A cookie is a file that is downloaded to your computer when accessing specific webpages. Cookies allow a website to, among other things, store and recover information on a user’s browsing habits or computer system, and may, depending on the information they contain and the way the user’s system is set up, be used to recognise the user.
Cookies are essential for using the Internet, and offer countless benefits in terms of interactive services, making it easier to use and browse our website.
The information we provide below will help you to understand the different types of cookies:
You can enable and disable cookies according to your purposes:
| Technical cookies | These are cookies that are necessary to browse the website correctly. |
| Analysis cookies | These are cookies that allow the provider to analyse the user’s browsing, in order to track use of the website and to collect statistics on the most visited content, number of visitors, etc. |
In accordance with the provisions of Article 22.2 of Act 34/2002, of 11th July, on Information Society Services and E-Commerce (LSSI-CE), FUNDACIÓN CIDETEC hereby states that the following cookies are used on our website:
Google Analytics: Google stores cookies in order to prepare statistics on web traffic and volume of visits. By using this website, you consent to the processing of information about you by Google. Any rights in this regard should therefore be exercised by communicating directly with Google. Google Analytics stores cookies on servers located in the United States, and undertakes not to share them with third parties unless necessary for the operation of the system or when compelled by law. According to Google, your IP address is not stored.
Google Inc. is a company that has signed up to the “Privacy Shield”, thus guaranteeing that all data transferred will be processed with a level of protection in accordance with European regulations. Detailed information on this subject is available via the following link: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245. If required, the user may install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on, which can be used to reject Analytics cookies for this service in all browsers. Further information on this subject is available via the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
Moreover, FUNDACIÓN CIDETEC hereby informs the user of the option to configure his/her browser to be alerted of all cookies received, in order to choose whether or not to install them on his/her hard drive.
Links with details on how to change the settings in a range of browsers can be found below:
Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/es/kb/habilitar-y-deshabilitar-cookies-que-los-sitios-we
Chrome: http://support.google.com/chrome/bin/answer.py?hl=es&answer=95647
Explorer: http://windows.microsoft.com/es-es/internet-explorer/delete-manage-cookies#ie=ie-10
Safari: http://support.apple.com/kb/ph5042
Opera: http://help.opera.com/Windows/11.50/es-ES/cookies.html
