A cookie is a file that is downloaded to the user's device when accessing certain websites to store and retrieve information about the user's browsing activity on that device.
Cookies allow the website, among other things, to store and retrieve information about the user’s choices and habits. We use them to personalize the experience on our website and make browsing easier.
It is important to note that the use of cookies does not provide personal data about the user.
Users can configure their browser to reject cookies; in that case, the personalized experience will not apply, although they will still be able to access our website’s content normally.
On the Wikipedia page (http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cookie_(informática)), you can find more information about what cookies are and how they work.
Cookies can be classified as session cookies or persistent cookies, depending on their duration. Session cookies expire when the user closes the browser. Persistent cookies expire either when the purpose for which they were created is fulfilled or when they are manually deleted.
Additionally, depending on their purpose, cookies can be classified as follows:
Performance cookies: This type of cookie remembers your preferences for the tools found within the services, so you do not have to reconfigure the service each time you visit. For example, this category includes:
Volume settings for video or audio players.
Video streaming speeds compatible with your browser.
Geolocation cookies: These cookies are used to determine which country you are in when you access a website or service. This cookie is completely anonymous and is used solely to help tailor content to your location.
Login cookies: Login cookies are generated once the user has registered or subsequently logged in, and are used to identify you on the website and services for the following purposes:
To keep the user logged in so that, if they close a service or website, their browser, or their computer, and then return to that service or website at a later time or on another day, they will remain logged in, thereby facilitating their browsing without having to log in again. This functionality can be disabled if the user clicks the "Log Out" button, in which case this cookie is deleted, and the next time the user visits the website, they will need to log in to be identified.
To verify whether the user is authorized to access certain services.
Additionally, some services may use third-party connectors such as Facebook, Twitter, or Google. When the user registers for a service using credentials from a social network or third-party identification system, they authorize that service to store a persistent cookie that remembers their identity and grants them access to the website until it expires. The user can delete this cookie and revoke access to the website via social media or third-party identification systems by updating their preferences on the specific social media platform.
Analytics Cookies: Each time a User visits a Website or Service, a tool from an external provider (Google Analytics and similar) generates an analytics cookie on the user’s device. This cookie, which is generated only during the visit, will be used on future visits to this company’s services to anonymously identify the visitor. The main objectives pursued are:
To enable the anonymous identification of browsing users through the "Cookie" (which identifies browsers and devices, not individuals) and, consequently, to provide an approximate count of the number of visitors and their trends over time.
To anonymously identify the most visited content and, therefore, the content most attractive to users.
To determine whether the user accessing the site is a new visitor or a returning visitor.
Important: The cookie will never be associated with any personal data that could identify you. These cookies will only be used for statistical purposes to help optimize the user experience on the site.
More information about the privacy policy of these analytics tools is available at:
Google Analytics
Most browsers now allow users to choose whether to accept cookies and which ones. These settings are usually found in the "Options" or "Preferences" menu of your browser.
Here are the instructions for configuring cookies in the major browsers: