1. What are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are installed on the User’s computer browser to record their activity, sending an anonymous identification that is stored on the browser, with the aim of making navigation easier and allowing, for example, access to Users who have previously entered their data in some text fields without having to fill them in on each visit.
They are also used to measure audience, traffic and browsing parameters, session time, and/or monitor progress and the number of entries in order to control and improve the User experience.
It is important to note that the use of cookies does not provide personal data about the user, therefore, for Autonocion.com, each Visitor remains anonymous.
Visitors can configure their browser to not accept the use of cookies, in which case the personalization of the experience would not apply, although they will still be able to access the contents of autonocion.com normally.
On the Wikipedia page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_cookie, it is possible to obtain more information about cookies and how they work.
Autonocion.com will endeavor, in the first instance, to notify the User about the use of cookies on our website. It should be noted that, in accordance with the Law, it will be understood that (i) the User has given their consent if they modify their browser settings by disabling the restrictions that prevent cookies from being accepted and if they continue to browse any page or section of the www.autonocion.com portal after having been notified.
2. What Cookies does Autonocion.com use?
Cookies, depending on their permanence, can be divided into session cookies or permanent cookies. The former expire when the user closes the browser. The latter expire when the purpose for which they serve is fulfilled (for example, so that the user can keep their information autocompleted in the comment form, in the case where they have already made a comment in the past) or when they are manually deleted.
Functional cookies: We use cookies for the proper functioning of the autonocion.com website, including:
- Allowing you to add comments on our site
- Autocomplete, if you have posted a comment, your name and email address so that you do not have to re-enter them each time you want to post a comment
- Remembering if you have seen or closed any pop-up alerts or notifications, so that they are not shown again each time you access a page or section of autonocion.com
- Session cookie: this only affects the site’s editors and administrators, to remember if they are logged in
Social media cookies: Our website, like most websites, includes features provided by third parties. A common example is the embedded YouTube players found in many of our articles. Disabling these cookies may alter the proper functioning of these third-party features. We have also included “Share” or “Tweet” buttons in most of our sections and articles to give users the opportunity to post a link to our content on their social networks. These cookies are set by:
- Twitter – Privacy Policy
- YouTube – Privacy Policy
- Google – Privacy Policy
- Facebook – Privacy Policy
The privacy implications of these cookies vary depending on the social network and will depend on the privacy settings you have selected on each of these platforms.
Analytical cookies: Each time a User visits a Website or Service, a tool from an external provider (Google Analytics) generates an analytical cookie on the user’s device. This cookie, which is only generated during the visit, will be used in future visits to autonocion.com to anonymously identify the visitor. The main objectives pursued are:
- To allow the anonymous identification of browsing users through the “Cookie” (it identifies browsers and devices, not people) and therefore the approximate counting of the number of visitors and their trend over time.
- To anonymously identify the most visited and therefore most attractive content for users.
- To know whether the user accessing the site is new or a repeat visitor.
Important: Cookies will never be associated with any personal data that could identify you. These cookies will only be used for statistical purposes to help optimize the user experience on the site.
More information about the privacy policy of these analytics tools in Google Analytics.
Advertising cookies: These types of cookies allow us to expand the information in the ads shown to each anonymous user on the autonocion.com website. Among other things, they store the duration or frequency of viewing advertising positions, interaction with them, or the user’s browsing patterns and/or behavior, as they help to create a profile of advertising interest. In this way, they allow us to offer advertising related to the user’s interests.
Third-party advertising service tools (Adservers – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advertising_network) are used to manage advertising on Autonocion.com. These third parties may store cookies sent from our website from users’ browsers, as well as access the data stored in them.
The companies that generate these cookies have their own privacy policies.
Autonocion.com currently uses Google’s Doubleclick and AdSense platforms to manage these services. For more information, please visit https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads and https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads.
We also serve ads through the Smart AdServer service, which generates its own cookies in a very similar way to the previous case.
Both advertising services are managed by Adspot Media and are used to offer you a more personalized advertising experience.
3. How to disable cookies in your browser
Most browsers currently allow users to configure whether they want to accept cookies and which ones. These settings are usually found in the “options” or “preferences” menu of your browser.
Here are the instructions for configuring cookies in the main browsers:
Chrome: Settings -> Show advanced options -> Privacy -> Content settings.
For more information, please consult Google support or your browser’s help section.
Firefox: Tools -> Options -> Privacy -> History -> Custom Settings.
For more information, please consult Mozilla support or your browser’s help section.
Internet Explorer: Tools -> Internet Options -> Privacy -> Settings.
For more information, please consult Microsoft support or your browser’s help section.
Safari: Preferences -> Security.
For more information, please consult Apple support or your browser’s help section.