INFORMATION ABOUT COOKIES
Owing to the entry into force of the aforementioned modification to the
“Information Society Services Law” (LSSICE) established by Royal Decree
13/2012, it is compulsory for the explicit consent of any user using websites
that employ nonessential cookies to be obtained before he/she begins browsing.
WHAT ARE COOKIES?
Cookies and other similar technologies, such as local shared objects,
flash cookies or pixels, are tools used by Web servers to store and recover information
about website visitors, and also to ensure correct functioning of the website.
The use of these devices allows the Web server to remember some user
data, such as his/her preferences for viewing the pages on that server, name
and password, products of most interest to him/her, etc.
COOKIES AFFECTED BY THE LEGISLATION AND COOKIES EXCEPTED
According to the EU Directive, the cookies that require the user’s
informed consent are analytics cookies and cookies used for advertising and
membership; excluded from this category are those of a technical nature and
those necessary for the website to function correctly and the services
explicitly requested by the user to be provided.
WHAT TYPES OF COOKIES EXIST?
There are five major groups of cookies:
Analytics cookies: they collect information on the use made of the
website.
Social cookies: these are necessary for external social networks.
Affiliate cookies: these allow tracking of visits from other websites,
with which the website has signed an affiliate agreement (affiliated
companies).
Advertising and behavioral cookies: these collect information on the
user’s personal preferences and choices (retargeting).
Technical and functional cookies: these are the cookies strictly
necessary for the use of the website and the provision of the contracted
service.
COOKIES USED ON THIS WEBSITE
_ga:
Google Analytics cookie
that enables the monitoring function for single visits. The first time a user
enters
the
website via a browser, this cookie will be installed. When this user re-enters
the website with the same browser,
the
cookie will consider that it is the same user. Only if the user changes browser
will he/she be considered a
different
user. It expires 2 year after the last use.
_gat:
this cookie is associated with Google Analytics
Universal. It is used to limit the request speed – a limitation
on
the collection of data on websites with high traffic. It expires after 10
minutes.
_gid:
registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. This cookie expires after 1 day. collect: is used to send data to Google Analytics about the visitor's device and behavior..
.cronacademy.session:
a strictly necessary technical cookie that contains the session identifier. It is erased when the
browser is closed.
.AspNet.Consent:
technical and strictly necessary cookie that contains the value of whether the installation of
cookies has been accepted..
__stripe_mid:
Stripe cookie to store user ID for online payments system.
REVOCATION OF CONSENT TO INSTALL COOKIES AND REMOVE COOKIES FROM THE
BROWSER
Chrome
1. Select the Tools icon
2. Click on Settings.
3. Click on Advanced.
4. In the section “Privacy and security”, click on Content Settings.
Remove cookies: Click on All cookies and site data… Do not allow cookies
to be stored.
5. Click on Delete browsing data (empty Cache).
6. Close and re-open the browser.
For more information on Chrome, click here:http://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=es
Internet Explorer. Version 11
1. Select Tools / Internet Options.
2. Click on the “General” file.
3. In the section “Browsing history”, click on Delete browsing history
upon leaving.
4. Select Remove files.
5. Select Remove cookies.
6. Click on Remove.
7. Click on OK.
8. Close and re-open the browser.
For more information on Internet Explorer, click here:
http://windows.microsoft.com/es-419/windows7/how-to-manage-cookies-in-internet-explorer-9
Firefox. Version 18
1. Select Firefox | History | Clear recent history.
2. Alongside "Details”, click on the down arrow.
3. Select the following checkboxes: Cookies, Cache, Active Logins
4. Using “Time range to clear” in the pull-down menu, select Everything.
5. Click on Clear Now.
6. Close and re-open the browser.
You can accept or reject the cookies individually in Firefox Preferences,
in the History section available in Tools > Options > Privacy and
Security.
For more information on Mozilla Firefox, click here:https://www.mozilla.org/es-S/privacy/websites/#cookies
Safari Version 5.1
1. Select the Safari icon / Edit | Restore Safari.
2. Select the following checkboxes: Clear history, Remove all website
details
3. Click on Restore.
4. Close and re-open the browser.
For more information on Safari, click here:http://support.apple.com/kb/PH5042
Opera
Options – Advanced – Cookies.
The cookies options control the way in which Opera deals with them and,
thus, whether they are accepted or rejected. For more information on Opera,
click here:
http://help.opera.com/Linux/10.60/es-ES/cookies.html
Other browsers
Consult the
documentation for the browser you have installed.
Last
update: 2021-01-29