Cookies

Due to the entry into force of the referred modification of the ‘Law of Information Society Services’ (LSSICE) established by Royal Decree 13/2012, it is mandatory to obtain the express consent of the user of all websites that use dispensable cookies before they browse through them.

¿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 retrieve information about their visitors, as well as to ensure the proper functioning of the site.

By using these devices, the web server can remember certain data about the user, such as their preferences for viewing pages from that server, username and password, products they are most interested in, etc.

COOKIES AFFECTED BY REGULATIONS AND EXEMPTED COOKIES

According to the EU directive, cookies that require informed consent from the user are analytics cookies and advertising and affiliation cookies, while those of a technical nature and those necessary for the functioning of the website or the provision of services expressly requested by the user are exempt.

WHAT TYPES OF COOKIES EXIST?

Regarding the types of cookies, there are five main groups:

• Analytical cookies: collect information about the use of the website.
• Social cookies: necessary for external social networks.
• Affiliate cookies: track visits from other websites with which the website has an affiliation agreement (affiliate companies).
• Advertising and behavioral cookies: gather information about user preferences and personal choices (retargeting).
• Technical and functional cookies: strictly necessary for the use of the website and the provision of the contracted service.

COOKIES USED IN THIS WEBSITE

• cookies_surestao: A technical and strictly necessary cookie that contains the value of whether the installation of cookies has been accepted. Expires after 1 year from the last update.
• _ga: Google Analytics cookie that enables the function of tracking unique visits. The first time a user enters the website through a browser, this cookie will be installed. When this user returns to the website with the same browser, the cookie will consider it the same user. Only if the user changes browsers, it will be considered another user. Expires after 2 years from the last update.
• _gat: This cookie is associated with Google Analytics Universal. It is used to limit the speed of request – the limitation of data collection on high-traffic sites. Expires after 10 minutes.
• _utma: Google Analytics cookie that records the date of the user’s first and last visit to the website. Expires after 2 years from the last update.
• _utmb: Google Analytics cookie that records the time of arrival at the website. Expires after 30 minutes from the last update.
• _utmc: Google Analytics cookie used for interoperability with the urchin.js tracking code. It is deleted when the browser is closed.
• _utmt: Google Analytics cookie. This cookie is used to process the type of request requested by the user. Expires at the end of the session.
• _utmv: Google Analytics cookie. This cookie is used to segment demographic data. Expires at the end of the session.
• _utmz: Google Analytics cookie that stores the source of traffic or a campaign to explain how the user arrived at the website. Expires after 6 months from the last update.

Revocation of Consent for Installing Cookies:

COMO ELIMINAR LAS COOKIES DEL NAVEGADOR

Chrome

1. Go to Settings.
2. Click on Advanced.
3. Under ‘Privacy and security,’ click on Content settings.
4. Under ‘Cookies,’ click on See all cookies and site data.
5. Find the website in question.
6. Click on the trash can icon next to the website name.

Follow the link for more information: http://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=es

Microsoft Edge

1. Go to Settings and more.
2. Select Settings.
3. Under ‘Clear browsing data,’ click on Choose what to clear.
4. Select Cookies and saved website data.
5. Click on Clear.

Firefox. Versión 18

1. Go to Options.
2. Select Privacy & Security.
3. Under ‘Cookies and Site Data,’ click on Manage Data…
4. Find the website in question.
5. Click on Remove All.

Follow the link for more information: https://www.mozilla.org/es-ES/privacy/websites/#cookies

Safari Versión 5.1

1. Go to Preferences.
2. Select Privacy.
3. Click on Manage Website Data.
4. Find the website in question.
5. Click on Remove.

Follow the link for more information: http://support.apple.com/kb/PH5042

Other browsers

Consult the documentation of the browser you have installed.