WHAT ARE COOKIES?
Cookies are very simple small text files that websites place on your device when you visit them. They store simple information, such as your preferences or what you have seen on the website. They basically serve as navigation tags that allow us to recognize your browser or device. When you visit a website for the first time, it sends a Cookie in response to your browser, containing your preferences.
WHAT ARE COOKIES FOR?
While the cookie is saved on your PC, notebook or device, every time you enter the website address, your browser will send this file to the website you are logged into. This way, your settings will be applied automatically. This way, we know how and when pages and platforms are visited, how many people access them, and we better understand your preferences to offer you more efficient products and experiences.
WHAT TYPES OF COOKIES DO WE USE?
Below we list all types of cookies that can be used by our website, aiming to improve your browsing experience:
- a) Essential cookies: These cookies are those strictly necessary for the website to function properly, for the consistent and relevant provision of content, and cannot be deactivated in our systems. They are typically set in response to actions you make, such as setting your privacy preference, filling out forms, keeping items in your cart, or displaying content in your preferred language. You can set your browser to block these cookies or alert you about their use, but some parts of the site may not function properly.
- b) Analytical cookies: These cookies allow us to measure and improve the performance of the website. They help you know which pages on the website are the most and least visited, and see how visitors move around the website. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. If you do not allow these cookies, we will not know when you have visited our website and will not be able to monitor its performance.
- c) Functional Cookies: These are cookies that help our website remember the settings you may have selected, or help with other features when you browse our website. These cookies enable us to provide enhanced functionality and personalization. They may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we add to our pages. If you do not allow these cookies, some or all of these features may not function properly.
- d) Advertising cookies: These cookies aim to direct the platform’s advertising based on users’ choices and preferences, checking the number of visits, number of interactions and their quality. These cookies help the platform scale the effectiveness of its advertising.
- e) Security cookies: They work by preventing user data from being vulnerable to malicious attacks from third parties, storing the information in an encrypted way.
- f) Social cookies: Established by social media and communication platforms, these cookies allow the content accessed by the user to be shared with our platform. Collection provided by third parties has the ability to track user activity outside of their line of services, sharing their preferences with our platform.
AM I REQUIRED TO GIVE PERMISSION FOR THE USE OF COOKIES?
The installation of cookies is subject to your consent. Although most browsers are initially configured to automatically accept cookies, you can review your permissions at any time, in order to block, accept them or activate notifications when some cookies are sent to your device. The first time you access our applications, you will be asked to agree to their installation. Only after your acceptance will they be activated. To this end, we use an information banner system that alerts and requests consent. In this way, we not only ask for your agreement, but also inform you that continued browsing on our websites will be understood as consent. You can, at any time and at no cost, change permissions, block or refuse Cookies. You can also configure them on a case-by-case basis. However, revoking consent for certain Cookies may prevent the correct functioning of some features of the platform. In view of the terms presented, the user gives their prior consent, unless otherwise indicated, to the use of “cookies” when using our website.
