COOKIE POLICY

We comply with the obligations provided for in the second section of Article 22 of Law 34/2002 of 11 July, on Information Society Services and E-Commerce (hereinafter, LSSI), in connection with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016, on General Data Protection (hereinafter, GDPR) and Organic Law 3/2018 of 5 December, on Data Protection and Guarantee of Digital Rights (hereinafter, LOPDGDD).

This website www.grupohafesa.com uses cookies and/or similar technologies that store and retrieve information when you browse. In general, these technologies may serve for various purposes, such as, for example, recognize you as a user, obtain information about your browsing habits, or personalize the way in which the content is shown. The specific uses we make of these technologies are described below.

The purpose of this Cookie Policy is to inform you in a clear and precise manner about the cookies used on the website.

1. WHAT ARE COOKIES? DEFINITION AND GENERAL PURPOSE OF THE COOKIES

Cookies are files that are stored on the User’s computer while they browse the Internet and contain a number that allows the user’s computer to be unequivocally identified, even if the location or IP address change.

Cookies are installed while you are browsing the Internet, either by the websites you visit or by third parties with which the website is related and, amongst other things, allow storing and retrieving information regarding your browsing habits or your equipment and, depending on the information they contain and the form in which your equipment is used, they can be used to recognize you.

1.1. TYPES OF COOKIES

Cookies according to who manages them:

Depending on who manages the equipment or domain from which the cookies are sent and processes the data obtained, there are two types of cookies:

• First-party cookies: these are cookies that are sent to the user’s terminal equipment from an equipment or domain managed by the editor itself and from which the service requested by the user is provided.
• Third-party cookies: these are cookies that are sent to the user’s terminal equipment from an equipment or domain that is not managed by the editor, but by another entity that processes the data obtained through the cookies.

If the cookies are installed from equipment or domain managed by the editor but the information collected through the cookies is managed by a third party, they cannot be considered to be first-party cookies.

Cookies according to the length of time they remain active:

There is a second classification according to the length of time they remain active in the terminal equipment, according to which they can be:

• Session cookies: these are cookies designed to collect and store data while the user accesses a website. They are normally used to store information that only has to be retained to provide the service requested by the user on a single occasion (for example, a list of purchased products) and disappear when the session ends.
• Persistent cookies: these are cookies in which data remain stored in the terminal and can be accessed and processed for a definite period of time defined by the person responsible for the cookie, which can range from a few minutes to several years.

Cookies according to their purpose:

Finally, there are other types of cookies according to the purpose for which the data obtained are processed, the most usual of which are the following:

• Technical cookies: these are cookies that allow the user to browse a website, platform or application and use the different options or services in it, including those that the editor uses to allow the management and operation of the website and enable its features and services, such as, for example, control the traffic and communication of data, identify the session, enter restricted-access areas, remember the items that make up an order, place a purchase order, manage payment, control the fraud related to the security of the service, file an application for registration or participation in an event, count visits for the purpose of invoicing licences for the software with which the service operates (website, platform or application), use security elements during the browsing, store content for the broadcasting of videos or sound, enable dynamic content  (for example, loading animation for a text or image) or share content via social media.
• Preference or personalization cookies: these are cookies that allow remembering information for the user to access the service with certain characteristics that may make their experience different from that of other users, such as, for example, the language, the number of results to be shown when the user makes a search, the aspect or content of the service according to the type of browser through which the user accesses the service or the region from which the service is accessed, etc.
• Analysis or measurement cookies: they allow the party who is responsible for them to track and analyse the behaviour of the users of the websites to which they are associated, including quantifying the impact of advertisements. The information collected through this type of cookie is used to measure the activity of the website, application or platform and to prepare browsing profiles of the users of those sites, so as to introduce improvements based on the analysis of how users use the service.
• Advertising cookies: these are cookies that help to efficiently manage advertising spaces.
• Behavioural advertising cookies: they store information on user behaviour obtained through the ongoing observation of their browsing habits, in order to develop a specific profile and show advertising accordingly.
• Cookies of external social media: they are used so that visitors may interact with the content of different social platforms (Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.) and are generated only for the users of these social media. The terms of use of these cookies and the information collected are regulated by the privacy policy of the appropriate social platform.

2. WHAT TYPE OF COOKIES DO WE USE AND WHAT IS THEIR PURPOSE?

When you browse this website, you may find cookies inserted directly by the HAFESA GROUP or cookies inserted by external entities, as shown below:

 

3. INFORMATION ON HOW TO ACCEPT, REJECT, WITHDRAW CONSENT OR DELETE COOKIES

You may allow or block cookies, and erase your browsing data (including the cookies) from the browser you use. Check the options and instructions that your browser offers to this end. Bear in mind that, if you accept third-party cookies, you will have to delete them from the options of the browser. The way to disable them is different for each browser, but it can usually be done from the Tools or Options menu. You may also check the Help menu of the browser, where you will find all the instructions.

You can choose what cookies you want on this website at any time.

In the following links you will find all the information to set or disable cookies in each browser:

• Internet Explorer
• Microsoft Edge
• Firefox
• Chrome
• Safari

There is a Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on for the most usual browsers (Microsoft Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari and Opera) to exclude the installation of these cookies.

You will find more information at https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=es

Moreover, you may also manage the storage of cookies in your browser through tools such as the following:

• Ghostery: ghostery.com/
• Your online choices: youronlinechoices.com/es/

3.1. Information on the transfer of data to third countries.

You will find information regarding transfers to third countries that, where appropriate, are carried out by the third parties identified in this cookie policy in their corresponding policies (see the links provided).

4. WHAT HAPPENS IF THE INSTALLATION OF COOKIES IS REJECTED?

In this case you may continue browsing, but the use of some of the services may be limited or you may not be able to access them and, therefore, your experience on our website will be less satisfactory. You may reject them at any time.

5. CONSENT

Given this information, it is possible to carry out the following actions:

COOKIE POLICY: It links to this cookie policy where you are given all the necessary information and can modify the settings of the cookies in your browser or reject any cookies you wish. In that case, only the cookies that are essential to browse and cannot be disabled will be downloaded.

ACCEPT: All the aforementioned cookies will be accepted. The notice will not be displayed again during the current session in the browser.

REJECT: All cookies will be rejected except those that are essential and cannot be disabled. The notice will not be displayed again during the current session in the browser.

SETTINGS: you can decide what type of cookies you accept and what type you don’t.

6. WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PROCESSING OF COOKIES ON THIS WEBSITE?

The holder of the website, responsible for processing the cookies used here, as well as their contact details, are available in our LEGAL NOTICE on this site. Likewise, there may be cookies from third-parties other than the holder of this website, as explained above.

WHAT IS THE LEGAL BASIS FOR THE USE OF THE COOKIES?

In the case of technical cookies, that is, those that are essential to browse this website and receive the service offered, the legal basis is the agreement through which you decide to use this website and use its services.

The legal basis for the use of the rest of the cookies is the user’s consent, which is requested when you access this website and can be withdrawn at any time. The withdrawal of said consent will not affect the possibility of browsing this website and using its services, nor will it affect the lawfulness of the data processing that may have been carried out before the withdrawal.

WHAT RECIPIENTS WILL THE COOKIES BE SENT TO OR WILL BE ABLE TO ACCESS THEM?

When there are third-party cookies, according to what has been stated above, said third-parties may access the cookies and use them as described above.

WHAT ARE YOUR RIGHTS IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OF COOKIES?

Under the current regulations, any person has the right to obtain confirmation of whether their personal data are being processed or not. Likewise, under the conditions established by the law, data subjects have the right to access their data, and to request the rectification of inaccurate data or, where appropriate, request their deletion when, amongst other reasons, the data are no longer necessary for the purposes for which they were collected. In the case of cookies, these rights may be exercised subject to the limitations derived from the nature of the files.

In the terms provided for in the General Data Protection Regulations, data subjects may request the limitation of the processing of their data or their portability, in which case we will only retain them for the exercise or defence of claims.

Under certain circumstances and for reasons related to their specific situation, data subjects may object to the processing of their data. If you have given your consent for any specific purpose, you have the right to withdraw it at any time, and this will not affect the lawfulness of the processing based on the consent given before the withdrawal. In these cases, we will stop processing the data or, where appropriate, we will stop doing so for that specific purpose, except for compelling legitimate reasons or the exercise or defence of potential claims.

In the event of any violation of your rights, especially when you have not been able to satisfactorily exercise them, you may submit a claim to the Spanish Data Protection Agency (contact details available at www.aepd.es) or another competent control authority. You can also obtain further information with regard your rights by contacting these bodies.

As for the rest of the information required by the data protection regulations, you will find it in our PRIVACY POLICY.