Cookies policy

This website, like most websites on the Internet, uses cookies to improve the user's browsing experience. Cookies personalize the services offered by the website, providing each user with information that may be of interest based on their use of this site. Below, you will find information about what cookies are, what types of cookies this website uses, how you can disable cookies in your browser or specifically disable third-party cookies, and what happens if you disable them. 

1. Definition and function of cookies

Cookies are small data files that are downloaded to your computer when you access certain web pages. Cookies allow a website, among other things, to store and retrieve information about a user’s browsing habits or their device, and depending on the information they contain and how the device is used, they can be used to recognize the user. Cookies play a very important role since, without them, using the web would be a much more frustrating experience.

If you do not wish to receive cookies, please configure your Internet browser to delete them from your computer’s hard drive, block them, or notify you when they are being installed.
 

2. Types of cookies

There are several types of cookies. Depending on the entity that manages the domain from which the cookies are sent and processes the data obtained, two types can be distinguished: first-party cookies and third-party cookies. There is also a second classification depending on how long they remain stored in the user’s browser: session cookies or persistent cookies. Finally, there is another classification with five types of cookies depending on the purpose for which the data obtained are processed: technical cookies, personalization cookies, analytics cookies, advertising cookies, and behavioral advertising cookies.
 

3. What types of cookies does this website use?

The types of cookies we use, according to their purpose, are as follows:

Preferences / Personalization (functional)

These cookies allow the user to access the service with certain predefined general features based on a series of criteria in the user’s device. These cookies allow the website to remember information (such as your username, language, or the region you are in) and more personal characteristics. For example, they make it possible to offer personalized content based on the information and preferences you have voluntarily provided. These cookies also allow you to change text size, fonts, and other customizable parts of the website. They are also used to provide requested services, such as watching a video or commenting on a blog. The information collected by these cookies may be anonymous and cannot track your activity on other websites. By visiting our website, you consent to the installation of these cookies on your device. 

The loss of information stored in a preference cookie may make the website experience less functional, but it should not affect its overall performance.

Processes / Technical (strictly necessary)

These cookies enable the user to navigate a website, platform, or application and use the various options or services available, such as controlling data traffic and communication, identifying the session, accessing restricted areas, remembering the items in an order, processing a purchase, registering for or participating in an event, using security elements while browsing, storing content for the dissemination of videos or sound, or sharing content via social networks. 

These cookies are necessary for the proper functioning of the website, allowing access to sections with security filters.
Without these cookies, the website cannot function properly. 
By visiting our website, you consent to the installation of these cookies on your device.

Session / Navigation status

These cookies collect information about how visitors use the website, for example, pages visited or load errors. This is general and anonymous information that does not include personal data or identify visitors, with the sole purpose of improving the website’s performance. By visiting our website, you consent to the installation of these cookies on your device. 

Websites often collect information about how users interact with them. This information may include which pages users visit most frequently and whether users receive error messages from certain pages. We use so-called “session state cookies” to improve our services and enhance the user experience. If these cookies are blocked or deleted, the website will still function. 

Behavioral advertising cookies

These cookies allow the management, as efficiently as possible, of the advertising spaces that we have included on the website, application, or platform from which we provide the requested service. These cookies store information about users’ behavior obtained through continuous observation of their browsing habits, which allows the development of a specific profile to display advertising based on it. We store information about our users’ browsing activity on advertised websites to send ads and/or specific advertising according to the user’s interests.

It is also possible that when visiting a webpage or opening an email where an advertisement or promotion about our products or services is published, a cookie may be installed in your browser to later show you advertising related to the search you performed, track our ads (for example, how often they are viewed, where they appear, at what time, etc.).

Analytics

These cookies allow the monitoring and analysis of user behavior on the websites to which they are linked. The information collected by this type of cookie is used to measure website activity and create user browsing profiles in order to make improvements based on the analysis of how users use the service. These cookies, whether processed by us or by third parties, allow us to quantify the number of users and thus carry out statistical measurement and analysis of the use made of the offered service. We analyze users’ navigation on our website to improve our product and service offerings.

The tools we use to collect browsing data, measure traffic, and analyze audience behavior are Google Analytics and Metricool.

4. Revocation and deletion of cookies. Cookie management on devices. Procedure to refuse the installation of cookies.

Most computers automatically accept the use of cookies. However, the user can decide whether to keep cookies enabled on their computer.

You can allow, view, block, or delete cookies installed on your device by configuring the options of the browser installed on your computer.

If you do not allow the installation of cookies in your browser, it is possible that you may not be able to access some sections of our website or that some features or services may be disabled.

However, even after disabling all cookies, the web browser collects certain essential information for the basic operation of the platform. Users who wish to disable cookies can do so from the preferences section of their Internet browser.

For more information on how to block cookies, please refer to the following pages depending on your browser:

• Internet Explorer: http://windows.microsoft.com/es-es/windows7/how-to-manage-cookies-in-internet-explorer-9
• Firefox: http://support.mozilla.org/es/kb/habilitar-y-deshabilitar-cookies-que-los-sitios-we
• Chrome: http://support.google.com/chrome/bin/answer.py?hl=es&answer=95647
• Safari: http://support.apple.com/kb/ph5042 

5. Use of cookies on this subdomain.

This subdomain does not directly install cookies. However, if you have previously accepted the use of cookies on our main website (https://www.usal.es), information about your browsing from this site may be collected through previously consented cookies. You can configure or withdraw your consent at any time by visiting: https://www.usal.es.

6. More information

If you would like to obtain more information about how we use cookies, please contact us at bisite@usal.es.
Please note that restricting cookies may impact the functionality of the websites you visit.

Updates and changes to the Cookie Policy

This website may modify and update this Cookie Policy to comply with legislative or regulatory requirements or to adapt it to the instructions issued by the Spanish Data Protection Agency. Users are therefore advised to visit it periodically.