What are cookies and what do we use them for? 

This website, like most websites on the Internet, uses cookies to improve the user experience. Below, you will find information about what cookies are, what type of cookies this website uses, how you can disable cookies in your browser, and how to specifically disable the installation of third-party cookies.

What are cookies?

Cookies are small files that some platforms, such as websites, can install on your computer, smartphone, tablet, or smart TV. Their functions can vary widely: storing your browsing preferences, collecting statistical information, enabling certain technical functionalities, and so on. Sometimes, cookies are used to store basic information about the user’s browsing habits or their device, even to the point, in some cases, of being able to recognize them.

Why are they important?

Cookies are useful for several reasons. From a technical standpoint, cookies allow websites to function more efficiently and be tailored to your preferences, such as remembering your language or currency. They also help website owners improve their services by providing statistical information.

Cookie Types, Purpose, and Functioning

Depending on their lifespan, cookies can be divided into session cookies and persistent cookies. Session cookies expire when the user closes the browser. Persistent cookies expire when they have fulfilled their purpose (for example, keeping the user logged in to www.meinsa.com) or when they are manually deleted.

Additionally, depending on their purpose, cookies can be classified as follows:

Performance Cookies: This type of cookie remembers your preferences for the tools found on the website, so you don’t have to reconfigure them each time you visit. For example, this category includes:

• Volume settings for video or audio players.
• Video streaming speeds supported by your browser.

Geolocation Cookies: These cookies are used to determine your country when browsing the web. This cookie is completely anonymous and is only used to help tailor content to your location.

Registration Cookies: Registration cookies are generated once a user has registered or subsequently logged in and are used to identify them on pages for the following purposes:

• To keep the user logged in so that if they close a page, the browser, or the computer and return to this page at another time or on another day, they will remain logged in, thus facilitating their browsing without having to log in again. This functionality can be disabled if the user clicks the “log out” button, which deletes the cookie. The next time the user visits the site, they will need to log in to be identified.

  Check if the user is authorized to access certain pages, for example, to participate in a contest.

  Additionally, some pages may use connectors with social networks such as Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, or Twitter. When a user registers on a page using social network credentials, they authorize the social network to store a persistent cookie that remembers their identity and grants them access to the pages until it expires. The user can delete this cookie and revoke access to the pages via social networks by updating their preferences on the specific social network.

Analytics Cookies: Each time a user visits a page, a tool from a third-party provider (in our case, Google Analytics) generates an analytics cookie on the user’s computer. This cookie, which is only generated during the visit, will be used on future visits to www.meinsa.com to anonymously identify the visitor. The main objectives are:

• To allow the anonymous identification of browsing users through the “cookie” (which identifies browsers and devices, not people) and therefore the approximate counting of the number of visitors and their trends over time.
• To anonymously identify the most visited and therefore most attractive content for users.
• To know if the user accessing the site is a new or returning visitor.

Important:Unless the user decides to register on the www.meinsa.com website, the “cookie” will never be associated with any personal data that could identify them. These cookies will only be used for statistical purposes to help optimize the user experience on the site.

Other third-party cookies

Some of our pages may install third-party cookies that allow us to manage and improve the services they offer. An example of this use is the social media links that allow you to share our content.

How can I configure my preferences?

You can allow, block, or delete cookies installed on your computer by configuring your internet browser settings. If you block them, certain services that require their use may not be available to you.

Use of Cookies

Cookies are files sent to a browser by a web server to record user activity on a specific website. The primary purpose of cookies is to provide users with faster access to selected pages.

The website www.meinsa.com uses cookies to personalize and optimize the user’s browsing experience. Cookies are associated only with an anonymous user and their computer and do not provide any information that could be used to deduce the user’s personal data. Users can configure their browser to notify them and reject the installation of cookies sent by the www.meinsa.com website without affecting their ability to access the content. However, please note that this may reduce the website’s performance.

Furthermore, the www.meinsa.com website can track all pages visited by users, allowing it to provide information tailored to each user’s tastes and preferences.

How to disable cookies in major browsers

It is usually possible to stop accepting browser cookies altogether, or to stop accepting cookies from a specific website.

All modern browsers allow you to change your cookie settings. This setting is usually found in the “Options” or “Preferences” menu of your browser.

The website www.meinsa.com provides user guidance on how to access the cookie settings menu and, if applicable, private browsing settings in each of the main browsers:

• Internet Explorer: Tools -> Internet Options -> Privacy -> Settings.
  • For more information, you can consult Microsoft Support or the browser’s Help.
• Firefox: Tools -> Options -> Privacy -> History -> Custom Settings.
  • For more information, you can consult Mozilla Support or the browser’s Help.
• Chrome: Settings -> Show advanced settings -> Privacy -> Content settings.
  • For more information, you can consult Google Support or your browser’s Help.
• Safari: Preferences -> Security.
  • For more information, you can consult Apple Support or your browser’s Help.

What happens if cookies are disabled?

Some page features will be disabled, such as staying logged in, receiving location-based information, or viewing certain videos.

Updates and changes to the Cookie Policy

The www.meinsa.com website may modify this Cookie Policy in accordance with legal or regulatory requirements, or to adapt it to the instructions issued by the Spanish Data Protection Agency. Therefore, users are advised to visit it periodically.

When significant changes are made to this Cookie Policy, users will be notified via the website.

Regarding third-party cookies, that is, those not from our website, we cannot be held responsible for the content and accuracy of their privacy policies. Therefore, the information we provide is always referenced to the source.