1. What are cookies, and why do we use them on our website?
A cookie is a file that is downloaded to a user’s device when accessing a specific website to store and retrieve information about the user’s browsing activity on the computer.
Cookies allow this website, among other things, to store and retrieve information about the user’s preferences and habits. The cookies used on this website are necessary for the website to function.
It is important to note that the use of cookies does not provide any personal information about the user.
2. What types of cookies are there?
Cookies can be classified as session cookies or persistent cookies, depending on how long they remain active:
Session cookies: The data collected and stored by these cookies is gathered while the user is browsing the website, and is deleted when the browser is closed. They are typically used to store information that needs to be retained in order to provide the service requested by the user on a one-time basis.
Persistent cookies: These cookies allow data to remain stored on the device for a specific period of time, making it easier to manage your preferences without having to re-enter certain settings each time you visit the website. Additionally, depending on who manages them, cookies can be classified as first-party or third-party:
First-party cookies: These cookies are sent to the user’s device from a server or domain managed by the publisher itself, from which the service requested by the user is provided.
Third-party cookies: These cookies are sent to the user’s device from a computer or domain that is not managed by the publisher, but by another entity that processes the data collected through the cookies. In terms of their purpose, cookies may be:
Technical cookies: These cookies enable the management of traffic and data communication.
Personalization cookies: These cookies allow users to access the site based on certain characteristics that are collected (browser, language, etc.).
Analytics cookies: These cookies allow the party responsible for them to track and analyze user behavior on websites and to create user profiles.
Advertising cookies: These cookies collect data related to the management of advertising space.
3. What types of cookies does the website use?
Name
Domain
Purpose
Expiration
PHPSESSID
.rieraconsulting.es
Allows websites to store serialized state data. On this website, it is used to establish a user session and to pass state data via a temporary cookie, commonly known as a session cookie.
No expiration date set
_ga
.rieraconsulting.es
Records a unique identifier used to generate statistical data about how the visitor uses the website.
2 years
_gid
.rieraconsulting.es
Records a unique identifier used to generate statistical data about how visitors use the website.
1 day
_gat
.rieraconsulting.es
Used by Google Analytics to control the request rate.
1 day
4. How do you disable cookies in your browser?
Users can allow, block, or delete cookies stored on their device by adjusting the settings in the browser installed on their computer. Please read your browser’s help section carefully to learn more about how to enable “private mode” or unblock certain cookies.
