What are cookies?
A cookie is a file that is downloaded to your device (computer, mobile phone, tablet, etc.) when you access a website. They contain some type of information about you, as a user. Cookies are used for various purposes, such as saving your preferences, browsing habits, recognizing the user and avoiding requesting authentication again, among many other purposes.
Types of cookies
They can be classified according to various criteria.
Depending on who generates the cookie, these may be:
- Own cookies : are those generated by the domain of the website being visited
- Third-party cookies : those generated by services or providers external to the owner of the website being visited
Depending on their validity or duration , cookies may be:
- Session cookies : These expire and are deleted when the user stops browsing the website.
- Permanent cookies : these are stored for a longer period of time, defined by the creator of the cookie, which could be days, weeks, months, etc.
Depending on their purpose, cookies could be:
- Technical cookies : those that are essential and necessary for the operation of a website.
- Personalization cookies : These store information about preferences, such as your language or region selection, currency type, etc.
- Analytical cookies : to track user navigation.
- Advertising and behavioural cookies : these collect information about the user’s preferences and use of the website, in order to create profiles and offer related advertising of interest.
- Affiliate cookies : to record visits from other portals with which the website has an affiliate agreement (affiliate companies)
Cookies used on this website
We use 3 types of cookies on this website:
- Technical cookies (own) to identify the session of each user who is connected
- Personalization cookies (own), to record whether the user has accepted (or rejected) the site’s cookie policy
- and analytical cookies (third party) to obtain usage statistics and visits from our audience.
We use Google Analytics to analyse how users use the website. Google, Inc. is a Delaware company with its head office at 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View (California), CA 94043, United States (“Google”). You can view updated information on the cookies used by Google Analytics here .
We also use Google’s reCAPTCHA service to determine whether the connected user is a person or an automated program, protecting the information sent through the contact forms. This service may create cookies and send analysis data to Google servers. You can consult Google’s use of cookies .
We use the Metricool analytics service provided by Metricool Software, S.L., a Madrid-based company whose main office is at Calle Téllez, 12 Madrid (Spain). This service generates cookies, which (including your IP) are directly transmitted and stored by Metricool on servers in the United States.
Cookies management and configuration
You can allow, block or delete the cookies installed on your computer through the configuration options of the browser you are using. Follow the instructions provided for this purpose for the most widely used browsers:
Google Chrome – Internet Explorer – Mozilla Firefox – Apple Safari – Opera
You can also use third-party privacy and cookie management software. These tools detect cookies on each site you visit and allow you to manage their deactivation. You can use for example ghostery.com
Additional information about cookies
You can find more information about cookies on websites such as the following:
Cookie Policy Update
This policy will be reviewed and amended to ensure its validity and compliance with the law. We recommend that you visit it regularly to stay informed.
Last updated: 05/24/2023