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
_ga: Google Analytics cookie that enables the unique visits control function. The first time a user enters the website through a browser, this cookie will be installed. When this user enters the website again with the same browser, the cookie will consider that it is the same user. Only in the event that the user changes browser, it will be considered another user. It expires 2 years after the last update.
_gid: This cookie is associated with Google Analytics. It is used to distinguish users. It expires after 24 hours.
HOW TO DELETE BROWSER COOKIES
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: http://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=es
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: http://windows.microsoft.com/es-419/windows7/how-to-manage-cookies-in-internet-explorer-9
Firefox. Version 18
Select Firefox | History | Clear Recent History.
Next to “Details”, click on 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: https://www.mozilla.org/es-ES/privacy/websites/#cookies
Safari Version 5.1
Select the Safari / Edit | Reset Safari icon.
Select the following checkboxes: Clear history, Delete all website data.
Click Reset.
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 on Opera click here: http://help.opera.com/Linux/10.60/es-ES/cookies.html
Other browsers
Consult the documentation for the browser you have installed.