What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small data files received on your device from the website you visit. They are used to record certain interactions during website browsing, storing data that can be updated and retrieved. These files are stored on the user’s computer and contain anonymous data that are not harmful to the device. They are used to remember user preferences, such as selected language, login details, or page customization.
Cookies can also be used to record anonymous information about how a visitor uses the website. For instance, they may track the website from which the user accessed the site or whether they used an advertising banner to get there.
Why Does This Website Use Cookies?
THIS WEBSITE uses cookies that are strictly necessary and essential for you to navigate our websites, move freely, use secure areas, configure personalized options, etc. Additionally, it uses cookies that collect data related to website usage analysis. These cookies are used to help improve user services by measuring the website’s usage and performance to optimize and personalize it.
Our sites may also contain links to social networks (such as Facebook or Twitter). THIS WEBSITE does not control the cookies used by these external websites. For more information about cookies on social networks or other third-party websites, we recommend reviewing their respective cookie policies.
What Are the Different Types of Cookies Used?
By Purpose:
Technical Cookies
Technical cookies are essential and strictly necessary for the proper functioning of a website and the use of various options and services it offers.
For example, they manage session maintenance, response times, performance, validation of options, security elements, and sharing content with social networks.
Personalization Cookies
These cookies allow users to specify or customize some characteristics of the website’s general options.
For example, defining the language, regional settings, or browser type.
Analytical Cookies
Analytical cookies are used on our websites to create navigation profiles and understand user preferences to improve the product and service offerings.
For example, an analytical cookie might track the geographical areas of greatest interest to a user or identify the most popular product.
Advertising Cookies
Advertising cookies manage advertising spaces based on specific criteria, such as access frequency or edited content.
They store behavioral information to analyze habits, study access, and create user preference profiles to deliver advertising related to their interests.
By Duration:
Session Cookies
These cookies last as long as the user is browsing the website and are deleted at the end of the session.
Persistent Cookies
These cookies remain stored on the user’s device for a longer period, facilitating the control of selected preferences without needing to repeat certain parameters each time the website is visited.
What If I Don’t Want These Cookies or Do Nothing?
To comply with current legislation, we must request your permission to manage cookies. If you decide not to authorize their processing and indicate that you do not agree, we will only use technical cookies, as they are essential for navigating our website. In that case, no cookies will be stored. If you continue browsing our website without denying authorization, it implies that you accept their use.
Please note that if you reject or delete cookies while browsing our website, we will not be able to maintain your preferences, some website features may not work, personalized services cannot be offered, and you may need to authorize cookie usage every time you visit.
If, however, you decide to modify your cookie settings, you can delete cookies or prevent them from being registered on your device by adjusting your browser settings at any time:
Cookie Settings for Major Browsers
- Internet Explorer
- Firefox
- Google Chrome
- Safari
These browsers are subject to updates or modifications, so we cannot guarantee they will fully align with your browser version. If you use a different browser not covered here, such as Konqueror, Arora, or Flock, please consult the help section of your browser for more information.
Are the Data Collected in Cookies Used on Websites Other Than THIS WEBSITE?
Some of our cookies are used to generate advertising on third-party networks or to perform analytics using tools external to THIS WEBSITE. The cookies used are exclusively for the bank and its group of companies and are not commercialized under any circumstances.
At THIS WEBSITE, we work with trusted providers who help us manage and personalize our web pages.
What Does the Above Information Mean?
If you accept our cookies, you allow us to improve THIS WEBSITE to provide you with optimal access and a more efficient and personalized service.
Additionally, you can configure your browser to allow only trusted websites or those you are browsing at that moment to manage cookies, enabling you to select your preferences.
Through this policy, THIS WEBSITE demonstrates its commitment to complying with current legislation on cookie usage, providing you with information to understand what types of cookies we use and why. We aim to ensure transparency regarding data processed during your browsing experience on our website.
This policy is periodically reviewed to ensure its validity and may be modified. We recommend visiting this page regularly, where we will inform you of any updates.
Where Can I Get More Information?
For more information on the cookie directive, please consult the Official State Gazette published on March 31, 2012 (for Spain), which transposes the directives on electronic communications. The directive is also available in the Information Commissioner’s Office (in English).
Additionally, you can access educational videos published by the Spanish Data Protection Agency, which explain step-by-step how to configure privacy settings on the most common browsers, social networks, and mobile operating systems.