Cookies are small files that are installed on the hard disk or in the browser of the computer, tablet, smartphone or equivalent device with navigation functions through the Internet and help, among others: to customize the services of the owner of the website, to facilitate navigation and usability through it, to get aggregate/additonal information from visitors to the web, to enable the reproduction and viewing of multimedia content on the website, to allow elements of interaction between the user and the website itself, to enable security tools, etc.
Web Usability: can be defined as the experience that a user has when browsing, using and interacting with a web page.
Aggregate information: non-nominal information, typically numerical and for the purpose of providing statistical information.
Terminal: the device (computer, smartphone, tablet, etc.) of the user browsing the Internet.
Editor: the person responsible for or the owner of the website.
Third party: an external entity, a collaborator, service provider or related to the editor, intervening in the management of some cookies.
Responsible party for the cookie: the editor, the responsible party, the owner of the website or even the third party in some cases.
Navigation habits: trends that the user shows when browsing through a web page, such as time spent visiting the page, parts visited, most frequent sections, origin of the visit, destination of the visit, among others.
According to the entity that manages them:
Own cookies: are those that are sent to the user’s terminal from a computer or domain managed by the editor him/herself and from which the service requested by the user is provided.
Third party cookies: those that are sent to the user’s terminal from a computer or domain that is not managed by the editor, but by another entity that processes the data obtained through the cookies.
According to the period of time that they remain active on the terminal:
Session cookies: are a type of cookie designed to collect and store data while the user accesses a web page.
Persistent cookies: are a type of cookie in which the data is stored in the terminal and can be accessed and processed during a period defined by the person responsible for the cookie, which can range from a few minutes to several years.
According to the purpose for which the data obtained through cookies is processed:
Technical cookies: are those that allow the user to navigate through a web page, platform or application and the use of different options or services that exist in it, for example, to control traffic and data communication, to identify the session, to obtain access to restricted areas, to remember the elements that make up an order, to perform the purchasing process of an order, to make a request for registration or participation in an event, to use security elements during navigation, to store contents for the dissemination of videos or sound or share content through social networks.
Personalization cookies: are those that allow the user to access the service with some predefined general characteristics based on a series of criteria in the user’s terminal, such as language, the type of browser through which the user accesses the service, the regional configuration from where you access the service, etc.
Analysis cookies: are those that allow the person responsible for them to monitor and analyze the behavior of the users of the websites to which they are linked. The information collected through this type of cookie is used in the measurement of the activity of the websites, application or platform and for the elaboration of navigation profiles of the users of said sites, applications and platforms, in order to introduce improvements in the function of the analysis of the data use made by the users of the service.
Advertising cookies: are those that allow the management, in the most efficient way possible, of the advertising spaces that, if applicable, the editor has included on a web page, application or platform from which it provides the requested service based on criteria such as the edited content or the frequency in which the ads are displayed.
Behavioral advertising cookies: are those that allow the management, in the most efficient way possible, of the advertising spaces that, if applicable, the editor has included on a web page, application or platform from which the requested service is provided. These cookies store information about the behavior of users obtained through the continuous observation of their browsing habits, which allows the development of a specific profile and to display advertising based on that profile.
Blocking or deactivating all cookies helps protect privacy, but may also limit the experience on some websites, as well as limit functionality or even bñock the correct navigation or use of some of their services. If you want to know how to disable the cookies on the most popular web browsers, access the following tutorials:
Firefox from here
Chrome from here
Explorer from here
Safari from here
Edge from here
Opera from here
If you have any questions or doubts about this Cookies Policy, you can contact us through [email protected].