Cookie policy

What are cookies?

A cookie is a file downloaded on your computer when you access certain websites. Cookies enable a website, among other things, to store and retrieve information about the browsing habits of a given user 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 are only associated with an anonymous user and their computer, and do not provide references that allow the user’s personal data to be deduced.

In the case of registered users who register or who have logged in, they will be able to benefit from more personalized services geared to their profiles thanks to the combination of the data stored in the cookies and the personal data used at the time of their registration. These Users expressly authorize that this information may be used for the specified purpose, without prejudice to their right to reject or disable the use of cookies.

Type, purpose and operation of Cookies in General

Types of cookies depending on how long they remain activated

Depending on the length of time they remain activated on the device, we can distinguish:

Session cookies: these are a type of cookie designed to collect and store data while the user is accessing a website.

They are generally used to store information that is only needed to provide the user with the service requested at the time (e.g., a list of products being bought).

Persistent cookies: a type of cookie in which the data is still stored in the browser and can be accessed and processed for a period defined by the cookie manager, which may range from a few minutes to several years.

Types of cookies depending on the entity managing them

Depending on the entity that manages the device, or the domain from which the cookies are sent, and processes the data obtained, we can distinguish:

Own cookies: These are cookies that are sent to the user’s device from a system or domain managed by the publisher itself and from which the service requested by the user is provided.

Third-party cookies: Those that are sent to the user’s device from a system or domain that is not managed by the publisher, but by another entity that processes the data obtained through the cookies.

Types of cookies according to their purpose

Depending on the purpose for which the data obtained through cookies is processed, we can distinguish between:

Technical cookies: these allow the user to browse a website, app or platform and use the different options or services on it, such as tracking traffic and data communication, identifying the session, accessing restricted sections, remembering the items in an order, processing a purchase order, signing up for or taking part in an event, using security elements during the session, storing content for playing videos or sound, or sharing content on social media.

Personalization cookies: These are cookies that allow the user to access the service with some general characteristics predefined according to a series of criteria in the user’s terminal, such as the language, the type of browser through which the service is accessed, the regional configuration from which the service is accessed, etc.

Analysis cookies: These are cookies that allow the party responsible for them to monitor and analyze the behavior of the users of the websites to which they are linked. The information gathered by these cookies is used to measure activity on websites, applications and platforms and to create browsing profiles for users of these sites, applications and platforms, with the aim of introducing improvements based on analysis of the data on how users engage with the service.

Advertising cookies: these make possible the most efficient management possible of any advertising spaces included on the website, app or platform from which the service requested is provided, based on criteria such as the content published or the frequency with which advertisements are displayed.

Behavioral advertising cookies: These are cookies that enable the management, in the most efficient way possible, of any advertising spaces that the publisher has included on a website, application or platform from which the requested service is provided. These cookies store information on user behavior obtained through continuous observation of their browsing habits, allowing a specific profile to be developed in order to display advertising based on this behavior.

Consent and authorization for the use of cookies

When you access this website for the first time, you will see a space or banner where you are informed of the use of cookies and where you can consult this cookie policy through a link. If you agree to the use of cookies, continue browsing using the scroll bar, or click on a link (Accept), as the case may be, it will be understood that you have consented to our cookies policy and, therefore, accepted the installation of them on your computer or device, except to the extent that you have modified the configuration of your browser to reject their usage.

What types of cookies are used on this particular website?

• Definition, Identification and purpose of the cookies on this Website not exempted by the LSSI (Information Society Services Law).

These are:

• Performance cookies: Those which, whether processed by us or by third parties, allow us to quantify the number of users and, thus, measure and carry out a statistical analysis of how users use the service provided. To do this, your browsing on our website is analyzed in order to improve the products or services we offer you.
• Advertising Cookies: These are cookies that, whether processed by us or by third parties, allow us to manage the supplying of advertising space on the website as effectively as possible, adapting the content of the advertisement to the content of the service requested or to the use made of our website. To do this, we can analyze Internet browsing habits and show users advertisements related to their browsing profiles.

Cookie identification and purpose table

Name of the publisher, name of the cookie, type and purpose.

Note: “Own” cookies are used only by the owner of this website, and “Third-party” cookies are also used by the service provider indicated in the table above

Browser settings for the revocation and withdrawal of consent for the use of cookies

The Higher Council of Architectural Associations of Spain reminds its web users that the use of cookies may be contingent upon their acceptance during the installation or updating of the browser they use.

This acceptance may be revoked through the content and privacy configuration options available therein. The  Higher Council of Architectural Associations of Spain recommends that its users consult their browser’s help function or access the help web pages of the main browsers.:

Firefox:
http://support.mozilla.org/es/kb/habilitar-y-deshabilitar-cookies-quelos-sitios-we

Chrome:
http://support.google.com/chrome/bin/answer.py?hl=es&answer=95647

Explorer:
http://windows.microsoft.com/es-es/windows7/how-to-managecookies-in-internet-explorer-9

Safari:
http://support.apple.com/kb/ph5042

Opera:
http://help.opera.com/Windows/11.50/es-ES/cookies.html

Other browsers: consult the documentation of the browser you have installed.

If a user would like more information on how to revoke the consent given, or the procedure to disable cookies, as well as to ask any questions about the Cookies Policy of the website, they can contact the Higher Council of Architectural Associations of Spain at the following address: protecciondatos@cscae.com  indicating “Cookies Policy” in the Subject line.

Changes to the Privacy/Cookies policy

The Website may modify this Cookie Policy in response to legal or regulatory requirements, or in order to adapt said policy to instructions issued by the Spanish Data Protection Agency, so users are advised to visit this page regularly.

Applicable legislation and competent courts

The applicable legislation is Spanish, and for the resolution of any type of dispute that may arise regarding the use of this website, as well as the registration or contracting that may be made through it, the Courts and Tribunals of Madrid are declared as the competent jurisdiction.

If you have any questions, suggestions or comments, please contact us by email at protecciondatos@cscae.com