Cookie Policy
This website, like most sites on the Internet, uses Cookies to enhance and optimise the user experience. Below, you will find detailed information about what Cookies are, what type of Cookies this website uses, how you can disable them in your browser, and how to specifically block third-party Cookies.
What are Cookies?
Cookies are files that websites or applications install in the user’s browser or device (smartphone, tablet or connected TV) during their navigation through the pages of the website or the application. These files are used to store information about the user’s visit.
Like most websites on the Internet, this site uses Cookies in order to:
- Ensure that web pages function correctly.
- Store preferences such as the selected language or text size.
- Understand the user’s browsing experience.
- Collect anonymous statistical information, such as which pages were visited or how long a user stayed on the website.
The use of Cookies allows us to optimise browsing, adapting the information and services offered to users’ interests, in order to provide a better experience each time they visit the website. This website uses Cookies to function, adapt, and make user navigation as easy as possible.
Types, Purpose, and Functioning
Cookies can be divided, based on how long they remain active, into session cookies or persistent cookies.
- Session cookies expire when the user closes the browser.
- Persistent cookies expire when their intended purpose is fulfilled (e.g., keeping the user logged in on the site) or when they are manually deleted.
In addition, Cookies can be classified according to their purpose:
Strictly necessary (technical):
These are essential for the proper functioning of the website. Typically, they are generated when the user accesses the website or logs in and are used to:
- Keep the user logged in so that if they leave the site, browser, or device and return later, they will still be identified and not need to log in again.
- Verify whether the user is authorised to access certain services or sections of the website.
Performance cookies:
Used to improve browsing experience and optimise site performance, such as storing service settings or keeping items in a shopping cart.
Advertising cookies:
These collect information about the advertisements shown to users of the website. They can be:
- Anonymous: Only collect information about advertising spaces displayed on the website, regardless of the user, without identifying them personally.
- Personalised: Collect personal information about the website user by third parties, used to personalise those advertising spaces.
Geolocation cookies:
Used to identify the user’s country or region when accessing a website service, in order to provide content or services appropriate to their location.
Analytics cookies:
Collect information about the user’s browsing experience on the website, usually anonymously, although sometimes they can uniquely and unequivocally identify the user to obtain reports on users’ interests in the services provided by the site.
Cookies Used on This Website
Below is a table listing the cookies used on this website, incorporating a “level of intrusiveness” scale from 1 to 3:
- Level 1: Strictly necessary cookies for providing the service requested by the user.
- Level 2: Anonymous performance cookies necessary for content maintenance and navigation, which only require notification of their existence.
- Level 3: Cookies managed by third parties that enable user tracking across websites not owned by Santiago de la Hoz López, usually associated with advertising or analytics cookies where the user is uniquely and clearly identified.
| Cookie Name | Type | Purpose | Duration | Intrusiveness |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOMAIN | Technical | Maintain a user session | Session | Level 1 |
| _gat | Analytics | Internal measurement via Google Analytics | 10 minutes | Level 3 |
| _ga | Analytics | Internal measurement via Google Analytics | 2 years | Level 3 |
| cookie-consent | Technical | Identify if the user accepts cookie usage | 15 days | Level 2 |
Disabling Cookie Usage
If the user wishes, they can stop accepting browser Cookies or stop accepting Cookies from a particular service. All modern browsers allow you to change Cookie settings, typically found in the “Options” or “Preferences” menu of your browser.
The user may disable Cookies on this website at any time via:
Browser settings, for example:
- Microsoft Internet Explorer or Microsoft Edge: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-vista/Block-or-allow-cookies
- Mozilla Firefox: http://support.mozilla.org/en/kb/disable-third-party-cookies
- Chrome: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/61416?hl=en
- Safari: http://safari.helpmax.net/en/privacy-and-security/how-to-manage-cookies/
- Opera: http://help.opera.com/Linux/10.60/en/cookies.html
Other third-party tools available online allow users to detect Cookies on each website they visit and manage their deactivation (for example, Ghostery: http://www.ghostery.com/privacy-statement).
What Happens When Cookies Are Disabled?
Some functionalities and services may be disabled or behave differently than expected—for example, staying logged in, keeping purchases in a shopping cart, or receiving content tailored to your location. If you disable Cookies on this website, it is possible that you will no longer be able to access certain areas, or that your browsing experience will be significantly affected.
Updating the Cookie Policy
Santiago de la Hoz López may modify this Cookie Policy based on legal or regulatory requirements or to adapt the policy to guidelines issued by the Spanish Data Protection Agency. Therefore, users are advised to review it periodically.
When significant changes occur in this Cookie Policy, users will be notified either via the website or via email for registered users.
