What are cookies?
A cookie is a file that is downloaded to your computer when you access certain websites. Cookies allow a website, among other things, to store and retrieve information about the browsing habits of a user or their computer and, depending on the information they contain and how they use their computer, they can be used to recognize the user.
Types of cookies
- Depending on the entity that manages the domain from which the cookies are sent and processes the data obtained, two types can be distinguished: own cookies and third-party cookies.
- There is also a second classification according to the length of time they remain stored in the client's browser, which may be session cookies or persistent cookies.
- There is another classification with five types of cookies according to the purpose for which the data obtained are processed: technical cookies, personalization cookies, analysis cookies, advertising cookies and behavioral advertising cookies.
What kind of cookies does this website use?
GEOCAMP website uses various types of cookies on this website for the only purpose of improving user navigation on this website, without any advertising or similar purpose. All cookies, except those used by Google Analytics, are temporary and disappear when you log out. Below are the cookies that are being used in this portal as well as their type and function:
- Analysis cookies: These are those that allow you to quantify the number of users and thus perform the measurement and statistical analysis of the use made by users of the website. To do this, your browsing is analyzed in order to improve the service we offer you. The GEOCAMP website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service developed by Google, which allows the measurement and analysis of web page navigation. According to the previous typology, these are own cookies, session and analysis cookies. You can find more information on this topic and disable the use of these cookies on the Google data protection page. No information about your personal data is obtained through web analytics. The information obtained is relative to the number of users who access the website, the number of pages viewed, the frequency and repetition of visits, their duration, the browser used, the operator providing the service, the language, the terminal you use, or the city to which your IP address is assigned. Information that enables a better and more appropriate service by this portal. If these cookies are deactivated, the website may continue to operate.
- Technical cookies: They are necessary for the correct navigation of the web pages. Manages the user's consent to the use of cookies on the website, in order to avoid excessive inconvenience that may involve repeatedly displaying information about the cookie policy at the bottom of the website to those people who have accepted it. If these cookies are disabled, the contents of the website will not be received correctly.
- Social network cookies: These are used so that you can interact with different social platforms (Facebook, Google+, Twitter, etc.) and are generated only for users of these social networks. The conditions of use of these cookies and the information stored are governed by the privacy policy of the platform in question.
Acceptance of the Cookie Policy
GEOCAMP website displays information about its Cookie Policy at the bottom of any page with each login. Given this information, it is possible to carry out the following actions:
- Accepting cookies: If you accept by clicking on the button enabled for this purpose, you will not see this notice again on this website.
- Continue browsing: You can ignore this information and continue with normal web browsing. In this case, the warning will be displayed again the next time you enter the website until you click the OK button.
- Modify the settings: You can find out more about what cookies are, find out about the Ministry's Cookie Policy and modify your browsing settings. But this will not prevent the cookie warning from being displayed in the next web session.
How you can modify cookie settings
You can restrict, block or delete cookies using your browser. In each browser the operation is different. Here are the links to do so with some of the most popular browsers: