COOKIES POLICY

What are cookies?

Cookies are small files that are installed on the hard drive or in the browser of the computer, tablet, smartphone or equivalent device with Internet browsing functions and help, among other things, to personalize the services of the owner of the web, facilitate navigation and usability through it, obtain aggregated information from web visitors, enable the reproduction and display of multimedia content on the web itself, allow elements of interaction between the user and the web or enable security tools.

Definitions used in this cookies policy

Web usability: it can be defined as the experience that a user has when browsing a web page and interacting with it.

Aggregate information: non-nominal information, typically numerical and for statistical purposes.

Terminal equipment: equipment (computer, smartphone, tablet, etc.) of the user who browses the Internet.

Editor: person in charge or owner of the website.

Third party: external entity, collaborator, service provider or related to the publisher, involved in the management of some cookies.

Responsible for the cookie: the editor, person in charge or owner of the web page, or even the third party in some cases.

Browsing habits: trends that the user shows when browsing through a web page, such as, for example, the time spent visiting the page, the parts visited, the most frequent sections, the origin of the visit or the destination of the visit, among others.

What kind of cookies are there?

According to the entity that manages it:

Own cookies: are those that are sent to the user’s terminal equipment from a computer or domain managed by the editor itself, and from which the service requested by the user is provided.
Third-party cookies: are those that are sent to the user’s terminal equipment from a computer or domain that is not managed by the editor, but by another entity that processes the data obtained through cookies.
According to the length of time they remain activated in the terminal equipment:
Session cookies: they are a type of cookies designed to collect and store data while the user accesses a web page.
Persistent cookies: these are a type of cookie in which the data is still stored in the terminal and can be accessed for processing during a period defined by the person responsible for the cookie, which can range from a few minutes to several years.

Depending on the purpose for which the data obtained through cookies are processed:

Technical cookies: are those that allow the user to navigate through a web page, platform or application, and the use of the different options or services that exist in it, such as, for example, controlling traffic and data communication. , identify the session, access restricted access parts, remember the elements that make up an order, carry out the purchase process of an order, make the request for registration or participation in an event, use security elements during navigation, store content for broadcasting videos or sound, or sharing content through social networks.
Personalization cookies: are those that allow the user to access the service with some predefined general characteristics based on a series of criteria in the user’s terminal, such as, for example, the language, the type of browser through which you access to the service, the regional configuration from where you access the service, etc.
Analysis cookies: are those that allow the person in charge to monitor and analyze the behavior of the users of the websites to which they are linked. The information collected through this type of cookie is used to measure the activity of the website, application or platform, and to create browsing profiles of the users of said sites, applications and platforms, in order to introduce improvements in function of the analysis of the usage data made by the users of the service.
Advertising cookies: are those that allow the management, in the most efficient way possible, of the advertising spaces that, where appropriate, the editor has included in the web page, application or platform from which the requested service is provided, according to criteria such as edited content or how often ads are shown.
Behavioral advertising cookies: are those that allow the management, in the most efficient way possible, of the advertising spaces that, where appropriate, the editor has included in the web page, application or platform from which the requested service is provided. These cookies store information on the behavior of users obtained through the continuous observation of their browsing habits, which allows the development of a specific profile to display advertising based on it.

Which cookies uses AREOPAGITICUM?

Only the AREOPAxxxID cookie that saves the session to avoid having to identify yourself multiple times in the same browser session. It uses a unique «ID» that stores the identification of the current session and only remains for a week.

How to deactivate cookies?

Blocking or deactivating all cookies helps protect privacy, but it can also limit the experience on some websites, as well as limit functionalities or even prevent correct navigation or use of some of its services. If you want to know how to disable cookies in the most popular web browsers, access the following tutorials:

If you have any questions or concerns about this cookie policy, you can contact AREOPAGITICUM through frontdesk@areopagiticum.org.