What are cookies?
Any type of data storage and retrieval device that is used in the terminal equipment (for example, a computer, cell phone or tablet) of a user in order to store information and retrieve information already stored.
The term here referred to as cookies should be understood in the broad sense, including other similar technologies such as local shared objects or flash cookies, web beacons, bugs, etc. as well as the use of fingerprinting techniques, i.e. techniques for fingerprinting the device.
What are cookies used for?
We use our own and third-party cookies for a variety of purposes, such as, for example, to recognize you as a customer, obtain information about your contracted products or interests, make measurements and usage statistics, customize the content to show you or improve the range of products or services we offer you.
The specific purposes of each of the cookies can be seen in the list of cookies when accessing the Configuration Panel.
Depending on the purpose of the cookie:
Technical cookies: Are those that allow the user to navigate through a website, platform or application and the use of the different options or services that exist in it, including those that the editor uses to enable the management and operation of the website and enable its functions and services, such as, for example, control traffic and data communication, identify the session, access parts of restricted access, remember the elements that make up an order, make the buying process of an order, manage the payment, control fraud linked to the security of the service, make the request for registration or participation in an event, count visits for the purpose of billing licenses of the software with which the service works (website, platform or application), use security features during navigation, store content for broadcasting videos or sound, enable dynamic content (for example, animation of loading a text or image) or share content through social networks.
Preference or personalization cookies: These cookies allow us to remember information so that the user can access the service with certain characteristics that may differentiate their experience from that of other users, such as, for example, language, products that may be of interest to them, the content of the service depending on the type of browser through which they access the service or the region from which they access the service, etc.
Analysis or measurement cookies: These cookies allow the party responsible for them to monitor and analyze the behavior of the users of the websites to which they are linked, including the quantification of the impact of advertisements. The information collected through this type of cookies is used in the measurement of the activity of the websites, application or platform, in order to make improvements based on the analysis of the data on the use made by users of the service.
Behavioral advertising cookies: These are those that store information on user behavior obtained through the continuous observation of their browsing habits, allowing the development of a specific profile to display advertising based on the same.
Depending on their duration, cookies can be:
Session: These are a type of cookies designed to collect and store data while the user accesses a web page. They are usually used to store information that is only of interest to keep for the provision of the service requested by the user on a single occasion (for example, a list of products purchased) and disappear at the end of the session.
Persistent cookies: These are a type of cookie in which the data remains stored in the terminal and can be accessed and processed for a period defined by the party responsible for the cookie, which can range from a few minutes to several years.
Depending on the entity that manages them:
Own Cookies: These are those that are sent to the user’s terminal equipment from a computer or domain managed by the editor itself and from which the service requested by the user is provided.
Third-party cookies: These are those that are sent to the user’s terminal equipment from a computer or domain that is not managed by the editor, but by another entity that processes the data obtained through the cookies. In the event that cookies are served from a computer or domain managed by the editor itself, but the information collected through these is managed by a third party, they cannot be considered as own cookies, if the third party uses them for its own purposes such as improving the services it provides or for the provision of services, for example, advertising, in favor of other entities.
Revoking consent:
The user may modify or revoke their consent at any time.However, although we will not retain the selection made by the user the user may, at any time, allow, block or delete cookies as well as delete your browsing data (including cookies) from the browser installed on your terminal. Consult the options and instructions offered by your browser to do so:
The deactivation of all cookies does not prevent browsing the service.
Protection of personal data
Some cookies may involve the processing of personal data, i.e. when the user is identified by a name or email address that identifies him/her (for example, because he/she is a registered user), through the IP address or when unique identifiers are used to distinguish some users from others and track them individually (for example, advertising IDs).
To learn more about the processing of personal data, please see our Personal Data Protection Policy here.