What are Cookies?
Cookies are harmless files that are stored through your browser when you visit almost any web page. The legislation of Spain, obliges to inform users when a website uses these mechanisms.
Cookies policy
A cookie is a small text file that is stored through your browser when you visit almost any web page. Its usefulness is that your browser is able to remember your visit when you return to navigate this page. Cookies usually store technical information, personal preferences, content customization, usage statistics, links to social networks, access to user accounts, etc. The purpose of the cookie is to adapt the content of the web to your profile and needs, without cookies the services offered by any web page would be greatly diminished.
Cookies used on www.cipsa.cat
Following the guidelines of the Spanish Agency for Data Protection, we proceed to detail the use of cookies used by this website in order to report as fully as possible.
This website uses its own cookies:
- Own cookies: These are the ones that are sent to your computer for the web page itself. A common use is the one used to know their preferences about what language they want to read the contents of the website. When you select that you want to read the contents in Catalan, Spanish or English, this portal will send you a cookie with your preferences. From that moment whenever you have this cookie installed through your browser, you will be shown the information in the language that you have selected.
This website also uses third party cookies:
- Third party cookies: These are sent by other websites. These are used in cipsa.cat when you visit our website Google Analytics sends you a cookie to identify and follow your navigation through our website. In this case, cookie storage is done by Google as a free service. Google Analytics, stores cookies to be able to compile statistics about the traffic and volume of visits on this web page. By browsing the website you are consenting to the treatment of information about you by Google. Therefore, the exercise of any right in this sense should be exercised by communicating it directly to Google. Related to social networks, each network has its own cookies for you to click buttons like the like ones or the ones to share.
Remove or disable cookies
You may exercise your right to disable or remove cookies from this website. These actions are performed differently based on the browser you are using.
Additional notes
- The legal representatives of this website are not responsible for the content or veracity of the privacy policies that may have the third parties mentioned in this cookie policy.
- Web browsers are the tools in charge of storing the cookies and from that place to make their right to remove or deactivate them. Neither this website nor its legal representatives can guarantee the correct or incorrect handling of cookies by such browsers.
- In some cases it is necessary to install cookies so that the browser does not forget its decision not to accept them.
- In the case of Google Analytics cookies, this company stores them on servers in the United States and agrees not to share them with third parties, except in cases where it is necessary for the operation of the system or when required by law for this purpose. According to Google does not save your IP address. Google Inc. is a company adhering to the Safe Harbor Agreement that guarantees that all data transferred will be treated with a level of protection in accordance with European regulations.
- For any doubt or query about this policy of cookies do not hesitate to communicate with us by sending an email to cipsa@cipsa.cat.
More information about cookies
A cookie is a harmless text file that is stored through your browser when you visit almost any web page. The usefulness of the cookie is that the web is able to remember your visit when you return to navigate this page. Although many people do not know the cookies have been used for 20 years, when the first browsers appeared. It is not a virus, Trojans, or any kind of spy, nor will it open pop-up windows.
What information does a cookie store?
Cookies do not usually store sensitive information about you, such as credit cards, bank details or personal information. The data they keep are of a technical nature, personal preferences, personalization of contents, etc.
The web server does not associate you as a person, if not in your web browser. In fact, if you usually surf with a browser, when you try to navigate the same web page with any other browser, you will detect that the web does not realize that you are, because in fact the data you receive is not associated with the person But are associated with the browser.
What kind of cookies does exist?
- Technical Cookies: They are the most basic and allows, among other things, knowing when a human or an automated application is navigating, when an anonymous user and a registered user navigate, which are basic tasks for the operation of any dynamic web.
- Analysis Cookies: Collect information about the type of navigation you are doing, the sections you use most, products consulted, time zone of use, language and others.
- Advertising Cookies: Display advertising based on your navigation, your country of origin, language, etc.
What are the own and third-party cookies?
The own cookies are those generated by the page you are visiting and third-party are those generated by external services or providers such as Google, Twitter, Facebook, etc.
What happens if I turn off cookies?
To understand the scope that can have cookies off we show some examples:
- You will not be able to share contents of this web in social networks.
The website will not be able to adapt the content to your personal preferences. - You will not be able to access the personal area of this website.
- Online stores: You will not be able to make purchases online, they should be telephone or visit the physical store if you have it.
- It will not be possible to customize geographic preferences such as time zone, currency or language.
- The website will not be able to perform web analytics on visitors and traffic on the web, which will make it difficult for the web to be competitive.
- You will not be able to write on the blog, you will not be able to upload photos, post comments, rate or rate content.
- The web also will not know if you are a human or an automated application that publishes spam.
- All social networks use cookies, if disabled, you will not be able to use any social network.
Can cookies be deleted?
Yes and not only delete, can also be blocked, in general or particular for a specific domain.
To remove cookies from a website you have to go to the configuration of your browser and there you can search for those associated with the domain in question and proceed to its elimination.