COOKIE POLICY
1. What are cookies?
A cookie is a text file that a web server can store on the hard drive of your device in order to hold some kind of information about you as a user. Cookies are used for a variety of purposes, such as storing data for future visits, recognising the user so that authentication does not have to be requested again, knowing which pages you visit, or saving your preferences in customisable areas. Websites normally use cookies to obtain statistical information about their pages and to analyse the behaviour of their customers/users.
Cookies used for any of the following purposes are exempt from the obligations set out in article 22.2 of the Spanish Information Society Services Act (LSSI):
- Solely allowing communication between the user's device and the network.
- Strictly providing a service expressly requested by the user.
Accordingly, the exempt cookies include those whose purpose is:
- “User input” cookies. These are stored on the device when the user enters information on a website, for example when filling in a web form.
- Authentication or user identification cookies (session only). Their function is to identify a user once they have entered their credentials to log in.
- User security cookies. These are cookies that detect security problems or risks, for example those that detect repeated failed login attempts.
- Media player session cookies. They allow multimedia content to be played on the websites the user visits, for example videos that play automatically when entering a website are authorised by this type of cookie.
- Load-balancing session cookies. They connect the website's server and the user's device so that information can be transmitted between them.
- User interface customisation cookies. These cookies remember the user's preferences while browsing a website, for example the language or the chosen browser.
- Certain plug-in cookies for exchanging social content. They are used when the user visits social networks through a website, for example when sharing an article on social networks.
The specific uses we make of these technologies are described in the following sections.
2. Types of cookies
Cookies can be classified according to the following criteria:
Depending on who installs the cookie, they can be:
First-party cookies: Those sent to the user's terminal from a device or domain managed by the publisher itself, from which the service requested by the user is provided.
Third-party cookies: Those sent to the user's terminal either from a device or domain managed by us or by a third party, where the information collected by the cookies is managed by a third party other than the owner of the website.
Depending on how long they are kept, cookies can be:
Session cookies: Those that last as long as the user is browsing the website and are deleted when browsing ends.
Persistent cookies: They remain stored on the user's terminal for a longer period, making it easier to keep the chosen preferences without having to repeat certain settings on every visit to the website.
Depending on their purpose, cookies can be:
Technical cookies: Technical cookies are those that are essential and strictly necessary for the proper functioning of a website and the use of the various options and services it offers, for example session maintenance, security features or sharing content with social networks.
Customisation cookies: They allow the user to choose or customise features of the website such as the language, regional settings or browser type.
Analytical cookies: Those used by web portals to build browsing profiles and learn about users' preferences in order to improve the products and services offered. They make it possible to identify the geographical areas of greatest interest to a user, the most popular content on the website, etc.
Advertising cookies: Those that store information about users' behaviour obtained through the continuous observation of their browsing habits, which makes it possible to build a specific profile in order to display advertising based on it.
3. Cookies used on our website
www.gtc.iac.es uses the following types of cookies:
Technical cookies
They allow the user to browse the website and remember the choices made, such as the cookie preferences selected in the settings panel.
The first-party and third-party cookies used on our website and set on our own domain are the following:
The third-party cookies used on our website and set by third-party domains are the following:
This website, like most websites, includes features provided by third parties.
Our website is a living website and new designs or third-party services may be added. This may occasionally change the cookie configuration and cookies not listed in detail in this policy may appear.
4. Information and consent for installation
www.gtc.iac.es has put in place appropriate mechanisms to obtain the user's consent regarding cookies, tracking pixels and web beacons that are not strictly necessary. This includes tracking, analysis or measurement devices, which will not be installed without the user's express acceptance.
When accessing our website, a pop-up appears providing all the details about cookies and other tracking devices and offering granular acceptance of them.
Users will not have to give their consent every time they visit the website. We will keep your consent and cookie preferences for a maximum period of 12 months. Before that period expires we will ask you to renew your consent regarding cookies and other tracking devices.
5. How can I prevent cookies from being installed?
The user may refuse the installation of all cookies and other tracking devices according to their preferences, except those they expressly authorise or those of a technical nature that must be installed to guarantee the correct functioning of the website, by selecting the ones they wish to install or reject in the cookie pop-up or acceptance window that appears when entering the home page. However, there are other ways to prevent cookies or other tracking devices from being installed on your device, as explained below.
The user can configure their browser to accept or reject the cookies they receive, or to be notified when a server wants to store a cookie. If some technical cookies are disabled, the correct functioning of some of the website's features cannot be guaranteed.
The user can change their choice at any time through the “cookie settings” link located in the footer of every page of the website, which displays the cookie settings panel again.
Below are some examples of how to disable cookies:
a) Through the browser settings:
- Internet Explorer: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-vista/block-or-allow-cookies.
- Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/clear-cookies-and-site-data-firefox.
- Safari: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1677?viewlocale=en_US.
- Chrome: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/61416?hl=en.
- Opera: http://help.opera.com/Windows/11.50/en/cookies.html.
For further information, please visit the website of the Spanish Data Protection Agency (AEPD), which helps configure privacy settings on social networks, browsers and mobile operating systems. More information.
b) Through third-party tools:
There are third-party tools available online that allow users to detect the cookies on each website they visit and manage their deactivation, for example:
http://www.youronlinechoices.com/
In any case, the user can allow or block cookies, as well as delete their browsing data (including cookies), from the browser they use. Please check the options and instructions provided by your browser. Please note that if you accept third-party cookies, you will have to delete them from your browser options.
6. Links to other websites
If you choose to leave our website through links to other websites not belonging to our organisation, we are not responsible for the privacy policies of those websites or for the cookies they may store on the user's computer.
7. How do we collect and use IP addresses?
The website's servers may automatically detect the IP address and domain name used by users.
An IP address is a number automatically assigned to a computer when it connects to the Internet. This information allows the subsequent processing of data in order to know whether consent has been given for the installation of cookies, and to carry out purely statistical measurements of the number of visits to the website, the order of visits, the access point, etc.
8. International data transfers
The cookies and other tracking devices installed on our web domain are set by our own server, so the data collected in them is not subject to international data transfers.
You can find out about any transfers that may be carried out by the third parties identified in this Cookie Policy in their respective policies (see the following link: https://policies.google.com/technologies/cookies?hl=en).
9. Updates to our cookie policy
This policy is reviewed periodically to ensure it remains up to date and may therefore be modified. We recommend that you visit this page regularly, where we will inform you of any updates.
Date: 18 September 2026 Version: V.3.0
Last modified: 18 September 2026
