COOKIE POLICY

For the website https://miguelhiroshi.com

INFORMATION ABOUT COOKIES
Due to the entry into force of the relevant modification of the “Law on Information Society Services” (LSSICE) established by Royal Decree 13/2012, it is mandatory to obtain the explicit consent of the user of all websites that use non-essential cookies before they navigate through them.

1. WHAT ARE COOKIES?
Cookies and other similar technologies such as local shared objects, flash cookies, or pixels are tools used by web servers to store and retrieve information about their visitors, as well as to ensure the proper functioning of the site.
By using these devices, the web server can remember some data concerning the user, such as their preferences for viewing pages on that server, username and password, products of interest, etc.

2. COOKIES AFFECTED BY REGULATIONS AND EXEMPT COOKIES
According to EU directives, cookies that require informed consent from the user are analytical cookies and advertising and affiliate cookies, while technical cookies and those necessary for the functioning of the website or the provision of services expressly requested by the user are exempt.

3. TYPES OF COOKIES
There are five main groups of cookies:

  • Analytical Cookies: Collect information on the use of the website.
  • Social Cookies: Those necessary for external social networks.
  • Affiliate Cookies: Allow tracking visits from other websites with which the website has an affiliate contract (affiliate companies).
  • Advertising and Behavioral Cookies: Gather information about user preferences and personal choices (retargeting).
  • Technical and Functional Cookies: Strictly necessary for the use of the website and for providing the contracted service.

4. COOKIES USED ON THIS WEBSITE

  • PHPSESSID: Technical and strictly necessary cookie containing the session identifier. It is deleted when the browser is closed.
  • ac_cookies: Technical and strictly necessary cookie containing the value of whether cookies have been accepted. Expires 1 year after the last update.
  • _ga: Google Analytics cookie that enables the unique visit control function. This cookie will be installed the first time a user enters the website through a browser. When this user returns to the website with the same browser, the cookie will consider it the same user. Only if the user changes browsers will they be considered a different user. Expires 2 years after the last update.
  • _gat: This cookie is associated with Google Analytics Universal. It is used to limit the request speed and the data collection limitation on high-traffic sites. Expires 10 minutes after the last update.
  • _utma: Google Analytics cookie that records the date of the user’s first and last visit to the website. Expires 2 years after the last update.
  • _utmb: Google Analytics cookie that records the time of arrival at the website. Expires 30 minutes after the last update.
  • _utmc: Google Analytics cookie used for interoperability with the urchin.js tracking code. It is deleted when the browser is closed.
  • _utmt: Google Analytics cookie. This cookie is used to process the type of request requested by the user. Expires at the end of the session.
  • _utmv: Google Analytics cookie. This cookie is used for demographic data segmentation. Expires at the end of the session.
  • _utmz: Google Analytics cookie that stores the source of traffic or a campaign to explain how the user arrived at the website. Expires 6 months after the last update.

5. WITHDRAWAL OF CONSENT TO INSTALL COOKIES
HOW TO DELETE COOKIES FROM THE BROWSER

5.1 Chrome

  1. Select the Tools icon.
  2. Click on Settings.
  3. Click on Show Advanced Options.
  4. In the “Privacy” section, click on Content Settings.
    • To delete cookies: Click on All cookies and site data…
    • Do not allow cookies to be stored.
  5. Click on Clear browsing data (empty the Cache).
  6. Close and restart the browser.
    For more information about Chrome, click here: http://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en

5.2 Internet Explorer

  1. Select Tools | Internet Options.
  2. Click on the General tab.
  3. In the “Browsing History” section, click on Delete browsing history on exit.
  4. Select Delete files.
  5. Select Delete cookies.
  6. Click on Delete.
  7. Click on OK.
  8. Close and restart the browser.
    For more information about Internet Explorer, click here: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/how-to-manage-cookies-in-internet-explorer-9

5.3 Firefox

  1. Select Firefox | History | Clear Recent History.
  2. Next to “Details,” click on the down arrow.
  3. Check the following checkboxes: Cookies, Cache, Active Logins.
  4. Using the “Time range to clear” drop-down menu, select Everything.
  5. Click on Clear Now.
  6. Close and restart the browser.
    You can accept or reject cookies individually in Firefox Preferences, in the History section available under Tools > Options > Privacy.
    For more information about Mozilla Firefox, click here: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/privacy/websites/#cookies

5.4 Safari

  1. Select the Safari icon / Edit | Reset Safari.
  2. Check the following checkboxes: Clear history, Remove all website data.
  3. Click on Reset.
  4. Close and restart the browser.
    For more information about Safari, click here: http://support.apple.com/kb/PH5042

5.5 Opera
Options – Advanced – Cookies.
The cookie options control how Opera handles them, thus determining their acceptance or rejection.
For more information about Opera, click here: http://help.opera.com/Linux/10.60/en/cookies.html

5.6 Other Browsers
Consult the documentation for the browser you have installed.