A Cookie is a file that is downloaded to your computer when you access certain web pages. Cookies allow a web page, among other things, to store and retrieve information about the browsing habits of a user or their equipment and, depending on the information it contains and the way in which you use your equipment, they can be used to recognize to user.
Cookies are essential for the operation of the Internet, providing innumerable advantages in the provision of interactive services, facilitating navigation and usability of our website.
| Types of cookies | ||
|---|---|---|
| ACCORDING TO THE ENTITY THAT MANAGES THEM | Own cookies | Are collected by the publisher itself to provide the service requested by the user. |
| Third party cookies | Are collected and managed by a third party, these cannot be considered their own. | |
| ACCORDING TO THE PERIOD OF TIME THEY REMAIN ACTIVE | Session cookies | Collect data while the user navigates the network in order to provide the requested service. |
| Persistent cookies | Are stored in the terminal and the information obtained will be used by the person responsible for the cookie in order to provide the requested service. | |
| ACCORDING TO ITS PURPOSE | Technical cookies | Are necessary for correct navigation through the website. |
| Personalization cookies | Allow the user the characteristics (language) for navigation through the website | |
| Analysis cookies | Allow the provider to analyze the navigation carried out by the user, in order to track the use of the website, as well as to compile statistics on the most visited content, number of visitors, etc. | |
| Advertising cookies | Allow the editor to include advertising spaces on the web, according to the content of the web itself. | |
| Behavioral advertising cookies | Allow the editor to include advertising spaces on the Web page according to the information obtained through the user’s browsing habits. | |
Cookies used on our website
| Type | Cookie name | Purpose | Expiration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Own Technical Persistent |
cookie_consent_level, cookie_consent_user_accepted, cookie_consent_user_consent_token |
They remember the acceptance or non-acceptance of the cookie policy. | 3 months |
| Third party Analysis Persistent |
_ga | Google Analytics cookie. We use Google Analytics to track activity on our site. Google Analytics cookies collect standard log information and data on visitor habits anonymously. More information | 2 years |
| Third party Analysis Session |
_gat (_gtag_UA_x) | Google Analytics cookie. Google uses it to direct requests to Google Analytics servers. | Session |
| Third party Analysis Persistent |
_gid | Google Analytics cookie. It is used to group statistical data anonymously, from visits to different pages to user sessions. | 1 day |
| Third party Technical Persistent |
_GRECAPTCHA | Google Recaptcha v3 cookie. Anonymously analyzes the interaction with the website to determine if the user is human or a robot. It is used to prevent SPAM in website forms. More information | 6 months |
| Third party Technical Persistent |
NID, SID |
Google Maps: Its cookies (NID, OGPC) allow you to remember preferences such as the zoom level and check how users use maps embedded in other websites. | 6 months |
Likewise, shiftbalance.org informs the user that they have the possibility of configuring their browser so that they are informed of the receipt of cookies, and can, if they wish, prevent them from being installed on their hard drive.
Below we provide links to various browsers, through which you can make this configuration: Firefox, Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Safari and Opera.
