INFORMATION ABOUT COOKIES
Due to the entry into force of the modification of the “Ley de Servicios de la Sociedad de la Información” (LSSICE) established by Royal Decree 13/2012, it is compulsory to obtain the express consent of the user of all websites that use dispensable cookies, before the user browses them.
WHAT ARE COOKIES?
Cookies and other similar technologies such as local shared objects, flash cookies or pixels, are tools used by web servers to store and retrieve information about their visitors, as well as to provide a correct functioning of the site.
The use of these devices allows the Web server to remember certain data concerning the user, such as their preferences for viewing the pages of that server, name and password, products they are most interested in, etc
COOKIES AFFECTED BY REGULATION AND EXEMPTED COOKIES
According to the EU directive, the cookies that require the user’s informed consent are analytical cookies and advertising and affiliation cookies, with the exception of technical cookies and those necessary for the operation of the website or the provision of services expressly requested by the user.
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WHAT TYPE OF COOKIES ARE THERE?
There are five main groups of cookies:
- Analytical cookies: these collect information on the use made of the website.
- Social cookies: these are necessary for external social networks.
- Affiliate cookies: these enable tracking of visits from other websites with which the website establishes an affiliation contract (affiliation companies).
- Advertising and behavioural cookies: these collect information about the user’s preferences and personal choices (retargeting).
- Technical and functional cookies: these are strictly necessary for the use of the website and for the provision of the contracted service.
REVOCATION OF CONSENT TO INSTALL COOKIES HOW TO DELETE COOKIES FROM YOUR BROWSER
Chrome
- Select the Tools icon
- Click on Settings.
- Click Show Options
- In the “Privacy” section click on Settings:
- Delete cookies: Click on All cookies and site data…
- Do not allow them to be stored
- Click Clear Browsing Data (Clear Cache).
- Close and restart
For more information about Chrome click here:
http://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=es
Internet Explorer. Version 11
- Select Tools | Options
- Click on the tab
- In the ‘Browsing History’ section, click on Delete Browsing History when you click the ‘Delete Browsing History’ button.
- Select Delete
- Select Delete
- Click on
- Click on
- Close and restart the browser
For more information about Internet Explorer click here: http://windows.microsoft.com/es-419/windows7/how-to-manage-cookies-in-internet-explorer-9
Firefox. Version 18
- Select Firefox | History | Clear History
- Next to “Details”, click on the arrow towards the “Details” tab.
- Select the following checkboxes: Cookies, Cache, Active logins
- Using the “Time interval for deletion” drop-down menu, select
- Click Clear
- Close and restart the browser
You can accept or reject cookies individually in Firefox Preferences, in the History section available under Tools > Options > Privacy.
For more information about Mozilla Firefox click here https://www.mozilla.org/es-ES/privacy/websites/#cookies
Safari Version 5.1
- Select the Safari / Edit / Restore icon.
- Select the following checkboxes: Clear history, Delete all website data,
- Click on delete all website data.
- Close and restart the browser
For more information about Safari click here: http://support.apple.com/kb/PH5042
Opera
Options – Advanced – Cookies.
The cookie options control how Opera handles cookies and therefore their acceptance or rejection. For more information about Opera click here: http://help.opera.com/Linux/10.60/es-ES/cookies.html
Other browsers
Consult the documentation of the browser you have installed.
