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Cookies Policy

Cookie Policy

Acceptance of the Cookie Policy

By using the Espronceda Center for Art and Culture website, the user accepts the use of cookies and consents to the processing of information about themselves in the manner and for the purposes set out below. Espronceda Center for Art and Culture displays information about its cookie policy at the top of the website’s main page at each login, so that users are aware of it.

What are Cookies?

Espronceda Center for Art and Culture informs you that cookies are files that websites may download to your device each time you visit them, created to help the website analyse how users interact with it, and which may be updated or retrieved by the entity responsible for their installation.

These files allow varying amounts of data to be stored on the user’s device, ranging from a few kilobytes to several megabytes.

Cookies are tools that play an essential role in the provision of Information Society services, as they enable a website to store and retrieve information about the browsing habits of its users or their devices and, depending on the information obtained, may be used to recognise the user and improve services.

Types of Cookies

The following is a classification of the different types of cookies based on a number of categories. Please note that a single cookie may fall into more than one category.

By the entity that manages them:

  • First-party cookies: sent to the user’s device from a device or domain managed by the publisher itself, from which the requested service is provided.
  • Third-party cookies: sent to the user’s device from a device or domain not managed by the publisher.

By storage duration:

  • Session cookies: designed to collect and store data during a browsing session. They are used to retain information only needed to provide the service on a single occasion.
  • Persistent cookies: data remains stored on the user’s device and can be accessed for a period defined by the cookie owner, ranging from a few minutes to several years.

By purpose:

  • Technical cookies: enable the user to browse the website and use its various options and services.
  • Personalisation cookies: allow the user to access the service with predefined settings based on device criteria, such as language or browser type.
  • Analytics cookies: enable the tracking and analysis of user behaviour in order to introduce service improvements.
  • Advertising cookies: enable efficient management of advertising spaces included on the website.
  • Behavioural advertising cookies: store information about user behaviour gathered through observation of browsing habits, in order to display personalised advertising.

1. Google Analytics

The Espronceda Center for Art and Culture website uses Google Analytics, an analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, California, CA 94043, USA), which enables the measurement and analysis of website browsing. These are analytics cookies.

Through Google Analytics, Espronceda Center for Art and Culture obtains information regarding the number of users accessing the website, pages visited, frequency and repetition of visits, visit duration, browser used, service provider, language, device used, and the city associated with the user’s IP address. The information generated by the cookie about website use (including your IP address) will be transmitted directly to and stored by Google on servers in the United States.

The Google Analytics cookies used are:

  • _utma: Session cookie used to track activity on the website.
  • _utmb: Persistent cookie expiring after 2 years, which anonymously collects standard log information and user browsing habit data.
  • _utmc: Session cookie that is deleted when the user ends their session on the website.
  • _utmz: Persistent cookie expiring 6 months after the user’s visit to the website.

Google will use this information on behalf of Espronceda Center for Art and Culture to track website usage, compile activity reports and provide other services related to website and internet activity. Neither Espronceda Center for Art and Culture nor Google will associate your IP address with any other data they hold.

2. Google and YouTube advertising cookies

When accessing the website, cookies associated with the google.com and google.es domains (NID and PREF cookies) may be downloaded, as they are linked to Google products and services used by this website. After accepting the cookie policy and browsing the website, third-party advertising cookies under the youtube.com domain may also be downloaded.

3. Doubleclick.net

Advertising company.

  • id: Persistent cookie expiring after 6 months.

4. Facebook.com

Cookies used for advertising purposes tailored to the user’s interests.

  • act, c_user, csm, fr, p, presence, s, xs: Persistent cookies expiring after 6 months.

5. Zopim

Cookie used to provide personalised support to chat users.

  • _cfduid: Persistent cookie expiring after 6 months.

How to manage Cookie settings

Espronceda Center for Art and Culture informs users that they may refuse the use of cookies at any time by selecting the appropriate settings in their browser, although doing so may limit the full functionality of the website.

Below are instructions for managing cookies in the main browsers:

Google Chrome: Settings > Show advanced settings > Privacy > Content settings > All cookies and site data.

Internet Explorer: Tools > Internet Options > Privacy > adjust privacy level.

Firefox: Options > Privacy > History > Use custom settings > Accept cookies.

Safari (iOS): Settings > Safari > Privacy & Security > Block Cookies.

Safari (OSX): Preferences > Privacy > Block Cookies.

Android: Browser > Menu > Settings > Security & Privacy > Accept cookies.

Windows Phone: Browser > Menu > Settings > Security & Privacy > Accept cookies.

To disable Google Analytics cookies, further information is available at: www.google.com/intl/en/analytics/privacyoverview.html