WHAT ARE COOKIES?
Cookies are small files that are installed on the hard drive or browser of a computer, tablet, smartphone, or similar device used for browsing the Internet. They assist in various functions, including personalising the services provided by the website owner, improving navigation and usability, gathering aggregate information about website visitors, enabling the playback and display of multimedia content, facilitating interaction between the user and the website, enabling security tools, among others.
DEFINITIONS USED IN THIS COOKIES POLICY
Website usability: Defined as the experience a user has when browsing, using, and interacting with a website.
Aggregate information: Non-nominal, typically numerical data used to provide statistical information.
Terminal equipment: The device (computer, smartphone, tablet, etc.) used by the user to browse the Internet.
Editor: The person responsible for or owner of the website.
Third party: An external entity, collaborator, service provider, or entity related to the editor that participates in the management of some cookies.
Cookie manager: The editor, person responsible, owner of the website, or, in some cases, a third party.
Browsing habits: Trends shown by the user while navigating a website, such as time spent on the page, sections visited, most frequented areas, origin and destination of visits, etc.
WHAT TYPES OF COOKIES EXIST?
By the entity managing them:
First-party cookies:These are sent to the user’s device from a system or domain managed by the editor and from which the service requested by the user is provided.
Third-party cookies: These are sent to the user’s device from a system or domain not managed by the editor but by another entity that processes data obtained through the cookies.
By the time they remain active on the device:
Session cookies: Designed to collect and store data while the user accesses a website.
Persistent cookies:These keep data stored on the device and can be accessed and processed for a defined period by the cookie manager, ranging from a few minutes to several years.
By the purpose for which the data obtained are processed:
Technical cookies: These allow the user to navigate a website, platform, or application and use various options or services, such as controlling data traffic, identifying sessions, accessing restricted areas, remembering order details, completing purchase processes, registering for events, using security elements, storing content for video or audio playback, or sharing content via social networks.
Personalisation cookies: These enable the user to access the service with certain predefined general features based on criteria on the user’s device, such as language, browser type, or regional settings.
Analytics cookies: These allow the cookie manager to monitor and analyse user behaviour on websites they are linked to. The information collected is used to measure website activity and develop user browsing profiles to improve services based on user data analysis.
Advertising cookies: These enable the most efficient management of advertising spaces that the editor may have included on a website, application, or platform, based on criteria such as content or the frequency of ads displayed.
Behavioural advertising cookiesThese allow the most efficient management of advertising spaces by storing user behaviour information obtained through continuous observation of browsing habits, enabling the creation of a specific profile to display advertising based on it.
HOW TO DISABLE COOKIES?
Blocking or disabling all cookies helps protect privacy but may also limit the user experience on some websites, including restricting functionalities or even preventing proper browsing or use of certain services. To learn how to disable cookies in the most popular web browsers, follow the tutorials below:
Google Chrome
Mozilla Firefox
Internet Explorer
Safari
Chrome para Android
Opera
If you have any questions or concerns regarding this Cookies Policy, please contact us at:invattur@gva.es