1. What are cookies?

The ASPRO PARKS Website (hereinafter the Website) uses Cookies. Cookies are files sent to a browser through a web server to record the User’s activities on a specific website. The first purpose of Cookies is to provide the user with faster access to the selected services. In addition, Cookies personalize the services offered by the Web, facilitating and offering each user information that is of interest or that may be of interest to them, based on their use of the Services.

The Web uses Cookies to personalize and facilitate the user’s navigation as much as possible. Cookies are only associated with an anonymous user and their computer and do not provide references that allow the user’s personal data to be deduced. The user may configure their browser to notify and reject the installation of Cookies sent by the Web, without this affecting the user’s ability to access the contents of said website. However, we point out that, in any case, the quality of operation of the website may decrease.

Registered users, who register or who have logged in, will be able to benefit from more personalized and profile-oriented services, thanks to the combination of the data stored in the cookies with the personal data used at the time of registration. Said users expressly authorize the use of this information for the indicated purpose, without prejudice to their right to reject or disable the use of cookies.

Likewise, the Web will be able to know all the services requested by the users, so that they will be able to facilitate or offer adequate information to the tastes and preferences of each user.

2. What types of cookies are there?

Cookies, depending on their Permanence, can be divided into:

Session cookies
They expire when the user closes the browser.

Persistent cookies
They expire depending on when the purpose for which they serve is fulfilled (for example, so that the user remains identified in the Services) or when they are manually deleted.

Additionally, depending on their Objective, Cookies can be classified as follows:

Performance cookies
This type of Cookie remembers your preferences for the tools found in the services, so you do not have to reconfigure the service each time you visit. As an example, this typology includes:
– Volume settings for video or sound players.
– The video transmission speeds that are compatible with your browser.

Geo-location cookies
These Cookies are used to find out which country you are in when a service is requested. This Cookie is completely anonymous, and is only used to help guide the content to your location.

Registration Cookies

These are generated once the user has registered or subsequently opened his session, and are used to identify him in the services with the following objectives:
– Keeping the user identified so that, if they close a service, the browser or the computer and at another time or another day they re-enter said service, they will continue to be identified, thus facilitating their browsing without having to identify themselves again. This functionality can be suppressed if the user presses the “close session” functionality, so that this Cookie is eliminated and the next time the user enters the service, the user will have to log in to be identified.
– Check if the user is authorized to access certain services, for example, to participate in a contest.

Analytical cookies
Every time a User visits a service, a tool from an external provider generates an analytical Cookie on the user’s computer. This Cookie, which is only generated during the visit, will serve in future visits to the Web Services to identify the visitor anonymously. The main objectives pursued are:
– Allow anonymous identification of browsing users through the “Cookie” (identifies browsers and devices, not people) and therefore the approximate count of the number of visitors and their trend over time.
– Anonymously identify the most visited content and therefore the most attractive to users.
– Know if the user who is accessing is new or repeats visit.

Important: Unless the user decides to register for a Web service, the “Cookie” will never be associated with any personal data that can identify them. These Cookies will only be used for statistical purposes that help to optimize the User’s experience on the site.

Behavioral advertising cookies
This type of “Cookies” allows you to expand the information of the advertisements shown to each anonymous user in the Web Services. Among others, the duration or frequency of viewing advertising positions, the interaction with them, or the user’s browsing patterns and / or shares are stored as they help to form a profile of advertising interest. In this way, they allow to offer advertising related to the user’s interests.

Third-party advertising cookies
In addition to the advertising managed by the Web on its Services, the Web offers its advertisers the option of serving advertisements through third parties (“AdServers”). In this way, these third parties can store Cookies sent from the Web Services from the Users’ browsers, as well as access the data stored in them.

3. What cookies do we use?

WordPress

NameRetentionFunction
WP_DATA_USER_*sessionStore user preferences
wp-api-schema-model*session
wordpress_test_cookienoneCheck if cookies can be placed
wordpress_logged_in_*persistentKeep users logged in

We use WordPress for website development. This data is not shared with third parties.

Facebook

NameRetentionFunction
_fbp3 monthsStore and track visits across websites
actppresence1 yearManage ad display frequency
_fbc2 yearsStore last visit
fbm*1 yearStore account details
xs3 monthsStore a unique session ID
fr3 monthsEnable ad delivery or retargeting
datr2 yearsProvide fraud prevention
sb2 yearsStore browser details
*_fbm_1 yearStore account details

We use Facebook for display of recent social posts and/or social share buttons. For more information, please read the Facebook Privacy Statement.

Google Analytics

NameRetentionFunction
_ga2 yearsCount and track pageviews
_gid1 dayCount and track pageviews
_dc_gtm_UA-*1 minuteStore number of service requests

We use Google Analytics for website statistics. For more information, please read the Google Analytics Privacy Statement.

CloudFare

NameRetentionFunction
__cfduid30 daysIdentify trusted web traffic

We use CloudFlare for content distribution network (CDN) services. For more information, please read the CloudFlare Privacy Statement.

Google Fonts

NameRetentionFunction
Google Fonts APInoneRequest user IP address

We use Google Fonts for display of webfonts. For more information, please read the Google Fonts Privacy Statement.

YouTube

NameRetentionFunction
GPSsessionStore location data
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE6 monthsEstimate bandwidth
YSCsessionStore a unique user ID
PREF1 yearStore and track visits across websites

We use YouTube for video display. For more information, please read the YouTube Privacy Statement.

Miscellaneous

NameRetentionFunction
__qca
cmplz_event_0365 days
complianz_policy_id365 days
cmplz_marketing365 days
complianz_consent_status365 days

Sharing of data is pending investigation.

The cookies we use on our website are:

Strictly Necessary cookies
This cookie is associated with sites using Google Tag Manager to load other scripts and code into a page. Where it is used it may be regarded as Strictly Necessary as without it, other scripts may not function correctly. The end of the name is a unique number which is also an identifier for an associated Google Analytics account

Performance cookies
This cookie name is associated with Google Universal Analytics – which is a significant update to Google’s more commonly used analytics service. This cookie is used to distinguish unique users by assigning a randomly generated number as a client identifier. It is included in each page request in a site and used to calculate visitor, session and campaign data for the sites analytics reports. By default it is set to expire after 2 years, although this is customisable by website owners.
This cookie name is associated with Google Analytics. It is used by gtag.js and analytics.js scripts and according to Google Analytics this cookie is used to distinguish users.

Targeting cookies
Cookie associated with sites using CloudFlare, used to speed up page load times. According to CloudFlare it is used to override any security restrictions based on the IP address the visitor is coming from. It does not contain any user identification information.
Used by Google AdSense for experimenting with advertisement efficiency across websites using their services.
This cookie is widely used my Microsoft as a unique user identifier. It can be set by embedded Microsoft scripts. Widely believed to sync across many different Microsoft domains, allowing user tracking.
Used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real time bidding from third party advertisers
Contains browser and user unique ID combination, used for targeted advertising.
This cookie is used by Bing to determine what ads should be shown that may be relevant to the end user perusing the site.

4. How to disable Cookies?

Normally it is possible to stop accepting browser Cookies, or stop accepting Cookies from a particular Service.

All modern browsers allow you to change the cookie settings. These settings are usually found in the “options” or “preferences” of your browser menu. Likewise, you can configure your browser or your email manager, as well as install free add-ons to prevent Web Bugs from being downloaded when opening an email.

The Website offers guidance to the User on the steps to access the cookie configuration menu and, where appropriate, private browsing in each of the main browsers:

  1. Internet Explorer: Tools > Internet Options > Privacy > Settings.
    For more information, you can consult Microsoft support or browser Help.
  2. Microsoft Edge: Settings and more > Settings > Clear browsing data.
  3. Firefox: Tools > Options > Privacy > History > Custom settings.
  4. Chrome: Settings > Advanced settings > Privacy and security > Clear browsing data.
  5. Safari: Preferences > Security.
    For more information, you can consult Apple support or browser Help.

5. Can there be changes to the Cookies Policy?

The Web may modify this Cookies Policy depending on the legislative and regulatory requirements, or in order to adapt said policy to the instructions issued by the Spanish Data Protection Agency, therefore users are advised to visit it periodically .

When there are significant changes to this Cookies Policy, users will be notified either through the web or via email to registered users.

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