REGULATIONS ON THE USE OF COOKIES
Accessing and browsing the site, or the use of its services, implies acceptance of the General Conditions set out in our Legal Notice (and therefore of the Privacy Policy and Cookies Policy). Please read them carefully. Thank you for deciding to visit us. We want your experience on the site to be the best possible, and for that reason we have written this Cookie Policy as transparently as possible.
What is a Cookie?
Cookies are files containing small amounts of information that are downloaded to the user’s device that is used when you visit a website. Their main purpose is to recognize the user each time they access codigolingua.com, which allows us to improve the quality and usability of our website.
Cookies are essential for the functioning of the Internet; they cannot damage the user’s computer/device and, if they are activated in your browser settings, they help us to identify and resolve possible errors in the functioning of codigolingua.com.
Types of Cookies
There are different types of cookies. They all work in the same way, but have small differences:
- Session Cookies: Session cookies last only for the duration of your visit and are deleted when you close your browser. Their main purpose is to identify the type of device, support website security or basic functionality. They do not contain personal information that would allow us to identify an individual.
- Persistent or Permanent Cookies: They are stored on the hard drive of the device and our website reads them every time you make a new visit to codigolingua.com; they have an expiration date, after which the cookie stops working. They allow us to identify your actions and preferences; analyze visits and help us understand how users reach our site and improve our services.
- Functionality Cookies: They allow codigolingua.com to remember decisions made by the user, such as login or identifier. The information these cookies collect is anonymized (i.e., it does not contain your name, address, or other data).
- Third-party cookies: Third-party cookies are cookies installed by a website that is not the one you are visiting; for example, those used by social networks (such as Facebook) or by external content plugins (such as Google Maps). In addition, some advertising companies use this type of files to track your visits on each site on which they advertise.
- Analytical Cookies: These cookies are intended for periodic maintenance and to ensure the best performance and service to the user; collecting data on your activity.
Use of Cookies by codigolingua.com
By accessing codigolingua.com, you expressly agree that we can use this type of cookies on your devices. If you disable cookies, your browsing on codigolingua.com may not be optimal and some of the utilities available on codigolingua.com may not work properly.
a) Own Cookies.
In order to recognize you and provide you with a better service, our site uses its own cookies (small text files that your browser stores). The advantages of accepting our cookies translate into time savings. They can also be used to recognize you between successive visits and thus adapt the content shown to you, to obtain information about the date and time of your last visit, to measure some traffic parameters within the site itself, and to estimate the number of visits made, so that we can focus and adjust services and promotions more effectively.
No cookie allows us to contact your phone number, email address or any other means of contact. No cookie can extract information from your hard drive or steal personal information.
b) Third Party Cookies.
Google Analytics
| Cookie name | Default duration | Description |
|---|---|---|
__utma |
Two years from configuration or update | Used to distinguish users and sessions. The cookie is created when the JavaScript library is executed and there is no __utma cookie. The cookie is updated each time data is sent to Google Analytics. |
__utmt |
10 minutes | Used to limit the percentage of requests. |
__utmb |
30 minutes from the configuration or update | Used to determine new sessions or visits. The cookie is created when the JavaScript library is executed and there is no __utmb cookie. The cookie is updated each time data is sent to Google Analytics. |
__utmc |
End of browser session | Not used in ga.js. It is set to interact with urchin.js. Previously, this cookie acted in conjunction with the __utmb cookie to determine if the user was in a new session or visit. |
__utmz |
Six months from setup or update | Stores the traffic source or campaign that explains how the user came to the site. The cookie is created when the JavaScript library is executed and is updated each time data is sent to Google Analytics. |
__utmv |
Two years from configuration or update | Used to store visitor custom variable data. This cookie is created when a programmer uses the_setCustomVar method with a visitor custom variable. It was also used for the retired _setVar method. The cookie is updated each time data is sent to Google Analytics. |
| Cookie name | Default duration | Description |
|---|---|---|
maps.google.es |
Session | Geolocation data |
youtube |
Persistent | Youtube preferences |
wordfence_verifiedHumans |
24 hours | Live Traffic feature of Wordfence, a WordPress security plugin. It is used to separate human users from bots in the Wordfence Live Traffic option. |
ShareThis |
End of browser session | Statistical reports on website traffic on social networks. |
User settings to avoid Cookies
From codigolingua.com and in compliance with current legislation, we provide you with information that allows you to configure your browser / Internet browsers to maintain your privacy and security in relation to cookies. Therefore, we provide you with information and links to the official support sites of the main browsers so that you can decide whether or not to accept the use of cookies.
Thus, you can block cookies through the browser configuration tools or you can configure your browser to warn you when a server wants to save a cookie:
- If you use Microsoft Internet Explorer,
in the menu option Tools > Internet Options > Privacy > Settings.
To learn more visit:
http://windows.microsoft.com/es-es/windows-vista/block-or-allow-cookies
http://windows.microsoft.com/es-es/windows7/how-to-manage-cookies-in-internet-explorer-9 . - If you use Firefox,
in the menu option Tools > Options > Privacy > Cookies.
To learn more visit:
https://support.mozilla.org/es/kb/habilitar-y-deshabilitar-cookies-que-los-sitios-we - If you use Chrome,
in the section Options > Advanced options > Privacy.
To learn more visit:
http://support.google.com/chrome/bin/answer.py?hl=es&answer=95647 - If you use Safari,
in the Edit > Preferences > Privacy.
To learn more visit:
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1677?viewlocale=es_ES - If you use Opera,
in the option of Security and Privacy, you will be able to configure the browser.
To learn more visit:
http://www.opera.com/help/tutorials/security/cookies/