More information about cookies

What is a cookie?

A cookie is a harmless text file that is stored in your browser when you visit almost any website. The purpose of the cookie is to allow the website to remember your visit when you return to that page. Although many people don't know it, cookies have been used for 20 years, since the first browsers for the World Wide Web appeared.

What IS NOT a cookie?

It is not a virus or a Trojan, not a worm, or spam or spyware, or open pop-up windows.

What information stores a cookie?

Cookies do not typically store sensitive information about you, such as credit card or bank details, photographs, your ID card, or other personal information. The data they store is technical in nature, such as personal preferences, content customization, etc.

The web server will not associate you as a person if not your web browser. In fact, if you regularly browse with Internet Explorer and try to browse the same web with Firefox or Chrome you will see that the web does not realize that you are the same person because you are actually associating the browser, not the person.

What kind of Cookies exist?

• Cookie policy Technical: These are the most basic and allow, among other things, to know when you are browsing a human or an automated application, when an anonymous user navigates and one registered, basic tasks for running any dynamic web.
• Cookie policy Analysis: Collect information on the type of navigation being done, the sections most used, consulted products, time period of use, language, etc.
• Cookie policy advertising: display advertising based on their navigation, their country of origin, language, etc.

What are the Cookies own and those of others?

First-party 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 turn off the Cookies?

To help you understand the implications of disabling cookies, here are some examples:

• You will not be able to share content from that website on Facebook, Twitter or any other social network.
• The website will not be able to adapt the contents to your personal preferences, as it usually happens in online shops.
• You can not access this area staff web, such as My account, My profile o My orders.
• Online shops: It will be impossible for you to make purchases online; they will have to be made by telephone or by visiting the physical shop if there is one.
• It will not be possible to personalise your geographical preferences such as time zone, currency or language.
• The website will not be able to perform web analytics on visitors and web traffic, which will make it difficult for the website to be competitive.
• You can not write on the blog, you can not upload photos, post comments, evaluate or rate content. The web may not know whether you are a human or an automated application that publishes spam.
• You will not be able to see segmented advertising, which will reduce the website's advertising income.
• All social networks use CookiesIf the disabled can not use any social network.

Can I remove Cookies?

Yes. Not only eliminate, also block, general or particular to a specific domain.

To delete cookies from a website, you must go to your browser settings, where you can find those associated with the domain in question and proceed to delete them.

configuration Cookies polulares for more browsers

Here's how to access a specific cookie in the Chrome browser . Note: These steps may vary depending on your browser version.

1. Go to Settings or Preferences via the File menu or by clicking the icon customization that appears above right.
2. See different sections, click the option Show Advanced Options.
3. Go to Privacy policy, Content Settings.
4. Select All Cookies and data sites.
5. a list will appear with all Cookies ordered by domain. To make it easier to find Cookies enter a particular domain or part of the address field Search cookies.
6. After making this filter one or more lines appear on the screen Cookies Site requested. Now just select it and press the X to proceed to its elimination.

To access the cookie settings in 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 policy.
3. Move the slider to adjust the level of privacy you want.

To access the cookie settings in the Firefox browser , follow these steps (they may vary depending on the browser version):

1. Go to Options o Preferences depending on your operating system.
2. Click on Privacy policy.
3. En History choose Use custom settings for history.
4. You will now see the option AcceptYou can turn on or off according to your preferences.

To access the cookie settings in the Safari browser for OSX, follow these steps (they may vary depending on the browser version):

1. Go to Preferences, then Privacy policy.
2. Here you will see the option block cookies to fit the type of lock to perform.

To access the cookie settings in the Safari browser for iOS, follow these steps (they may vary depending on the browser version):

1. Go to Settings, then safari.
2. Go to Privacy & SecurityYou will see the option block cookies to fit the type of lock to perform.

To access your browser's cookie settings on Android devices, follow these steps (they may vary depending on your browser version):

1. Run the browser and press Menu , then Settings.
2. Go to Security and PrivacyYou will see the option Accept to check or uncheck the box.

To access your browser's cookie settings on Windows Phone devices, follow these steps (they may vary depending on your browser version):

1. Open Internet Explorer, then More, then Configuration
2. Now you can enable or disable the box allow cookies.

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