What is a cookie?

A cookie is a file that is downloaded onto your computer when you access certain webpages. Cookies enable a website to, among other things, store and recover information about the browsing habits of a user or his equipment and, depending on the information they contain and the manner in which the equipment is used, they may be employed to recognise the user. The user’s browser stores cookies on the device hard drive only during the current session, occupying minimum memory space and not harming the computer. Cookies do not contain any kind of specific personal information, and the majority of cookies are deleted from the hard drive when the browsing session is completed (these are named session cookies).

The majority of browsers accept cookies as standard and, independent of this, they can enable or disable temporary or stored cookies in Settings.

 

What type of cookies does this webpage use?

 

Technical cookies:

These cookies are those that enable the user to browse on a website, platform or application and to use the different options or services contained on it, such as control traffic and the communication of data, identify the session, access restricted areas, remember elements that comprise an order, complete the purchase process for an order, complete a registration or event participation request, use security elements during browsing, store contents for the diffusion of videos or sound, and share contents via social networks.

 

Personalisation cookies:

These cookies allow the user to access the service with some general, predefined characteristics depending on a series of criteria on the user’s terminal, such as language, the type of browser from which the service is being accessed, the regional settings from where the service is being accessed, etc.

 

Analysis cookies:

These cookies are either handled by us or by third parties. They enable us to quantify the number of users and consequently perform a statistical analysis as to how users make use of the service offered. To do this, their browsing habits on our webpage are analysed in order to improve the product selection or services we offer.

 

Advertising cookies:

These cookies, whether they are managed by us or by third parties, enable us to more efficiently manage the range of advertising spaces on the webpage and adapt the content of an ad to the content of the requested service or the use made of our webpage. To do this, we can analyse user browsing habits on the internet and show advertising related to the user’s browsing profile.

 

Behavioural advertising cookies:

These cookies, whether they are managed by us or by third parties, enable us to more efficiently manage the range of advertising spaces that, if applicable, the editor has included on a webpage, application or platform from which the requested service is provided. These cookies store behavioural information about users obtained via the continued observation of their browsing habits, which permits the development of a specific profile to then show advertising based on this.

 

Third-party cookies:

The Poble-espanyol.com website may use third-party services that, run by Google, compile information for statistical purposes derived from the use of the site by a user and for the provision of other services related to the website’s activity and other internet services.

In particular, this website uses Google Analytics, an analytical web service provided by Google, Inc. domiciled in the United States, with central headquarters at 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, California 94043. For the provision of these services, they use cookies that gather information, including the user’s IP address, which will be sent, handled and stored by Google in the terms set on the website Google.com, including the possible sending of said information to third parties due to legal reasons or when said third parties process information on behalf of Google.

By using this site, the user expressly accepts the handling of the information gathered in the form for the aforementioned purposes. The user also recognises that he may reject the handling of said data and information be rejecting the use of cookies via the selection of the appropriate configuration in his browser. However, opting to block cookies on your browser may hinder the full use of all the functions on the website.

You may enable, disable or delete the cookies installed on your device by configuring the settings of the browser installed on your computer.