With the publication in the Official State Gazette (BOE) of Royal Decree-Law 13/2012 of March 30, several modifications were made to the Law on Information Society Services and Electronic Commerce (LSSICE). These modifications affect the use of cookies and commercial email communications. This Royal Decree, which transposes several European directives, allows Spain, like all other EU member states, to comply with European Directive 2009/136/CE (amendment to the European Directive on data processing, retention, and privacy in electronic communications) Article 22.2 of Law 34/2002.Service providers may use data storage and retrieval devices in recipients’ terminals, provided that they have obtained consent after providing clear and complete information regarding their use, particularly regarding the purposes of data processing, in accordance with Organic Law 15/1999 of December 13, on the Protection of Personal Data.Below, we provide clear and precise information about the cookies we use, detailing what a cookie is, its purpose, the types of cookies we use, their function, and how to configure or disable them.
WHAT IS A COOKIE, AND WHAT IS IT USED FOR?
A cookie is a file of information sent by the server of this website to the computer, smartphone, or tablet of the user accessing the page. This file stores and retrieves information about the navigation carried out from the device.Cookies allow a website to, among other things, store and retrieve information about a user’s browsing habits or their device. Depending on the information contained and how the user utilizes their device, cookies can also be used to recognize the user.Higiaac.com uses various types of cookies (technical, analytical, and social) solely to improve the user’s browsing experience on the website, with no advertising or similar intent.The website higiaac.com uses first-party and third-party cookies to collect information that helps optimize your visit. Cookies are not used to collect personal information. Higiaac.com does not collect any personal data through cookies. All cookies, except for one used by the Google Analytics statistics system, are temporary and disappear at the end of the session.
TYPES OF COOKIES WE USE
By the entity managing them:
- First-party cookies: These are sent to your device from our own equipment or domain from which we provide the requested service.
- Third-party cookies: These are sent to your device from a domain or equipment not managed by us but by another collaborating entity. For example, those used by social networks or external content such as Google Maps or Google Analytics.
By the duration of their activation:
- Session cookies: Collect data while the user browses the website to provide the requested service.
- Persistent cookies: Stored on the terminal, the collected data is used by the cookie’s controller to provide the requested service.
By their purpose:
- Technical cookies: Necessary for proper website navigation.
- Personalization cookies: Allow the user to set characteristics (e.g., language) for website navigation.
- Analytical cookies: Allow us or third parties to quantify the number of users and analyze their behavior on the website for statistical purposes, improving the products or services offered.
- Advertising cookies: Enable the inclusion of advertising spaces on the website, tailored to its content.
- Behavioral advertising cookies: Allow the inclusion of advertising spaces based on information obtained from users’ browsing habits.
Cookies Used on This Website
- Technical Cookies: Necessary or convenient for providing specific services. Disabling these cookies may prevent the proper receipt of the website content.
- Analytical Cookies: Used to track and statistically analyze overall user behavior. Disabling these cookies may not affect the website’s functionality, but the collected data helps improve our services.
- Social Media Cookies: Enable visitors to interact with content from various social platforms (e.g., Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, LinkedIn). These are only generated for users of these social networks. The use of these cookies and the information collected are governed by the privacy policy of the respective platform.
Details and Purpose of Cookies Used
- Google Analytics Cookies: Google Analytics is a free web analytics tool by Google that helps website owners understand how users interact with their site. It enables cookies on the domain of the visited site and uses a set of cookies called “__utma,” “__utmb,” “__utmc,” and “__utmz” to collect information anonymously and compile reports on website trends without identifying individual users. For more information about Google Analytics cookies and privacy, visit: Google Analytics .
- Google Maps Cookies: Google Maps is a mapping service provided by Google. Google Maps cookies record the user’s origin as well as the keywords. Additionally, a unique prefix is generated, which is used to count how many times a user visits the site. For more information about Google cookies and privacy policy.
- YouTube and Google Cookies: YouTube is a Google service where users can upload and share videos. YouTube uses its own cookies, such as “VISITOR_INFO_LIVE” and “YSC,” and may also use Google’s cookies to identify users and their preferences, such as “PREF,” “NID,” “GAPS,” “LSID,” “BEAT,” or “ULS.” For more information, see the Google cookies policy.
- Twitter Cookies: Twitter uses several cookies, such as “guest_id,” “_twitter_sess,” “k,” and “original_referer,” along with its own Google Analytics cookies, as explained above (“__utma,” “__utmb,” “__utmc,” “__utmz,” “__utmv”). For more details, consult the Twitter privacy policy.
- Facebook Cookies: Facebook installs cookies such as “locale,” “reg_fb_gate,” and “reg_fb_ref.” For more information, see the Facebook cookies policy.
- Other Third-Party Cookies: Third-party cookies may be installed to help manage and improve the services they offer. An example is the use of social media links to share our content.
HOW TO CONFIGURE OR DISABLE COOKIES?
Users can, at any time, allow, block, or delete the cookies installed on their device by configuring the options of the browser installed on their device as follows:
Additionally, there are online third-party tools available that allow users to detect cookies on every website they visit and manage their deactivation.
ACCEPTANCE OF THE COOKIES POLICY
Higiaac.com displays information about its Cookies Policy at the bottom of every page on the website with each session to ensure your awareness.
Upon viewing this information, you may:
- Accept Cookies: This notice will not be shown again when you access any page on the portal during the current session.
- Modify Settings: Obtain more information about what cookies are, review the Higiaac.com Cookies Policy, and modify your browser settings to restrict or block cookies from Higiaac.com at any time. Note that restricting or blocking cookies may reduce the functionality of the website.
- Continue Navigating or Scrolling: In this case, we will consider that you accept the use of cookies.
UPDATING OUR COOKIES POLICY
This website may update its Cookies Policy due to legislative or regulatory requirements or to adapt the policy to the instructions issued by the Spanish Data Protection Agency. Therefore, we recommend that you visit it periodically.