Cookies policy

Cookies policy

Updated as of 2 March 2021

This site uses cookies to make the site work properly and to provide you with a good online experience. They are also used to analyse how the website is used, to deliver personalised online content, and for advertising, marketing and social media purposes. For more information, please see our cookie policy.

Click «Accept» to continue to enjoy our website with all cookies installed, or click on «Cookie settings» to manage your preferences. 

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COOKIE SETTINGS:

www.aplitec.eu uses cookies to enable the website to function properly, and to provide you with a good online experience. Cookies are also used to analyse how the website is used and to provide you with personalised online content.

From www.aplitec.eu we respect the right to privacy of all our users, so each user can choose not to allow the use of certain cookies. You can click on the heading of each category of cookies used on the website to find out more and to change our default settings. However, please note that blocking some types of cookies may affect the user’s experience of our website and the services offered on it.

For more information, please see our cookie policy.

1. Strictly necessary cookies Always activeà

These are cookies that are necessary for the website to function. They are used to provide the user with services such as adjusting their privacy preferences, logging into the website, filling in forms, and remembering items saved in the shopping basket, among others.

These cookies can be disabled by changing the browser settings but, in doing so, both the functioning of the website and the user’s browsing experience may be affected.

2. Analytics Cookies

These cookies allow us to monitor and analyse the use and performance of the website. The data received indicates how many users the website has, which pages are most popular and how visitors browse the site. This data is used to improve our website and to collect information and statistics for marketing purposes.

3. Functionality Cookies

Functionality cookies allow the website to offer enhanced features and personalised elements to the user, such as recognising a user when they revisit the website and remembering their preferences (user name, language, region where they are located, etc.); they are also used to provide services that the user has requested.

If you reject these cookies, the functionality of the website may be affected.

4. Advertising Cookies

  • Option a) Third-party advertising cookies: These cookies may be set on our website by our advertising partners, and may be used by these companies to create a profile of the user’s interests and show relevant advertisements to other websites.

If these cookies are authorised, the cookie ID will be used to track the user’s navigation through the website and to show them personalised advertising tailored to their profile.

  • Option b) Own advertising cookies: These cookies make it possible to register the use that the user makes of the website and, depending on this, to show advertisements, suggesting products and services, and other content that may be of interest to the user.

This website does not display third-party advertisements.

COOKIES POLICY

1. Definition of cookie

Biscuits are files that are downloaded to your computer when you access certain websites. They allow a site, among other things, to store and retrieve information about a user’s browsing habits (site preferences, profile information, etc.) and, depending on the information they contain and the way you use your computer, they can be used to recognise the user.

Cookies can be internal or third-party cookies. Internal cookies are those set by the website’s own domain. Third-party cookies come from other external sources, such as advertisements, images, etc. inserted in the web pages.

Cookies must be enabled for certain functions of the www.aplitec.eu website.

2. What information is stored in a cookie?

Cookies do not usually store sensitive information about you, such as credit cards, bank details, photographs, ID number or personal information. The data they do store is of a technical nature, personal preferences, personalisation of content, etc. The web server does not associate you as a person, but your browser.

3. Classification of cookies

Cookies can be classified according to different criteria. According to the period in which they remain active:

  • Session cookies: these are temporary cookies that are created when the user visits the website and expire when the session ends, so they are not registered on the user’s computer.
  • Persistent: these are stored on the computer beyond the browsing session. They allow websites to remember the user’s preferences and settings when the user accesses the site again. They remain active for a set period of time, which can range from a few minutes to several years.

Depending on the entity that manages them:

  • Own: these are those established by the domain of the website being visited and are essential for its operation.
  • Third-party: they come from other external sources, such as advertisements, images, etc. inserted in the pages. They are used for statistical purposes.

According to their purpose:

  • Technical: these are the most elementary and allow, among other things, to know whether a human or an automated application is browsing, whether an anonymous or a registered user is browsing, etc. These are basic tasks for the operation of any dynamic website.
  • Analysis: they collect information on the type of browsing being carried out, the most visited sections, the products consulted, the time of day of use, the language, etc. Their purpose is to introduce improvements based on the analysis of browsing behaviour.
  • Functional: they allow us to offer improved and personalised functions, such as recognising a user when they revisit the website; remembering their preferences (user name, language, location, etc.); as well as offering services that the user has requested (watching a video or commenting on a blog post). The information these cookies collect is anonymous, and they cannot track user activity on other websites.
  • Advertising: these allow the management of advertising in the spaces that have been enabled for the web pages, depending on the user’s browsing habits, country of origin, language, etc.

4. Which ones are used on the site?

The website www.aplitec.eu uses the following types of cookies for its correct functioning or for statistical purposes:

Google Analytics Cookies:

_ga: It has a duration of 2 years. It is used to distinguish users.

_gid: It has a duration of 24 hours. Used to distinguish users.

_gat: It has a duration of 1 minute. Used to limit the percentage of requests.

AMP_TOKEN: It lasts from 30 seconds to 1 year. Includes a token that can be used to retrieve a Client ID from the AMP Client IDs service. Other possible values indicate disables, in-progress requests, or errors obtained when retrieving an ID from the AMP Client IDs service.

_gac_: It has a duration of 90 days. Includes user-related campaign information.

Technical cookies:

ssi–sessionId: It lasts for 365 days. It is a technical cookie and is used to perform searches on the website.

ssi–lastInteraction: They have a duration of 10 minutes. It is a technical cookie and is used to perform searches on the website.

PHP session cookie: These are technical cookies and are deleted when the browser is closed.

5. Acceptance of the Cookie Policy

www.aplitec.eu displays information about its Cookie Policy at the bottom of any page when you access the site for the first time in each browser and if you have not previously accepted them.

Given this information, the following actions are possible:

  • Accept cookies. This notice will not be displayed again when accessing any page of the website.
  • More information. You will find more information related to the cookies used by www.aplitec.eu.

6. Ways to deactivate them

The cookies stored on your computer or device can be deactivated by following the instructions of the browser itself (normally through the «help» section of the menu). However, it should be borne in mind that disabling a cookie may prevent or hinder browsing or the provision of the services offered on the site.

Below, we provide links to modify the configuration of cookies in the main browsers:

  • Explorer: windows.microsoft.com/en-xl/internet-explorer/delete-manage-cookies#ie=ie-10
  • Firefox: support.mozilla.org/kb/Delete%20cookies
  • Chrome: support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en
  • Safari: www.apple.com/es/privacy/use-of-cookies/

More information about cookies and how to disable them can be found at www.aboutcookies.org.

7. What happens if we deactivate cookies?

To help you understand how useful it can be to disable cookies, here are some examples of actions that you will not be able to perform without allowing access to cookies:

  • You may not share content from the website on social media.
  • The website will not be able to adapt the content to your personal preferences, as is often the case with online shops.
  • You will not be able to access the personal area of the site, such as «My account», «My profile» or «My orders».
  • Online shops: You will not be able to make purchases online; these will have to be made over the phone or by visiting the physical shop if available.
  • It will not be possible to customise your geographical preferences such as time zone, currency or language.
  • The website will not be able to perform analytics on visitors and web traffic, which will make it difficult for the website to be competitive.
  • You will not be able to post on the blog, upload photos, post comments or rate and rate content. The website will also not be able to tell whether you are a human or an automated application posting spam.
  • It will not be possible to display targeted advertising, which will reduce the site’s advertising revenue.

8. Can cookies be deleted?

Yes, not only delete, but also block, in general or for a specific domain. To delete cookies from a website you have to go to your browser settings where you can search for those associated with the domain in question and delete them.

Additional notes

Neither this site nor its legal representatives are responsible for the content or the veracity of the privacy policies of the third parties mentioned in this cookie policy.

Web browsers are the tools responsible for storing cookies and from this site should be able to make use of the right to delete or disable them. Neither this site nor its legal representatives can guarantee the correct or incorrect handling of cookies by browsers.

In some cases it is necessary to install cookies so that the browser does not forget your decision not to accept them.

If you have any doubts or queries about this cookies policy, please do not hesitate to contact us via the contact section of the site.