INFORMATION ON COOKIES

Due to the entry into force of the relevant amendment to the Information Society Services Act (LSSICE) introduced by Royal Decree-Law 13/2012, websites that use non-essential cookies are required to obtain the user’s express consent before such cookies are installed while the user browses the website.

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 ensure the proper functioning of the website.

The use of these technologies allows the web server to remember certain information relating to the user, such as their preferences for displaying pages on that server, username and password, products they are most interested in, etc.

COOKIES SUBJECT TO REGULATIONS AND EXEMPT COOKIES

According to the EU Directive, cookies requiring the user’s informed consent include analytics cookies and advertising and affiliate cookies. Technical cookies and those necessary for the operation of the website or for the provision of services expressly requested by the user are exempt.

WHAT TYPES OF COOKIES ARE THERE?

There are five main categories of cookies:

• Analytics cookies: collect information about how the website is used.
• Social cookies: cookies required for external social networks.
• Affiliate cookies: allow visits originating from other websites with which the website has an affiliate agreement to be tracked.
• Advertising and behavioural cookies: collect information about the user’s personal preferences and choices (retargeting).
• Technical and functional cookies: strictly necessary for the use of the website and for the provision of the contracted service.

COOKIES USED ON THIS WEBSITE

PHPSESSID: a technical and strictly necessary cookie containing the session identifier. It is deleted when the browser is closed.

_lang: a technical and strictly necessary cookie containing the session language. It is deleted when the browser is closed.

ac_cookies: a technical and strictly necessary cookie containing information on whether the installation of cookies has been accepted. It expires 1 year after the last update.

_ga: a Google Analytics cookie that enables unique visitor tracking. The first time a user accesses the website through a browser, this cookie will be installed. When the same user accesses the website again using the same browser, the cookie will recognise them as the same user. Only if the user changes browsers will they be considered a different user. It expires 2 years after the last update.

_gat: this cookie is associated with Google Universal Analytics. It is used to throttle the request rate, limiting data collection on high-traffic websites. It expires after 10 minutes.

_utma: a Google Analytics cookie that records the date of the user’s first and most recent visits to the website. It expires 2 years after the last update.

_utmb: a Google Analytics cookie that records the time at which the user arrived at the website. It expires after 30 minutes.

_utmc: a Google Analytics cookie used for interoperability with the urchin.js tracking code. It is deleted when the browser is closed.

_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 that stores the traffic source or campaign explaining how the user reached the website. It expires 6 months after the last update.

WITHDRAWAL OF CONSENT TO INSTALL COOKIES

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.
   • Delete cookies: Click All cookies and site data…
   • Do not allow cookies to be stored.
5. Click Clear browsing data (clear the cache).
6. 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

1. Select Tools | Internet Options.
2. Click the General tab.
3. In the “Browsing history” section, 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 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

1. Select Firefox | History | Clear Recent History.
2. Next to “Details”, click the downward arrow.
3. Select the following checkboxes: Cookies, Cache, Active Logins.
4. Using the “Time range to clear” drop-down menu, select Everything.
5. Click Clear Now.
6. Close and restart the browser.

You may accept or reject cookies individually in Firefox Preferences, under the History section available at:

Tools > Options > Privacy.

For more information about Mozilla Firefox, click here:
https://www.mozilla.org/es-ES/privacy/websites/#cookies

Safari Version 5.1

1. Select the Safari icon / Edit | Reset Safari.
2. Select the following checkboxes: Clear history, Remove all website data.
3. Click Reset.
4. Close and restart the browser.

For more information about Safari, click here:
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH5042

Opera

Options > Advanced > Cookies.

The cookie settings control how Opera handles cookies and therefore whether they are accepted or rejected.

For more information about Opera, click here:
http://help.opera.com/Linux/10.60/es-ES/cookies.html

Other browsers

Please consult the documentation for the browser you have installed.