A cookie is a harmless file that is downloaded to your computer when you access certain web pages. Cookies allow a website, among other things, to store and retrieve information about the browsing habits of a user or its equipment and, depending on the information they contain and the way you use your computer.
Thus, there are cookies that obtain information related to the number of pages visited, the city to which the IP address from which it is accessed is assigned, the number of new users, the frequency and recurrence of visits, the time of visit, the browser, the operator or the type of terminal from which the visit is made.
It is not a virus, Trojan, worm, spam, spyware, or pop-up window opener.
Cookies do not usually store sensitive information about you, such as credit card or bank details, photographs, your ID or personal information, etc. The data they store is of a technical nature, personal preferences, content personalization, etc.
The web server does not associate you as a person but with your web browser. In fact, if you usually browse with Internet Explorer and try browsing the same website with Firefox or Chrome you will see that the website does not realize that you are the same person because it is actually associating the browser, not the person.
To help you understand the scope that can have disabling cookies we show you some examples:
- You will not be able to share content from that website on Facebook, Twitter or any other social network.
- The website will not be able to adapt the contents to your personal preferences, as is often the case with online stores.
- You will not be able to access the personal area of the website, such as My Account, My Profile or My Orders.
- Online stores: It will be impossible for you to make purchases online, you will have to make them by phone or by visiting the physical store if it has one.
- It will not be possible to customize your geographic preferences such as time zone, currency or language.
- The website will not be able to perform web analytics on visitors and web traffic, which will make it difficult for the website to be competitive.
- You will not be able to write on the blog, upload photos, post comments, rate or rate content. The web 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 sectorized advertising, which will reduce the advertising revenue of the site.
- All social networks use cookies, if you disable them you will not be able to use any social network.
- Types of cookies depending on the entity that manages the equipment or domain from which the cookies are sent and treats the data obtained, we can distinguish:
- Own Cookies: These are those that are sent to the user’s terminal equipment from a computer or domain managed by the editor itself and from which the service requested by the user is provided.
- Third-party cookies: These are those that are sent to the user’s terminal equipment from a computer or domain that is not managed by the editor, but by another entity that processes the data obtained through the cookies.
In the event that cookies are installed from a computer or domain managed by the editor itself but the information collected through them is managed by a third party, they cannot be considered as own cookies.
DART Cookie
- Google, as a third party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on Opinatron.
- You can opt out of the use of the DART cookie from Google’s ad system by going to Google’s privacy center.
In addition, browsers may also allow users to view and delete cookies on an individual basis.
More information about Cookies is available at: Wikipedia
Web Beacons
This site may also host web beacons (also known as web bugs). Web beacons are typically small one pixel by one pixel images, visible or invisible, placed within the source code of a site’s web pages. Web beacons serve and are used in a similar way to cookies. In addition, web beacons are often used to measure the traffic of users visiting a web page and to be able to draw a pattern of users of a site.
More information about web beacons is available at: Wikipedia
Third party cookies
In some cases, we share information about visitors to this site on an anonymous or aggregated basis with third parties such as advertisers, sponsors or auditors for the sole purpose of improving our services. All these processing tasks will be regulated according to the legal regulations and all your data protection rights will be respected in accordance with the applicable regulations.
This site measures traffic with different solutions that may use cookies or web beacons to analyze what happens on our pages. We currently use the following solutions for measuring traffic to this site. You can see more information about the privacy policy of each of the solutions used for this purpose:
- How Google uses the data it collects on websites
- Google (Analytics): Google Analytics Privacy Policy (youcan opt out of Google Analytics tracking by using this browser add-on provided by Google).
This site may also host its own advertising, affiliate advertising, or advertising networks. This advertising is displayed through advertising servers that also use cookies to display related advertising content to users. Each of these ad servers has its own privacy policy, which can be consulted on their own web pages.
By accessing the web Opinatron inform you that if you continue browsing you will be installed various own and third party cookies for web analytics (by way of example: Google Analytics or similar tools) to help the website to analyze the use you make of the website and improve the usability of the same, but in no case are associated with data that could come to identify you. The data they store is of a technical nature, personal preferences, content personalization, etc. The web server does not associate you as a person but with your web browser.
This website uses its own and third party cookies to give you a better browsing experience, share content on social networks, leave comments and to obtain statistics of our users.
As a user, you can refuse the processing of data or information by blocking these cookies using the appropriate settings on your browser. However, you should be aware that if you do so, this site may not function properly.
It is therefore important that you read this cookie policy and understand that if you continue browsing, we consider that you accept its use. You can change your browser settings to be notified of the receipt of cookies on your device or disable the ability to store cookies on your device if you wish.
This website currently hosts advertising from:
- Google Adsense: Google Adsense Privacy Policy – Terms and Conditions – Program Policies
There are also cookies corresponding to social networks that use this website have their own cookie policies.
- Twitter cookie, as provided in its privacy policy and use of cookies.
- Facebook Cookie, as set out in its Cookies Policy
- Google+ and Google Maps cookie, as provided on their page about what type of cookies they use.
- Gravatar cookie, as provided in the privacy policy of the company Automattic.
Since cookies are normal text files, they can be scanned with most text editors or word processing programs. You can click on a cookie to open it. Below is a list of links on how to view cookies in different browsers. If you use a different browser, please refer to the cookie information in your browser. If you are using a cell phone, refer to the device’s manual for more information.
- Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/cookies-information-websites-store-on-your-computer
- Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=95647&topic=14666&ctx=topic
- Internet Explorer 8-10: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/internet-explorer/delete-manage-cookies
- Safari: http://support.apple.com/kb/ph5042
- Opera: http://help.opera.com/Windows/12.00/es-ES/cookies.html
Here’s how to access a specific cookie in the Chrome browser. Note: these steps may vary depending on the browser version:
- Go to Settings or Preferences via the File menu or by clicking on the customization icon at the top right.
- You will see different sections, click on the option Show advanced options.
- Go to Privacy, Content settings.
- Select All cookies and site data.
- A list will appear with all cookies sorted by domain. To make it easier for you to find the cookies for a given domain, enter part or all of the address in the Find cookies field.
- After making this filter, one or more lines with the cookies of the requested website will appear on the screen. Now you only have to select it and press the X to proceed to its elimination.
To access the cookie settings of the Internet Explorer browser follow these steps (they may vary depending on the browser version):
- Go to Tools, Internet Options
- Click on Privacy.
- Move the slider to set the privacy level you want.
To access the Firefox browser cookie settings follow these steps (may vary depending on browser version):
- Go to Options or Preferences depending on your operating system.
- Click on Privacy.
- Under History choose Use custom settings for history.
- Now you will see the option Accept cookies, you can enable or disable it according to your preferences.
To access the cookie settings of the Safari browser for OSX follow these steps (may vary depending on browser version):
- Go to Preferences, then Privacy.
- In this place you will see the option Block cookies so that you can adjust the type of blocking you want to do.
To access the cookie settings of the Safari browser for iOS follow these steps (they may vary depending on the browser version):
- Go to Settings, then Safari.
- Go to Privacy and Security, you will see the option Block cookies to set the type of blocking you want to do.
To access the browser cookie settings for Android devices follow these steps (may vary depending on browser version):
- Launch the browser and press the Menu key, then Settings.
- Go to Security and Privacy, you will see the Accept cookies option to enable or disable the checkbox.
To access the browser cookie settings for Windows Phone devices follow these steps (may vary depending on browser version):
- Open Internet Explorer, then More, then Settings
- You can now enable or disable the Allow cookies checkbox.
Additional notes
- Neither this website nor its legal representatives are responsible for the content or accuracy of the privacy policies that third parties mentioned in this cookie policy may have.
- Web browsers are the tools in charge of storing cookies and from this place you should exercise your right to delete or deactivate them. Neither this website nor its legal representatives can guarantee the correct or incorrect handling of cookies by the aforementioned browsers.
- In some cases it is necessary to install cookies so that the browser does not forget your decision not to accept them.
- In the case of Google Analytics cookies, this company stores cookies on servers located in the United States and undertakes not to share it with third parties, except in cases where it is necessary for the operation of the system or when required by law. According to Google it does not save your IP address. Google Inc. is a company adhered to the Safe Harbor Agreement which guarantees that all data transferred will be treated with a level of protection in accordance with European regulations.
- If you have any doubts or questions about this cookies policy, please do not hesitate to contact us through the contact section.
