Types of cookies

Depending on the entity that manages the domain from which the cookies are sent and processes the data obtained, two types can be distinguished:

• First-party cookies: those 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: those 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.

In the event that cookies are installed from a computer or domain managed by the publisher itself but the information collected through them is managed by a third party, they cannot be considered as own cookies.

There is also a second classification based on the length of time they remain stored in the customer’s browser, which may be:

• Session cookies: designed to collect and store data while the user accesses a website. They are usually used to store information that is only relevant for the provision of the service requested by the user on a single occasion (e.g. a list of products purchased).
• Persistent cookies: the data remains stored on the terminal and can be accessed and processed for a period defined by the cookie manager, which can range from a few minutes to several years.

Finally, there is another classification with five types of cookies according to the purpose for which the data obtained is processed:

• Technical cookies: those 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 included in an order, carrying out the purchase process for an order, requesting registration or participation in an event, using security elements during browsing, storing content for the dissemination of videos or sound, or sharing content through social networks.
• Personalisation cookies: these 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 language, the type of browser through which they access the service, the regional configuration from which they access the service, etc.
• Analysis cookies: these allow the person responsible for them to monitor and analyse the behaviour of users 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 users of the service.
• Advertising cookies: these enable the most effective management of advertising space.
• Behavioural advertising cookies: these 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.
• Behavioural advertising cookies: these 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.
• External social media cookies: these are used to enable visitors to interact with content from different social media platforms (Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.) and are only generated for users of those social media platforms. The conditions of use of these cookies and the information collected are governed by the privacy policy of the relevant social media platform.
• External social media cookies: these are used to enable visitors to interact with content from different social media platforms (Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.) and are only generated for users of those social media platforms. The conditions of use of these cookies and the information collected are governed by the privacy policy of the relevant social media platform.
• External social media cookies: these are used to enable visitors to interact with content from different social media platforms (Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.) and are only generated for users of those social media platforms. The conditions of use of these cookies and the information collected are governed by the privacy policy of the relevant social media platform.