This website uses functional, enhancement, or performance measurement and statistical cookies. Therefore, upon accessing our website, in compliance with Article 22 of the Law on Information Society Services, when handling analytical cookies, we have requested your consent for their use and provided information about them. In any case, they will be installed after a reasonable period to give the user time to decide whether to give consent or not.
What is a cookie?
A cookie is a harmless text file 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 browse that page again. Although many people do not know, cookies have been used for over 20 years, since the first browsers for the World Wide Web appeared.
What is NOT a cookie?
It is not a virus, Trojan, worm, spam, spyware, or a pop-up window opener.
What information does a cookie store?
Cookies do not store sensitive information about you, such as credit card or banking data, photographs, your ID, or personal information, etc. The data they save is of a technical nature, personal preferences, content customization, etc.
The web server does not associate you as a person but your web browser. In fact, if you usually browse with Internet Explorer and try browsing the same website with Firefox or Chrome, you will see that the website does not recognize you as the same person because it is actually associating the browser, not the person.
What types of cookies exist?
- Necessary cookies: These are the most basic and are strictly necessary for the operation of the website. You can disable them by changing your browser settings, but you will not be able to use the website normally. They allow, among other things, detecting whether a human or an automated application is browsing, whether an anonymous or registered user is browsing, and basic tasks for the operation of any dynamic website.
- Functional cookies: These cookies provide necessary information to applications within the website or third-party integrations. If disabled, you may experience some functionality issues on the page.
- Performance cookies: These cookies are used to analyze traffic and customer behavior on the website, helping us understand and improve the site’s performance.
- Targeted cookies: These cookies, either from the website itself or third parties, help create a profile of your interests and offer you targeted advertising based on your browsing habits, country of origin, language, etc.
What are first-party and third-party cookies?
First-party cookies are generated by the page you are visiting, while third-party cookies are generated by external services or providers such as Facebook, Twitter, Google, etc.
What happens if I disable cookies?
To understand the impact of disabling cookies, here are some examples:
- You will not be able to share website content on Facebook, Twitter, or any other social network.
- The website will not be able to tailor content to your personal preferences, as usually happens in online stores.
- You will not be able to access the personal area of the website, such as My Account, My Profile, or My Orders.
- Online stores: You will not be able to make purchases online, requiring phone orders or visiting a physical store if available.
- Geographical preferences such as time zone, currency, or language will not be saved.
- The website will not be able to perform web analytics on visitors and traffic, affecting its competitiveness.
- You will not be able to write on the blog, upload photos, publish comments, rate content, or post reviews. The site will also not recognize whether you are a human or an automated spam application.
- Sectorized advertising will not be displayed, reducing website advertising revenue.
- All social networks use cookies. If you disable them, you will not be able to use any social network.
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, go to your browser settings, locate the domain in question, and proceed with its deletion.
Cookie settings for popular browsers
Below are instructions to access a specific cookie in Chrome. Note: These steps may vary depending on the browser version:
- Go to Settings or Preferences via the File menu or click on the customization icon at the top right.
- Select Show advanced settings.
- Go to Privacy > Content settings.
- Select All cookies and site data.
- A list will appear with all cookies sorted by domain. To find a specific domain, enter part or all of its address in the Search cookies field.
- After filtering, select and delete the cookies of the requested website by clicking the X.
Cookie List
You can view the categorized list of cookies in use or not by clicking on the floating cookie icon found in the lower left part of the page.