What are cookies?

We use the term "cookies" to refer to all technologies which store and access information on the device that you use to access the Website, such as your computer, tablet or mobile phone. For example, we use http cookies, which are small data files (typically made up of numbers and letters) that are downloaded when you access the Website and allow us to recognise your device.

We use cookies to enhance the online experience of our visitors and to better understand how the Website is used. Cookies may tell us whether you have visited the Website before or whether you are a new visitor. 

What types of cookies exist?

Please review this section, which provides an overview of the types of cookies that may be used in an online environment.

According to the ownership of the cookie, they may be classified as:

1. First-party cookies: these are sent to the user's computer or device from a computer or domain managed by the publisher themselves, and from which the website requested by the user is being provided.

2. Third-party cookies: these are sent to the user's computer or device from a computer or domain that is not managed by the publisher, but by a different entity who processes the information collected through cookies.

According to the lifespan of the cookie, they may be classified as: 

1. Session cookies: these are designed to collect and store information while the user visits a website.

2. Persistent cookies: these allow information stored in the computer or device to be accessed and processed over a period of time defined by the owner of the cookie. Timeframes can vary between a few minutes to several years.

According to the purpose of the cookie, they may be classified as:

1. Performance and Analytics cookies: these, when processed by either by the publisher or a third-party, allow for the quantification of the number of users and thus the measurement and statistical analysis of the website's usage. To that end, an analysis of the users browsing the website is carried out for the purpose of improving the products and services offered.

2. Advertising cookies: these allow for the management, in the most effective way possible, of the advertising spaces that the publisher has included on a website, application or platform from which the requested page is provided, based on criteria such as the edited content or the frequency in which ads are being displayed. In particular, these cookies store information on the user's behaviour, obtained through the continuous observation of their browsing habits, allowing for the development of a specific profile in order to display advertising based on the same. It is also possible that by visiting a website, or by opening an e-mail or a message containing an ad or a promotion, a cookie is installed on the user's browser for the purpose of displaying subsequent advertising related to previous searches and developing a control of the ads concerning, for example, the number of views, the location in which they appear, the times at which they are displayed etc..

3. Necessary cookies: these allow the user to browse through a website, platform or application and use the different options or services provided therein. This can include web traffic management; information or session identification; accessing restricted content or sections; remembering items included in an order; carrying out the order purchase process; and remembering language and customised settings.