A cookie is a small text file that is stored in your browser when you visit almost any website. Its usefulness is that the website is able to remember your visit when you return to browse that page. Cookies usually store information of a technical nature, personal preferences, personalisation of content, usage statistics, links to social networks, access to user accounts, etc. The purpose of the cookie is to adapt the content of the website to your profile and needs, without cookies the services offered by any page would be significantly diminished..

It is not a virus, Trojan, worm, spam, spyware or pop-up.

Cookies do not usually store sensitive information about you, such as credit card or bank details, photographs, your ID or personal information, etc. The data they do store is of a technical nature, personal preferences, personalisation of content, etc.

The web server does not associate you as a person but your web browser. In fact, if you usually browse with Internet Explorer and try browsing the same website with Firefox or Chrome you will see that the web does not realise that you are the same person because it is actually associating the browser, not the person.

There are three types of Cookies:

• Technical cookies: They are the most elementary and allow, among other things, to know when a human or an automated application is browsing, when an anonymous and a registered user is browsing, basic tasks for the functioning of any dynamic website.
• Analysis cookies: They collect information on the type of browsing you are doing, the sections you use most, products consulted, time of day you use them, language, etc.
• Advertising cookies: They display advertising based on your browsing habits, country of origin, language, etc.

First-party cookies are those generated by the website you are visiting and third-party cookies are those generated by external services or providers such as Facebook, Twitter, Google, etc.

To help you understand the extent to which cookies can be disabled, here are some examples:

• You may not share content from that website on Facebook, Twitter or any other social network.
• The website will not be able to adapt the content to your personal preferences, as is often the case with online shops.
• You will not be able to access the personal area of that website, such as My Account, My Profile or My Orders.
• Online shops: It will be impossible for you to shop online, you will have to do so by telephone or by visiting the physical shop if you have one.
• It will not be possible to customise your geographical preferences such as time zone, currency or language.
• The website will not be able to perform web analytics on visitors and web traffic, which will make it difficult for the website to be competitive.
• You will not be able to write on the blog, upload photos, post comments, rate or rate content. The website will also not be able to tell whether you are a human or an automated application posting spam.
• It will not be possible to display targeted advertising, which will reduce the website's advertising revenue.
• All social networks use cookies, if you disable them you will not be able to use any social network.

Following the guidelines of the Spanish Data Protection Agency we proceed to detail the use of cookies that makes this website in order to inform you as accurately as possible.

This website uses the following cookies own:

• Session cookies, to ensure that users who post comments on the blog are human and not automated applications. This is a way to combat spam.

This website uses the following cookies third parties:

• Google Analytics: Stores cookies in order to compile statistics on traffic and volume of visits to this website. By using this website you consent to the processing of information about you by Google. Therefore, the exercise of any rights in this regard should do so by communicating directly with Google.

You block cookies by activating the setting on your browser which allows you to refuse the setting of all or some cookies. However, if you use your browser settings to block all cookies (including essential cookies), you may not be able to access all or part of our site. You can delete cookies from your browser at any time.

Please note that third parties (including, for example, advertising networks and external service providers such as web traffic analysis services) may also use cookies, over which we have no control. These cookies are likely to be analytics/performance cookies or targeting cookies. You can find out more about the individual cookies we use, their expiry dates and the purposes for which we use them by emailing dataprotection@sattins.com.

You block cookies by activating the setting on your browser which allows you to refuse the setting of all or some cookies. However, if you use your browser settings to block all cookies (including essential cookies), you may not be able to access all or part of our site. You can delete cookies from your browser at any time.

Please note that third parties (including, for example, advertising networks and external service providers such as web traffic analysis services) may also use cookies, over which we have no control. These cookies are likely to be analytics/performance cookies or targeting cookies. You can find out more about the individual cookies we use, their expiry dates and the purposes for which we use them by emailing dataprotection@sattins.com.

Here's how to access the cookie settings of any existing browser through this link.