What are cookies?
Cookies are files that can be downloaded to your computer through websites. They are tools that play an essential role in the provision of many information society services. Among others, they allow a website to store and retrieve information about the browsing habits of a user or his computer and, depending on the information obtained, can be used to recognize the user and improve the service offered.
Types of cookies
Depending on who manages the domain from which cookies are sent and processes the data obtained, two types can be distinguished:Types of cookies
- Own cookies:
Those sent to the user’s terminal from a computer or domain managed by the publisher and from which the service requested by the user is provided. - Third party cookies:
Those sent to the user’s terminal from a computer or domain that is not managed by the publisher, but by another entity that processes the data obtained through cookies.
In the event that cookies are installed from a computer or domain managed by the publisher but the information collected through them is managed by a third party, they cannot be considered as own cookies.
There is also a second classification according to the time period that remain stored in the client’s browser, which may be:
- Session cookies: Cookie
Designed to collect and store data while the user accesses a web page. They are usually used to store information that is only useful for the provision of the service requested by the user on a single occasion (e.g. a list of products purchased). - Persistent cookies:
The data remains stored on the terminal and can be accessed and processed for a period defined by the responsible of the cookie, which may range from a few minutes to several years.
Finally, there is another classification with six types of cookies according to the purpose for which the data obtained are processed:
- Technical cookies:
Those that allow the user to navigate through a website, platform or application and use the different options or services that exist in it such as, for example, control traffic and data communication, identify the session, access restricted parts, remember the elements that make up an order, carry out the purchase process of an order, make the request for registration or participation in an event, use security features during navigation, Store content for video or sound distribution or share content through social networks. - Cookies for personalization:
Allow the user to access the service with some general characteristics predefined on the basis of a series of criteria in the terminal of the user such as language, type of browser through which he accesses the service, the locale from where you access the service, etc. - Cookies for analysis:
They allow the person responsible for them to track and analyze the behavior of users of the websites to which they are linked. The information collected by this type of cookie is used to measure the activity of websites, applications or platforms and for the elaboration of browsing profiles of users of these sites, applications and platforms, in order to introduce improvements based on the analysis of usage data made by users of the service. - Advertising cookies:
They enable advertising space to be managed as efficiently as possible. - Behavioral advertising cookies:
They store information about users’ behaviour obtained through the continuous observation of their browsing habits, which allows us to develop a specific profile to show advertising based on it. - Cookies from external social networks:
They are used so that visitors can interact with the content of different social platforms (facebook, youtube, twitter, linkedIn, etc.) and that are generated only for users of these social networks. The conditions of use of these cookies and the information collected are governed by the privacy policy of the social platform concerned.
Deactivation and deletion of cookies
You have the option to allow, block or delete cookies installed on your computer by configuring the options of the browser installed on your computer. By disabling cookies, some of the available services may no longer be operational. The way to disable cookies is different for each browser, but can usually be done from the Tools or Options menu. You can also see the Help menu of your browser where you can find instructions. The user can choose at any time which cookies he wants to work on this website.
You can allow, block or delete cookies installed on your computer by configuring the options of the browser installed on your computer:
- Microsoft Internet Explorer or Microsoft Edge:
http://windows.microsoft.com/es-es/windows-vista/Block-or-allow-cookies - Mozilla Firefox:
http://support.mozilla.org/es/kb/impedir-que-los-sitios-web-guarden-sus-preferencia - Chrome:
https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/61416?hl=es - Safari:
http://safari.helpmax.net/es/privacidad-y-seguridad/como-gestionar-las-cookies/ - Opera:
http://help.opera.com/Linux/10.60/es-ES/cookies.html
In addition, you can also manage the cookie store in your browser through tools such as the following:
- Ghostery:
www.ghostery.com/ - Your Online Choices:
www.youronlinechoices.com/en/
Acceptance of the Cookie Policy
www.crimons.com, you accept the use of cookies. However, it shows information about your
cookies at the bottom or top of any page of the portal with each login in order to make you aware.
This information can be used to:
- Accept cookies:
This notice will not be displayed again when accessing any page of the portal during this session. - Close:
The notice is hidden on this page. - Modify your settings:
You can learn more about what cookies are, read the cookie policy of: www.crimons.com and change your browser settings.