What is a cookie?

A cookie is a harmless text file that is stored in your browser when you visit almost any web page. The utility of the cookie is that the website is able to remember your visit when you return to browse that page. Although many people do not know the cookies have been used for 20 years, when the first browsers for the World Wide Web appeared.

What is NOT a cookie?

It is not a virus, Trojan, worm, spam, spyware, or pop-up window opener.

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The cookies do not usually store sensitive information about you, such as credit card or bank details, photographs, your ID card or personal information, etc. The data they do store is of a technical nature, personal preferences, content personalization, 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 web with Firefox or Chrome you will see that the web does not realize that you are the same person because it is actually associating the browser, not the person.

What type of cookies are there?

• Technical cookies: These are the most elementary and allow, among other things, to know when a human or an automated application is browsing, when an anonymous user and a registered user are browsing, basic tasks for the operation of any dynamic web.
• Analysis cookies: Collect information about the type of navigation you are doing, the sections you use most, products consulted, time of use, language, etc.
• Advertising cookies: They show advertising based on your browsing, your country of origin, language, etc.

What are own cookies and third-party cookies?

The own cookies are those generated by the page you are visiting and the third-party are those generated by external services or providers such as Facebook, Twitter, Google, etc..

What happens if I disable cookies?

To help you understand the scope that can have to disable the cookies we show some examples:

• You may not share content from that website on Facebook, Twitter or any other social network.
• The website will not be able to adapt the contents to your personal preferences, as is often the case with online stores.
• You will not be able to access the personal area of that website, such as My account, or My profile or My orders.
• Online stores: It will be impossible for you to make purchases online, you will have to make them by phone or by visiting the physical store if you have one.
• It will not be possible to customize your geographic preferences such as time zone, currency or language.
• The website will not be able to perform web analytics on visitors and web traffic, which will make it difficult for the website to be competitive.
• You will not be able to write on the blog, upload photos, post comments, rate or rate content. The website will also not be able to tell if you are a human or an automated application posting spam.
• It will not be possible to display sectorized advertising, which will reduce the advertising revenue of the site.
• All social networks use cookies, if you disable them you will not be able to use any social network.

Can cookies be removed?

Yes, not only deleting, but also blocking, in general or for a specific domain.

To remove cookies from a website you must go to your browser settings and there you can search for those associated with the domain in question and proceed to their elimination.

Configuration of cookies for most popular browsers

Here’s how to access a particular cookie in the Chrome browser. Note: these steps may vary depending on the browser version:

1. Go to Settings or Preferences via the File menu or by clicking on the customization icon at the top right.
2. You will see different sections, click on the Show advanced options option.
3. Vaya a Privacidad, Configuración de contenido.
4. Seleccione Todas las cookies y los datos de sitios.
5. A list will appear with all the cookies sorted by domain. To make it easier to find the cookies of a particular domain, enter part or all of the address in the Find cookies field.
6. After performing this filter, one or more lines with the cookies of the requested website will appear on the screen. Now you only have to select it and press the X to proceed to its elimination.

To access the cookies configuration of the Internet Explorer browser follow these steps (they may vary depending on the browser version):

1. Go toTools, Internet Options
2. Click on Privacy.
3. Move the slider to set the desired privacy level.

To access the cookies configuration of the Firefox browser follow these steps (they may vary depending on the browser version):

1. Go to Options or Preferences according to your operating system.
2. Click on Privacy.
3. In History choose Use custom settings for history.
4. Now you will see the Accept cookies option, you can enable or disable it according to your preferences.

To access the cookies settings of the Safari for OSX browser follow these steps (may vary depending on the browser version):

1. Go to Preferences, then Privacy.
2. Here you will see the Block cookies option for you to adjust the type of blocking you wish to perform.

To access the cookies settings of the Safari for iOS browser follow these steps (they may vary depending on the browser version):

1. Go toSettings, then Safari.
2. Go to Privacy and Security, you will see the Block cookies option for you to adjust the type of blocking you want to perform.

To access the cookies browser settings for Android devices follow these steps (may vary depending on browser version):

1. Start the browser and press Menu, then Settings.
2. Go toSecurity and Privacy, you will see the Accept cookies option for you to check or uncheck.

To access the cookies browser settings for Windows Phone devices follow these steps (may vary depending on the browser version):

1. Open Internet Explorer, then More, then Configuration
2. You can now enable or disable the Allow cookies checkbox.