Cookies policy

Carlos Fernández Alonso informs about the use of cookies on his website: www.carlosf.dev

What are cookies?

Cookies are files that can be downloaded to your computer through web pages. They are tools that have an essential role for the provision of numerous services of the information society. Among others, they allow a website to store and retrieve information about the browsing habits of a user or their team and, depending on the information obtained, they can be used to recognize the user and improve the service offered.

Types of cookies

Depending on the entity that manages the domain from which the cookies are sent and treat the data obtained, two types can be distinguished:

• First party cookies: 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: those that are sent to the user's terminal equipment from a computer or domain that is not managed by the publisher, 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 publisher itself but the information collected through them is managed by a third party, they can not be considered as own cookies.

There is also a second classification according to the period of time they remain stored in the client's browser, which may be:

• Session cookies: designed to collect and store data while the user accesses a web page. They are usually used to store information that only interests to keep for the provision of the service requested by the user on a single occasion (eg a list of products purchased).
• Persistent cookies: the data is still stored in the terminal and can be accessed and processed during a period defined by the person responsible for the cookie, which can range from a few minutes to several years.

Finally, there is another classification with five types of cookies according to the purpose for which the data obtained is processed:

• Technical cookies: those that allow the user to navigate through a web page, platform or application and the use of different options or services that exist in it, such as controlling traffic and data communication, identifying the session , access restricted access parts, remember the elements that make up an order, perform the purchase process of an order, make the application for registration or participation in an event, use security elements during navigation, store contents for the dissemination of videos or sound or share content through social networks.
• Personalization cookies: they allow the user to access the service with some predefined general characteristics based on a series of criteria in the user's terminal, such as the language, the type of browser through which the user accesses the service, the configuration regional from where you access the service, etc.
• Analysis cookies: they allow the person in charge of them to monitor and analyze the behavior of the users of the websites to which they are linked. The information collected through this type of cookies is used in the measurement of the activity of the websites, application or platform and for the elaboration of navigation profiles of the users of said sites, applications and platforms, in order to introduce improvements in function of the analysis of the usage data made by the users of the service.
• Advertising cookies: allow the management, in the most efficient way possible, of the advertising spaces.
• Behavioral advertising cookies: they store information on the behavior of users obtained through the continuous observation of their browsing habits, which allows the development of a specific profile to display advertising based on it.
• Cookies from external social networks: they are used so that visitors can interact with the content of different social platforms (facebook, youtube, twitter, linkedIn, etc.) and that they are generated only for the users of said social networks. The conditions of use of these cookies and the information collected is regulated by the privacy policy of the corresponding social platform.

Deactivation and elimination of cookies

You have the option to allow, block or eliminate the cookies installed on your computer by configuring the browser options installed on your computer. When you deactivate cookies, some of the available services may no longer be operational. The way to disable cookies is different for each browser, but it can usually be done from the Tools or Options menu. You can also consult the browser's Help menu where you can find instructions. The user may at any time choose which cookies he wants to work on this website.

You can allow, block or delete the cookies installed on your computer by configuring the browser options installed on your computer:

• Microsoft Internet Explorer o Microsoft Edge
• Mozilla Firefox
• Google Chrome
• Safari
• Opera

In addition, you can also manage the cookie store in your browser through tools such as the following:

• Ghostery
• Your online choices

Cookies used in www.carlosf.dev

Next, the cookies that are being used in this portal are identified, as well as their typology and function:

• _gat_gtag_UA_152686948_1 (.google.com): Analysis and user statistics for Google Analytics.
• _gid (.google.com): Analysis and user statistics for Google Analytics.
• _ga (.google.com): Analysis and user statistics for Google Analytics.
• SERVERID112491 (.carlosf.dev): Analysis and user statistics for carlosf.dev.

Acceptance of the Cookies Policy

www.carlosf.dev assumes that you accept the use of cookies. However, it shows information about your cookies policy at the bottom or top of any page of the portal with each login so that you are aware.

Given this information, it is possible to carry out the following actions:

• Accept cookies This warning will not be displayed again when accessing any portal page during this session.
• Modify your configuration You can get more information about what cookies are, know the Cookies Policy of www.carlosf.dev and modify the configuration of your browser.