COOKIES POLICY

In compliance with Article 22 of Law 34/2002, of 11 July, on Information Society Services and Electronic Commerce (LSSI), in relation to Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council, of 27 April 2016, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and Organic Law 3/2018, of 5 December, on Data Protection and Guarantee of Digital Rights (LOPDGDD), users are provided with the website’s Cookies Collection and Processing Policy. 

What are Cookies?

A cookie is a small text file which is stored in your browser when you visit almost any website. Its usefulness is that the website is able to remember your visit when you browse that page again. Cookies usually store information of a technical nature, personal preferences, content personalisation, usage statistics, links to social networks, access to user accounts, etc. The purpose of a cookie is to adapt the website content to your profile and needs; without cookies, the services offered by any webpage would be significantly diminished. Please contact us if you would like more information on what cookies are, what they store, how to delete or disable them, etc.

Following the guidelines of the Spanish Data Protection Agency, the use this website makes of cookies is listed below in order to inform you as accurately as possible.

This website uses the following own cookies:

• Session cookies to ensure that users who write comments on the blog are human and not automated applications. This helps to combat spam.

This website uses the following third-party cookies:

• Google Analytics: Stores cookies to compile statistics on traffic and volume of visits to this website. By using this website, you consent to Google processing information about you. Therefore, any rights in this regard must be exercised by communicating directly with Google.
• Social networks: Each social network uses its own cookies to enable you to click on Like or Share buttons.

Disabling or deleting cookies

You may exercise your right to disable or delete cookies from this website at any time. These actions are performed differently depending on the browser you are using. Additional notes

• Neither this website nor its legal representatives are responsible for the content or veracity of the privacy policies of the third parties mentioned in this cookie policy.
• Web browsers are the tools responsible for storing cookies and you must exercise your right to delete or disable them from there. Neither this website nor its legal representatives can guarantee the correct or incorrect handling of cookies by the aforementioned browsers.
• In some cases it is necessary to install cookies so that the browser does not forget your decision not to accept them.
• In the case of Google Analytics cookies, Google stores cookies on servers located in the United States and undertakes not to share them with third parties, except where necessary for system operation or where required by law. According to Google, it does not store your IP address. Google Inc. is a member of the Safe Harbour Agreement which guarantees that all data transferred will be treated with a level of protection in accordance with European regulations. Detailed information on this can be found at: https://www.export.gov/safeharbor_swiss. If you would like more information on how Google uses cookies, please follow this link:
  https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/analyticsjs/cookie-usage?hl=es&csw=1.
• Please do not hesitate to contact us via the contact section if you have any doubts or queries about this cookies policy.

What are cookies?

A cookie is a harmless text file stored in your browser when you visit almost any website. The purpose of a cookie is for the website to be able to remember your visit when you return to that page. Although many people are unaware of this, cookies have been used for 20 years, since the first browsers appeared for the World Wide Web.

What are cookies NOT?

They are not viruses, Trojans, worms, spam, spyware or pop-ups.

What information does a cookie store?

Cookies do not usually store sensitive information about you, such as credit card or bank details, photographs, your ID or personal information, etc. They store data of a technical nature, personal preferences, content personalisation, etc.

The web server does not identify you as a person but rather your web browser. In fact, if you usually browse with Internet Explorer and try browsing the same website with Firefox or Chrome, you will see that the website does not realise that you are the same person because it is actually identifying the browser, not the person.

What types of cookies are there? 

This site may contain the following cookies:

• Technical cookies: the most basic which allow, among other things, to know when a human or an automated application is browsing, when an anonymous user or a registered user are browsing, basic tasks for the operation of any dynamic website. 
  • wp-settings-{user_id}: Technical cookie used to maintain user settings in wp-admin. This is persistent and lasts for 1 year.
  • hasConsent: Technical cookie that stores the user’s consent. This is persistent and lasts for 1 year.
• Analysis or measurement cookies: these collect information on the type of browsing you are doing, the sections you use most, products consulted, time of use, language, etc. 
  • fbp: Cookie that measures the performance of Facebook advertising. This is persistent and lasts for 1 day.
  • fr, sb: Cookies that measure the performance of Facebook advertising. These are persistent cookies.
  • Pixel: Cookie that makes it possible to offer visitors to the website personalised advertising on its platform based on data relating to the http headers, the pixel (ID, Facebook cookie), and to record and communicate the user’s actions on the website to Facebook.
  • _ga: Analytical Cookie that enables the unique visits control function. This is persistent and lasts for 2 years.
  • _gat: Analytical Cookie to limit the number of requests. Its scope is the session and it has a 1-minute duration.
  • gid: Analytical Cookie to distinguish users. Its scope is the session and it has a duration of 24 hours. Additional information: 

More information about Facebook‘s use of cookies can be found on Facebook’s Cookie Policy page.
Google Analytics may set other cookies according to the document Use of Google Analytics cookies on websites.
To stop receiving personalised advertising from Google, you can disable ad personalisation using Google’s ad settings.

• Advertising cookies: These show advertising based on your browsing habits, country of origin, language, etc. 
  • _gads and _gac. DoubleClick cookies to measure interactions with ads and avoid showing you the same ad too many times. This is persistent and lasts for 1 year.
  • IDE. Cookie to record and notify DoubleClick of the actions of the website user when they have seen or clicked on one of the advertiser’s ads, in order to measure effectiveness and display ads that match their interests. This is persistent and lasts for a period of 1 year: 

This website may use “DoubleClick” services that may set cookies to show you content-related advertising relevant to you based on a profile of your browsing habits, thereby improving your perception of the quality of the website.
This website may use “Google Adsense” services that may install cookies to collect information for statistical and website usage purposes. The cookies installed make it possible to improve the advertising you encounter on the website by showing you advertising based on content relevant to you, thus improving your perception of the quality of the website.

• Personalisation cookies: allow users to access the service with some predefined general characteristics according to a series of criteria established by the User, such as the language or type of browser through which the User connects to this website.
• Social Cookies: set by social media platforms to allow users to share content with their friends and networks. The website includes other functionalities provided by third party services and social networks to enhance the visitor experience. You can share content on social networks such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Vimeo or YouTube via the buttons included for this purpose or with the social networks’ own sharing tools. As a result, these services may set cookies and use them to track your online activity. We have no direct control over the information collected by these cookies.
• Affiliate Cookies: allow tracking of visits from other websites, with which the website establishes an affiliation contract. 
  • we may participate in the Amazon EU Affiliate Programme. Amazon and other advertisers may place cookies on your computer to collect information, serve ads to you, display content based on your interests, or track your browsing, saving affiliate information in case you make a purchase within 24 hours.

According to duration

• Session cookies: designed to collect and store data while the User accesses the website.
• Persistent cookies: those where the data remain stored in the User’s terminal and can be accessed and processed for a defined period of time by the party responsible for the cookie.

What are first-party and third-party cookies?

First-party cookies are those generated by the website you are visiting and third-party cookies are those generated by external services or providers such as Facebook, Twitter, Google, etc.

What happens if I disable cookies?

Here are some examples to help you understand the extent to which cookies can be disabled:

• You may not share content from that website on Facebook, Twitter or any other social network.
• The website will not be able to adapt the content to your personal preferences, as is often the case with online shops.
• You will not be able to access the personal area of that website, such as My Account, My Profile or My Orders.
• Online shops: It will be impossible for you to shop online, you will have to order by telephone or visit the physical shop if there is one.
• It will not be possible to customise your geographical preferences such as time zone, currency or language.
• The website will not be able to perform web analytics on visitors and web traffic, which will make it difficult for the website to be competitive.
• You will not be able to write on the blog, upload photos, post comments, review or rate content. The website will not be able to tell whether you are a human or an automated application posting spam.
• It will not be possible to display targeted advertising, which will reduce the website’s advertising revenue.
• All social networks use cookies, so if you disable them you will not be able to use any social network.

Can cookies be deleted?

Yes, not only can they be deleted, but they can also be blocked, either generally or for a specific domain.

To delete cookies from a website, you must go to your browser settings and there you can search for the cookies associated with the domain in question and delete them.

Cookie settings for the most popular browsers

Here’s how to access a particular cookie in the Chrome browser. Note: These steps may vary depending on your browser version:

1. Go to Settings or Preferences via the File menu or by clicking on the customisation icon at the top right.
2. You will see different sections, click on the option Show advanced options.
3. Go to Privacy, Content Settings.
4. Select All cookies and site data.
5. You will see a list of all cookies sorted by domain. To make it easier for you to find the cookies for a particular domain, enter part or all of the address in the Find cookies field.
6. After applying this filter, one or more lines with the cookies of the requested website will appear on the screen. Now all you have to do is select this and press X to delete it.

Follow these steps to access the cookie settings using an Internet Explorer browser (may vary depending on browser version):

1. Go to Tools, Internet Options
2. Click on Privacy.
3. Move the slider to set the desired privacy level.

Follow these steps to access the cookies settings using the Firefox browser (may vary depending on browser version):

1. Go to Options or Preferences depending on your operating system.
2. Click on Privacy.
3. Under History choose Use custom settings for history.
4. You will now see the option Accept cookies, which you can activate or deactivate according to your preference.

Follow these steps to access the cookie settings in the Safari browser for OSX (may vary depending on browser version):

1. Go to Preferences, then Privacy.
2. Here you will see the option Block cookies for you to set the type of blocking you want to carry out.

Follow these steps to access cookie settings in the Safari browser for iOS (may vary depending on browser version):

1. Go to Settings, then Safari.
2. Go to Privacy and Security, you will see the option Block cookies for you to adjust the type of blocking you want to carry out.

Follow these steps to access your browser cookie settings for Android devices (may vary depending on browser version):

1. Launch the navigator and press the Menu key, then Settings.
2. Go to Security and Privacy where you will see the Accept cookies option to check or uncheck the box.

Follow these steps to access your browser cookie settings for Windows Phone devices, (may vary depending on browser version):

1. Open Internet Explorer, then More, then Settings
2. You can now check or uncheck the Allow cookies box.

Our site uses or may in the future use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc., with headquarters at 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View (California), CA 94043, United States (“Google”). Google Analytics uses “cookies”, which are placed on your computer, to analyse how users use the website. The information generated by Google about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google will use this information on behalf of the Owner of this website for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google’s behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. You may refuse the processing of data or information by rejecting the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, as explained above. However, you should be aware that if you do so you may not be able to use the full functionality of the website. By using this site, you explicitly consent to the data about you that Google may collect through your interaction with our site being processed in the manner and for the purposes set out above.