Downloading these elements involves the ability to gather information on the user’s activity and has implications regarding privacy.
The regulations establish the obligation to obtain the users’ informed consent to accept the use of cookies on websites.
What are cookies?
Cookies are small files that are downloaded to the user’s computer when browsing web pages, enabling recognition of the user’s browser. These cookies do not contain or collect information.
They are used, for example, to keep users logged in to an account without having to sign in every time they access their account.
We use the following types of cookies:
- Session: the purpose is to register user data entered in the website when the user completes a form.
- Social networks plug-in: this allows the user to share content with the members of a particular social network. The owner is the social network that provides the cookie (Facebook Inc, Twitter Inc, etc).
- Google Analytics: we use cookies in order to gather website usage statistics to obtain information on the recurrence level of our visitors and the content that is of greatest interest. This allows us to focus our efforts on improving the most frequently visited areas and help the user find content more easily. The information on each visit to the website can be used for evaluations and statistical studies of anonymous data, as well as to guarantee the continuity of the service or make improvements. For more details about our privacy policy, refer to the following link.
How to disable cookies?
All browsers allow you to make changes to disable the configuration of cookies. These settings can be found in the Options or Settings menu of your browser.
Here are some links with instructions on how to disable cookies in different browsers.
Disabling cookies entails losing functionality in many websites.
Instructions for disabling cookies in Google Chrome.
Instructions for disabling cookies in Internet Explorer.
Instructions for disabling cookies in Safari.
Instructions for disabling cookies in Firefox.
More about our general privacy policy in legal conditions and terms of use.