DEFINITION AND FUNCTION OF COOKIES
A Cookie is a file that is downloaded onto your computer when you access certain pages. Cookies allow websites, among other things, to store and recover information on the user’s browsing habits or device. Depending on the information they contain and the way in which the device is used, they can be used to identify the user.
Cookies are essential for the Internet’s normal functioning, as they provide countless advantages in terms of the provision of interactive services, while also facilitating the browsing experience and usability of our website.
TYPES OF COOKIES THAT THIS WEB PAGE USES
In compliance with article 22.2 of Law 34/2002, dated 11 July, on Electronic Commerce and Information Service Companies (LSSI-CE), OPTOLOGIC hereby informs what kind of cookies our website uses:
Our own cookies, connected with third-party service providers, are as follows:
(Third-party cookies are those that are sent to the user’s device from a device or domain that is not managed by the editor, but by another organisation that processes the data obtained via the cookies).
Google Analytics
For the purpose of compiling statistics concerning the use of our website, we use Google Analytics cookies. The aim is to learn how many times users visit our site and the contents that they are most interested in, so as to be able to focus our efforts on improving the most visited pages and help users find what they are looking for more easily.
The website can therefore use information connected with the user’s visit to carry out statistical assessments and calculations, which are based on anonymous data and used for the purpose of ensuring service continuity and improving websites.
For further information, you can read Google’s privacy policy by following this link: http://www.google.com/intl/es/policies/privacy/
Cookie revocation and deletion
OPTOLOGIC also informs the User that they can configure their browser so that it informs them whenever it receives a cookie, so that they can therefore, if they want to, reject it so that it will not be downloaded onto their hard drive.
You can therefore allow, block, or delete cookies already installed on your device by accessing your browser’s configuration. If you choose to block the installation of cookies, you may not have access to certain sections of the website.
Below you will find a series of links for tutorials on how to configure a number of different browsers:
- Firefox: http://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
- Internet Explorer: http://windows.microsoft.com/es-es/internet-explorer/delete-manage-cookies#ie=ie-10
- Safari: https://support.apple.com/kb/ph17191?locale=es_ES
- Opera: http://help.opera.com/Windows/11.50/es-ES/cookies.html
FURTHER INFORMATION ON COOKIES AND COOKIE-RELATED POLICIES
You can find more information by clicking on the following links:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_cookie
http://www.agpd.es/portalwebAGPD/canaldocumentacion/publicaciones/common/Guias/Guia_Cookies.pdf