What is a cookie?
A cookie is a computer file that a web server can process on the device (computer, telephone, etc.) with which the user connects, in order to recognise their characteristics and/or preferences when they reconnect and/or to facilitate the use and browsing of the website, providing various advantages in the provision of interactive services. Cookies are used, among other purposes, to manage the user’s session (for example, by reducing the number of times they have to enter their password) or to adapt the contents of a website to their preferences (for example, language). Cookies can be ‘session’ cookies, which are deleted once the user leaves the website that generated them, or ‘persistent’ cookies, which remain on the user’s device until a certain date.
What types of cookies does this website use?
This website uses different types of cookies, with the purposes detailed below:
Technical cookies: enable users to browse this website and use different options that may exist on it, such as identifying the session, managing parameters entered by the user, or sharing content via social networks.
Analysis cookies: Analysis cookies allow the monitoring and analysis of the behaviour of users of the website. The information collected through this type of cookies is used to measure website activity in order to make improvements based on the analysis of usage data provided by users (for example, Google Analytics).
Cookies used on this website
Cookie | Duration | Type | Purpose |
_ga | 2 years | To distinguish users of the website by assigning them a random unique identifier for long-term statistical purposes. | |
_gat | 1-10 minutes | Third party (Google Analytics) | To limit requests to the website, and to regulate data submissions to Google Analytics. |
_gid | 24 hours | To distinguish website users by assigning them a random unique identifier for short-term statistical purposes. |
How can cookies be disabled or deleted?
Web browsers are the tools used for managing cookies. The user, if desired, can disable and/or delete cookies, totally or partially. To do this, you should consult the configuration options for the treatment of cookies provided by the different browsers.