I collect and use information on this website as set out in my privacy policy. One of the ways I collect information is through the use of technology called ‘cookies’. At www.handsspain.com , cookies are used for a number of things.
What is a cookie?
A ‘cookie’ is a small amount of text that is stored in your browser (such as Google’s Chrome or Apple’s Safari) when you browse most websites.
What is NOT a cookie?
It is not a virus, Trojan horse, worm, spam, spyware, or pop-up windows.
What information does a cookie store?
Cookies do not usually store sensitive information about you, such as credit card or bank details, photographs or personal information, etc. The data they store is technical, statistical, 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 the Chrome browser and try browsing the same website with the Firefox browser, you will see that the website does not realise that you are the same person because it is actually associating the information with the browser, not the person.
Cookies accepted by the regulation and excepted cookies
According to the EU directive, the cookies that require the user’s informed consent are analytical cookies and advertising and affiliation cookies, with the exception of technical cookies and those necessary for the operation of the website or the provision of services expressly requested by the user.
What types of cookies are there?
Technical cookies: These are the most basic and allow, among other things, to know when a human or an automated application is browsing, when an anonymous user and a registered user are browsing, basic tasks for the operation of any dynamic website.
Analysis cookies: These collect information about the type of browsing being carried out, the sections most used, products consulted, time of use, language, etc.
Advertising cookies: These show advertising depending on your browsing, your country of origin, language, etc.
What are first-party and third-party cookies?
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 Mailchimp, Mailrelay, Facebook, Twitter, Google adsense, etc.
Cookies accepted by the regulations and exempted cookies
According to the EU directive, the cookies that require the informed consent of the user are analytical cookies and advertising and affiliation cookies, with the exception of those of a technical nature and those necessary for the operation of the website or the provision of services expressly requested by the user.
What cookies does this website use?
This website uses its own and third-party cookies. The following cookies are used on this website and are detailed below:
Own cookies:
Login: Login cookies allow you to log in and log out of your www.handsspain.com account.
Personalisation: Cookies help me remember which people or websites you have interacted with, so I can show you related content.
Preferences: Cookies allow me to remember your settings and preferences, such as your preferred language and privacy settings.
Security: I use cookies to avoid security risks for you. Mainly to detect when someone is trying to hack into your www.handsspain.com account.
Third party cookies
This website uses analysis services, specifically Google Analytics to help the website analyse how users use the website and improve its usability, but in no case are they associated with data that could identify the user. Google Analytics is a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. The user can consult here the type of cookies used by Google.
www.handsspain.com is a user of the WordPress platform for supplying and hosting blogs, owned by the American company Automattic, Inc. To this effect, the use of such cookies by the systems are never under the control or management of the person responsible for the website, they can change their function at any time, and new cookies can be entered. These cookies are also not of any benefit to the website operator. Automattic, Inc. also uses other cookies in order to help identify and track visitors to the WordPress sites, their use of the Automattic website, and their website access preferences, as described in the ‘Cookies’ section of its privacy policy.
Social media cookies may be stored in your browser while you browse www.handsspain.com, for example, when you use the share content button on www.handsspain.com on a social network.
Below you have information about the cookies of the social networks used by this website in their own cookie policies:
Facebook cookies, see more information in its cookies policy.
Twitter cookies, see more information in its cookies policy.
Cookies from Instagram, see more information in its cookies policy.
Cookies from Linkedin, see more information on its cookies policy.
Youtube cookies, see more information on its cookies policy.
Can cookies be deleted?
Yes, and not only delete, but also block, in general or for a specific domain.
To delete cookies from a website you must go to your browser settings and there you can search for those associated with the domain in question and delete them.
Cookie settings for Google Chrome
Cookie settings for Apple Safari
Cookie settings for Internet Explorer
Cookie settings for Mozilla Firefox
Configure or Disable cookies
As a user you have the possibility, at any time, to configure your browser to be notified of the reception of cookies and to prevent their installation on your computer, or to revoke the consent previously given. However, disabling cookies may modify the functioning of the website.
Please consult the instructions and manuals of your browser for further information and to find out about the different ways available to manage cookies.
More information on cookies
You can consult the regulations on cookies published by the Spanish Data Protection Agency in its ‘Guide on the use of cookies’.
If you wish to have greater control over the installation of cookies, you can install programmes or add-ons to your browser, known as ‘Do Not Track’ tools, which will allow you to choose which cookies you wish to allow.