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Cookies Policy

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 for the website to remember your visit when you return to browse that page. Although many people don’t know it, cookies have been used for over 20 years, since the first web browsers appeared for the World Wide Web.

What is NOT a cookie?

It is not a virus, trojan, worm, spam, spyware, or pop-up window opener.

What information does a cookie store?

Cookies do not usually store sensitive information such as credit card numbers, bank details, photographs, your ID, or personal data, etc. The data they store are technical, personal preferences, content customization, etc.

The web server does not associate you as a person, but with your web browser. In fact, if you usually browse with Internet Explorer and try visiting the same website with Firefox or Chrome, you’ll see that the site does not recognize you as the same person because it’s actually associating with the browser, not the person.

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 or a registered user is browsing, and basic tasks for the functioning of any dynamic website.
  • Analytics cookies: These collect information about your type of browsing, the sections you use most, products viewed, time slot of use, language, etc.
  • Advertising cookies: These show advertising based on your browsing, country of origin, language, etc.

What are first-party and third-party cookies?

First-party cookies are those generated by the website 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 potential impact of disabling cookies, here are some examples:

  • You won’t be able to share content from that website on Facebook, Twitter, or any other social network.
  • The website won’t be able to adapt content to your personal preferences, as often happens in online stores.
  • You won’t be able to access the personal area of the website, such as My account, My profile, or My orders.
  • Online stores: You won’t be able to shop online — purchases will need to be made by phone or by visiting the physical store (if available).
  • You won’t be able to customize geographic preferences such as time zone, currency, or language.
  • The website won’t be able to perform web analytics on visitors and traffic, making it harder for the site to be competitive.
  • You won’t be able to comment on the blog, upload photos, post comments, rate or score content. The website also won’t be able to tell whether you are a human or an automated application that publishes spam.
  • Sector-specific advertising cannot be displayed, reducing the website’s advertising revenue.
  • All social networks use cookies, and if you disable them, you won’t be able to use any social networks.

Can cookies be deleted?

Yes. Not only can they be deleted, but also blocked, either generally or for a specific domain.

To delete cookies from a website, you need to go to your browser’s settings and find those associated with the domain in question, then proceed to delete them.

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

  1. Go to Settings via the File menu or by clicking the customization icon in the upper right corner.
  2. You’ll see different sections; click on Show advanced options.
  3. Go to Privacy, then Content settings.
  4. Select All cookies and site data.
  5. A list of all cookies sorted by domain will appear. To make it easier to find the cookies of a specific domain, enter all or part of the address in the Search cookies field.
  6. After this filter, one or more lines with the cookies from the requested site will appear. Now just select them and click the X to delete them.

To access cookie settings in Internet Explorer follow these steps (may vary depending on browser version):

  1. Go to Tools, then Internet Options
  2. Click on Privacy.
  3. Move the slider to adjust the level of privacy you want.

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

  1. Go to Options or Preferences, depending on your operating system.
  2. Click on Privacy.
  3. In History, choose Use custom settings for history.
  4. Now you’ll see the option Accept cookies, which you can enable or disable according to your preferences.

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

  1. Go to Preferences, then Privacy.
  2. There you’ll see the option Block cookies where you can choose your desired level of blocking.

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

  1. Go to Settings, then Safari.
  2. Go to Privacy & Security, and you’ll see the Block cookies option where you can set your preferences.

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

  1. Open the browser and tap the Menu button, then Settings.
  2. Go to Security & Privacy, where you’ll see the Accept cookies option to enable or disable it.

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

  1. Open Internet Explorer, then More, then Settings.
  2. You can now enable or disable the Allow cookies option.