What are cookies?

In English, the term “cookie” means a small text file stored on your device’s browser when you access our Website. This text contains various information about your browsing, habits, preferences, content customizations, etc.

There are other technologies that work similarly and are also used to collect data about your browsing activity. We will refer to all these technologies collectively as “cookies.”

The specific uses we make of these technologies are described in this document.

What are cookies used for on this website?

Cookies are an essential part of how the Website works. The main purpose of our cookies is to improve your browsing experience. For example, to remember your preferences (language, country, etc.) during navigation and in future visits. The information collected in the cookies allows us to improve the website, adapt it to your interests as a user, speed up your searches, etc.

In certain cases, if we have obtained your prior informed consent, we may use cookies for other purposes, such as obtaining information that allows us to show you advertising based on the analysis of your browsing habits.

What are cookies NOT used for on this website?

No sensitive personal identification information such as your name, address, password, etc., is stored in the cookies we use.

Who uses the information stored in cookies?

The information stored in the cookies of our Website is used exclusively by us, except for those identified below as “third-party cookies,” which are used and managed by external entities that provide services to improve the user experience. For example, the statistics collected on the number of visits, the most liked content, etc.

How can you avoid the use of cookies on this Website?

If you prefer to avoid the use of cookies, you can REJECT their use or CONFIGURE the ones you want to avoid and the ones you allow to use (in this document we give you expanded information regarding each type of cookie, its purpose, recipient, duration, etc.).

If you have accepted them, we will not ask you again unless you delete the cookies on your device as indicated in the following section. If you want to revoke consent, you will have to delete the cookies and reconfigure them.

How to disable and delete the use of cookies?

To restrict, block, or delete cookies from this Website (and those used by third parties), you can do so at any time by modifying your browser settings. Please note that this configuration is different in each browser.

In the following links, you will find instructions to enable or disable cookies in the most common browsers.

• Firefox
• Google Chrome
• Internet Explorer
• Microsoft Edge
• Safari

What types of cookies are used on this website?

Each website uses its own cookies. On our website, we use the following:

BY ENTITY THAT MANAGES THEM

First-party cookies:

These are sent to the user’s terminal from a device or domain managed by the publisher and from which the service requested by the user is provided.

Third-party cookies:

These are sent to the user’s terminal from a device or domain that is not managed by the publisher, but by another entity that processes the data obtained through the cookies.

In the case that cookies are served from a device or domain managed by the publisher, but the information collected through them is managed by a third party, they cannot be considered first-party cookies if the third party uses them for its own purposes (e.g., improving the services it provides or providing advertising services in favor of other entities).

BY PURPOSE

Technical cookies:

These are necessary for the navigation and proper functioning of our Website, such as controlling traffic and data communication, identifying the session, accessing restricted access parts, making the application for registration or participation in an event, counting visits for the billing of software licenses with which the service of the Website operates, using security elements during navigation, storing contents for the dissemination of videos or sound, enabling dynamic content (e.g., animation of text or image loading), or sharing content via social networks.

Analysis cookies:

These allow us to quantify the number of users and thus perform statistical measurement and analysis of how users use the Website.

Preference or customization cookies:

 These allow us to remember information so that the user accesses the service with certain characteristics that can differentiate their experience from that of other users, such as language, the number of results to display when the user performs a search, the appearance or content of the service depending on the type of browser through which the user accesses the service, or the region from which the service is accessed, etc.

BY DURATION OF ACTIVATION

Session cookies:

These are designed to collect and store data while the user accesses a website. They are usually employed to store information that is only relevant for providing the service requested by the user on a single occasion (e.g., a list of products purchased) and disappear at the end of the session.

Persistent cookies:

These are those in which the data remains stored in the terminal and can be accessed and processed during a defined period by the cookie’s responsible, which can range from a few minutes to several years. In this regard, it is specifically recommended to use session cookies whenever possible to reduce the risk to privacy. In any case, when persistent cookies are installed, it is recommended to minimize their duration as necessary for their intended use. To this end, Opinion 4/2012 of the WP29 indicated that for a cookie to be exempt from the duty of informed consent, its expiration must be related to its purpose. Therefore, session cookies are more likely to be considered exempt than persistent cookies.

Details of cookies used on this website:

Necessary Cookies:

• pll_language:
  • Description: This cookie is used by Polylang to remember the language selected by the user when returning to the website, and also to obtain language information when not otherwise available.
  • Duration: 1 year
  • Type: Persistent

Third-party Cookies:

• YouTube:

  • NID:

    • Description: The NID cookie contains a unique ID that Google uses to remember preferences and other information, such as preferred language (e.g., English), the number of search results to display per page (e.g., 10 or 20), and whether to activate Google’s SafeSearch filter.
    • Duration: 6 months
    • Type: Persistent

  • VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE:

    • Description: A cookie set by YouTube that measures your bandwidth to determine whether you get the new or old player interface.
    • Duration: 6 months
    • Type: Persistent
      
      

  • VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA:

    • Description: Cookie used by YouTube to store visitor privacy preferences.
    • Duration: Variable
    • Type: Persistent
      
      

  • YSC:

    • Description: This cookie is set by the YouTube video service on pages with embedded YouTube videos.
    • Duration: Session
    • Type: Session