Cookies policy

The purpose of this Policy is to help you understand the use that the Entity makes of cookies, the purpose of the cookies used, as well as the options available to manage them.

Cookies are files that are downloaded to the user’s computer for the purpose of collecting data, which are essential for the correct functioning of the Entity’s web pages, applications or any other website, providing advantages to the user, facilitating navigation and usability of the same and which may be updated and recovered by the entity responsible for their installation.

You can disable the use of cookies when you consider it appropriate through the configuration/adjustment options of your browser, so that you can block, restrict, disable or delete the acceptance of cookies. However, we remind you that, in the event that you decide to change the configuration of the cookies, the service provided through the different websites of the group could be partially or totally affected.

The cookies that may be used by the Entity are:

According to the entity that manages them:

· Own cookies: These are cookies that are sent to the user’s terminal equipment from a computer or domain managed by the group and from which the service requested by the user is provided.
· Third-party cookies: These are cookies that are sent to the user’s terminal equipment from a computer or domain managed or not by the group, with a third party processing the data obtained through the cookies.

According to the period of time they remain activated on the terminal equipment:

· Session cookies: These are cookies designed to collect and store data while the user accesses a web page or application. They are used to store information that is only of interest to keep for the provision of the service requested by the user on a single occasion.
· Persistent cookies: These are cookies in which the data remains stored in the terminal and can be accessed and processed for a period defined by the group, which can range from a few minutes to several years.

Depending on the purpose for which the data obtained through cookies are processed:

· Technical cookies: These are those that allow the user to navigate through a website, platform or application and use the different options or services that exist therein.
· Personalization cookies: These are those that allow the user to access the service with some predefined general characteristics, based on a series of criteria in the user’s terminal (for example, the language, the type of browser through which the user accesses the service, the regional configuration from where the user accesses the service, etc.).
· Analysis cookies: These are those that allow the monitoring and analysis of the behavior of users of the websites to which they are linked. The information collected through this type of cookies is used to measure the activity of the websites, application or platform and to create navigation profiles of the users of said sites, in order to introduce improvements based on the analysis of the usage data made by the users of the service. You can consult the analysis cookies used by the Entity in the following
· Advertising cookies: These are those that allow the management, in the most efficient way possible, of the advertising spaces that, where appropriate, have been included in a web page, application or platform from which the requested service is provided, based on criteria such as the edited content or the frequency with which the advertisements are shown. The Entity does not integrate cookies of this type within the web services provided to the user.
· Behavioural advertising cookies: These are those that allow the management, in the most efficient way possible, of the advertising spaces that, where appropriate, have been included in a web page, application or platform from which the requested service is provided. These cookies store information on the behaviour of users obtained through the continuous observation of their browsing habits, which allows the development of a specific profile to display advertising based on it. The Entity does not integrate cookies of this type within the web services provided to the user.

Additionally, the Entity, for its applications and services, uses the Google Analytics analytical service, with the sole purpose of providing us with reports on its activity.

For more information, you can consult the Privacy Center of each of the analytical tools:
Google Analytics: http://www.google.com/intl/es/analytics/learn/privacy.html

The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website will be directly transmitted and stored by Google. If you wish to deny permission for the statistical processing of data or information with Google Analytics, you can deactivate this service without problems. To do so, follow this link: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/181881?hl=es

The Entity will review the Cookies Policy annually, unless there are regulatory or other requirements that make it necessary to adapt the Policy with a shorter frequency. Therefore, users are advised to periodically consult its content.

For more information on cookies, you can consult the Guide on the use of cookies from the Spanish Data Protection Agency (PDF, 630 KB). http://www.residencia.csic.es/informacion/pdf/privacidad_cookies.pdf