COOKIE POLICY
A “cookie” is a small file that is stored on the user’s computer and allows us to recognize them. Cookies help us improve the quality of our website by allowing us to monitor which pages our users find useful and which they do not.
Cookies are essential for the functioning of the internet, providing countless advantages in the provision of interactive services, facilitating navigation and usability of our website. Please note that cookies cannot damage your computer and that having them enabled helps us to identify and resolve errors.
The information provided below will help you understand the different types of cookies:
- Session cookies: these are temporary cookies that remain in your browser’s cookie file until you leave the website, so none are stored on the user’s hard drive. The information obtained through these cookies is used to analyze traffic patterns on the website. Ultimately, this allows us to provide a better experience by improving the content and making it easier to use.
- Permanent cookies: these are stored on your hard drive and our website reads them every time you visit. A permanent cookie has a specific expiration date. The cookie will stop working after that date.
Below we publish a list of the main cookies used on our website, distinguishing between:
- Strictly necessary cookies: such as those that enable correct navigation or those that allow services requested by the user to be performed, or cookies that ensure that the content of the website is loaded efficiently.
- Analytical cookies: for periodic maintenance purposes, and in order to guarantee the best possible service to the user, websites normally use “analytical” cookies to collect statistical data on activity.
LIST AND DESCRIPTION OF THE COOKIES WE USE ON THE WEBSITE
The table below provides an overview of the cookies we use on our website:
| Name / Provider | Cookie | Purpose / More information | Expiration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Google Analytics | (DPD LANZAROTE supports the use of Google Analytics for activity tracking)_utma | Used to distinguish users and sessions. | 2 years |
| _utmb | They collect standard log information and habits anonymously. | 30 minutes | |
| _utmc | Determines whether a new session needs to be established. | Session | |
| _utmt | Used to process the type of request required by the user. | Session | |
| _utmz | Stores the visitor’s origin and the path they took to access the website. | 6 months | |
| _ga | Used to distinguish users. | 2 years | |
| _gat | Used to differentiate between different tracking objects created in the session. | 10 minutes | |
| PREF | The use of location services such as Google Maps involves the installation | of these cookies. | 2 years |
| APISID | Used to remember user preferences during browsing. | 2 years | |
| SAPISID | Security and preference cookies. | 2 years | |
| SSID | Google’s count of the number of users who use maps. | 2 years | |
| NID | To make advertising more appealing. | 6 months||
| HSID, SID Security mechanisms that prevent unauthorized access to access data. | 2 years | ||
| They record the user’s origin and keywords and generate a unique prefix for counting visits. | More information. –
Additional guarantees – Cookie management
As a guarantee in addition to those described above, the registration of cookies may be subject to your acceptance during the installation or updating of the browser used, and this acceptance may be revoked at any time through the content and privacy settings available.
Many browsers allow you to activate a private mode whereby cookies are always deleted after your visit. Below is a list of the most common browsers and the different names for this “private mode”:
- Internet Explorer 8 and above: InPrivate
- Safari 2 and above: Private Browsing
- Opera 10.5 and above: Private Browsing
- Firefox 3.5 and above: Private Browsing
- Google Chrome 10 and above: Incognito
Important: Please carefully read your browser’s help section to learn more about how to activate “private mode.” You can continue to visit our website even if your browser is in “private mode,” although your browsing experience may not be optimal and some features may not function properly.
