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[ COOKIE POLICY ]

Welcome to the COOKIE POLICY of the website operated by ASOCIACION CLUSTER DE TECNOLOGIAS DE LA INFORMACION Y LA COMUNICACION DE CANTABRIA, with Tax Identification Number (NIF) G39875836. Here we explain, in clear and simple language, everything you need to know about cookies so that you can remain in control of them based on your personal choices.

WHAT ARE COOKIES AND WHAT DO WE USE THEM FOR?

A cookie is a small information file that is stored on your computer, smartphone or tablet each time you visit our website.

In principle, a cookie is harmless: it does not contain viruses, Trojans, worms or other malicious software that could damage your device. However, cookies may have an impact on your right to the protection of your personal data, as they collect certain information relating to you, such as browsing habits, identity, preferences, etc.

For this reason, in accordance with applicable legislation (the LSSI and current personal data protection regulations), certain types of cookies require your prior consent before they can be activated.

Before proceeding, we would like to provide you with some additional information to help you make informed decisions regarding cookies:

1. Cookies can be divided into different types according to their purpose:

Technical cookies are necessary for our website to function properly. They do not require your consent and are the only cookies enabled by default.

All other cookies are used to improve our website, personalise it according to your preferences, or display advertising tailored to your searches, tastes and personal interests. You can accept all these cookies by clicking the ACCEPT button, reject them by clicking the REJECT button, or manage them by clicking on COOKIE SETTINGS.

2. Some cookies belong to us (we refer to these as first-party cookies), while others belong to external companies that provide services for our website (we refer to these as third-party cookies; examples may include cookies from external providers such as Google).

In this regard, it is important for you to know that some of these external providers may be located outside Spain.

Not all countries worldwide provide the same level of data protection, with some offering a higher level of protection than others. For example, the European Union provides a secure regulatory environment for your data.

Our policy is to use trusted service providers that have adopted appropriate safeguards for the protection of your personal information, regardless of whether or not they are located within the European Union.

However, in the section entitled:

WHAT TYPES OF COOKIES ARE CURRENTLY USED ON OUR WEBSITE?

you can consult the Privacy and Data Protection Policies of each of the aforementioned external providers in order to make an informed decision as to whether or not you wish to enable the third-party cookies used on our website.

3. Finally, depending on how long they remain active, cookies can be divided into two types:

Session cookies: These expire automatically when you end your browsing session on your computer, smartphone or tablet. They are generally used to retain information required while a service is being provided during a single session.

Persistent cookies: These remain stored on your computer, smartphone or tablet for a specific period of time, which may range from a few minutes to several years.

WHAT TYPES OF COOKIES MAY WE USE ON OUR WEBSITE?

Technical Cookies

Technical cookies are strictly necessary for our website to function and for you to browse it correctly.

These cookies allow us, for example, to identify you, give you access to certain restricted areas of the website where necessary, or remember different options or services you have previously selected, such as your privacy preferences.

For this reason, they are enabled by default and your consent is not required.

Through your browser settings, you can block these cookies or receive alerts when they are being used. However, blocking them may affect the proper functioning of certain features of our website.

Analytics Cookies

Analytics cookies allow us to analyse how users browse our website in general. For example, they allow us to determine which sections of the website are visited most frequently, which services are used most often and whether they are functioning correctly.

Using statistical information about browsing activity on our website, we can improve both the website itself and the various services it provides.

Therefore, these cookies are not used for advertising purposes. Their sole purpose is to help our website function more effectively and adapt to the needs of our users as a whole. By enabling them, you will contribute to the continuous improvement of our website.

You can enable or disable these cookies by selecting or deselecting the corresponding box. They are disabled by default.

Functionality and Personalisation Cookies

Functionality cookies allow us to remember your preferences so that we can personalise certain features and general options of our website each time you visit it.

For example, they may remember the language in which information is displayed, sections you have marked as favourites, your browser type, etc.

Therefore, these cookies are not used for advertising purposes. By enabling them, you will improve the functionality of the website—for example, by allowing it to adapt to your browser type—as well as its personalisation according to your preferences, such as displaying information in the language you selected on previous visits.

This contributes to making our website easier, more convenient and more comfortable to use while browsing.

You can enable or disable these cookies by selecting or deselecting the corresponding box. They are disabled by default.

Advertising Cookies

Advertising cookies allow us to manage the advertising spaces included on our website according to criteria such as the content displayed or the frequency with which advertisements are shown.

For example, if the same advertisement has been displayed to you several times on our website and you have not shown any personal interest in it by clicking on it, it may no longer be displayed.

In short, by enabling these cookies, the advertising displayed on our website will be more useful, varied and less repetitive.

You can enable or disable these cookies by selecting or deselecting the corresponding box. They are disabled by default.

Behavioural Advertising Cookies

Behavioural advertising cookies allow us to obtain information by observing your browsing habits and behaviour online in order to display advertising content that better matches your personal tastes and interests.

To explain this with a simple example: if your recent online searches were related to thriller literature, we might show you advertisements for thriller books.

Therefore, by enabling these cookies, the advertising displayed on our website will not be generic but will instead be tailored to your searches, tastes and interests and therefore specifically targeted to you.

You can enable or disable these cookies by selecting or deselecting the corresponding box. They are disabled by default.

WHAT TYPES OF COOKIES ARE CURRENTLY USED ON OUR WEBSITE?

Below, we provide information about all the types of cookies currently used on our website and the purpose of each one.

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WHAT CAN YOU DO ABOUT COOKIES?

When you access our website for the first time, a pop-up window is displayed informing you that cookies may be divided into several types:

Technical cookies are necessary for our website to function properly. They do not require your consent and are the only cookies enabled by default.

All other cookies are used to improve our website, personalise it according to your preferences, or display advertising tailored to your searches, tastes and personal interests.

You can accept all these cookies by clicking the ACCEPT button, reject them by clicking the REJECT button, or manage them by clicking on COOKIE SETTINGS.

Please also note that, once you have enabled any type of cookie, you may disable it at any time simply by deselecting the corresponding box in the COOKIE SETTINGS section of our website.

Enabling or disabling our first-party cookies will always be equally straightforward.

You should also remember that you can block cookies or receive alerts about their use through your browser settings. However, blocking strictly necessary technical cookies may affect the proper functioning of certain features of our website.

Finally, if you enable third-party cookies—cookies belonging to external companies that provide services for our website—and subsequently wish to disable them, you can do so in two ways: by using your browser’s cookie management tools or through the systems made available directly by the relevant external providers.

To make this easier for you, below you will find links to instructions for disabling or managing cookies in commonly used browsers: