What are cookies?
Cookies are small files with information that are stored in your web browser when you access and use certain web pages. These files allow websites to retrieve information about your browsing habits and preferences or about the device you connect from.
Although they are essential for providing a good service, depending on the type of information they contain, they can pose a risk to your privacy. For this reason, Spanish legislation has established that certain types of cookies must be reported, and user consent obtained before they are installed in the browser. Through this Cookies Policy, we aim to clearly and sufficiently inform you about the types of cookies we use on this website.
What types of cookies do we use?
On this website, we use cookies to facilitate your navigation and provide you with a better browsing experience. The cookies we use can be divided into the following categories:
According to their origin:
- Own cookies: These are cookies for which the editor is responsible and are generally sent to the user’s terminal device from a device or domain managed by the editor and from which the requested service is provided to the user.
- Third-party cookies: These are cookies for which another entity is responsible and are generally sent to the user’s terminal device from a device or domain not managed by the editor, but by another entity that processes the data obtained through cookies.
According to their duration:
- Session cookies: Designed to collect and store data while the user accesses our website. They are typically used to store information that only needs to be kept for the duration of the service requested by the user.
- Persistent cookies: Data remain stored on the terminal and can be accessed and processed for a defined period by the cookie controller, which can range from a few minutes to several years.
According to their purpose:
- Technical cookies: Essential for the website’s operation. They allow the user to navigate and use the various options or services available, such as controlling data traffic and communication, identifying the session, accessing restricted areas, using security elements during navigation, or sharing content via social networks.
- Analytical cookies: Aim to analyze the user’s behavior and use of the website. They allow us to quantify the number of users visiting the website and identify which parts of the website are most visited and, therefore, most popular.
- Personalization cookies: Allow the user to access the service with some pre-defined general features based on a series of criteria in the user’s terminal, such as language, browser type, regional configuration, etc.
The website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (“Google”), a Delaware company whose main office is at 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View (California), CA 94043, United States. Google Analytics uses cookies to help the website analyze how users use it. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website will be directly transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google will use this information to track your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity and providing other services related to website activity and Internet usage.
For more information on the use of Google Analytics cookies used on the website, see the following link:
https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/analyticsjs/cookie-usage?hl=es.
How can you control cookies?
It is important for you to know that you can configure your preferences regarding our portal and third parties that install cookies at any time by following any of the following options:
- Accessing Cookie Settings, whose link can be found in the footer of our page.
- Additionally, you can easily modify your browser preferences to control which cookies access your computer and which you prefer to limit.
This option is usually found in the “options” or “preferences” menu of browsers. If you use any of the following, just select the link and follow the instructions provided on the linked page:
- Cookie preferences in Internet Explorer
- Microsoft Edge preferences
- Cookie preferences in Chrome
- Cookie preferences in Firefox
- Cookie preferences in Safari
However, if you change your preferences and limit cookies access to your device, some functionalities of the website may cease to work.
Modifications to the Cookies Policy
We provide this Cookies Policy so you can consult, archive, or print it whenever you find it convenient. It may be subject to modifications due to changes on the website or in the cookies used, legislative or jurisprudential developments, or new criteria from the Spanish Data Protection Agency or the corresponding Control Authority (www.aepd.es). Therefore, we reserve the right to modify this Cookies Policy at any time.
If you wish to contact us regarding our cookies policy, you can do so at karizoo@alivira.es.
Last updated: February 2024