WHAT ARE COOKIES?
A cookie is a small file which is downloaded onto a user’s computer/smartphone/tablet, when they access certain websites, in order to store and retrieve information from the terminal equipment. Amongst other functions, cookies allow the storage and retrieval of information concerning the browsing habits of a user, in order to improve the service provided to them. The information obtained through cookies is anonymous and does not allow for user identification.

TYPES OF COOKIES
Depending on which entity is managing the domain from which the cookies are sent and the way the data obtained are handled, two types of cookies may be differentiated:

Own cookies: sent to the terminal equipment from our own devices or domains.

Third-party cookies: sent to the terminal equipment from a device or domain belonging to a separate collaborating entity.

Depending on the period of time cookies remain in storage on the client’s browser, cookies can be:

Session cookies: activated while the user accesses the webpage or for the provision of the service requested.

Persistent cookies: stored for a certain period of time on the user’s terminal device. They may be accessed by their controller whenever the user connects to their website.

Depending on the purpose for which the data collected will be handled:

Technical cookies: necessary to use the website and for the provision of services.

Personalization cookies: they allow the user to access the service with certain generic, predefined elements depending on a series of criteria concerning the user’s terminal (language, type of browser, etc.).

Analytical cookies: they allow for the tracking and statistical analysis of the behaviour of all users for the websites they are linked to.

Advertising cookies: they allow for the management of advertisement spaces on the webpage, application or platform from which service is provided.

Behavioural advertisement cookies: they store information concerning user behaviour, collected through user browsing habits, which allows for the development of specific profiles to display ads.