1.- General
Due to the entry into force of the referent modification of the Law of Services of the Information Society LSSI CE established by the Royal Decree 13/2012, it is mandatory to obtain the express consent of the user of all the web pages that use expendable cookies, before the user navigates through them.
2.- Definitions
What are cookies?
Cookies and other similar technologies such as local shared objects, flash cookies or pixels, are tools used by Web servers to store and retrieve information about their visitors, as well as to provide a correct functioning of the site. The use of these devices allows the Web server to remember some data concerning the user, such as your preferences for viewing the pages of that server, name and password, products that most interest you, etc.
3.- Regulations
Cookies affected by the regulations and exempted from them
According to the EU directive, the cookies that require the user's informed consent are analytics cookies and advertising and affiliation cookies, while those of a technical nature and those necessary for the operation of the website or the provision of services expressly requested by the user are exempted.
4.- Types of Cookies
What types of Cookies are there?
- Regarding the types of cookies, there are five main groups: Analytical cookies: they collect information on the use of the website.
- Social Cookies: are those necessary for external social networks.
- Affiliate cookies: allow tracking of visits from other websites, with which the website establishes an affiliation contract (affiliation companies). Advertising and behavioral cookies: they collect information about the user's preferences and personal choices (retargeting).
- Technical and functional cookies: these are those strictly necessary for the use of the website and for the provision of the contracted service.
Which Cookies are used in the RedGPS WEB?
- _gat: Cookie associated with Google Analytics used to limit the speed of request and limitation in the collection of data on high traffic websites. It expires after 10 minutes.
- cookie warning: Expires in one year.
- redgps_session : redgps cookie for user session registration.
- __tawkuuid: cookie used for the chat service which contains our website.
5. Disabling Cookie
How can I disable cookies?
Most browsers tell you how to set your browser so as not to accept cookies, to notify you each time you receive a new cookie, as well as to disable cookies altogether. To control how your information is used, you can configure your terminal's browser as you see fit.
In any case, please note that if you disable technical and/or performance cookies, the quality of the website may decrease or it may be more difficult to identify you.
We indicate the following links, where you can find more information about the different browsers:
- Chrome: http://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=es
- Explorer: http://windows.microsoft.com/es-419/windows7/how-to-manage-cookies-in-internet-explorer-9
- Firefox: https://www.mozilla.org/es-ES/privacy/websites/#cookies
- Safari: http://support.apple.com/kb/PH5042
- Opera: http://help.opera.com/Linux/10.60/es-ES/cookies.html