Cookies policy
In compliance with the regulatory provisions contained in Law 34/2002, of July 11, on services of the information society and electronic commerce (LSSICE) we inform you that this website makes use of storage devices and data recovery on the equipment and terminals of users who visit the website. Through this policy we inform you about what a cookie is, types of cookies and the use of cookies that this website makes so that the user can be correctly informed and, where appropriate, consent to the use of certain cookies at UCF thus complying with the provisions of article 22.2 LISSCE.
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What are cookies?
A cookie is a small text file that a website, app or other platform stores on your device or terminal (PC, tablet, mobile…etc) with information about your browsing or use of web content. These files, which are downloaded to the user’s computer, allow the companies that make use of them to identify the users or the computers from which they access the website, to know their way of browsing and their preferences, with the purpose of improving the navigation of the user and, in certain cases, to undertake advertising actions.
What type of cookies are there?
There are different aspects to consider in order to differentiate the variety of cookies that a website can use. In a generic way, we can make the following distinctions.
Depending on the ownership of the cookies, we can distinguish:
- Own cookies: they are those that are downloaded to the device of the user who visits the website from a computer or domain managed by the person in charge of the website that motivates the download.
- Third-party cookies: they are those that are downloaded to the device of the user who visits a website, but in this case the management of these cookies does not fall to the manager of the visited website, but to another entity that handles this type of data on behalf of the person in charge of the website.
• Depending on the purpose of the cookie, they can be classified into:
- Technical cookies: (strictly necessary): they are those that allow the user to navigate within the website and use the different options or services that must be managed on this website. Its purpose will be to provide a service to the user, through functions such as identifying the user to facilitate access to restricted areas of the website; remember elements of an order (shopping cart, for example); select the language of the website, as well as adapt the appearance of the website depending on the browser used by the user, among others. These cookies are exempt from the obligation to collect the user’s consent prior to their download, as long as their purpose is strictly technical. In this way, technical cookies are downloaded by default when the user accesses the website.
- Preference or personalization cookies: they are those that allow information to be remembered so that the user can access the service and platform with certain characteristics that can differentiate their browsing experience from that of other users depending on the configuration and personalization options that can give the website. Again, these cookies are exempt from the obligation to collect the user’s consent prior to their download, as long as their purpose is strictly expressly to process the personalized information that the user chooses when browsing the website when provided this functionality. Therefore, once the personalization actions have been carried out, these cookies are downloaded by default on the user’s computer.
- Analysis cookies: are those that allow quantifying the number of users, the sections visited on the platform, as well as how users interact on it. in order to analyze and measure statistically the use made by users of the different functionalities of the website. Its purpose is to know the behavior of users within the website in order to introduce improvements that facilitate navigation. These are not exempt from the obligation to collect the user’s consent, therefore, they will need to accept them once they have been informed of their use by the owner of the website.
- Behavioral advertising cookies: are those that store information on user behavior obtained through the continuous observation of their browsing habits on other websites. It thus allows the development of a specific profile of the user in order to show him personalized advertising in the event that the publisher of the website has included advertising on his website, either by himself or through collaboration with third parties . These cookies are not exempt from the obligation to collect the user’s consent, therefore, they must accept them once they have been informed of their use by the owner of the website.
What types of cookies do we use on this website?
Once the definition and typology of the most common cookies have been contextualized, users are informed that this web portal makes use of the following cookies:
| First name | typology | Ownership | purpose | duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | of analysis | from third parties (Twitter.com) | Identify the user and count the number of accesses to the website. Registration of first and last access; assess the need to keep the user’s session open or create a new one. Collect the approximate location from which the user accesses the website. | 2 years |
| guest_id | of analysis | from third parties (Twitter.com) | Identify the user and keep a count of the number of accesses to the website. Registration of first and last access; assess the need to keep the user’s session open or create a new one. Collect the approximate location from which the user accesses the website. | 2 years |
| customization_id | of analysis | from third parties (Twitter.com) | Identify the user and keep a count of the number of accesses to the website. Registration of first and last access; assess the need to keep the user’s session open or create a new one. Collect the approximate location from which the user accesses the website. | 2 years |
| external_referer | of analysis | from third parties (Twitter.com) | Identify the user and keep a count of the number of accesses to the website. Registration of first and last access; assess the need to keep the user’s session open or create a new one. Collect the approximate location from which the user accesses the website. | snapshot (1 second) |
| twitter_sess | preference | from third parties (Twitter.com) | Store a unique session ID for the proper functioning of the website. | snapshot (1 second) |
| cookie_notice_accepted | technique | own | Generate a unique user ID to count the number of accesses to the website, as well as first and last access to have information about the website’s acceptance of cookies. | 24 months |
UCF uses third-party cookies, the providers of which are Google and Twitter; if you wish to obtain more information about these treatments, you can consult the conditions of use and privacy policies of these cookies not managed by UCF, accessing the information that these providers offer for this purpose:
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/privacy
- Google: https://www.google.es/intl/es/policies/technologies/cookies/
How can I manage cookie settings?
You can restrict, block or delete the cookies of UCF, or of third parties used on this website, which are not strictly necessary for the operation of the website. You can do this both in the corresponding section of the UCF website by clicking «configuration» that appears in the cookies banner when accessing the website, as well as by making the appropriate settings directly in your usual browser. To this end, we provide you with the following information: