentacion/publicaciones/common/Guias/Guia_Cookies.pdf
Applicable Regulation in Europe:
This list will be updated as the services on this website change as quickly as possible. However, occasionally, it could happen that there is some cookie that is not on the list. In such case, it will always be a cookie that has identical goals to the ones that appear on the current list.
For further information:
http://www.___.com/politica-de-cookies/