Cookie Policy
The Spanish National Association of Plastics Recyclers (Asociación Nacional de Recicladores de Plástico) informs users, through this notice, that it may use cookies when the user browses the different screens and pages of the site. By using our website you expressly accept and authorise the use of cookies, in accordance with our Privacy Policy.
What are cookies?
A cookie is a very small text file that a web server can store on a device's hard drive to keep some type of information about the user. The cookie identifies the device uniquely and can only be read by the website that sent it to the device.
A cookie is not an executable file or a program and therefore cannot spread or contain a virus or other malicious software, nor can it be longer than 4,000 characters.
What are cookies used for?
The sole purpose of using cookies is to remember the user's preferences (language, country, login, browser characteristics, usage information about our website, etc.).
By remembering your preferences, we will not have to, for example, ask for your country every time you visit our website. We will know the characteristics of the computer you are using and will thus be able to offer you a better browsing experience. Cookies can help our website distinguish the user's browser as a previous visitor and thus save and remember the preferences that may have been set while the user was browsing the site, personalise home pages, identify which sections of a site have been visited, or keep a record of selections in a "shopping cart".
The Association may use cookies in order to recognise registered users and offer them a better and more personalised service. They may also be used to obtain information about the date and time of the user's last visit, measure some traffic parameters within the site itself and estimate the number of visits made.
Websites normally use cookies to obtain statistical information about their web pages. Please note that we collect data about your movements and use of our website as statistical data, not personal data.
Types of cookies
Cookies can be classified according to the entity that manages them, the length of time they remain active, or their purpose. On some occasions we may find that the same cookie can be included in more than one category.
According to ownership
- First-party cookies: those sent to the user's device from a computer or domain managed by the Association.
- Third-party cookies: those sent to the user's terminal device from a computer or domain that is not managed by the publisher, but by another entity that processes the data obtained through the cookies.
According to their lifespan
- Session cookies: those that collect data while the user is browsing the website.
- Persistent cookies: those in which the data remains stored in the terminal and can be accessed and processed for a period defined by the party responsible for the cookie, which can range from a few minutes to several years.
According to their purpose
- Technical cookies: those used internally and necessary for the website to function.
- Analytical cookies: those that allow statistical information about user activity to be collected. This information is gathered anonymously and helps to optimise browsing on our website in order to guarantee a better service to the user.
- Personalisation cookies: those that allow the user to access the service with some general predefined characteristics based on a series of criteria in the user's terminal, such as the language, the type of browser used to access the service, the regional configuration from which the service is accessed, etc.
- Advertising cookies: those that allow the most efficient possible management of the advertising spaces that the publisher may have included on a website, application or platform from which it provides the requested service, based on criteria such as the edited content or the frequency with which the ads are shown.
- Behavioural advertising cookies: those that allow the most efficient possible management of advertising spaces. These cookies store information on user behaviour obtained through continuous observation of browsing habits, which makes it possible to develop a specific profile to display advertising accordingly.
Below is a list of the cookies you may find on our website and a brief description of their purpose. We assure you that none of them retains personally identifying information about you. Some cookies personalise your visit, others remember your preferences, while others only provide us with visitor statistics.
| Cookie | Description | Duration | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| _utma | Unique visitor identification: used to register unique visitors for statistical and analytical purposes. | 2 years | Google (Analytics) |
| _utmb | Visitor session determination: Google Analytics uses two cookies to establish a session. If either of these two cookies is missing, other activity starts a new session. | 30 minutes | Google (Analytics) |
| _utmc | Visitor session determination: Google Analytics uses two cookies to establish a session. If either of these two cookies is missing, other activity starts a new session. | Session | Google (Analytics) |
| _utmz | Traffic source and navigation tracking: used to record how you arrived at our website (via a Google search, an ad, etc.) and the paths you follow while browsing our site. | 6 months | Google (Analytics) |
In the case of Google Analytics cookies, this company stores the cookies on servers located in the United States and undertakes not to share them with third parties, except where necessary for the operation of the system or when required by law.
Protection safeguards
Users can configure their browser to accept, or not, the cookies they receive, or to have the browser notify them when a server wants to store a cookie, or to delete them from their computer. You can find the instructions in the security settings of your web browser.
Examples:
- Microsoft Internet Explorer: Tools > Internet Options > Privacy > Settings.
- Firefox: Tools > Options > Privacy > Cookies.
- Google Chrome: Settings > Privacy.
- Safari: Preferences > Security.
Many browsers allow you to activate a private mode whereby cookies are always deleted after your visit. You may continue to visit our website even if your browser is in "private mode"; however, the user experience may not be optimal and some features may not work.
The Association thanks you for accepting cookies; this helps us obtain more accurate data that allows us to improve the content and design of our website to adapt it to your preferences.