01What are cookies?
A cookie is a text file that a web server may save on your device's hard drive in order to store certain information about you as a user. Cookies are used for various purposes, such as storing data for future visits, recognising the user so that they do not have to authenticate again, finding out which pages you visit, or saving your preferences in customisable areas. Websites normally use cookies to obtain statistical information about their web pages and to analyse the behaviour of their customers/users.
Cookies used for any of the following purposes are exempt from the obligations laid down in Article 22.2 of the LSSI (Spanish Law 34/2002 on Information Society Services and Electronic Commerce):
- Solely enabling communication between the user's device and the network.
- Strictly providing a service expressly requested by the user.
Accordingly, the exempt cookies include those whose purpose is:
- “User input” cookies.
- User authentication or identification cookies (session only).
- User security cookies.
- Media player session cookies.
- Load-balancing session cookies.
- User interface customisation cookies.
- Certain plug-in cookies for sharing social content.
The specific uses we make of these technologies are described in the following sections.
02Types of cookies
Cookies can be classified according to the following criteria:
By who installs the cookie
First-party cookies: cookies sent to the user's terminal equipment from a device or domain managed by the publisher itself, from which the service requested by the user is provided.
Third-party cookies: cookies sent to the user's terminal equipment from a device or domain managed either by us or by a third party, but where the information collected by the cookies is managed by a third party other than the owner of the website.
By retention period
Session cookies: cookies that last for as long as the user is browsing the website and are deleted when browsing ends.
Persistent cookies: cookies that remain stored on the user's device for a longer period, making it easier to keep track of the chosen preferences without having to repeat certain parameters each time the Website is visited.
By purpose
Technical cookies: essential and strictly necessary for the proper functioning of a Website and for the use of the various options and services it offers. For example, those that maintain the session, those that enable security features to be used, those for sharing content on social networks, etc.
Personalisation cookies: allow the user to choose or customise features of the website such as the language, regional settings or browser type.
Analytics cookies: used by websites to build browsing profiles and learn about users' preferences in order to improve the range of products and services offered. They make it possible to monitor the geographical areas of greatest interest to a user, the most popular content on the website, etc.
Advertising cookies: store information on users' behaviour obtained through continuous observation of their browsing habits, which makes it possible to build a specific profile in order to display advertising based on it.
03Cookies used on our website
www.spalopiabusiness.com uses the following types of cookies on the website:
Technical cookies
These allow the user to browse the Website, remember their passwords and use features such as the shopping basket.
Personalisation cookies
These allow us to know the user's preferences: language, products viewed, etc.
Analytics cookies
We use analytics cookies to quantify the number of users who visit the Website. These cookies make it possible to measure and analyse how users browse the Website. This information enables SPALOPIA, S.L. to continuously improve its services and the experience of the Website's users.
Advertising and behavioural advertising cookies
These cookies are used to display advertisements that are relevant to users based on their use of our website. They also limit the number of times each user sees an advertisement and help SPALOPIA, S.L. measure the effectiveness of its advertising campaigns. By browsing the Website, the user accepts that we install this type of cookie on their device and access it when the user visits the SPALOPIA, S.L. Website in the future.
Cookies installed on our web domain
| Name | Purpose | First-party / Third-party | Duration | When is it installed? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Session cookie | Technical | First-party | Session | When the website is accessed |
| __hssc | Cookie used to track sessions. It contains the domain, the viewCount (incremented with each page view in a session) and the session start timestamp. | Third-party | 30 minutes | When cookies are accepted |
| __hstc | The main cookie for tracking visitors. It contains the domain, utk, initial timestamp (first visit), most recent timestamp (last visit), current timestamp (this visit) and session number (incremented for each subsequent session). | Third-party | One year and one month | When cookies are accepted |
| __hssrc | Analytics cookie that indicates whether the visitor has restarted their browser. | Third-party | Session | When the website is accessed |
| _hjid | Hotjar cookie used to store a unique user ID. | Third-party | 90 minutes | When cookies are accepted |
| _hjTLDT | When the Hotjar script runs, we try to determine the most generic cookie path to use, instead of the page hostname. This is done so that cookies can be shared across subdomains (where applicable). To determine this, we try to store the _hjTLDTest cookie for different URL substring alternatives until it fails. After this check, the cookie is removed. | Third-party | Session | When cookies are accepted |
| _hjAbsoluteSessionInProgress | This cookie is used to detect a user's first pageview session. It is a True/False flag set by the cookie. | Third-party | 30 minutes | When cookies are accepted |
| _hjFirstSeen | This is set to identify a new user's first session. It stores a true/false value indicating whether this was the first time Hotjar saw this user. It is used by recording filters to identify new user sessions. | Third-party | Session | When cookies are accepted |
| hubspotutk | This cookie keeps track of a visitor's identity. It is passed to HubSpot on form submission and used when deduplicating contacts. | Third-party | One year and one month | When cookies are accepted |
| Klaro | Cookie that allows the web browser to remember, for future visits, the consents you give here. | Third-party | 1 year | When cookies are accepted |
| redux_update_check | Used to customise the user interface. | Third-party | 2 years | When cookies are accepted |
| sib_cuid | Sendinblue cookie used to manage newsletter subscriptions. | Third-party | 30 minutes | When cookies are accepted |
| _gcl_au | Used by Google AdSense to experiment with advertising efficiency across websites using its services. | First-party | Three months | When cookies are accepted |
| tk_ai | Stores a randomly generated anonymous ID. It is only used within the administration area and is used for general analytics tracking. | Third-party | Session | When cookies are accepted |
| _hjIncludedInPageviewSample | This cookie is used to determine whether the visitor is included in the data sampling defined by the tool's pageview limit. | First-party | One day | When cookies are accepted |
| _lr_tabs_-shazab%2Fspalopiacom | Unknown purpose | First-party | Two days | When cookies are accepted |
| _lr_uf_-shazab* | Unknown purpose | First-party | Session | When the website is accessed |
| cp-impression-added-forcp_id_5929c* | Stores the date on which the advertising pop-up on the home page was displayed. | First-party | Two days | When cookies are accepted |
| PHPSESSID | This cookie is native to PHP and allows the website to store serialised state data | First-party | Session | When the website is accessed |
Like most websites, this website includes features provided by third parties.
Our website is a living website and new designs or third-party services may be added. This may occasionally change the cookie settings and cause cookies to appear that are not described in detail in this policy.
Our site does not control the cookies used by these third parties. For more information on the cookies of social networks or other external websites, we recommend that you review their own cookie policies.
04Information and obtaining consent for installation
www.spalopiabusiness.com will at all times endeavour to establish appropriate mechanisms to obtain the User's consent to the installation of cookies that require it. When a user accesses our website, a pop-up appears informing them of the existence of cookies and that, by accepting them, they consent to the installation of cookies.
05How can I prevent cookies from being installed?
The user may refuse the installation of all cookies, according to their preferences, except those they expressly authorise or those of a technical nature that must be installed to ensure the proper functioning of the website, by indicating which cookies they wish to install or reject in the cookie acceptance pop-up or window that appears when entering the home page. However, there are other ways to prevent cookies from being installed on the device, as explained below.
Users can configure their browser to accept or reject the cookies they receive, or to have the browser notify them when a server wishes to save a cookie. If certain technical cookies are disabled, the proper functioning of some of the website's features cannot be guaranteed.
Users may prevent Google Analytics “analytics and advertising” cookies from being stored on their device by using the opt-out systems provided by Google Analytics.
Below are also some examples of how to disable cookies:
Through your browser settings
- Internet Explorer: Microsoft guide
- Firefox: Mozilla guide
- Safari: Apple guide
- Chrome: Google guide
- Opera: Opera guide
For further information, please visit the website of the Spanish Data Protection Agency (Agencia Española de Protección de Datos, AEPD), which helps you configure privacy on social networks, browsers and mobile operating systems. More information.
Through third-party tools
There are third-party tools available online that allow users to detect the cookies on each website they visit and manage their deactivation, for example:
In any event, users can allow or block cookies, and delete their browsing data (including cookies), from the browser they use. Please consult the options and instructions offered by your browser for this purpose. Please note that if you accept third-party cookies, you will need to delete them through your browser options.
06Links to other websites
If you choose to leave our Website through links to other websites that do not belong to our organisation, we shall not be responsible for the privacy policies of those websites or for the cookies they may store on the user's computer.
07How do we collect and use IP addresses?
The Website's servers may automatically detect the IP address and domain name used by users.
An IP address is a number automatically assigned to a computer when it connects to the Internet. This information allows the data to be subsequently processed in order to know whether you have given your consent to the installation of cookies and to carry out purely statistical measurements that show the number of visits made to the Website, the order of visits, the access point, etc.
08International data transfers
The cookies installed on our web domain are installed on our server, so the data collected by them are not subject to international data transfers.
Third-party cookies installed on our website by third-party domains may be subject to international data transfers. For more information on any international data transfers that these cookies may involve, we recommend that you click on the “more information” section of the cookie you wish to consult.
09Updates to our cookie policy
This policy is reviewed periodically to ensure that it remains up to date and may therefore be amended. We recommend that you visit this page regularly, where we will inform you of any updates.