What are cookies?

A “cookie” is a small file that is stored on the user’s computer, tablet, smartphone, or any other device with navigational information. The set of "cookies" helps us to improve the quality of our website and allows us to know which pages our users find useful or not.

This website uses cookies and/or similar technologies that store and retrieve information when the user browses. In general, these technologies can serve very different purposes such as, for example, recognizing the user, obtaining information about his/her browsing habits, or customizing the way in which the content is displayed.

Types of cookies

The information that we provide below will help you understand the different types of cookies:

1. Types of cookies according to the entity that manages them:

  • Our own cookies: Those that are sent to your computer from our own computers or domains, and from which we provide the service you request.
  • Third-party cookies: Those that are sent to your computer from a device or domain that is not managed by us, but by another collaborating entity. For example, those used by social networking sites or external content such as Google Maps.

2. Types of cookies according to the period of time they are activated:

  • Session cookies: These are temporary cookies that remain in your browser’s cookie file until you leave the website, so none are recorded on your computer's hard drive. The information obtained through these cookies is used to analyse traffic patterns on the website. Ultimately, this allows us to provide a better experience, improving the content and making it easier to use.
  • Persistent cookies: These are stored on the hard drive and our website reads them every time you visit. A persistent cookie has a specific expiry date. The cookie will no longer function after that date. In general, we use these cookies to facilitate purchasing and registration services.

3. Types of cookies according to their purpose:

  • Technical cookies: These are necessary for navigation purposes and for our website to function properly. For example, they make it possible to control traffic and data communication, access restricted access areas, use security features, store content that makes video broadcasting possible or to share content via social networks.
  • Personalization cookies: Those that allow you to access a service with certain pre-defined characteristics based on a series of criteria such as the language, the type of browser through which the service is accessed, and the regional configuration from where the service is accessed, etc.
  • Analytical cookies: Those which, whether processed by us or by third parties, allow us to quantify the number of users and, thus, measure and carry out a statistical analysis of how people use the service provided. To do this, browsing habits on our website are analysed in order to enhance the products and services that we offer.
  • Advertising cookies: Those that allow us to manage the advertising spaces that might be included on our website in the most efficient way possible, showing advertising related to your browsing profile.
  • Advertising behaviour cookies: Those cookies which store information regarding user behaviour, obtained through continued observation. Thanks to these, we are able to know your web-browsing habits and show you advertising related to your browsing profile.

What does this website use cookies for?

This website uses technical, analytical and third-party cookies for the purposes described in the previous section.

Who uses cookies on this website?

The identification of who uses cookies, the type of cookies used, and other details, are indicated below:

Cookies

Kind

Owner

Purpose and use

Conservation period

More information

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Third-party

Facebook

They are used by Facebook to store user preferences and information while viewing the pages.

3 months

1 year

1 day

3 months

2 years

1 weeks

1 year

2 years

Facebook.com

CONCRETE5

Own

UAL.ES

This cookie is used to recognize the session started on our website.

Session

www.ual.es

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Third Party Analysis

Google

These third-party cookies (Google) are used by Google Analytics. They generate an anonymous user ID, which is used to carry out certain statistical controls.

2 years
30 min
Session
10 min
6 months

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Third Party Analysis

Google

They register a unique identification that is used to generate statistical data about how the visitor uses the website.

2 years

Session

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Third Party Analysis

Google

It is used to distinguish users.

1 day

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Note: "Own" type cookies are only used by the owner of this website while "Third-party or Analysis" cookies are used by the service provider as well, as detailed in the table above.

International transfers of third-party cookies

You can find out about transfers to third countries that are made by the third parties, where appropriate, as identified in our cookies policy (in the third parties’ policy documents).

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/policies/cookies/

Google: https://policies.google.com/technologies/cookies?hl=en-GB

Lawfulness of the treatment

The legal basis of the treatment is your consent (free, specific, informed and unequivocal). You can revoke your consent by following the instructions in the next section.

How can I disable or delete these cookies?

You can allow or block cookies by accessing the previously indicated cookies configuration.

You can also allow or block cookies, as well as delete your browsing data (including the cookies) from the browser you use. To do this, consult the options and instructions offered by your browser for allowing or blocking cookies. Keep in mind that, if you accept third-party cookies, you must delete them from the browser options.

Some services can use links to social networks such as Facebook or Twitter. When the user registers for a service with social media credentials; these authorise the social network to save a persistent cookie that remembers their identity and ensures them access to the services until the cookie expires.

The user can delete this cookie and revoke access to services using social networks by updating their preferences in the specific social network.

Below, you can find the links to information for managing the cookies of the most used browsers:

Google Analytics add-on for browser opt-out

If you want to reject the analytical cookies of Google Analytics in all browsers, so that your information is not sent to Google Analytics, you can download an add-on that performs this function from the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en-GB.

Design of automated profiles with legal effect

Although the installed cookies perform automated profile analysis, they do not have legal effect.

Exercising your rights

You can know and exercise your rights regarding data protection by accessing our Política de Privacidad (Privacy Policy).