Cookie Policy

The following outlines the main obligations regarding the use of cookies including informing users of the types of cookies used on the website, their purposes, how user consent is obtained, and references to the legal notice and cookie policy.

What are Cookies?

Cookies are files stored on the computer of users browsing the Internet, which typically contain a unique number that identifies the user’s device, even if its location or IP address changes.

Cookies are installed while browsing either by the websites visited by the user or by third parties associated with those websites. They allow the website to track the user activity on that site or on others it is linked to, such as: the access location, connection time, device used (desktop or mobile), operating system, browser type, most visited pages, number of clicks, and other behaviour data.

The website can be accessed even if cookies are disabled; however, disabling them may affect proper functionality.

Types of Cookies

2.1. Classification of Cookies

Cookies can be classified based on the entity managing them, the duration of their activation on the user’s device, and their purpose.

The main legal obligation for companies or service providers operating websites, platforms, or applications is established in Section 22.2 of the Information Society Services Law (LSSI, by its acronym in Spanish) which states:

“Service providers may use data storage and retrieval devices on the terminal equipment of recipients, provided that they have given their consent after being provided with clear and comprehensive information about their use, in particular about the purposes of data processing (…)”.

However, cookies used for any of the following purposes are exempt from this obligation:

Enabling communication between the user’s device and the network.
Strictly providing a service expressly requested by the user.

Thus, the following cookies that would be exempt from the obligations set out in Section 22.2 are those that have the following purposes:

User login cookies.
User authentication or identification cookies (session only).
User security cookies (erroneous and repeated connection attempts).
Media player session cookies.
Session cookies for load balancing.
User interface personalisation cookies.
Plug-in cookies for sharing social content.

These cookies are excluded from the scope of Section 22.2 of the LSSI, and therefore it would not be necessary to inform or obtain consent for their use. On the contrary, it would be necessary to inform and obtain consent for the installation and use of any other type of cookies, whether first-party or third-party, session or persistent, which are subject to the scope of application of Section 22.2 of the LSSI, for which the guidelines in this document will be useful.

Cookies, depending on the entity that manages them, can be:

First-party cookies: These are sent to the user’s terminal equipment from a computer or domain managed by the publisher itself and from which the service requested by the user is provided.
Third-party cookies: These are sent to the user’s terminal equipment from a computer or domain that is not managed by the publisher, but by another entity that processes the data obtained through cookies.

Cookies can be distinguished according to the duration they remain active on the terminal equipment:

Session cookies: These are a type of cookie designed to collect and store data while the user accesses a website.
Persistent cookies: These are a type of cookie in which the data remains stored on the terminal and can be accessed and processed for a period defined by the person responsible for the cookie, which can range from a few minutes to several years.

Cookies, depending on their purpose, can be:

Technical cookies: These are cookies that allow the user to navigate through a website, platform or application and use the different options or services that exist therein, such as, for example, controlling traffic and data communication, identifying the session, accessing restricted areas, remembering the items that make up an order, carrying out the purchase process for an order, requesting registration or participation in an event, using security features while browsing, storing content for the dissemination of videos or sound, or sharing content via social networks.
Personalisation cookies: These are cookies that allow the user to access the service with some general characteristics predefined according to a series of criteria in the user’s terminal, such as the language, the type of browser through which the service is accessed, the regional configuration from which the service is accessed, etc.
Analysis cookies: These allow the person responsible for them to monitor and analyse the behaviour of the user of the websites to which they are linked. The information collected through this type of cookie is used to measure the activity of the websites, application or platform and to create navigation profiles of the users of these sites, applications and platforms, in order to introduce improvements based on the analysis of the usage data made by the users of the service.
Advertising cookies: These allow the most effective management of the advertising spaces that, where applicable, the publisher has included on a website, application or platform from which it provides the requested service, based on criteria such as the content edited or the frequency with which the ads are displayed.
Behavioural advertising cookies: These are cookies that enable the most effective management of the advertising spaces that, where applicable, the publisher has included on a website, application or platform from which it provides the requested service. These cookies store information on user behaviour obtained through continuous observation of their browsing habits, enabling a specific profile to be developed in order to display advertising based on that profile.

2.2. Types of cookies used on the websitewww.fundacionanabella.org

This website, owned by FUNDACIÓN ANA BELLA, uses the following cookies:

Cookie	Category	Type	Duration	Purpose
cookielawinfo-checkbox-necessary	technical (WordPress)	Necessary	1 hour	Used by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin so that the user can manage cookies. More information: https://wordpress.org/plugins/cookie-law-info/
cookielawinfo-checkbox-non-necessary	technical (WordPress)	Necessary	12 months	Used by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. It is used to store the user’s consent to ‘non-necessary’ cookies. More information: https://wordpress.org/plugins/cookie-law-info/
viewed_cookie_policy	technical(WordPress)	Necessary	12 months	Used to determine whether the user has seen the cookie policy banner. More information: https://wordpress.org/plugins/cookie-law-info/
_ga	analysis (third party-Google)	This is the Google Analytics cookie for obtaining completely anonymous data about visits. This allows us to improve the functioning of the portal and gain a better understanding of how users use it.	24 months	This cookie analyses user browsing and provides information such as the number of visitors, the most visited content, whether the user has visited the page, etc. More information: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/61416?co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop&hl=es
_dc_gtm_[id_sitio]	technical (third party-Google)	This is the Google TagManager cookie used to add the Google Analytics tracking code to the portal.	10 minutes	Analyses user browsing and allows us to know, for example, the number of visitors, the most visited content, whether the user has visited the page Más información: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/61416?co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop&hl=es
_gid	technical (third party-Google)	This is the cookie that identifies (anonymously) a user’s behaviour during a day.	24 hours	Analyses user navigation and provides information such as the number of visitors, the most visited content, whether the user has visited the page, etc. More information: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/61416?co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop&hl=es

Information on legal obligations regarding the use of cookies

There are two legal obligations imposed by the regulations: the duty to inform and the duty to obtain consent.

Firstly, the first thing to do is to identify the cookies that are being installed or used, analysing whether they are own or third-party cookies, session or permanent cookies, and specifying their function in order to decide whether or not they fall within the scope of Section 22.2.

The second paragraph of Section 22 of the LSSI establishes that users must be provided with clear and complete information on the use of data storage and retrieval devices and, in particular, on the purposes of data processing, in accordance with the provisions of Organic Law 3/2018 of 5 December on the Protection of Personal Data and Guarantee of Digital Rights.

Consequently, the information on cookies provided at the time of requesting consent must be sufficiently complete to enable users to understand the purpose for which they were installed and to know how they will be used.

If a user gives their consent to the use of cookies, information on how to revoke consent and delete cookies must be made available to them in an accessible and permanent manner.

The mandatory information may be provided through multiple systems. As we will see below, these means will generally not only provide the necessary information, but also allow the user’s consent to be requested for the installation of the devices.

Among the most common methods are:

The provision of information through a header bar or footer, in a sufficiently visible manner.
When requesting registration for a service, or before downloading a service or application, this information may be provided together with the privacy policy or in the terms and conditions of use of the service.

Likewise, information must be provided on how to deactivate or delete the cookies mentioned through the functionalities provided by the publisher, as well as how to revoke the consent already given.

Consent for the use of cookies

In accordance with the cookie policy that appears on the website, users or visitors to the website accept that, by browsing the website, they expressly consent to the use of cookies as described below, except to the extent that they have modified their browser settings to reject the use of cookies.

Browser settings

Users are reminded that the use of cookies may be subject to acceptance during browser installation or updates.

This consent may be revoked by adjusting content and privacy settings available in the browser. The Owner recommends that users consult their browser’s help section or access the help pages of the main browsers:

Firefox: http://support.mozilla.org/es/kb/cookies-informacion-que-los-sitios-web-guardan-en-

Chrome: http://support.google.com/chrome/bin/answer.py?hl=es&answer=95647

Safari: http://support.apple.com/kb/ph5042

Explorer:http://windows.microsoft.com/es-es/windows7/how-to-manage-cookies-in-internet-explorer-9

For any questions about the Website’s Cookie Policy, users may contact the Owner at comunicacion@fundacionanabella.org, indicating “Política de Cookies” in the subject line.

Disclaimer: This is a machine translated text reviewed by a professional translator.