COOKIES POLICY
1. Index | 2. Cookies policy
INDEX
- What are cookies?
- Why are cookies used on the website?
- What types of cookies are there on the website and what is their purpose?
- What types of cookies can be installed on the website?
- First-party cookies
- Third-party cookies
- How can cookies be rejected?
- What happens if cookies are disabled?
- Does the use of cookies affect the protection of my personal data?
- Updates and changes to the privacy / cookies policy
COOKIES POLICY
What are cookies?
A cookie is a file that is downloaded to your computer when you access certain website pages. Cookies make it possible for a website to store and retrieve information on a user’s browsing habits or on their computer and, depending on the information they contain and the way in which you use your computer, they can be used to recognise the user. The user’s browser only stores cookies in the hard drive for the duration of the current session and takes up minimal memory and does not harm the computer. Cookies do not contain any type of specific personal information and most of them (known as session cookies) are deleted from the hard disk after the browser session is over.
Most browsers accept cookies as standard and, regardless of the cookies, allow or prevent temporary or memorized cookies in the security settings.
Why are cookies used on the website?
RIBAWOOD, S.A website uses cookies:
- To ensue that this website operates correctly..
- To allow videos to be viewed.
- To remind you about your settings during and between visits.
- To improve website speed / security..
- To share website pages with social networks..
- To continually improve this website.
What types of cookies are there on the website and what is their purpose?
Depending on their duration cookies are classed as:
- Session cookies: These expire when the user closes the browser and they are deleted from the computer or device at that time.
- Persistent cookies: They expire depending on when they fulfil the purpose they serve or when they are manually deleted.
Depending on who creates the cookies they are classed as:
- First-party cookies: These are the cookies that our website services send to your computer or device and they are managed solely by RIBAWOOD, S.A.
- Third-party cookies: Third-party cookies: These cookies are sent by entities other than RIBAWOOD, S.A. and they are activated when you enter social networks, view videos or access advertisements from our Website.
What types of cookies can be installed on the website?
Access to RIBAWOOD, S.A. website means that the following cookies can be installed:
FIRST-PARTY COOKIES
| Type of cookies | Description | Purpose / information | Processing time |
| Performance or Technical | These cookies are used to enhance your browsing experience and to optimize the operation of our websites. They store service settings so that they do not have to be reconfigured each time you visit our website. | Volume settings for video or audio players. Video transmission speeds that are compatible with your browser. Articles saved in the “shopping cart” in e-commerce services such as online stores. | Persistent |
| Personalization | These cookies allow the user to access the service with certain general characteristics predefined according to a series of criteria in the user’s computer. | These are, for example, the language, the type of browser used to access the service, the configuration of the region from which the service is accessed, etc. | Persistent |
| Analytical | Those cookies that, processed by us, allow us to quantify the number of users and thus to measure and statistically analyze the usage of the service offered by users. To do this we analyze your browsing on our website. | The purpose of these cookies is to improve the offer of products or services that the Organization provides. | Session |
THIRD-PARTY COOKIES
| Type of cookies | Description | Purpose / information |
| Analytical | Each time that a user visits a service an external provider’s tool generates an analysis cookie on the user’s computer. This cookie is only generated when visiting the website and it allows the organization’s services to identify visitors anonymously. One such cookie is Google Analytics. | To allow browsing users to be anonymously identified by the cookie (it identifies browsers and devices, not people) and thus to approximately count the number of visitors and their trends over time. To anonymously identify the most visited and most attractive contents for users. To know if the user entering the website is new or if it is a repeat visit. Unless the user decides to register for a service provided by the organisation, the cookie will never be associated with any personal data that could directly identify the user. These cookies will only be used for statistical purposes that help to optimize and improve the user’s experience on the website. |
| Social networks | Social network cookies may be stored on your browser when you browse the RIBAWOOD, S.A. website. They are used to check a user’s account, to store the most recent access to services and to store user preferences. | Cookies related to videos viewed via the YouTube platform contain a unique identifier to control visits to these YouTube videos. Privacy implications will depend on each social network and on the privacy settings you have chosen in them. Under no circumstances can the website manager obtain identifiable personal information from these cookies. |
How can cookies be rejected?
Users can prevent third-party cookies from being installed by entering the privacy policy or the opt-out systems of each third party.
RIBAWOOD,S.A. is not responsible for the privacy policies of third parties included in this Cookies Policy.
Furthermore, users can oppose the use of certain cookies through the following services:
- http://www.criteo.com/deactivate-criteo-banners/
- http://youronlinechoices.eu/
- http://www.networkadvertising.org/choices/
- http://www.aboutads.info/choices/
Users can, at any time, reject the installation of cookies through the settings of the browser being used:
What happens if cookies are disabled?
Some of RIBAWOOD, S.A. website functions may be disabled such as, for example, viewing of videos, sharing website contents on Facebook, Twitter or any other social network.
Does the use of cookies affect the protection of my personal data?
Despite the fact that the majority of cookies are anonymous and do not allow user identity to be obtained, some of the codes they include serve to single out or personalize the device’s browser, and as such, in these cases, the personal data protection regulation may apply.
Therefore we inform you that the information obtained through cookies will be processed by the company responsible for RIBAWOOD, S.A. website, for the purposes and terms indicated in this present Policy.
Likewise, this data will also be processed by the provider companies of the Third Party Cookies indicated in this document and used for the purposes indicated in their respective privacy policies.
The legal basis for processing is the User’s consent, implicitly given by browsing RIBAWOOD, S.A. website; nevertheless, the user can reject the use of cookies through the mechanisms indicated on the website and in this Policy.
You are informed that you may exercise any of your rights of access, rectification, opposition, erasure, portability and limitation of processing, whenever you wish, by sending an e-mail to oficina@ribawood.com.
If, even so, you consider that your personal data have not be processed adquately according to the law, you can present a claim to the corresponding data protection authority, this being the Spanish Data Protection Agency for Spain.
Updates and changes to the privacy / cookies policy:
RIBAWOOD, S.A. website may modify this Cookies Policy in line with legislative and regulatory requirements or to adapt this policy to the instructions of the Spanish Data Protection Agency and for this reason users are advised to check it periodically.
If you have any queries concerning this cookies policy you can contact us at oficina@ribawood.com
If you need any further information regarding the Cookie Directive, please consult the Official State Gazette published on 31st March 2012 in which the directives on electronic communications are transposed. You can also consult the directive at the Information Commissioner’s Office (in English).