Cookies policy
THE CATALAN INSTITUTION FOR RESEARCH AND ADVANCED STUDIES (ICREA) uses different cookies when you browse the website. To learn more about our cookie policy, consult the information in the sections below:
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What is a cookie?
Cookies are text files containing small amounts of information that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are returned to the issuing website or to another site capable of reading them each time you visit the same site again. Cookies enable a website to recognise the device you are using and have a variety of purposes, such as allowing users to browse pages more efficiently, saving user preferences and generally enhancing the browsing experience. - Are there different types of cookies?
Yes, there are several types of cookies, each with a different purpose:- Process or technical cookies: These cookies facilitate the browsing of a website, platform or app and allow the user to access the different options and/or services offered. They also facilitate the processes used by the publisher to manage and run the website and to enable its functions and services, such as controlling traffic and data transmission, identifying user sessions, enabling access to restricted content, recording the content of an order, placing an order, managing payments, controlling fraud, registering for an event, recording website traffic to monitor invoicing for software licenses, ensuring secure browsing, storing audio and video content, enabling dynamic content (such as text or image load animations) or sharing social media content.
- Personalisation or preference cookies: These cookies store preference data such as language, number of search results, browser-specific appearance or content, regional settings, etc. to distinguish between users and provide a personalised browsing experience.
- Analytics or measurement cookies: These cookies allow the issuer to monitor and analyse user behavior, including metrics such as advertising clickthrough. The information gathered and stored in these cookies is used to measure the activity of the website, platform or app to allow usage data-driven improvements.
- Behavioural advertising cookies: These cookies store information on user behaviour obtained through continuous monitoring of browsing habits. This information is used to establish unique user profiles and display personalised advertising.
- What cookies do we use? Cookie settings panel.
In compliance with the guidelines of the Spanish Data Protection Agency, we summarise the use of cookies on this website to ensure you have the most accurate information possible.For more details about how Google Analytics processes the data gathered while you browse, click on the following link: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=en
Types of cookies we use specifying type and purpose of each cookie
Types of cookies we use
TYPE
NAME
PURPOSE
ISSUER
ACTIVE
Process
has_js
To detect whether the browser supports JavaScript
ICREA
Until the end of the session
Process
cookie-agreed
To register the end user’s agreement
to the use of cookies
ICREA
3 months
Process
SESS…
Drupal user session cookie
ICREA
1 month
Analytics
_ga
To identify users
2 years
Analytics
_gat
To limit the request rate
1 minute
Analytics
_gid
To identify users
24 hours
- How do I delete cookies?
You are free to decide whether to allow our cookies to be placed on your hard drive or device and may choose to remove them at any time, following the steps described in the help section of their browser. You may also configure your browser to allow or block all cookies automatically or to display a notification each time a cookie is received to decide whether to allow it. The links below provide instructions for managing and deleting cookies in most of the major browsers and on most mobile platforms:
- Google Chrome: click on Settings > Advanced, under Privacy and security select Site Settings > Cookies. For more information, click on the following link: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en
- Mozilla Firefox: from the menu select Tools > Options > Privacy > Cookies. For more information, click on the following links: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/clear-cookies-and-site-data-firefox https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enable-and-disable-cookies-website-preferences
- Safari (IOS 8): go to Settings > Safari > and turn on Block All Cookies. For more information, click on the following link: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201265
- Opera: in Settings, click Advanced in the left sidebar > Privacy and security > Site settings > Cookies. For more information, click on the following link: https://help.opera.com/en/latest/web-preferences/#cookies
- Android: from the Menu, go to > Settings > Security and privacy > Accept cookies and check or uncheck the box. For more information, click on the following link: http://support.google.com/android/?hl=es If you configure your browser to block all cookies or to expressly block the cookies issued by ICREA you may not be able to access some services and may find the browsing experience less satisfactory. If you would like greater control over the cookies placed on your device, you can install “Do Not Track” programs or add-ons that will allow you to decide which cookies to allow.
Neither the website nor its legal representatives accept liability for the content or accuracy of the privacy policies operated by the third parties referred to in this Cookie Policy, nor can they guarantee the correct processing of cookies by browsers.
ICREA reserves the right to amend its Cookie Policy to comply with any legislation and/or legal precedent that may come into effect in the future and with changes in the way this site processes users’ personal details. Users will be notified before any such changes are introduced. Nevertheless, it is advisable to read the Cookie Policy in full each time you access the site.
