With this Cookie Policy, MAKING SCIENCE GROUP S.A. (hereinafter, the “OWNER”) provides information about the use of data storage and retrieval devices on the end devices of Users.
Cookies are files which are downloaded onto the User’s computer/smartphone/tablet when accessing certain web pages and applications. They make it possible to store the User’s browsing preferences, making the interaction between the User and Website faster and easier.
The information collected by the cookies is anonymous and does not contain any sensitive information, as they do not collect data which could identify the User personally. In any event, the User can access his or her browser settings to adjust and/or block the installation of the cookies sent from the Website, without that impeding access to its content.
In accordance with data protection legislation, this Website uses cookies or other information storage and retrieval devices to monitor the interactions between Users and the services offered on the Website.
Cookies make it possible to recognise a User's browser, as well as the type of device from which the Website is being accessed, and they are used to make the User’s next visit easier and to make the Website more useful.
The OWNER uses cookies to:
Obligatory: Cookies strictly necessary to provide a service or content requested by the User. These deal with technical aspects such as identifying records and managing preferences for tools in relation to the use of and interaction with content and locating access to content.
Statistics/analytics:: These cookies collect information relating to the use of the page, such as the time spent on the page and the content visited by readers, in order to measure its performance and improve browsing.
The main objectives pursued with cookies of this type are:
The analytics cookies used on the Website are detailed below:
| Name | Purpose | Expiration | Supplier |
|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | Used to distinguish users. | 2 years | |
| _gid | Used to distinguish users. | 24 hours | |
| _gat | Used to throttle request rate. | 1 minute |
Personalisation of Advertising: These cookies obtain browsing information from the User in order to manage advertising space and offer him or her more relevant, high-quality content, based on his or her likes.
The advertising cookies used on the Website are detailed below:
| Name | Purpose | Expiration | Supplier |
|---|---|---|---|
| _gac | Contains information related to the campaign for the user. If you've linked your Google Analytics and Google Ads accounts, the Google Ads website conversion tags will read this cookie unless you opt-out. | 1 minute | Google Analytics |
| DSID, IDE | They are often used to target advertising based on content that is relevant to a user, improve campaign performance reports, and avoid displaying ads that the user has already seen. | 24 hours | Google Analytics |
| SSID, HSID, SAPISID, APISID | Measure ad performance and provide recommendations. | 2 years | |
| 1P_JAR | Google uses this cookie to personalize the ads according to your interests. | 1 month | |
| CONSENT | Improves advertising, often used to orient the user. | Persistent | |
| ANID | Measure ad performance and provide recommendations. | Persistent | |
| SIDCC | Used by Google to provide services and extract anonymous information about browsing. | 12 month | |
| __Secure-3PSIDCCE | Used to deliver ads more relevant to you and your interests. | 12 month | |
| _gcl_au | Used by Google AdSense to experiment with advertising efficiency across the web using its services. | 3 month |
Those cookies which are not obligatory for browsing may be disabled in the Website’s settings.
The settings are located in the footer of the Website. Furthermore, all browsers allow changes to be made in order to deactivate the cookie settings.
Most browsers offer the possibility of managing cookies, in order to achieve more detailed control over privacy.
These settings are located under “options” or “preferences” in your browser’s menu.
Below you will find links for each browser, which you can use to disable cookies, following the instructions:
If you do not wish to be tracked by cookies, Google has developed an add-on to install in your browser, which you can access with the following link: http://goo.gl/up4ND.
The owner of the Website also uses cookies or other storage devices on mobile devices.
Those cookies which are not obligatory for browsing the Website may be disabled in settings.
The settings are located in the footer of the Website. Furthermore, just as with browsers on computers, browsers on mobile devices allow changes to be made in the privacy options or settings, in order to deactivate or remove cookies.
If you wish to change the privacy options, follow the instructions provided by the developer of your mobile device browser.
Below, you will find some examples of links which will guide you in changing the privacy options on your mobile device:
The Website does not install our cookies on User’s devices until those Users have accepted their installation.
Please be advised that in the event that the installation of cookies is not accepted, or where any of them is disabled in settings, it is possible that certain services will not be available without the use of those cookies and it is possible that you will not be able to access certain services or make full use of everything that the Website offers.
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