DEFINITION OF COOKIES.
A cookie is a file that is downloaded to your computer when you access certain websites. Cookies allow a website, among other things, to store and retrieve information about the browsing habits of a user or their computer and, depending on the information they contain and the way you use your computer, they can be used to recognise the user.
The CRISMACHEM website uses its own and third-party cookies, all in the domain ‘www.crismachem.com’.
TYPES OF COOKIES
1.- Types of cookies, depending on the entity that manages them:
a) Own cookies: these are sent to the user’s terminal equipment from a computer or domain managed by the publisher itself and from which the service requested by the user is provided.
b) Third-party cookies: these are sent to the user’s terminal equipment from a computer or domain that is not managed by the publisher, but by another entity that processes the data obtained through cookies.
2.- Types of cookies, according to their purpose:
a) Technical cookies: these allow the user to navigate through the website, platform or application and use the different options or services that exist therein.
b) Analysis cookies: These allow the person responsible for them to monitor and analyse the behaviour of users of the websites to which they are linked.
c) Personalisation cookies: These cookies store information on user behaviour obtained by recording their browsing habits, which allows a specific profile to be developed in order to offer commercial information tailored to their tastes and preferences. They store information such as the type of connection, language, browsing patterns or location.
d) Behavioural advertising cookies: These store information on user behaviour obtained through continuous observation of their browsing habits, allowing a specific profile to be developed in order to display advertising based on this.
3.-Types of cookies, depending on how long they remain active:
a) Session cookies: These are designed to collect and store data while the user accesses a website. They are usually used to provide the service requested by the user on a single occasion.
b) Persistent cookies: These are designed so that the data remains stored on the terminal and can be accessed and processed for a period defined by the cookie manager, which can range from a few minutes to several years.