WHAT ARE COOKIES?
Cookies, and other similar techniques, are text, image or routine files that the Service that is accessed installs or executes on the user's equipment or device (PC, Smartphone, Tablet, etc.) to record the activity of their browsing through the pages and sections of the Services.
Cookies are only associated with a code (ID) that identifies the device and/or browser used on each visit, so they do not provide references that allow other personal data of the user to be deduced.
WHAT TYPES OF NAVIGATION ARE THERE?
Depending on the website or mobile application, there may be different browsing modes:
1. Free browsing: The user will be able to access the Services and the acceptance or rejection of cookies will not entail any limitation on navigation for the user. Depending on the acceptance, rejection or cookie preferences set by the user, cookies may or may not be used for the purposes indicated in the following section of WHAT DO THE SERVICES USE COOKIES FOR?
2. Free browsing by accepting cookies: This browsing modality will allow the user, by accepting cookies and similar tracking technologies, to access all the content of the Services, except for the exclusive content for subscribers. Accepting cookies will involve the use of your information for advertising and content personalization purposes. This advertising is essential for us to be able to provide effective services to our users and for us to be able to display quality content to those who browse our site. The user may withdraw his/her consent at any time.
In the event that the user rejects cookies, they must subscribe to a payment option in order to browse. Depending on the Services, the paid subscription may be:
a. By means of a paid subscription on the Website itself. If the user decides to subscribe, and by virtue of their preferences, they may, for example, browse without their own or third-party tracking or without being shown advertising and personalized content. Notwithstanding the above, once the subscription process has been completed, the user will be able to configure their privacy preferences at any time in the configurator that will be shown at the end of the process.
b. By paying for the subscription on contentpass. In this case, subscribing with contentpass will block all advertising, personalized and non-personalized, content personalization, and self-tracking or third-party tracking. This type of browsing is offered by the company: Content Pass GmbH (hereinafter referred to as contentpass), with registered office at Wolfswerder 58, 14532 Kleinmachnow, Germany. By subscribing to the paid service, the user will contract it directly with contentpass. More information about this service can be found in the general terms and conditions of contentpass.net. Please click on the following contentpass links for more information on data protection to log in to your account or to register for contentpass.
WHAT DO THE SERVICES USE COOKIES FOR?
The Controller's Services use Cookies:
a) with the aim of offering users content and information that are more appropriate to their interests and facilitating their navigation through our Services,
b) to record the user's preferences and provide the user with faster access,
c) personalise the Services we offer, providing and offering each user information that is of interest to them or that may be of interest to them, based on their use of these Services,
d) know all the Services requested by users, so that they can provide or offer information appropriate to the tastes and preferences of each user,
e) personalize the advertisements that are inserted in the Services based on the preferences and interests of the user, whether they are selected by the Data Controller or by the advertisers themselves or their representatives through intermediaries and advertising operators, and
f) know all the Services requested by users and share such information with advertising companies and advertising agencies so that they can provide or offer information appropriate to the tastes and preferences of each user on any Internet service.
In addition, users who register, or who log in and browse authenticated will be able to benefit from more personalized and profile-oriented Services. Such users expressly authorise the use of registration information for this purpose, without prejudice to their right to refuse or disable the use of Cookies, which may entail the need to subscribe to any of the services mentioned in this policy. All information will be treated in accordance with the provisions of the Privacy Policy or Clause that the user has accepted when registering, and in accordance with the provisions of this Cookies Policy.
WHAT TYPES OF COOKIES ARE THERE ON THE SERVICES AND WHAT ARE THEIR PURPOSES?
Depending on their duration, Cookies can be divided into:
Depending on who creates the Cookie, they are classified as:
WHAT COOKIES MAY BE PLACED ON THE SERVICES?
Accessing the Services through a browsing method by accepting cookies implies that you can install your own and/or third-party Cookies, which are detailed in the following table:
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Type of Cookies |
Description |
Purpose / information |
Processing period |
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Yield |
These Cookies are used to improve navigation and optimize the operation of our Services. They store Service settings so you don't have to reconfigure them every time you visit us. |
Volume adjustments of video or sound players; the video transmission speeds that are supported by your browser; items stored in the "shopping cart" in the E-commerce Services; etc. |
Persistent |
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Analytical |
Each time a user visits a Service, a tool from a third-party provider generates an analytical cookie on the user's computer. This Cookie, which is only generated during the visit, will be used on future visits to the Services to anonymously identify the visitor. |
Allow the anonymous identification of browsing users through the "Cookie" (identifies browsers and devices, not people) and therefore the approximate accounting of the number of visitors and their trend over time. Anonymously identify the most visited and most attractive content for users. Know if the user who is accessing is new or repeat visit. Unless the user decides to register for a service of the Data Controller, the "Cookie" will never be associated with any personal data that can directly identify him/her. These Cookies will only be used for statistical purposes that help optimize and improve the user experience on the Service. |
Persistent |
|
Own Advertising |
These types of Cookies make it possible to expand the information of the advertisements shown to each anonymous user on the Services. |
Among others, the duration or frequency of viewing of advertising positions, the interaction with them, or the browsing patterns and/or behaviors of the user are stored, as they help to form a profile of advertising interest. In this way, they make it possible to offer advertising that is related to the user's interests. |
Persistent |
|
Third-Party Advertising |
In addition to the advertising managed by the Controller's own Services, the Data Controller offers its advertisers the option of serving advertisements through third parties ("Ad-Servers"). |
In this way, advertisers, advertising operators and other intermediaries can store Cookies through the Services in users' browsers or applications, as well as access the data stored therein. The companies that generate these Cookies have their own privacy policies. |
Persistent |
|
Behavioral Advertising |
Advertising model based on consumer behavior for which a Cookie collects anonymous information about browsing habits. |
The purpose is to offer the user advertising according to their interests. |
Persistent |
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Registration |
Registration Cookies are generated once the user has registered or subsequently logged in, and are used to identify them on the Services. |
Keep the user logged in, even if they close our site or browser, so that when they re-enter the same site they will still be logged in. If the user logs out, this Cookie will be deleted and the next time they enter the Service they will have to log in to be identified. Check whether you are authorized to access certain Services, for example, to participate in a competition. In addition, some Services may use social media connectors such as Facebook or Twitter. When you register for a Service with social network credentials, you authorize the social network to store a persistent Cookie that remembers your identity and grants you access to the Services until it expires. The user can delete this Cookie and revoke access to the Services through social networks by updating their preferences on the specific social network. |
Persistent |
|
Geolocation |
These cookies are completely anonymous and are only used to help target content to your location. |
These Cookies are used to find out which country you are in when you request a Service. |
Session |
HOW DO I DISABLE COOKIES?
When accessing the Service, the user will see a Cookie notice informing them of the way in which they can give or reject their consent to the installation of Cookies.
Likewise, the user can oppose the use of certain Cookies through the following services:
On the other hand, the user, at any time, may disable or delete Cookies through the configuration of the browser used on their device or terminal. Below, we provide you with access to information pages of the main internet browsers for the configuration of Cookies:
WHAT HAPPENS IF COOKIES ARE DISABLED?
In the event that Cookies are disabled, we will not be able to maintain your preferences and some functionalities of the Services may become inoperative, and we may not be able to offer you personalized services.
WHO ARE THE RECIPIENTS OF THE INFORMATION AND HOW DOES THE USE OF COOKIES AFFECT THE PROTECTION OF MY PERSONAL DATA?
The information obtained through the Cookies of the Services will be known to the collaborating companies, as well as advertising companies, and other operators, such as intermediaries and advertising agents, for the purposes described in this policy.
To find out which partners incorporate their Cookies into our Services and what each company does, what data it collects, and how it uses it, please access the View Our Partners button on the relevant Settings screen.
Most Cookies collect anonymous information, which does not allow the identity of the user to be obtained, although some of the codes included serve to single out or individualize the browser or application of the device used, and the regulations on the protection of personal data may apply. For this reason, we inform you that the information obtained through Cookies will be processed for the purposes indicated in this Cookies Policy.
Likewise, this information will also be processed by those companies that provide Cookies for the purposes indicated in their respective privacy policies, accessible through the View our partners button on the corresponding Settings screen.
Specifically, this website uses the unbranded version of YouTube's built-in video player ("YouTube Player") to display some of your YouTube video content on its Services. YouTube may collect usage data when you use or interact with the YouTube player on the Website Services, depending on the cookie consent you provide. The user can read about YouTube's Terms and Conditions here: YouTube's Terms of Service as well as Google's Privacy Policy in relation to the YouTube player here: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy.
However, taking into account that these codes do not allow the identification of the user, the rights of access, rectification, deletion, opposition, limitation and portability recognized in the data protection regulations will not be applicable, unless the user is able to provide additional information that allows their identity to be linked with the identification codes of their Cookies.
In the event that their right to data protection is violated, the user may file a complaint with the Spanish Data Protection Agency (www.aepd.es) or with the data protection officer of the PRISA Group to which the Data Controller belongs (dpo@prisa.com).
On the other hand, we inform you that some of our suppliers, partners and collaborators, as well as the advertisers, operators and advertising agents mentioned, may be located in the United States or other countries outside the European Union, therefore, your data may be transferred outside the European Economic Area. However, we inform you that these entities offer adequate data protection guarantees by adhering to the EU-US Data Privacy Framework that declares an adequate level of protection by the European Commission or by providing sufficient guarantees for the completion of these transfers, such as the signing of the Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the European Commission
UPDATES AND CHANGES TO THE COOKIE POLICY
The Data Controller may modify this Cookies Policy in accordance with legislative or regulatory requirements, or in order to adapt this policy to the instructions issued by the Spanish Data Protection Agency, so users are advised to visit it periodically.