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 mandatory 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 that interest them most, etc.

COOKIES AFFECTED BY THE 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.

WHAT TYPES 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.

COOKIES USED ON THIS WEBSITE

• Category: Necessary (1): Necessary cookies help make a website usable by enabling basic functions such as page navigation and access to secure areas of the website. The website cannot function properly without these cookies.
• Category: Preferences (2): Preference cookies allow the website to remember information that changes the way the website behaves or looks, such as your preferred language or the region you are in.
• Category: Statistics (3): Statistics cookies help website owners understand how visitors interact with websites by gathering and providing information in an anonymous form.
• Category: Marketing (18): marketing cookies are used to track visitors to websites. The intention is to display ads that are relevant and appealing to the individual user, and therefore more valuable to publishers and third-party advertisers.
• Category: Unclassified (1): Unclassified cookies are cookies for which we are still in the process of classifying, together with the individual cookie providers.

REVOKING CONSENT TO SET COOKIES. HOW TO DELETE COOKIES FROM YOUR BROWSER

Chrome

Select the Tools icon.
Click Settings.
Click Show Advanced Options.
In the ‘Privacy’ section, click on Content Settings.
Delete cookies: Click on All cookies and site data….
Do not allow cookies to be stored.
Click on Delete browsing data (clear the Cache).
Close and restart the browser.
For more information about Chrome click here.

Internet Explorer. Version 11

Select Tools | Internet Options.
Click the General tab.
In the ‘Browsing History’ section, click Delete browsing history on exit.
Select Delete files.
Select Delete Cookies.
Click Delete.
Click OK.
Close and restart your browser.
For more information about Internet Explorer click here.

Firefox. Version 18

Select Firefox | History | Clear Recent History.
Next to “Details”, click the down arrow.
Select the following checkboxes: Cookies, Cache, Active Logins.
Using the “Time interval to clear” drop-down menu, select All.
Click Clear Now.
Close and restart your 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.

Safari Version 5.1

Select the Safari icon/Edit | Reset Safari.
Select the following checkboxes: Clear History, Delete all website data.
Click Reset.
Close and restart the browser.
For more information about Safari click here.

Opera

Options – Advanced – Cookies.
The cookie options control how Opera handles cookies and therefore their acceptance or rejection.
For more information on Opera click here.

Other browsers
Consult the documentation