Cookie Policy

What are cookies?

In English, the term “cookie” literally means a small biscuit, but in the context of web browsing a “cookie” is something entirely different. When you access our Website, a small piece of text known as a “cookie” is stored in your device’s browser. This text contains various information about your browsing activity, habits, preferences, content customisation and so on.

There are other technologies that work in a similar way and are also used to collect data about your browsing activity. We refer to all of these technologies collectively as “cookies”.

The specific ways in which we use these technologies are described in this document.

What are cookies used for on this Website?

Cookies are an essential part of how the Website works. The main purpose of our cookies is to improve your browsing experience. For example, they are used to remember your preferences (language, country, etc.) while you browse and on future visits. The information collected through cookies also allows us to improve the Website, adapt it to your interests as a user, speed up the searches you perform, and so on.

In certain cases, if we have obtained your prior informed consent, we may use cookies for other purposes, such as obtaining information that allows us to show you advertising based on an analysis of your browsing habits.

What are cookies NOT used for on this Website?

The cookies we use do not store sensitive, personally identifiable information such as your name, address, password, etc.

Who uses the information stored in cookies?

The information stored in the cookies on our Website is used exclusively by us, except for those identified below as “third-party cookies”, which are used and managed by external entities that provide services to us to improve the user experience. For example, statistics on the number of visits, the most popular content, etc., are usually handled by Google Analytics.

Third-party cookies are also commonly used to ensure that payment transactions carried out through the Website are processed correctly.

How can you avoid the use of cookies on this Website?

If you prefer to avoid the use of cookies, you can REJECT their use, or CONFIGURE which cookies you want to block and which you allow (in this document we provide detailed information about each type of cookie, its purpose, recipient, duration, etc.).

If you have accepted them, we will not ask you again unless you delete the cookies from your device as explained in the following section. If you wish to withdraw your consent, you will need to delete the cookies and configure your preferences again.

How do I disable and delete cookies?

The Owner displays information about its Cookie Policy in the footer menu and in the cookie banner that is accessible on all pages of the Website. The cookie banner shows essential information about data processing and allows the User to perform the following actions:

• ACCEPT or REJECT the installation of cookies, or withdraw any consent previously given.
• Change your cookie preferences on the Customise Cookies page, which you can access from the Cookie Notice or from the Customise Cookies page itself.
• Obtain additional information on the Cookie Policy page.

To restrict, block or delete the cookies from this Website (including those used by third parties), you can do so at any time by changing your browser settings. Please note that the way you do this is different in each browser.

At the following links you will find instructions on how to enable or disable cookies in the most commonly used browsers.

• Firefox
• Google Chrome
• Internet Explorer
• Microsoft Edge
• Safari

What types of cookies are used on this website?

Each website uses its own cookies. On our Website, we use the ones listed below:

According to the entity that manages them

First-party cookies:

These are those that are sent to the User’s device from a computer or domain managed by the editor itself and from which the service requested by the User is provided.

Third-party cookies:

These are those that are sent to the User’s device from a computer or domain that is not managed by the editor, but by another entity that processes the data obtained through the cookies.

If the cookies are served from a computer or domain managed by the editor itself, but the information collected through them is managed by a third party, they cannot be considered first-party cookies if the third party uses them for its own purposes (for example, to improve the services it provides or to deliver advertising services on behalf of other entities).

According to their purpose

Technical cookies:

These are necessary for browsing and for the proper functioning of our Website. For example, they are used to control traffic and data communication, identify the session, access restricted areas, remember the items in an order, carry out the purchase process, manage payment, control fraud linked to the security of the service, handle requests to sign up for or take part in an event, count visits for the purposes of billing software licences used to run the Website’s service, use security elements while browsing, store content for the broadcasting of videos or sound, enable dynamic content (for example, loading animations for text or images) or share content via social networks.

Analytics cookies:

These allow us to quantify the number of users and thus measure and statistically analyse how users make use of the Website. To this end, your browsing on our Website is analysed in order to improve the products or services we offer.

Preference or personalisation cookies:

These allow information to be remembered so that the User can access the service with certain characteristics that may differentiate their experience from that of other users, such as language, the number of results shown when the User performs a search, the appearance or content of the service depending on the type of browser used to access the service, or the region from which the service is accessed, etc.

Behavioural advertising cookies:

These are those which, processed by us or by third parties, allow us to analyse your browsing habits on the Internet so that we can show you advertising related to your browsing profile.

According to the length of time they remain active

Session cookies:

These are designed to collect and store data while the User is accessing a website.

They are typically used to store information that only needs to be kept for the provision of the service requested by the User on a single occasion (for example, a list of products purchased) and they disappear when the session ends.

Persistent cookies:

With these cookies, the data remain stored on the device and can be accessed and processed for a period defined by the party responsible for the cookie, which may range from a few minutes to several years. In this respect, it is important to assess specifically whether the use of persistent cookies is necessary, since the risks to privacy could be reduced by using session cookies instead.

In any case, when persistent cookies are installed, it is recommended that their duration be kept to the minimum necessary in light of their purpose. For these purposes, Opinion 4/2012 of the Article 29 Working Party stated that, for a cookie to be exempt from the requirement of informed consent, its expiry must be related to its purpose. Because of this, session cookies are much more likely than persistent cookies to be considered exempt.

Details of the cookies used on this Website: