WHAT ARE COOKIES AND WHY DO WE USE THEM?

 

A cookie is a small piece of information that is stored on your computer, smartphone, or tablet every time you visit our website.

In principle, a cookie is harmless: it does not contain viruses, trojans, worms, etc., that could damage your device, but it does have a certain impact on your right to the protection of your personal data, as it collects specific information concerning you (browsing habits, identity, preferences, etc.).

For this reason, based on the applicable regulations (LSSI and current data protection laws), the activation of certain types of cookies will require your prior consent.

Before this, we will provide you with additional information that will help you make a better decision in this regard:

1. Cookies can be of various types depending on their purpose:

• Technical cookies are necessary for our website to function; they do not require your consent and are the only ones we have activated by default.
• The other cookies serve to improve our website, to customize it based on your preferences, or to show you ads tailored to your searches, preferences, and personal interests. You can accept all these cookies by pressing the ACCEPT ALL button or configure them or reject their use by clicking on the COOKIE SETTINGS section.
  Your current status: Consent accepted. Manage your consent.

2. Some cookies are ours (we will call them first-party cookies), while others belong to external companies that provide services for our website (we will call them third-party cookies: an example could be cookies from external providers such as Google). In this regard, it is important to know that some of these external providers may be located outside of Spain. Globally, not all countries have the same level of data protection, with some countries being more secure than others (for example, the European Union is a secure environment for your data). Our policy is to use reliable providers who, regardless of whether or not they are located in the European Union, have adopted the appropriate safeguards for the protection of your personal information. However, in the section called WHAT TYPE OF COOKIES ARE CURRENTLY USED ON OUR WEBSITE?, you can review the different Privacy Policies and data protection practices of each of the referenced external providers to make an informed decision about activating or not activating the third-party cookies used by our website.
3. Finally, please note that based on how long they remain active, cookies can be categorized into two types:

• Session cookies: they automatically expire when you end your session on your computer, smartphone, or tablet. They are typically used to retain the necessary information while a service is provided to you on a single occasion.
• Persistent cookies: they remain stored on your computer, smartphone, or tablet for a specified period, which may range from a few minutes to several years.

 

WHAT TYPE OF COOKIES CAN WE USE ON OUR WEBSITE?

 

• Technical Cookies:

Technical cookies are essential for our website to function and for you to navigate through it. This type of cookie is the one that, for example, allows us to identify you, grant you access to restricted parts of the site if necessary, or remember different options or services already selected by you, such as your privacy preferences. Therefore, they are activated by default, and your consent is not required in this regard.

Through your browser settings, you can block or alert the presence of this type of cookies, although this blocking will affect the proper functioning of the various functionalities of our website.

• Analytical Cookies:

Analytical cookies allow us to study the navigation of users on our website in general (for instance, which sections of the site are most visited, which services are used the most, and whether they work correctly, etc.).

From the statistical information about browsing on our website, we can enhance both the operation of the site itself and the various services it offers. Thus, these cookies do not have an advertising purpose, but rather serve solely to ensure that our website works better, adapting to our users in general. By activating them, you will contribute to this continuous improvement.

You can activate or deactivate these cookies by marking the corresponding checkbox, which are deactivated by default.

• Functionality and Personalization Cookies:

Functionality cookies allow us to remember your preferences to customize certain features and general options of our website every time you access it (for example, the language in which the information is presented, the sections marked as favorites, your browser type, etc.).

Therefore, this type of cookies does not have an advertising purpose, but by activating them, you will improve the functionality of the website (e.g., adapting to your browser type) and the customization of it based on your preferences (for example, presenting information in the language you selected previously), which will contribute to the ease, usability, and comfort of our website during your navigation.

You can activate or deactivate these cookies by marking the corresponding checkbox, which are deactivated by default.

• Advertising Cookies:

Advertising cookies allow us to manage the advertising spaces included on our website based on criteria such as the content shown or the frequency with which ads are displayed.

For example, if you have seen the same ad multiple times on our website, and you have not shown personal interest by clicking on it, it will not appear again. In summary, by activating this type of cookies, the advertisements displayed on our website will be more useful and diverse, and less repetitive.

You can activate or deactivate these cookies by marking the corresponding checkbox, which are deactivated by default.

• Behavioral Advertising Cookies:

Behavioral advertising cookies allow us to gather information based on observing your browsing habits and behaviors on the web to show you advertising content that better fits your personal tastes and interests.

To simplify, let’s say that if your recent searches on the web are related to suspense literature, we would show you ads about suspense books.

Therefore, by activating this type of cookies, the advertising we show you on our website will not be generic, but will instead be oriented to your searches, tastes, and interests, thus adjusting exclusively to you.

You can activate or deactivate these cookies by marking the corresponding checkbox, which are deactivated by default.