Cookie policy

INFORMATION ABOUT COOKIES

Following the entry into force of the amendment to the Spanish Information Society Services and Electronic Commerce Act (LSSICE) introduced by Royal Decree 13/2012, all websites using non-essential cookies must obtain the user’s express consent before the user browses them.

WHAT ARE COOKIES?

Cookies and similar technologies, such as local shared objects, Flash cookies or pixels, are tools used by web servers to store and retrieve information about visitors and to ensure that websites function correctly. These tools allow the web server to remember certain information about users, such as their page display preferences, username and password, or products of particular interest to them.

COOKIES COVERED BY THE RULES AND EXEMPT COOKIES

Under the EU directive, analytics, advertising and affiliate cookies require the user’s informed consent. Technical cookies and those necessary for the website to operate or to provide services expressly requested by the user are exempt.

WHAT TYPES OF COOKIES ARE THERE?

There are five main groups:

  • Analytics cookies: collect information about use of the website.
  • Social cookies: are required for external social networks.
  • Affiliate cookies: track visits from other websites with which the website has an affiliate agreement.
  • Advertising and behavioural cookies: collect information about the user’s personal preferences and choices for retargeting.
  • Technical and functional cookies: are strictly necessary to use the website and provide the contracted service.

COOKIES USED ON THIS WEBSITE

  • PHPSESSID: a strictly necessary technical cookie containing the session identifier. It is deleted when the browser closes.
  • _lang: a strictly necessary technical cookie containing the session language. It is deleted when the browser closes.
  • ac_cookies: a strictly necessary technical cookie recording whether cookie installation has been accepted. It expires one year after its last update.
  • _ga: a Google Analytics cookie enabling unique visitor tracking. It is installed the first time a user visits the website through a browser. A return visit with the same browser is recognised as the same user; switching browsers is treated as a different user. It expires two years after its last update.
  • _gat: associated with Google Universal Analytics. It limits the request rate and restricts data collection on high-traffic websites. It expires after ten minutes.
  • _utma: a Google Analytics cookie recording the first and last dates on which the user visited the website. It expires two years after its last update.
  • _utmb: a Google Analytics cookie recording the time of arrival on the website. It expires thirty minutes after its last update.
  • _utmc: a Google Analytics cookie used for interoperability with the urchin.js tracking code. It is deleted when the browser closes.
  • _utmt: a Google Analytics cookie used to process the type of request made by the user. It expires at the end of the session.
  • _utmv: a Google Analytics cookie used to segment demographic data. It expires at the end of the session.
  • _utmz: a Google Analytics cookie storing the traffic source or campaign explaining how the user reached the website. It expires six months after its last update.

WITHDRAWING CONSENT TO COOKIE INSTALLATION

HOW TO DELETE COOKIES FROM YOUR BROWSER

Chrome

  1. Select the Tools icon.
  2. Click Settings.
  3. Click Show advanced settings.
  4. In the Privacy section, click Content settings. To delete cookies, click All cookies and site data. You can also prevent cookies from being stored.
  5. Click Clear browsing data to clear the cache.
  6. Close and restart the browser.

For further information about Chrome: Google Chrome support.

Internet Explorer, version 11

  1. Select Tools, then Internet Options.
  2. Click the General tab.
  3. Under Browsing history, click Delete browsing history on exit.
  4. Select Delete files.
  5. Select Delete cookies.
  6. Click Delete.
  7. Click OK.
  8. Close and restart the browser.

For further information about Internet Explorer: Microsoft browser documentation.

Firefox, version 18

  1. Select Firefox, History, then Clear Recent History.
  2. Click the downward arrow next to Details.
  3. Select Cookies, Cache and Active Logins.
  4. Under Time range to clear, select Everything.
  5. Click Clear Now.
  6. Close and restart the browser.

You can accept or reject individual cookies in Firefox Preferences, in the History section under Tools, Options, Privacy.

For further information about Mozilla Firefox: Mozilla privacy information.

Safari, version 5.1

  1. Select the Safari icon or Edit, then Reset Safari.
  2. Select Clear history and Remove all website data.
  3. Click Reset.
  4. Close and restart the browser.

For further information about Safari: Apple support.

Opera

Open Options, Advanced, Cookies. Cookie settings control how Opera handles cookies and whether it accepts or rejects them.

For further information about Opera: Opera cookie documentation.

Other browsers

Consult the documentation for the browser you have installed.