Cookies Policy
**What are cookies and web beacons?
To improve your experience on the Site, we and some of our third party service providers use « cookies ». Cookies are text files that we place on your computer’s browser to store your preferences. Cookies, by themselves, do not tell us your email address or other personally identifiable information unless you choose to provide us with this information, such as by registering on our Site. However, if you choose to register with us by providing personally identifiable information, that information may be associated with the data stored in the cookie.
We use cookies to understand and improve the content and offerings on the Site. For example, we may use cookies to personalize your experience on the Site (for example, to recognize you by name when you return to the Site) and to store your password in password-protected areas. We may also use cookies to offer you products, programmes or services.
« Web beacons « are small pieces of code placed on a web page to track behavior and collect data about visitors viewing the web page. For example, web beacons or similar technologies may be used to count users who have visited the web page or to deliver a cookie to the browser of a visitor viewing that page. We may use web beacons or similar technologies on the Site from time to time for these and other purposes.
Most web browsers are set to accept cookies. However, you can set your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. Cookies can also be easily and securely deleted from your system. See your browser’s help section for instructions. If you choose to disable all cookies associated with the Site, you may not be able to take full advantage of all the features of the Site, but you will be able to navigate around the Site without difficulty.
**What cookies do we use and why?
We use the following types of cookies on this site:
Technical or service cookies.
We use technical cookies to enable us to provide services requested by our users. These cookies are required to view and use various website options and services, such as managing traffic and data transmission, session identification, accessing restricted areas, using security features when browsing, storing content for video or audio distribution or for sharing content via social networks.
Personalisation cookies.
In order to optimise your experience of our website, we use personalisation cookies which allow us to customise the website and its services according to your preferences or to the general characteristics of your hardware, e.g. the browser used and its version, the operating system installed, etc. These cookies are used, for example, to remember the settings chosen by the user when he/she visits the website, to orient the content of the website according to his/her language or location or to maintain the accreditation status of registered users.
Analytical cookies
Analytics cookies allow us to measure and analyse website activity and compile browser-based user profiles. We use GOOGLE ANALYTICS cookies to collect anonymous and collaborative statistics which allow us to understand how users use our website in order to improve it and tailor it to our visitors’ preferences.
Performance.
We use YouTube to embed video clips on our website. These cookies are set by YouTube and are third party cookies served by the youtube.com domain. They may be set when a visitor to this website clicks the « Share » button on an embedded YouTube video. These cookies may be used by YouTube to store session preferences related to your activity while watching the embedded video. These cookies do not collect personally identifiable information. Learn more about YouTube’s privacy policy
Functionality
This cookie is used to remember whether or not you consent to the use of cookies on the website.
Google Maps (third party)
We use a third party service to create interactive maps: Google Maps, provided by Google Inc. The user’s browser will transmit the data collected by the cookies set by Google Maps to Google Inc. Google Inc. may use the collected data to contextualise and personalise the advertisements of its own advertising network. If you disable the cookies set by Google Maps, the interactive map may not work properly. For more information, please refer to Google’s official documentation at the following address: Google Privacy Policy By accessing this website, you consent to the processing of personal data by Google Inc. in the manner and for the purposes set out in Google Privacy Policy.
Google Analytics
The Data Controller uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service offered by Google Inc. (« Google »), to analyse your use of the pages on the Website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the Website pages will normally be transmitted to and stored on a Google server located in the USA. The data controller uses Google Analytics exclusively with the extension « ga(‘set’, ‘anonymizeIp’, true) », ensuring the processing of IP addresses only in an abbreviated form to exclude direct reference to individuals. Google may only pass data on to third parties where required to do so by law or where third parties process the data on behalf of Google. Google will not disclose a user’s IP address in connection with any other Google data. Users may prevent the recording and storage of Google Analytics data at any time by installing the browser plug-in released by Google, which can be downloaded at following link
Universal Analytics.
The Data Controller uses the Universal-Analytics features provided by Google. With these functions, the Data Controller can record and analyse socio-demographic data about users using Google ID (if available) and cookies created by Google based on advertising content (DoubleClick). If a Google ID is available, the Data Controller will also record this data on all devices (e.g. if users use a smartphone and a PC) in order to analyse visitor flows across all devices. Users can prevent Google from recording and saving data at any time by installing a browser plug-in released by Google, which can be downloaded at following link
Google Remarketing and Retargeting
The Data Controller uses the advertising features of Google Analytics, which allow users who have already visited the Website and expressed interest in certain offers to be retargeted through targeted advertising on Google’s partner network pages. Ads are displayed using cookies that are used to analyse user behaviour during visits to the Website and can then be used to make targeted product recommendations and advertisements based on users’ areas of interest. Users can prevent Google remarketing and deactivate the use of Google cookies for this purpose by accessing the DoubleClick deactivation page. Users can also deactivate the use of cookies by third parties by accessing the deactivation page of the Network Advertising Initiative. Google also offers users the ability to manage their own advertising cookies at following link
Formally, the data obtained from page views that may be used for analysis are as follows:
- The name of the provider’s domain (PSI) and/or the IP address that gives the provider access to the network. For example, the ISP user xxx will only be identified with the domain xxx.es and/or IP address. In this way, we can compile statistics on the countries and servers that most frequently visit our website.
- Date and time of access to our website. This helps us determine the peak traffic hours and make the necessary adjustments to avoid saturation problems during peak hours.
- The Internet address from which the link to our website was received. With this information, we can evaluate the effectiveness of the various banners and links leading to our server in order to reinforce those that produce the best results.
- Number of visitors per day in each section. This allows us to identify the most successful sections, increase and improve their content so users get more satisfactory results.
**Are cookies anonymous?
Cookies do not contain information that identifies a particular user as such. To the best of our knowledge, the information collected can only be linked to a particular user if that user has been identified on the site. In this case, this data is recorded in personal files, the website owner is responsible for it and it is processed for the purposes specified in this cookie policy, in compliance with all applicable regulations on the protection of personal data. The users concerned can exercise their rights of access, rectification or cancellation of their personal data at any time and may oppose the processing of their personal data as set out in our website privacy policy.
**How can I manage cookies?
Website users have the option to refuse cookies, to delete them or to receive information about the setting of cookies through their browser settings. To find out how to manage cookies in your browser, we invite you to consult its help function.
For your convenience, please see below for information about managing cookies from the developers of major browsers:
If you disable cookies, you may not be able to use the full functionality of the website.
To disable third-party advertising cookies, users may also visit the Network Advertising Initiative (NAI) disable page. English page