A Cookie is a file that is downloaded to your computer when you access certain web pages. Cookies allow a web page, among other things, to store and retrieve information about the browsing habits of a user or their equipment and, depending on the information it contains and how they use their equipment, they can be used to recognize to user.
Cookies are essential for the functioning of the internet, providing innumerable advantages in the provision of interactive services, facilitating the navigation and the usability of our website.
The information that we provide below, will help you to understand the different types of cookies:
TYPES OF COOKIES
ACCORDING TO THE ENTITY THAT MANAGES THEM
Own Cookies. Are those that are collected by the editor to provide the service requested by the user.
Third party Cookies. Are those that are collected and managed by a third party, these can not be considered own.
ACCORDING TO THE LIMIT THAT THEY STAY ACTIVATED
SessionCookies. They collect data while the user browses the network in order to provide the requested service.
Persistent Cookies. They are stored in the terminal and the information obtained will be used by the person responsible for the cookie in order to provide the requested service.
ACCORDING TO THE PURPOSE
Technical Cookies. They are the necessary ones for the correct navigation through the web.
Personalization Cookies. They allow the user the characteristics (language) for browsing the website.
Analysis Cookies. They allow the provider the analysis linked to the navigation carried out by the user, in order to track the use of the website, as well as to make statistics of the most visited contents, number of visitors, etc.
Advertising Cookies. They allow the editor to include advertising space on the web, according to the content of the web itself.
Behavioral advertising Cookies. They allow the editor to include advertising space on the web page according to the information obtained through the user’s browsing habits.
According to the provisions of article 22.2 of Law 34/2002, of July 11, on Services of the Information Society and Electronic Commerce (LSSI-CE), BORJA DIEZ URTEAGA informs about the cookies used in our website:
| Cookie | Duración | Uso | Tipo | Propósito | Intrusividad |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | 2 years | It is used to differentiate users | analytics/third parties | statistics | low |
| _gid | 24 hours | It is used to differentiate users | analytics/third parties | statistics | low |
| _gat | 1 minutes | It is used to limit the number of request | analytics/third parties | statistics | low |
| _icl_current_language | 1 day | identify the user’s language | technical /own | web use | zero |
Likewise, BORJA DIEZ URTEAGA informs the user that they have the possibility to configure their browser so that they are informed of the reception of cookies, and may, if they wish, prevent them from being installed on their hard drive.
Below we provide the links of various browsers, through which you can make such configuration:
Firefox from here: http://support.mozilla.org/es/kb/habilitar-y-deshabilitar-cookies-que-lossitios-we
Chrome from here: http://support.google.com/chrome/bin/answer.py?hl=es&answer=95647
Explorer from here: http://windows.microsoft.com/es-es/internet-explorer/delete-managecookies#ie=ie-10
Safari from here: https://support.apple.com/kb/ph17191?locale=es_ES
Opera from here: http://help.opera.com/Windows/11.50/es-ES/cookies.html