1. What are cookies?
Cookies are files that websites or applications install on the browser or device (smartphone, tablet, or smart TV) of the user during their navigation through the site’s pages or application. They are used to store information about the user’s visit. Like most websites, this site uses cookies to:
- Ensure that web pages function correctly.
- Store preferences, such as selected language or font size.
- Understand the user’s browsing experience.
- Collect anonymous statistical information, such as which pages the user has visited or how long they have stayed on the site.
The use of cookies allows optimization of navigation, adapting the information and services offered to the user’s interests, and providing a better experience every time the user visits the website. This site uses cookies to operate, adapt, and facilitate the user’s navigation.
2. Types, Purpose, and Functioning
Cookies can be classified according to their duration or purpose:
- By Duration:
- Session Cookies: These expire when the user closes the browser.
- Persistent Cookies: These expire once their purpose is fulfilled (e.g., keeping the user logged in) or when manually deleted.
- By Purpose:
- Strictly Necessary (Technical): Essential for the proper functioning of the website. These are typically generated when the user accesses or logs in to the site and are used to:
- Keep the user identified, so they do not need to log in again if they leave and return to the website.
- Verify if the user is authorized to access certain services or sections of the website.
- Performance: Enhance the browsing experience and optimize website functionality, such as saving service configurations or items in a shopping cart.
- Advertising: Collect information about ads shown to users on the site:
- Anonymous: Gather information about ad spaces without explicitly identifying the user.
- Personalized: Collect personal information about the user for tailored advertising by third parties.
- Geolocation: Determine the user’s country or region to provide appropriate content or services based on their location.
- Analytics: Collect information about the user’s browsing experience, usually anonymously, but sometimes uniquely identifying the user to generate reports on interests and usage of website services.
- Strictly Necessary (Technical): Essential for the proper functioning of the website. These are typically generated when the user accesses or logs in to the site and are used to:
3. Cookies Used on This Website
The following table lists the cookies used on this website, the entity managing them, their duration, and their purpose:
| Cookie Name | Managing Entity | Duration | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
_ga | hcluxuryvillaslanzarote.com / Google | 2 years | Statistical reports on site traffic, total audience, and specific campaign performance. |
_gat | hcluxuryvillaslanzarote.com / Google | 1 day | Used by Google Analytics to control request rates. |
_gid | hcluxuryvillaslanzarote.com / Google | 1 day | Records a unique ID to generate statistical data about site usage. |
_fbp | hcluxuryvillaslanzarote.com / Facebook | 3 months | Used by Facebook for delivering a series of advertising products like real-time bidding. |
cookieconsent_status | hcluxuryvillaslanzarote.com | 1 year | Stores the user’s cookie consent status for the current domain. |
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4. Disabling Cookies
Users can allow, block, or delete cookies and other technologies installed on their devices through the settings in their browser. Below are links to configure cookies in the most popular browsers:
- Google Chrome
- Mozilla Firefox
- Internet Explorer
- Microsoft Edge
- Safari
For other browsers, users should consult their respective documentation. It is also possible to stop accepting cookies from a specific service via the configuration panel of the website itself.
5. What happens when cookies are disabled?
Disabling cookies may result in some functionalities and services being unavailable or behaving differently than expected. Examples include:
- Remaining logged in.
- Retaining items in a shopping cart in an e-commerce service.
- Receiving location-specific information.
If cookies are disabled, access to certain areas of the website may be restricted, and the overall browsing experience may degrade significantly.
6. Updating the Cookie Policy
ERNERCOR INMOBILIARIA S.L. reserves the right to modify this Cookie Policy to comply with legislative or regulatory requirements or adapt it to instructions issued by the Spanish Data Protection Agency. Users are advised to visit this policy periodically.
Significant changes to this Cookie Policy will be communicated to users either via the website or through email for registered users.