INFORMATION ABOUT COOKIES
Due to the coming into force of the amendment to the «Law on Services of the Information Society» (LSSICE) established by Spanish Royal Decree 13/2012, it is mandatory to obtain the express consent of the user of all web pages that use non-
essential cookies before browsing them.
¿WHAT ARE COOKIES?
Cookies and other similar technologies such as local shared objects, flash cookies or pixels, are tools used by Web servers
to store and retrieve information about their visitors, as well as to enable the proper functioning of the site.
Through using these devices, the Web server is able to remember some data concerning the user, such as their preferences for viewing the server’s pages, their name and password, products that interest them most, etc.
COOKIES AFFECTED BY, AND COOKIES EXEMPT FROM REGULATIONS
According to the EU directive, the cookies that require the user’s informed consent are analytical, advertising and affiliation cookies, while technical cookies and those that are necessary for the operation of the website or the provision of services expressly requested by the user are exempt.
¿WHAT KIND OF COOKIES ARE THERE?
There are five main groups of cookies:
- Analytical Cookies: these collect information on how the website is used.
- Social Cookies: these are required for external social networks.
- Affiliate Cookies: these allow you to track visits through links from other websites, with which the website establishes affiliate agreements (affiliate companies).
- Advertising and behaviour Cookies: these collect information on the user’s personal preferences and choices (re-targeting).
- Technical and functional Cookies: these are strictly only necessary for the use of the website and for the provision of the contracted service.
COOKIES USED BY THIS WEBSITE
The cookie names, types, owners, functions and expiration dates:
- PHPSESSID: technical and strictly necessary cookies that contain the session identifier. It is deleted when you close your browser.
- _lang: technical and strictly necessarycookies that contain the language of the session. It is deleted when you close your browser.
- ac_cookies: technical and strictly necessary cookies that contain the value of whether the installation of cookies has been accepted. It expires 1 year after the last update.
- _ga: Google Analytics cookies that allow you to control unique visits. A cookie will be installed the first time a user logs into the website using a browser. When this user visits the website again using the same browser, the cookie distinguishes that it is the same user. Only if the user changes their browser will they be considered a different user. It expires 2 years after the last update.
- _gat: This cookie is associated with Google Analytics Universal. It is used to limit the request rate – limiting the collection of data on high-traffic sites. It expires after 10 minutes.
- _gid: This cookie is used to distinguish users. Expires at 24 hours.
- _utma: Google Analytics cookie which records the date of the first and last time that the user visited the website. It expires 2 years after the last update.
- _utmb: Google Analytics cookie which records the time of entering the website. It expires 30 minutes after the last update.
- _utmc: Google Analytics cookie used for interoperability with the urchin.js tracking code. It is deleted when you close your browser.
- _utmt: Google Analytics cookie. This cookie is used to process the type of request made by the user. It expires at the end of the session.
- _utmv: Google Analytics cookie. This cookie is used to segment demographic data. It expires at the end of the session.
- _utmz: Google Analytics cookie which stores the traffic source or a campaign that explains how the user reached the website. It expires 6 months after the last update.
- 1P_JAR: Google cookie. These cookies are used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates. 1 week.
- CONSENT: WordPress plugin cookie that will show a warning with the options accept or reject cookies.
- NID: The NID cookie contains a unique ID Google uses to remember your preferences and other information, such as your preferred language, how many search results you wish to have shown per page (e.g. 10 or 20), and whether or not you wish to have Google’s SafeSearch filter turned on Map display using Google Maps. 6 months of permanence.
- PMC: Tripadvisor cookie not classified. Expires at 2 years.
- SRT TART_SYNC: Tripadvisor session cookie used to synchronize the widget displayed with the opinions on Tripadvisor.
- TACds: Trip Advisor session cookie used to view the TripAdvisor review widget and user tracking on websites.
- TART: Tripadvisor cookie. Not classified. Expires after 4 days
- TASSK: Tripadvisor cookie. Not classified. 179 days.
- TASession: Tripadvisor session cookie used to view the Tripadvisor review widget and user tracking on websites.
- TATravelInfo: Tripadvisor cookie used to view the Tripadvisor review widget and user tracking on websites. Expires at 13 days.
- TAUD: Tripadvisor cookie not classified. Expires at 13 days.
- TAUnique: Tripadvisor cookie used to view the Tripadvisor review widget and user tracking on websites. Expires at 2 years.
- sa_dmp_synced: http cookie from p.travelsmarter.net not classified. Expires at 29 days.
- st_browser_id: cookie http from travelsmarter.net not classified. Duration 1 year.
REVOKE CONSENT TO INSTALL COOKIES
HOW TO DELETE COOKIES FROM YOUR BROWSER
Chrome
1. Click on the menu
2. Click Settings.
3. Click Show Advanced Options.
4. In the ‘Privacy and security’ section, click Content Settings.
• Delete cookies: Click See all cookies and site data…
• Do not allow cookies to be stored.
5. Click Remove all.
6. Close and restart the browser.
For more information about Chrome, click here: http://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=es
Internet Explorer. Version 11
1. Select Tools
2. Click Safety.
3. Click Delete browsing history.
4. Select Cookies.
5. Select Temporary Internet Files.
6. Click Delete.
7. Click OK.
8. Close and restart the browser.
For more information about Internet Explorer, click here:
http://windows.microsoft.com/es-419/windows7/how-to-manage-cookies-in-internet-explorer-9
Firefox. Version 18
1. Open the menu.
2. Click Options.
3. Select the Privacy and Security tab. Under Cookies and Site Data, click Clear Data…
4. Select Cookies and Site Data and Cached Web Content.
5. Click Clear.
6. Close and restart the browser.
You can accept or decline cookies individually by clicking Manage Data. For more information about Mozilla Firefox, click here:
https://support.mozilla.org/en-UK/kb/delete-cookies-remove-info-websites-stored
Safari Version 5.1
1. Click Safari.
2. Select the Privacy and Security tab. Click Preferences and then Privacy 3. Click Remove stored cookies and data.
4. Close and restart the browser.
For more information about Safari, click here: https://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/en-ww/cookies/
Opera
Settings>Preferences>Advanced>Cookies.
The cookie settings control how Opera handles them and therefore if they are accepted or rejected.
For more information about Opera click here:
Other browsers
Refer to the documentation for the browser you have installed.