Due to the entry into force of the amendment of the "Law of Services of the Information Society" (LSSICE) established by Royal Decree 13/2012, it is mandatory to obtain the express consent of the user of all websites that use dispensable cookies, before the user navigates through them.
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.
Using these devices allows the Web server to remember some data concerning the user, such as your preferences for viewing the pages of that server, name and password, products that most interest you, etc..
According to the EU directive, the cookies that require the user's informed consent are analytics 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.
About the types of cookies, there are five main groups:
Analytical cookies: collect information on the use of the website.
Social cookies: are those necessary for external social networks.
Affiliate cookies: allow tracking of visits from other websites, with which the website establishes an affiliation contract (affiliation companies).
Advertising and behavioral cookies: they collect information about the user's preferences and personal choices (retargeting).
Technical and functional cookies: they are strictly necessary for the use of the website and for the provision of the contracted service.
PHPSESSID: technical and strictly necessary cookie containing the session identifier. It is deleted when the browser is closed.
_lang: technical and strictly necessary cookie containing the language of the session. It is deleted when the browser is closed.
ac_cookies: technical and strictly necessary cookie containing the value of whether the installation of cookies has been accepted. It expires in 1 year from the last update.
_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.
_gat: This cookie is associated with Google Analytics. It is used to limit the request rate - limiting data collection on high traffic sites. It expires after 10 minutes.
_gid: This cookie is associated with Google Analytics. It is used to distinguish users. It expires after 24 hours.
Chrome
For more information about Chrome click here: HYPERLINK http://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=es
Internet Explorer
For more information about Internet Explorer click here: HYPERLINK https://support.microsoft.com/es-es/help/278835/how-to-delete-cookie-files-in-internet-explorer
Firefox
For more information about Mozilla Firefox click here: https://www.mozilla.org/es-ES/privacy/websites/#cookies
Safari Version 5.1
For more information about Safari click here: HYPERLINK https://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/en-ww/cookies/
Opera
For more information about Opera click here: HYPERLINK https://help.opera.com/en/latest/security-and-privacy/#clearBrowsingData
Other browsers
Refer to the documentation of the browser you have installed.
