This Cookie Policy is an integral part of Garcima 's Legal Notice and Privacy Policy  . Accessing and browsing the site, or using its services, implies acceptance of the General Terms and Conditions established in our Legal Notice (and therefore of the Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy). Please read them carefully. Thank you for visiting us. We want your experience on the site to be the best possible, and for that reason, we have written this Cookie Policy as transparently as possible.

What is a cookie?

Cookies are files containing small amounts of information that are downloaded to the user's device when visiting a website. Their main purpose is to recognize the user each time they access  Garcima , allowing us to improve the quality and usability of our website.

Cookies are essential for the functioning of the Internet; they cannot harm the user's computer/device and, if enabled in your browser settings, they help us to identify and resolve possible malfunctions of  www.garcima.com

Types of Cookies

There are different types of cookies. They all work in the same way, but have slight differences:

  • Session Cookies: Session cookies last only for the duration of your visit and are deleted when you close your browser. Their main purpose is to identify the type of device, support website security, or its basic functionality. They do not contain personal information that would allow us to identify an individual.

  • Persistent or Permanent Cookies: These are stored on your device's hard drive and are read by our website each time you visit  www.garcima.com . They have a specific expiration date, after which the cookie stops working. They allow us to identify your actions and preferences, analyze visits, and help us understand how users arrive at our site and improve our services.

  • Functionality Cookies: These allow  www.garcima.com  to remember choices you make, such as your login or identifier. The information these cookies collect is anonymized (i.e., it does not contain your name, address, or other personal data).

  • Third-Party Cookies: Third-party cookies are cookies placed by a website other than the one you are visiting; for example, those used by social networks (such as Facebook) or external content plugins (such as Google Maps). Additionally, some advertising companies use these types of files to track your visits to each site where they advertise.

  • Analytical Cookies: These cookies are used for periodic maintenance and to ensure the best performance and service to the user; collecting data about your activity.

Use of Cookies by www.garcima.com

By accessing  www.garcima.com  , you expressly agree that we may use these types of cookies on your devices. If you disable cookies, your browsing experience on  www.garcima.com may  not be optimal, and some of the  website 's features  may not function correctly.

a) First-party cookies

To recognize you and provide you with better service, our site uses its own cookies (small text files that your browser stores). Accepting our cookies saves you time. They can also be used to recognize you on subsequent visits and thus personalize the content displayed to you, to obtain information about the date and time of your last visit, to measure certain traffic parameters within the site itself, and to estimate the number of visits made, so that we can focus and adjust our services and promotions more effectively.

No cookie allows anyone to contact you via your phone number, email address, or any other means. No cookie can extract information from your hard drive or steal personal information.

STRICTLY NECESSARY COOKIES
Name Purpose Expires
PHPSESSID, PrestaShop- Used to keep the session open with the server. Session
lgcookieslaw Used to display the cookie policy notice. 1 year

b) Third-party cookies. Google Analytics cookies.

The site uses the Google Analytics service, which is provided by Google, Inc., whose main office is located at 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View (California), CA 94043, United States ("Google").

Google Analytics uses cookies to help us analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the site (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google will use this information on our behalf for the purpose of evaluating your use of the site, compiling reports on website activity, and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google's behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google.

You can refuse the processing of your data or information by rejecting the use of cookies through the appropriate settings in your browser. However, if you do so, you may not be able to use the full functionality of this site. By using this site, you consent to the processing of your information by Google in the manner and for the purposes described above.

ANALYTICAL COOKIES
Name Purpose Expires
_ga ID is used to identify users 13 months
_ga_F8VLS5KCF4 It is used to monitor the number of requests to the Google Analytics server when using the Google Tag Manager 13 months


User settings to prevent cookies

From  www.garcima.com  and in compliance with current legal regulations, we provide you with the information you need to configure your internet browser(s) to maintain your privacy and security regarding cookies. Therefore, we provide you with information and links to the official support sites of the main browsers so you can decide whether or not to accept the use of cookies.

You can block cookies through your browser's settings or configure your browser to notify you when a server wants to save a cookie:

  1. If you use  Microsoft Internet Explorer
    go to Tools > Internet Options > Privacy > Settings.
    To learn more, visit:
    http://windows.microsoft.com/es-es/windows-vista/block-or-allow-cookies
    and http://windows.microsoft.com/es-es/windows7/how-to-manage-cookies-in-internet-explorer-9  .

  2. If you use  Firefox
    go to Tools > Options > Privacy > Cookies.
    To learn more, visit:
    https://support.mozilla.org/es/kb/habilitar-y-deshabilitar-cookies-que-los-sitios-we

  3. If you use  Chrome
    go to Settings > Advanced settings > Privacy.
    To learn more, visit:
    http://support.google.com/chrome/bin/answer.py?hl=es&answer=95647

  4. If you use  Safari
    go to Edit > Preferences > Privacy.
    To learn more, visit:
    http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1677?viewlocale=es_ES

  5. If you use  Opera
    you can configure the browser in the Security and Privacy settings.
    To learn more, visit:
    http://www.opera.com/help/tutorials/security/cookies/