What are cookies and why do we use them on the website?
A cookie is a file that is downloaded to the user’s device to access a certain website to store and retrieve information about the navigation that is done on the computer.
Cookies allow this website, among other things, to store and retrieve information about user choices and habits. On this website, the cookies that exist are necessary for the operation of this website.
It is important to note that the use of cookies does not provide personal data of the user.
What type of cookies are there?
Cookies, depending on how long they remain activated, can be divided into session or permanent cookies:
- Session cookies: the data collected and stored by these cookies is collected while the user is browsing the website, and is deleted when the browser is closed. They are usually used to store information that is of interest to be kept for the provision of the service requested by the user on a single occasion.
- Persistent cookies: through these cookies, the data continues to be stored on the terminal for a certain period of time, thus facilitating the control of the chosen preferences without having to repeat certain parameters each time the website is visited.
Additionally, depending on the entity that manages them, cookies can be classified as their own or third-party:
- First-party cookies: these cookies are sent to the user’s terminal equipment from a computer or domain managed by the publisher itself and from which the service requested by the user is provided.
- Third-party cookies: these cookies are sent to the user’s terminal equipment from a computer or domain that is not managed by the publisher, but by another entity that processes the data obtained through cookies.
In terms of purpose, cookies can be:
- Technical cookies: these cookies allow you to control traffic and data communication.
- Personalisation cookies: these cookies allow users to access certain of their own characteristics (browser, language, etc.).
- Analysis cookies: these cookies allow the person responsible for them to monitor and analyse the behaviour of website users and allow a user profile to be created.
- Advertising cookies: these cookies collect data about the management of advertising spaces.