A Cookie is a small text file that a website, application or other platform stores on your computer, tablet, smartphone or other similar device. It contains information about your browsing or usage, functioning as a tag that identifies your device. Cookies are essential, for example, to facilitate navigation and understand how users interact with the platforms, thus allowing their improvement. They are also very useful for customizing advertising according to user preferences, as well as for other purposes explained below. It is important to mention that Cookies do not harm your computer or device. When we refer to "Cookies", we also refer to other similar technologies for installing and/or collecting information on or about your device (such as flash cookies, web beacons or bugs, pixels, HTML5 local storage, and SDK technologies for application formats). Also, the term "Cookies" applies to the use of fingerprinting techniques, i.e., those techniques of combining information that help us identify your device. Sometimes, these technologies work in conjunction with cookies to collect and store information, either to provide you with certain functionalities or services on our Platform, or to display advertising on third party platforms, taking into account your browsing.
This explanation provides an overview of what is involved in a Cookie for information purposes only. The specific Cookies we use are detailed in the cookie settings panel, accessible on our Platform.
We invite you to explore this section which provides an overview of the different types of Cookies that can be used in an online environment.
Depending on the entity responsible for the Cookies, they can be classified as:
1. Own Cookies: These are sent from a computer or domain managed by the editor of the platform or service requested by the user, directly to the user's computer or device.
2. Third Party Cookies: In contrast, these Cookies are sent from a computer or domain that is not managed by the publisher, but by another entity that processes the data obtained through the cookies, also directly to the user's computer or device.
Classification of Cookies according to their Purpose:
1. Strictly Necessary Cookies (Technical): These cookies enable the user to navigate through a website, platform or application, allowing the use of various options or services. Examples include traffic control, identification of session data, access to restricted sections or content, remembering items in an order, facilitating the purchase process, payment management, fraud control related to the security of the service, the use of security features while browsing, making applications for registration or participation in events, storing content for broadcasting videos or sound, enabling dynamic content (such as text or image loading animations) or sharing content through social networks. Technical cookies, due to their strictly necessary nature, are automatically downloaded when displaying the platform or providing the service requested by the user.
2. Functionality or Customization Cookies: These cookies are intended to remember information for the user to access the service or platform with specific features that can differentiate your experience from that of other users. This includes preferences such as language, the number of results to display in searches, the appearance or content of the service depending on the type of browser used by the user or the region from which you access the service, among others. Not accepting these Cookies may result in slower web page performance or less appropriate recommendations.
3. Analytics Cookies:This type of cookies allows us to quantify the number of users, the sections visited on the platform and how they interact with the platform. This facilitates the measurement and statistical analysis of the use made by users, with the aim of introducing improvements based on the analysis of usage data on the platform or service.
4. Behavioral Advertising Cookies: These cookies store information about the behavior of users obtained through the continuous observation of their browsing habits. This enables the creation of a specific profile to display advertising according to such behavior. These cookies allow the effective management of advertising spaces that, where appropriate, the editor has included directly or in collaboration with third parties.
Cookies play a fundamental role in the operation of our Platform. Their main purpose is to improve your browsing experience, making it more comfortable and efficient. For example, they are used to remember your preferences (language, country, etc.) during browsing and on future visits, as well as to constantly improve our services and Platform, and to offer you personalized advertising based on your browsing habits.
The information collected through Cookies allows us to make estimates based on statistical data and usage patterns (such as the number of visits, the most visited sections and the duration of the visit, among others). This provides us with a statistical view of how users interact with the Platform, allowing us to improve our services and tailor the Platform to your individual interests. It also facilitates faster searches and other functions.
On some occasions, we may use Cookies to obtain information that allows us to display advertising based on the analysis of your browsing habits from our Platform, third party platforms or other means.it should be noted that the Cookies we use never store sensitive information such as passwords or credit or debit card data, among others.
In the Cookies configuration panel, which you can access at any time on our Platform, you will find detailed information about the Cookies used on this site. It specifies the purpose, duration and management of each of them (either own or third party). This will allow you to enable or disable the use of those Cookies that are not strictly necessary for the operation of the Platform.when you disable Cookies, as far as possible, the affected ones will be deleted in your browser. In cases where it is not possible to delete a Cookie that you have rejected, we will proceed to block it. Therefore, we will never use the Cookies that you reject and we will do everything in our power to delete them (please note that some deletion mechanisms are beyond our control, as they depend on the third party responsible for the Cookie).furthermore, if you are browsing the Internet, you have the option to disable the use of Cookies in your browser, even in relation to third party Cookies that you have accepted and then wish to reject. Here's how to do it in the most common browsers:
- Google Chrome
- Internet Explorer
- Mozilla Firefox
- Safari
You can exercise this ability to prevent the use of Cookies at any time. Remember that the management of the Cookies settings panel and the option to reject Cookies are specific to each browser you use. Therefore, if you choose to set Cookies in a certain way on one device and you want the same settings to apply to another device, you must enable the same option on that other device.As an additional step, with respect to third-party Cookies used to deliver interest-based advertising, please note that certain third parties may be members of one of the following online behavioral advertising self-regulatory programs, which offer opt-out options:- Network Advertising Initiative (NAI) - http://www.networkadvertising.org/choices/-Google Analytics - https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
The information contained in the Cookies of our Platform is used exclusively by us. However, there are third party Cookies, mentioned in section 2, which are used and managed by external entities. These entities provide us with services aimed at improving the user experience while browsing our Platform. You can find more details in the Cookies settings panel, accessible at all times on our Platform.For more detailed information about the processing of your personal data in our collaboration with third parties, as well as those subject to international data transfers, we recommend that you consult our Privacy Policy, available on our Platform.We also invite you to review the privacy policies and privacy settings of these third party partners, which you can find on their respective platforms.
