What are cookies?
When we think of the word ‘cookie’ we usually imagine a sweet biscuit, but in the context of web browsing, a ‘cookie’ is something entirely different.
When you visit our website, a small amount of text known as a ‘cookie’ is stored in your device’s browser. This text contains various types of information about your browsing activity, habits, preferences, content customisation, etc.
Other technologies work in a similar way and are also used to collect data about your browsing activity. Throughout this document, we will refer to all 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 our website works. The main purpose of our cookies is to improve your browsing experience. For example, they allow us to remember your preferences (language, country, etc.) while you browse and during future visits. The information collected through cookies also helps us improve our website, tailor it to your interests, speed up your searches, etc.
In certain cases, where we have obtained your prior informed consent, we may use cookies for other purposes, such as collecting information that allows us to display 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 personal information that could identify you, such as your name, address, password, etc.
Who uses the information stored in cookies?
The information stored in our website’s cookies is used exclusively by us, except for those identified below as ‘third-party cookies’. These are used and managed by external organisations that provide services to improve the user experience. For example, statistics on the number of visits, the most popular content, etc. are usually managed through GOOGLE ANALYTICS.
Third-party cookies are also commonly used to ensure the security of payment transactions carried out through the website.
How can I avoid the use of cookies on this website?
If you prefer to avoid the use of cookies, you can REJECT them or CONFIGURE which cookies you wish to block and which you wish to allow (this document provides further information about each type of cookie, its purpose, the parties involved, its duration, etc.).
If you have accepted cookies, 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 can I disable and delete cookies?
You can restrict, block or delete cookies from this website (including those used by third parties) at any time by changing your browser settings. Please note that these settings vary depending on the browser. However, cookie settings can usually be found under ‘Preferences’, ‘Tools’ or ‘Options’, followed by ‘Privacy and Security’, or under ‘Clear browsing data’, etc.
For more detailed information on how to manage cookies in each browser, please refer to its ‘Help’ menu.
What types of cookies are used on this website?
Each website uses its own cookies. On our website, we use the types described below:
ACCORDING TO THE ENTITY THAT MANAGES THEM
• First-party cookies:
These are cookies sent to the user’s device from a computer or domain managed by the website publisher, through which the service requested by the user is provided.
• Third-party cookies:
These are cookies sent to the user’s device from a computer or domain that is not managed by the website publisher, but by another organisation that processes the data collected through cookies.
If cookies are served from a computer or domain managed by the website publisher, but the information collected through them is managed by a third party, they cannot be considered first-party cookies if that third party uses them for its own purposes (for example, improving the services it provides or delivering advertising services on behalf of other organisations).
ACCORDING TO THEIR PURPOSE
• Technical cookies:
These cookies are necessary for browsing and ensuring the proper functioning of our website. For example, they allow us to manage traffic and data communication, identify sessions, access restricted areas, remember items in an order, complete the purchasing process, manage payments, prevent fraud relating to service security, process requests to register for or participate in events, count visits for the purpose of billing software licences used to operate the service (website, platform or application), use security features during browsing, store content for video or audio playback, enable dynamic content (such as text or image loading animations) and share content through social media.
• Analytics cookies: These cookies allow us to count the number of users and carry out statistical measurements and analyses of how users interact with the services offered. To do this, we analyse browsing activity on our website to improve the products or services we offer.
• Preference or personalisation cookies:
These cookies allow information to be remembered so that users can access the service with certain features that may distinguish their experience from that of other users. Examples include language preferences, the number of results displayed when a user performs a search, and the appearance or content of the service depending on the browser used or the region from which the user accesses it, etc.
• Behavioural advertising cookies:
These cookies, whether managed by us or by third parties, allow us to analyse your internet browsing habits so that we can display advertising related to your browsing profile.
ACCORDING TO HOW LONG THEY REMAIN ACTIVE
• Session cookies:
These cookies are designed to collect and store data while the user accesses a website.
They are generally used to store information that only needs to be retained to provide the service requested by the user on a single occasion (for example, a list of purchased products). They disappear when the session ends.
• Persistent cookies:
These cookies store data on the user’s device, where it can be accessed and processed for a period determined by the party responsible for the cookie. This period can range from a few minutes to several years. In this regard, particular consideration should be given to whether persistent cookies are necessary, as privacy risks could be reduced by using session cookies instead. In any case, when persistent cookies are installed, it is recommended that their duration be limited to the minimum necessary for their intended purpose. In this respect, Opinion 4/2012 of the Article 29 Working Party (WP29) stated that, for a cookie to be exempt from the requirement to obtain informed consent, its expiry period must be linked to its purpose. Consequently, session cookies are much more likely to qualify for an exemption than persistent cookies.
| Essential (technical) cookies | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cookies | Purpose | Duration | Management |
| User identification | Used to identify the user. They contain technical session data, connection time, etc. | Session | Own |
| Browsing status | Used to identify the stage of browsing the user is in: first page, first access, etc. | Session | Own |
| User preferences | Used to save the values selected by the user, such as language, currency, products, size, etc. | Session | Own |
| Favourites and recent selections | Allow the user’s favourite or most recent selections to be remembered. | Persistent | Own |
| Shopping basket | Store information about the shopping basket and the user identification data linked to it. | Session | Own |
| Protocols | Allow changes between secure (https) and non-secure (http) connections to be managed. | Session | Own |
| Purchase device | Provide sufficient safeguards for purchases to be made. They do not include sensitive information, such as card details. | Persistent | Third parties |
| Analytics cookies | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cookies | Purpose | Duration | Management |
| Google Analytics | These cookies allow us to monitor website activity using Google Analytics, a service provided by Google that collects information about users’ visits to the website: the number of times a user visits the website, the dates of their first and most recent visits, the duration of their visits, the pages they access, etc. The information generated by these cookies about website usage is transmitted directly to and stored by Google Inc. (based in the USA). The configuration of these cookies is determined by the service provided by Google. We therefore recommend consulting the Google Analytics privacy policy. | Persistent | Third parties |
| Optimizely | Cookies associated with the optimizely.com domain allow us to optimise the appearance, presentation and overall browsing experience of users. Some of the data stored for subsequent analysis include the number of page updates viewed by the user and information about visitor segments, such as the browser used. The configuration of these cookies is determined by the service provider, Optimizely Inc. (based in the USA). We therefore recommend visiting its website for further information. | Persistent | Third parties |
| Purchase device | These cookies identify the device used to make purchases on the website for subsequent analysis. They do not contain sensitive information, such as card details. | Persistent | Third parties |