Cookies policy

BASQUE CENTER FOR MACROMOLECULAR DESIGN AND ENGINEERING - POLYMAT FUNDAZIOA explains how it uses Cookies on its website: www.polymat.eu

 

1.DEFINITION AND GENERAL FUNCTION OF COOKIES

What are Cookies?

This website uses Cookies and/or similar technologies that store and retrieve information on those browsing our web. A cookie is a small text file that is stored in the browser used and whose main purpose is to remember who has visited the site, allow or facilitate browsing, store information about preferences, analyse how you interact or measure the use of services provided on the web and be able to improve them. Occasionally, they will also be used to show advertisements based on your browsing habits and profile.

In general, cookies can be used for very different purposes, such as to recognise the user, collect information about your browsing habits or personalise the way in which content is shown.

 

What are Cookies on this website NOT used for?

We do not store sensitive information that allows you to be personally identified directly such as your address, password, credit or debit card data etc in the Cookies we use.

The specific uses we make of these technologies are described below.

 

2.INFORMATION ABOUT THE TYPE OF COOKIES USED AND THEIR PURPOSE

In accordance with the provisions of the Law on information society services and electronic commerce and in accordance with the directives set out by the Spanish Data Protection Agency, in the following section we inform you about the existing cookies on our website.

 

3.IDENTIFICATION OF WHO USES THE COOKIES.

These can be first-party or third-party cookies depending on who will use them.

First-party: Cookies sent to the user’s terminal device from a device or dominion administered by the website you are using and from which the service requested by the user is provided.

Third party: Cookies sent to the user’s terminal device from a device or dominion that is not administered by the website you are using, but by another entity that processes the data collected from the cookies.

 

4.TYPES OF COOKIES

In order to give fully informed consent, we describe below what each type of cookie is and its purpose.

Technical cookies allow the user to browse a website, platform or application and use the different options or services there, including managing and operating the website and enabling its features and services, such as identifying the session, accessing parts of restricted access, remembering details of an order, completing the payment process, managing the payment, The website cannot function correctly without these cookies and they are therefore considered necessary and do not require your consent.

Preference or personalised cookies allow the website to remember information that changes the way the page behaves or appears so that the user can access the service with certain characteristics that can distinguish your choices when using the website from that of other users’, for example, language, the number of results to be displayed when the user carries out a search or the region you are in. If it is the user who chooses these characteristics, for example, by selecting the corresponding flag for the language, it is considered to be an expressly requested service provided that the cookies are used exclusively for the personalised purpose selected. As in the previous case, these cookies do not require your consent.

Analytics or measurement cookies allow us to understand how visitors interact with the websites and therefore to perform a statistical analysis of the use made by site users of the services provided. The data collected is used in the measurement of activity on websites or applications so as to make improvements to the products and services provided by the owner.

Behavioural marketing or advertising cookies store information on user behaviour collected through continuous observation of their browsing history. This enables the development of a specific profile in order to show advertisements that are relevant and attractive to the individual user, and that are, therefore, more valuable for third-party advertisers.

We use technical, personalisation, analytics and advertising first-party and third-party cookies for the purposes explained below in the cookies statement:

 

 

For the analytics and advertising cookies, we need your consent. We can obtain this if you click on the “Accept” button in the information message that appears when you access our website.

If you disable cookies, you can still access the website but the browsing experience may not be as good and some of the services provided may not function properly.

You can enable, block or delete the cookies installed on your device from the settings menu of your internet browser. You can set it up so that cookies are blocked or the user is alerted when a server wants to save them. The following links provide information on how to configure and/or disable cookies for each of the main browsers on the market so that the user can decide whether to accept the use of cookies or not.

 

· Microsoft Internet Explorer: Tools menu > Internet options > Privacy > Setup.

· Firefox: Tools menu > Options > Privacy > Cookies.

· Chrome: Options menu > Advanced options > Privacy.

· Safari: Preferences menu / Privacy.

· Safari para IOS (iPhone y iPad): Opción Ajustes > Safari