THE CORTE INGLÉS GROUP COOKIES POLICY
In Sfera, we use cookies in order to provide you with a better service and to allow for an improved navigational experience. The aim of this document is to explain clearly and precisely how cookies are used, detailing what a cookie is, what purpose it serves, what types of cookies there are that we use, what they’re used for and how you can configure or disable them if you want to.
What is a cookie and what is it for?
A cookie is a small file that is stored on your computer, tablet, Smartphone or any other device with information on your navigation. The cookies from all our users help us to improve the quality of our website, allowing us to identify which pages are useful or not, and which ones require improvements.
Cookies are essential for the smooth running of the internet. They provide numerous advantages for the provision of interactive services, facilitating navigation and the usability of our website. Cookies cannot harm or damage your equipment. On the contrary, active cookies can help us identify and resolve errors.
What types of cookies do we use?
ACCORDING TO THE ORGANISATION THAT MANAGES THEM
Own cookies:
These are those cookies that are sent to your device from our own equipment, systems or domains from which we provide the service that you have requested or are using.
Third-party cookies:
These refer to cookies that are sent to your device from a system or domain that is not managed by us, but by another collaborating entity or organisation. For example, those used by social networks, or through external content such as Google Maps.
ACCORDING TO THE LENGTH OF TIME THAT THEY REMAIN ACTIVE
Session cookies:
These are temporary cookies that remain in the cookie file of your browser until you leave the page, so none of them will be stored in your computer hard drive. The information obtained through these cookies is used to analyse web trafficking patterns. In the long run, this allows us to provide a better experience by improving content and facilitating its use.
Persistent cookies:
These are stored in the hard drive and our website reads them every time you pay us a visit. A permanent website has a specific expiry date. The cookie will stop functioning after this date. These cookies are used, in general, to facilitate purchase and registry services.
ACCORDING TO THEIR PURPOSE
Technical cookies:
These are necessary for navigation and the smooth running of our website. For example, they allow us to control traffic and data communication, reach restricted access areas, carry out the ordering process for a purchase, use security elements, store content in order to broadcast videos or share content through social networks.
Personalisation cookies:
They give you access to a service with predefined characteristics according to a series of criteria, such as the language, the type of browser you’re using to access the service, the regional configuration from where you’re accessing the service, etc.
Analytics cookies:
They allow us to count the number of users and carry out statistical measurements and analysis regarding the use that users are making of the services provided. In order to do that, users’ navigation is analysed on our webpage with the idea of improving the product and services that we offer.
Advertising cookies:
They allow us to manage, in the most efficient way possible, the advertising spaces that might be included in the webpage.
Behavioural advertising cookies:
These cookies store information about users’ behaviour, which is obtained through continuous observation. Thanks to these, we can gain a better understanding of browsing habits and display advertising related to your navigational profile.
The intended purpose of each of the cookies used
The following is a detailed analysis of the cookies used on our website and the purpose of each type.
How can you configure or disable your cookies?
You can allow, block or delete cookies that have been installed in your device through the configuration options in your web browser. In cases where you block the installation of cookies in your browser, you may not be able to access some of the services provided, and your experience on our website may be less satisfactory. The following links contain all the information you need to configure or disable the cookies in each browser:
- Google Chrome
- Mozilla Firefox
- Internet Explorer
- Safari
- Safari for IOS (iPhone and iPad)
- Chrome for Android
Consent
In Sfera Joven S.A. we do not store users’ personal data (aside from the IP address), in accordance with what has been laid out in this document, unless you register, voluntarily, for the purpose of purchasing products or services that are available, or for receiving information about promotions and material that may be of interest to you. By browsing and remaining on our website, you are providing your consent to the use of the aforementioned cookies, and to the conditions laid out in this Cookies Policy document.