More about cookies
What is a cookie?
A cookie is a text file that is stored in your browser when you visit almost any website. The purpose of the cookie is to enable the website to remember your visit when you return to that page.
What information does a cookie store?
Data stored are of a technical nature, personal preferences, content customization, etc.
The web server does not associate you with you as a person but with your web browser.
What types of cookies exist?
• Technical cookies: These are the most basic and allow, among other things, to know when a human or an automated application is browsing, when an anonymous user and a registered user are browsing, basic tasks for the operation of any dynamic website.
• Analysis cookies: These collect information about the type of browsing you are doing, the sections you use most, products viewed, time slot of use, language, etc.
• Advertising cookies: These display advertising based on your browsing, your country of origin, language, etc.
What are first-party and third-party cookies?
Own cookies are those generated by the page you are visiting and third-party cookies are those generated by external services or providers such as Facebook, Twitter, Google, etc.
What happens if I disable cookies?
To help you understand the impact that disabling cookies can have, here are some examples:
• It will not be possible to customize your geographic preferences such as time zone, currency or language.
• The website will not be able to perform web analytics on visitors and web traffic.
Can cookies be deleted?
Yes. Not only delete, but also block, generally or specifically for a specific domain.
To delete cookies from a website you must go to your browser settings and there you can search for those associated with the domain in question and proceed to delete them.
Cookie settings for the most popular browsers
Here's how to access a specific browser cookie:Chrome. Note: These steps may vary depending on the browser version:
1. Go to Settings or Preferences via the File menu or by clicking the customization icon at the top right.
2. You will see different sections, click the Show advanced options option.
3. Go to Privacy, Content Settings.
4. Select All cookies and site data.
5. A list of all cookies will appear, sorted by domain. To make it easier to find cookies from a particular domain, enter all or part of the address in the Search cookies field.
6. After applying this filter, one or more lines will appear on the screen with the cookies of the requested website. Now you only have to select it and press the X to proceed to delete it.
To access the cookie settings of the Internet Explorer browser, follow these steps (they may vary depending on the browser version):
1.Go to Tools, Internet Options
2. Click on Privacy.
3. Move the slider to set the privacy level you want.
To access the cookie settings of the Firefox browser, follow these steps (they may vary depending on the browser version):
1. Go to Options or Preferences depending on your operating system.
2. Click on Privacy.
3. Under History, choose Use custom settings for history.
4. You will now see the Accept Cookies option, you can enable or disable it according to your preferences.
To access the cookie settings of the Safari for OSX browser, follow these steps (they may vary depending on the browser version):
1. Go to Preferences, then Privacy.
2. Here you will see the Block cookies option so you can adjust the type of blocking you want to do.
To access the cookie settings of the Safari for iOS browser, follow these steps (they may vary depending on the browser version):
1. Go to Settings, then Safari.
2. Go to Privacy and Security, you will see the Block Cookies option for you to adjust the type of blocking you want to do.
To access the browser cookie settings for Android devices, follow these steps (they may vary depending on the browser version):
1. Launch the browser and press the Menu key, then Settings.
2. Go to Security & Privacy, you will see the Accept Cookies option for you to check or uncheck the box.
To access the browser cookie settings for Windows Phone devices, follow these steps (they may vary depending on the browser version):
1. Open Internet Explorer, then More, then Settings
2. You can now check or uncheck the Allow cookies box.