Cookies policy

What are cookies?

A cookie is a file that is downloaded to your computer when you access certain websites. Cookies enable a website, amongst other things, to store and retrieve information about a user’s or their device’s browsing habits and, depending on the information they contain and how your device is used, they can be used to recognise the user.

What does this website use cookies for, and what types are there?

This website uses cookies for a number of purposes, including:

Analytics: these are cookies which, whether processed by us or by third parties, enable us to quantify the number of users and thus carry out statistical measurement and analysis of how users utilise the service. To this end, your browsing activity on our website is analysed with the aim of improving the user experience.

Advertising: these are cookies which, whether processed by us or by third parties, enable us to manage the advertising space on the website as effectively as possible, tailoring the content of the advert to the content of the service requested or to your use of our website. To do this, we may analyse your browsing habits on the internet and display advertising related to your browsing profile.

Third-party cookies.

Analytics cookies: these enable us to quantify the number of users and thus carry out statistical measurement and analysis of how users utilise the service provided. To this end, we analyse your browsing activity on our website with the aim of improving the range of products and services we offer you. Find out about third parties.

LINK POLICY

The website owned by ROCK & WATER MALLORCA contains links to third-party websites, whose privacy policies are separate from that of ROCK & WATER MALLORCA. When accessing such websites, you may decide whether to accept their privacy and cookie policies. Generally speaking, when browsing the internet, you can accept or reject third-party cookies via your browser’s settings.

Third-party cookies and linking policy
ORGANISATION	PURPOSE	MORE INFORMATION
Google Privacy Center	You have a series of controls to manage your privacy on Google services	Google Privacy Center
Facebook	Social network	Facebook
Twitter	Social network	Twitter
Linkedin	Social network	Linkedin
Instagram	Network social	Instagram
Whatsapp	Social network	Whatsapp
Youtube	Management and/or viewing of audiovisual content	Youtube
Pinterest	https://policy.pinterest.com/es/cookies	Pinterest
Tripadvisor	Social network	Tripadvisor

Exempt cookies; in its Opinion 4/2012, the Article 29 Working Party interpreted that exempt cookies would include those intended for the following purposes:

‘User login’ cookies
User authentication or identification cookies (session-only).
User security cookies.
Media player session cookies.
Session cookies for load balancing.
User interface customisation cookies.
Certain plug-in cookies for sharing social content.

It can therefore be understood that these cookies are excluded from the scope of Article 22.2 of the LSSI, and consequently, it would not be necessary to provide information or obtain consent regarding their use.

(example: “This website uses cookies that enable it to function and provide the services offered on it”).

The details of the cookies used on this website are as follows:

Cookies	Type and duration	Owner	Purpose	Type	Further information
gdprcookienotice	own	Persistent	Strictly Necessary	Technical	This cookie is set by the plug-in that displays a first-layer notification
_ga	own	Persistent	Strictly not necessary	Analysis/measurement	Behavioural advertising This cookie name is associated with Google Universal Analytics, which is a major update to Google’s most widely used analytics service. This cookie is used to distinguish unique users by assigning a randomly generated number as a client ID. It is included in every page request on a site and is used to calculate visitor, session and campaign data for site analytics reports. By default, it is set to expire after 2 years, although this can be customised by website owners.
_gid	own	Persistent	Strictly not necessary	Analysis/measurement	This cookie is set by the plug-in that displays a first-layer notification
_gat	own	Session	Strictly not necessary	Analysis/measurement	Behavioural advertising. This cookie name is associated with Google Universal Analytics; according to the documentation, it is used to regulate the request rate, thereby limiting data collection on high-traffic sites. It expires after 10 minutes.
_fbp	own	Persistent	Strictly not necessary	Preference/Customised	Behavioural advertising. Used by Facebook to offer a range of advertising products, such as real-time bids from external advertisers.
PHPSESSID	own	Persistent	Strictly necessary	Technical, Preference/Customised	Behavioural advertising. Used by Facebook to offer a range of advertising products, such as real-time bids from external advertisers.

A cookie generated by applications based on the PHP language. This is a general-purpose identifier used to maintain the user’s session variables. It is usually a randomly generated number; its use may be specific to the site, but a good example is maintaining a logged-in status for a user across pages.

Note: ‘First-party’ cookies are used only by the owner of this website, whilst ‘third-party’ cookies are also used by the service provider detailed in the table above.

You can view details of the cookies used by Google Analytics and their purpose via the following links: Google Analytics – a JavaScript library used to measure user interactions with your website – and the Google Privacy Centre

How can I disable or delete these cookies?

You can allow, block or delete the cookies stored on your device by adjusting the settings in your browser.

You can find more information about your browser and cookies via the following links:

Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on

If you wish to opt out of Google Analytics tracking cookies across all browsers, so that your information is not sent to Google Analytics, you can download an add-on that performs this function.

If you would like more information about how certain advertisers use cookies, you may find the following links useful: