Cookie Policy
Due to the entry into force of the aforementioned amendment to the “Law on Information Society Services” (LSSICE) established by Royal Decree 13/2012, it is mandatory to obtain the user’s express consent on all websites that use non-essential cookies before the user browses them.
WHAT ARE COOKIES?
Cookies and other similar technologies, such as local shared objects, flash cookies, or pixels, are tools used by web servers to store and retrieve information about their visitors, as well as to ensure the proper functioning of the site.
Through the use of these technologies, the web server can remember certain user-related data, such as preferences for viewing the server’s pages, username and password, products of interest, etc.
COOKIES AFFECTED BY THE REGULATION AND EXEMPT COOKIES
According to the EU directive, cookies that require the user’s informed consent are analytics cookies and advertising and affiliate cookies, with the exception of technical cookies and those necessary for the website’s operation or the provision of services expressly requested by the user.
TYPES OF COOKIES
BY PURPOSE
Technical and functional cookies: these are cookies that allow the user to navigate through a website, platform, or application and use the various options or services available on it.
Analytical cookies: these are cookies that allow the controller to track and analyze the behavior of users on the websites to which they are linked. The information collected through this type of cookie is used to measure the activity of websites, applications, or platforms and to create browsing profiles of users of such sites, applications, and platforms, with the aim of making improvements based on the analysis of how users interact with the service.
Advertising cookies: these are cookies that enable the most effective management of advertising spaces that the publisher may have included on a website, application, or platform from which the requested service is provided, based on criteria such as the content displayed or the frequency with which ads are shown. These are necessary for the proper functioning of such spaces.
Behavioral advertising cookies: These collect information about the user’s preferences and personal choices (retargeting) to enable the most effective management of advertising spaces that the publisher may have included on a website, app, or platform from which the requested service is provided.
Social cookies: These are set by social media platforms within the Services to allow you to share content with your friends and networks. Social media platforms have the ability to track your online activity outside of the Services. This may affect the content and messages you see on other services you visit.
Affiliate cookies: These allow us to track visits from other websites with which the website has an affiliate agreement (affiliate companies).
Security cookies: These store encrypted information to prevent the data stored in them from being vulnerable to malicious attacks by third parties.
BY OWNERSHIP
First-party cookies: these are cookies sent to the user’s device from a server or domain managed by the publisher itself and from which the service requested by the user is provided.
Third-party cookies: these are sent to the user’s device from a server or domain not managed by the publisher, but by another entity that processes the data obtained through the cookies.
BY RETENTION PERIOD
Session cookies: these are a type of cookie designed to collect and store data while the user is accessing a website.
Persistent cookies: these are a type of cookie in which the data remains stored on the terminal and can be accessed and processed for a period defined by the cookie controller, which can range from a few minutes to several years.
PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA
THE ASSOCIATION OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL VILLAGES IN SPAIN is the Data Controller responsible for processing the Data Subject’s personal data and informs you that this data will be processed in accordance with the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of April 27, 2016 (GDPR), for which the following information regarding the processing is provided:
Purposes of processing: as specified in the section on cookies used on this website. Legal basis for processing: consent of the data subject (Art. 6.1 GDPR).
Data retention criteria: as specified in the section on cookies used on the website.
Disclosure of data: the data will not be disclosed to third parties, except in the case of third-party cookies or where required by law.
Rights of the Data Subject:
Right to withdraw consent at any time.
Right of access, rectification, portability, and erasure of your data, and to restrict or object to its processing.
Right to file a complaint with the Supervisory Authority (www.aepd.es) if you believe that the processing does not comply with current regulations.
Contact information to exercise your rights:
ASSOCIATION OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL VILLAGES IN SPAIN.
C/ Romaní, 23 1st Floor, Apartment 3 – 08213
Polinyà (Barcelona).
Email: asociacion@lospueblosmasbonitosdeespana.org
COOKIES USED ON THIS WEBSITE
COOKIE SETTINGS PANEL
From this panel, you can configure the cookies that the website may install in your browser, except for technical or functional cookies that are necessary for navigation and the use of the various options or services offered.
HOW TO MANAGE COOKIES FROM YOUR BROWSER
Deleting cookies from your device
Cookies already stored on a device can be deleted by clearing the browser history, which removes cookies from all visited websites. However, some saved information may also be lost (for example, login details or website preferences).
Manage site-specific cookies
To have more precise control over site-specific cookies, users can adjust their privacy and cookie settings in the browser.
Blocking cookies
Although most modern browsers can be configured to prevent cookies from being installed on devices, this may require manually adjusting certain preferences each time a site or page is visited. Additionally, some services and features may not function properly (for example, profile-based logins).
HOW TO DELETE COOKIES FROM THE MOST COMMON BROWSERS
Chrome: http://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=es
Internet Explorer. Version 11: https://support.microsoft.com/es-es/help/278835/how-to-delete-cookie-files-in-internet-explorer
Firefox. Version 65.0.1: https://www.mozilla.org/es-ES/privacy/websites/#cookies
Safari Version 5.1: https://support.apple.com/es-es/guide/safari/sfri11471/mac
Opera: https://help.opera.com/en/latest/security-and-privacy/#clearBrowsingData